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Virtual Business Advisor

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

Virtual Business Advisor Pilot Program to Help Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Develop a Plan for Growth Local entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses now have access to cutting-edge online business assistance available to only a select few regions in the country.
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Power of Partnership

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

Welcome to our newest partners. 805connect exists because of the strong alliance between its partners and the Community it serves. The public and private sector continue to support the efforts of 805connect as the project enters its second year. We want to welcome these new partners and introduce you to them.
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[805 Conversations] Robert TenEyck : Brand Strategy

In 805conversations by Mark Sylvester

Click the Play button above for a replay of the webinar  – :30 min This month we spoke with Robert TenEyck, founder of TheCoreIdea, a strategic marketing and communications company. Robert has 20 years experience leading companies, large and small, through a process to discover their core idea. The title of the talk was, “Your logo is NOT your brand.”
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TEDxSantaBarbaraLive

In Who's Doing Cool Stuff? by Mark Sylvester

Photo of attendees at TEDxSantaBarbaraLive “What are you going to do with your next ten days?” This was the closing challenge to the TEDxLive attendees, from Kymberlee Weil, Strategic Samurai and Executive Producer of TEDxSantaBarbaraLive.
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Chambers of Commerce

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

One of 805connect’s founding partners is The Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region. Since the beginning of the project, an alliance has been developing to involve more chambers in the region.
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Unite to Light

In Who's Doing Cool Stuff? by Mark Sylvester

Unite to Light is a local non-profit that provides solar products for people in developing countries. Lighting should be safe, clean and affordable to all. Over 1.5 billion people rely on fuels such as kerosene for lighting.
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If you want more interesting answers, ask more interesting questions.

In Things to Think About, Two Minute Tips by Mark Sylvester

The writers at 805connect use their extensive business experience to create compelling profile questions. The power of your response to these questions is what makes 805connect unique. In person, people make the decision to continue paying attention to you within nine seconds. The same is true for people viewing your online profile. Except they don’t give you nine seconds, they give …
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Flutter

In Who's Doing Cool Stuff? by Mark Sylvester

Imagine creating a website that becomes so popular that the market demands a print version be created. That’s exactly what happened to Flutter co-creator Kim Wiseley. Kim started with a web design business and a weekly newsletter called The Santa Barbara Skinny, writing about food, arts and entertainment with 15,000 readers. Impressive.