May 24, 2013

The Inquiry Browser BETA is here! – April Zintro Newsletter

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The Inquiry Browser BETA is here! Click here to signup. Only the first 500 users will receive pre-release access to this exciting new tool. Browse All Projects, Jobs and Inquiries Signup for pre-release access. The Inquiry Browser will empower you to search Inquiries by keyword, browse the most recent Inquiries, and even see how many [...]

Zintro has an effective follow up team – John Flanyak

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John Flanyak is a specialist in food chemistry, confectionery technology, product development, educational training programs, quality systems, food safety and security. He is retired from the food industry after 40 years, but likes to stay involved, so he joined Zintro. Flanyak received a Zintro inquiry from a potential client who was trying to make homemade [...]

Over 60,000 Experts and Vendors – January Zintro Newsletter

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This month we are happy to announce that we have reached 60,000 Experts/Vendors and the highest platform activity in Zintro’s history. Our social networks have broken records with +3,300 Facebook likes, +2,300 follows on Twitter, +800 followers on LinkedIn and +1600 members in our LinkedIn Group for Consulting Opportunities. Are you looking for an Expert/Vendor [...]

Making A Start With Lean: How To Begin Improving Your Business Processes

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There are many books on lean and some complicate their message with obscure Japanese terms and complex formulas. Very few books that I am aware of give a clear, simple “how to get started” guide, so here is my attempt at getting you started: Understand your business processes The key starting point to lean is [...]

The Cost of Consulting: The Economics, Pros, Cons & Associated Fees

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Below is a graphic we’ve compiled in partnership with our friends at MBO Partners to detail the economics of becoming a consultant, including: Costs of becoming a consultant Setting your fees Pros and cons of consulting versus a full-time job The top consulting fields to get into Take a look at the graphic and let [...]

Can independent consultants successfully market their services outside of their personal network?

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The post builds on the discussion in one of my previous articles titled  “The Consultant’s Dilemma” . In my previous post, I talked about the embryonic days of my first startup, Lewtan Technologies, and how that company started as a consulting firm (with just me) and morphed into a 100+ person product/services hybrid company by [...]

October Zintro Newsletter – 50,000 Experts, a Zintro Milestone

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This month we are proud to announce that Zintro has surpassed the 50,000 Expert mark! Also, the Zintro Blog, focused on Business News written by Industry Experts, is showing substantial growth in readership. Through our Social Network Strategy we have received over 800+ likes on Facebook, over 1,200+ followers on Twitter, 1,400+ Members in our [...]

The Consultant’s Dilemma – Marketing or Consulting?

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It was April 1st, 1986.  After a brief stint at Bank of Boston (now part of Bank of America), I decided to leave to start a new company — Lewtan Technologies.  I had no money, very little experience, and only a general idea about what I wanted to do (something to do with “bridging the [...]

Stuart Lewtan – Interviewed on MYOB Radio

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Listen and watch Stuart Lewtan (Zintro’s founder & CEO) interviewed on the MYOB Radio Show (a syndicated business talk show for entrepreneurs and other professionals).  In the interview, Stuart discusses his personal philosophy about how the Internet has become a ubiquitous tool for consumer use but has barely scratched the surface in the B2B world.  He also [...]

Older entrepreneurs thrive with innovation

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Recent studies have shown that people over the age of 50 are the fastest growing area of entrepreneurism. Experience is one contributing success factor. Our Zintro experts were eager to share their ideas and reasoning for this growth and success. George Tyler, a chief alliance consultant, says that as an entrepreneur, he is seeing more [...]

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