National Copreneur Society2009 Virtual Copreneur Camp for Entrepreneurial Couples
Friday, October 23, 2009 from 8am to 3:45p PDT / 11am EDT to 6:45p EDT
Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 8am to 1:45p PDT / 11am to 4:45p EDT
For $29, this 2-day conference aims to educate and inform copreneurs on timely topics for couples in business. Presenters include authors, consultants, and other copreneurs. We welcome married couples, those who are dating, or are in same-sex relationships. We encourage you to stay for all of the sessions.
Every registrant receives a FREE 1-year membership to National Copreneur Society.
View the schedule, session outlines, speaker list, and register for Copreneur Camp using the links below. If you have questions on anything, please e-mail us.
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Here is just some of what you'll find at Copreneur Camp:
- A keynote address from Paul and Sarah Edwards, copreneurs and award-winning authors
- 7 sessions led by professional consultants, coaches, authors, or copreneurs
- 2 opening sessions by the National Copreneur Society co-founders
- 2 Copreneur Roundtables where attendees can learn and share with each other
- Twitter Chat Room for live interaction during the Camp
- A virtual swag bag of educational and informative goodies provided to all attendees after the Camp
- A FREE 1-year membership to National Copreneur Society so that you can get first crack at future events and benefits
Plus, the best part, is that it's virtual! Attend from your home or business. All you need is access to a computer and telephone (or computer speakers and a microphone).
Day 1: October 23, 2009
| Time (PDT & EDT) |
Topic & Speaker |
| 8:00-8:15am PDT 11:00-11:15am EDT |
Welcome to Copreneur Camp |
| 8:30-9:15am PDT 11:30am-12:15pm EDT |
Keynote Address: "Overcoming the New Challenges Copreneurs Face in a Changing Economy" Paul and Sarah Edwards |
| 9:30-10:30am PDT 12:30-1:30pm EDT |
"Teaming Up with Insight" Becky Stewart-Gross, Ph.D. |
| 10:45-11:45am PDT 1:45-2:45pm EDT |
"Define Fair" Patty Newbold, CPT |
| 12:00-1:00pm PDT 3:00-4:00pm EDT |
Copreneur Roundtable
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| 1:15-2:15pm PDT 4:15-5:15pm EDT |
"Secrets of Successful Couplepreneurs" An Interview with Jean R. Charles |
| 2:30-3:30pm PDT 5:30-6:30pm EDT |
"Results of the 2009 Copreneur and Work-Family Balance Study" An Interview with Researcher, Jill Helmle
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| 3:30-3:45pm PDT 6:30-6:45pm EDT |
Closing Session Brett and Leila Johnson |
Day 2: October 24, 2009
| Time (PDT & EDT) |
Topic & Speaker |
| 8:00-8:15am PDT 11:00-11:15am EDT |
Welcome to Day 2 of Copreneur Camp
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| 8:30-9:30am PDT 11:30am-12:30pm EDT |
"Maximizing Billable Time Without Reducing Personal Time" Kerri Salls |
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9:45-10:45am PDT |
"Who Really Operates your Business? You or Your Spouse?" Joanne Pratt |
| 11:00am-12:00pm PDT 2:00-3:00pm EDT |
Copreneur Roundtable
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| 12:15-1:15pm PDT 3:15-4:15pm EDT |
"The 5 Biggest Small Business Traps - And How To Avoid Them" Henry Chow & Marissa Carlos |
| 1:15-1:30pm PDT 4:15-4:30pm EDT |
Closing Session Brett and Leila Johnson |
Day 1: October 23, 2009
| Topic & Speaker |
Descriptions |
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An introduction to the Camp and National Copreneur Society by the co-founders. |
| Keynote Address: "Overcoming the New Challenges Copreneurs Face in a Changing Economy" Paul Edwards & Sarah Edwards
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It’s hard to ignore the changing landscape of the global economy today. What do these changes mean for the future? What is driving them? How do we as Copreneurs prepare to secure our well-being in this changing world? The Edwards will describe the forces at the heart of today’s challenges, possible scenarios of what may unfold, why Copreneurs are already positioned well to respond, and the key ingredients of a Plan B we should be putting into place. They will provide specific steps to take and tools to draw upon, such as virtualization and localization of our work, telescoping our enterprises, crowdsourcing, and using alternatives to cash to not only be prepared for but also help to shape the future of our lives and our communities. |
| "Teaming Up with Insight" Becky Stewart-Gross, Ph.D.
