EOK Member Tricia Roskop makes a splash in the local Knoxville restaurant scene with a new rewards program aimed at supporting local, independently-owned restaurants.  Read the article here from EOK good friend Carly Harrington.  And don't… Continue

I was working with a coalition of groups over the weekend in anticipation that they would be meeting the media in the near future.  Here are some quick tips that I shared with them that you might also be able to use.

1. Control who from your organization actually will speak to the press. 
2. Have a designated spokesperson and really prep that person.
3. Determine ~ three key message points that your designated spokesperson (you) will emphasize.  Keep coming back to…

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If you are an EOK business with an intended mission to improve society or community, and you would like interns, you are invited to register to attend UT’s SOCIAL IMPACT FAIR.

September 13th, 2011      2:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center (Ballroom)

 

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Career Services and…

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In both our personal and professional live I am certain each of us has at least one thing that holds us back from reaching the “next level”.  That next level is different for each of us.

 

In working with and talking to many small business owners and entrepreneurs I see the same obstacles repeatedly.  This is a great exercise for me to look at my own business and think critically about what is holding me back from my next level.

 

Recurring obstacles I…

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