On October 30 their first iPhone multiplayer puzzle game bitFLIP was released on the Apple's iTunes Store.  To celebrate this accomplishment, Metamoorephosis will be hosting a showcase event at the Apple Store -Downtown Chicago 679 North Michigan Ave - this Friday the 13th from 7-8pm.  The team will be demoing their new game bitFLIP and will discuss the adventures of being a startup and independent studio.

Register for this FREE event on Friday, November 13.

For more information on bitFLIP or Metamoorephosis Games, follow @Metamoorephosis.
For any other questions, please e-mail Arthur at AJ@Metamoorephosis.com.
 

Learn more about the Your World, Your Vision Competition and how to find your Ernst & Young advisor who will have more details.

Proposals should be submitted to Kawana Hebron at kawana.hebron@ey.com by January 1, 2010.
 

Tasty Catering CEO Tom Walter states “’Always Moral, Ethical and Legal’ is our first core value. Our company’s success is due to a value proposition supported by our core values. We hold our vendors and clients to the same standards. The result is a flourishing business in a sea of trust.”

Read the press release from Tasty Catering.

Above (left to right): Kevin Masi presents information to attendees; Business owners share their experiences using social media for their companies.

See more photos from this event on the Coleman Center's Facebook Fan Page.

Social media is obviously a hot topic, and something everyone is trying to figure out how to use as part of their marketing strategy. The truth is that even with the abundant amount of information that exists on the topic, implementing and executing a social media strategy is a learning process and will take some trial-and-error to figure out what works best for your business.   

That's why it was great to hear some members share their success stories and lessons learned with those who attended, allowing others to learn from their experiences as they plan out their social media strategies for their companies.

The Coleman Center tweeted some of the highlights during the event. These tweets are tagged as #ccmembersonly under the Coleman Center's Twitter page, @ColemanCenter.

Panel of Founders:

• Sandra Kumorowski, CEO of Enakta
• Andrew Manson, CEO of Groupon
• John Caltagirone, Former COO of Peapod

The panel discussion will be followed by a happy hour with the panelists along with other entrepreneurs at Jake Melnicks (21 E. Superior). Appetizers will be provided.

To learn more about this event please contact the Association of Loyola Entrepreneurs at loyolaegroup@gmail.com.

• Minimum 10 years of sales, account management leadership experience
• Experience selling creative services
• Proven, quantifiable track record of sales success
• Fortune 1000 account experience requiring long-term relationship building
• Strong drive and discipline for prospecting, qualifying, developing and closing new accounts
• Fluency at creating sales presentations in PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of interactive technologies and/or knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry a plus

Responsibilities:

• Develop, review and direct the division business plan, marketing vision and financial goals
• Direct and create sales in targeted industries
• Leverage your existing industry contacts and supplier references
• Convert qualified sales leads into highly valued long-term repeat customers
• Collaborate with a small project team of producers, writers, designers, and developers to create new concepts and execute projects
• Provide creative selling solutions to customer needs
• Direct ongoing account management post-acquisition
• Direct full-time and freelance staff scheduling
• Control and manage all time & expense report approvals

View the job description and learn more about becoming Matrex Exhibits, Inc's next Director of Business Development.

Read his responses in this Crain's blog entry.

Read more about these growing entrepreneurial programs in this recent DePaulia article.

As a business owner, you learn quickly that being in control is a double-edged sword: you get to do what you want and what you believe is right, but you rarely have someone who is able to hold you to it.

• Leadership - one business owner said he holds himself accountable through "discipline, flexibility and collaboration via tracking, reporting, and managing" with his team.

• Transparency - at a recent conference session I moderated about open culture and transparency, one business owner said sharing his financials, compensation, business challenges, and true personality with employees made him feel more accountable than anything else.

• Mentoring - another business owner, who enjoys mentoring first-time entrepreneurs, holds herself accountable by sharing her own challenges while mentoring them. Not only does this get the protege thinking about his/her own future challenges, but the business owner has found that her proteges often follow-up to see how the owner's challenges turned out. It's a win-win learning experience.

• Teaching - a business owner-turned-professor I recently met said he enjoys teaching entrepreneurship because it "holds me accountable to walk the talk. When I say something in class about what entrepreneurs do, or should do, I realize that my students are likely to ask me whether I do it myself."

How do you hold yourself accountable? If you don't, what are you going to do about it? And what are you waiting for?

Posted by Raman Chadha, Executive Director & Clinical Professor

Read about ways mobile devices can help you do business anywhere in this recent Entrepreneur Magazine article.

Read more about Walter's success and viral marketing techniques in this recent Crain's Chicago article.

• Your full name
• Your title (if you have one)
• You phone number
• Your email address
• Leave a space
• A quote that means something to you

7.    When you are replying to an email always change the subject line to something interesting. This will keep your email on the recipient’s radar.

8.    All your emails should be written in a surf font to make them easier to read quickly. Surf font is a font with “feet” at the bottom of each letter, such as Times New Roman.

Writing emails using this format has helped me obtain faster, more concrete replies. If you would like more information on how to write a good email, read Dr. Whalen’s book, Professional Communications Toolkit.
 

• Develop comprehensive business plans
• Conduct primary and secondary market research
• Plan and facilitate ideation sessions
• Build and manage financial models
• Develop and implement a marketing strategy
• Evaluate potential investment opportunities
• Identify and execute an operational plan

Learn more about the Project Manager position.

Details: Send resume and cover letter to hallie@sandboxindustries.com