It’s been said that public speaking is the biggest fear in America, just edging out death for the number one spot. Elliot Ronen would like to change that, he’s a techie by day and grad student by night who’s passion for public speaking inspired him to recently launch his Meltfaces.com blog. Face melting is all about knocking an audience dead with the right combination of confidence, speaking skills, and well crafted presentations.
Learn how to sell yourself and melt faces as @ElliotRonen discusses…
Selling yourself (without getting arrested): How to hone your …

Tonight’s presentation, the Freelancer’s Toolbox, was meant to give new (and experienced) freelancers a peek into the tools of the trade that other freelancers use.  I polled a bunch of my freelancing friends to find out what they used, and while I expected (and got) a bunch of fancy new tools, I found two things:

There is no “standard” for doing anything in the freelance world
More people use low-tech methods for their businesses than I’d expected!

In corporations, “they” in their infinite wisdom, tell you what tools to use in your daily …

Spark Capital is aggressively seeking to make seed investments in promising early stage companies in the New York and Boston areas. Through this program, entrepreneurs who are starting companies in the conflux of media, technology, and entertainment can be granted up to $250,000 to quickly accelerate their progress.
See Spark Capital website for more information or to apply.

Join Freelancers U and Regina Lian, certified QuickBrooks ProAdvisor and small-business guru, for a non-threatening night of numbers. Learn what every freelancer needs to know to manage his/her business and personal transactions.

The City of New York has started Business Express, to assist New Yorkers wanting to start businesses with obtaining general license, permit, tax, incentive, and other useful information online.