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Build your “A” Team with INSIGHT. Help your spouse or team members discover their behavioral styles, adapt their styles to different situations, and learn to flex their styles when communicating with others.
How you will benefit: * Gain awareness of your own behavioral style
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| "Define Fair" Patty Newbold, CPT
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Every relationship feels unfair at times. So does every business partnership. How can you tell for sure when it's time to get out? How can you get your mate to carry more of an unjust load? How do you balance child care and cooking against cold-calling and bookkeeping? How can you work things out when you disagree? A marriage education expert trained in positive psychology helps all copreneurs, same-sex or male-female, married or not, find a happy balance in their business and their home. |
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Copreneur Roundtable |
Facilitated, open discussion between Copreneur Camp attendees
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| "Secrets of Successful Couplepreneurs" An Interview with Jean R. Charles
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Discover the top secrets for working well with your life partner learned from interviews with successful couplepreneurs. Learn the importance of shared visions, strong boundaries, consensus, authority with responsibility, and forming a wego. This advice is valuable for couples already in business together and those thinking about starting a business together. |
| "Results of the 2009 Copreneur and Work-Family Balance Study" An Interview with Researcher, Jill Helmle |
Jill will discuss the findings of her year-long research study on how copreneurs balance their work and family life through communication. She collected survey data from 105 copreneurial couples in California and across the United States, and conducted 20 in-person interviews with copreneurial couples in her local region. |
Day 2: October 24, 2009
| Topic & Speaker |
Descriptions |
| "Maximizing Billable Time Without Reducing Personal Time" Kerri Salls
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Whether you are a small business, a partnership or professional service firm, you are most likely overwhelmed by having to do more with less. More sales and more marketing can also mean more administrative support if not managed properly. Further, if you are already working an 80 hour week, how can you possibly spend more time growing your business without spending less time enjoying your personal life?
Solution: Learn how to build your business using tools and techniques that save time, reduce administrative costs and help you run your business efficiently and effectively. |
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"Who Really Operates your Business? You or Your Spouse?"
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How does your business compare with the nearly two million U.S. copreneurships? Futurist and researcher Joanne Pratt will tell you how. |
| Copreneur Roundtable
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Facilitated, open discussion between Copreneur Camp attendees
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| "The 5 Biggest Small Business Traps - And How To Avoid Them" Henry Chow & Marissa Carlos
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We will discuss the following biggest traps that most small businesses fall into and provide tips and strategies on how to avoid, or get out of them.
1. Time trap
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Keynote Speakers: Paul and Sarah Edwards Copreneurs Paul and Sarah Edwards are award-winning authors of 17 books with over two million copies in print. Sarah, a licensed clinical social worker with a Ph.D. in ecopsychology and Paul, a JD and public affairs specialist, are recognized as pioneers in the working from home field. They have hosted television and radio shows on this topic for 20 years. With the emergence of a global economy that challenges the environment, our personal, family, and community well-being, they are focusing their efforts on finding pathways to transition to a sustainable Elm Street economy. They describe an Elm Street Economy as one which provides jobs that last, services one can depend on, and a secure future in a strong community and a healthy environment where people come first. Together the Edwards co-direct Let’s Live Local, a non-profit Transition Initiative in Pine Mountain Club, CA, formed in 2005. Their most recent book is Middle Class Life Boat, Careers and Life Choices for Navigating a Changing Economy. The Edwards’ principal web site is www.PathwaystoTransition.com.
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Opening and Closing Sessions: Brett and Leila Johnson Brett and Leila Johnson co-founded the National Copreneur Society in 2007 to celebrate and support entrepreneurial couples (copreneurs). After working together since 2003 and meeting other entrepreneurial couples, they realized that, well, there's just something "different" about being a couple AND being entrepreneurs. The joys and the challenges really aren't discussed in other business or couple networking groups. Brett serves as Board Chair and Leila serves as Executive Director of the Society. Together, they also own and manage Data-Scribe®, a full-service, boutique Web solutions firm based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA. Brett and Leila's websites are www.copreneursociety.org and www.datascribe.biz. |
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Jean Charles is a business, coach, a licensed healthcare professional, and an entrepreneur. Over the past twenty years, she has built several successful small businesses, both on her own, and in partnership with her husband, Tom. Their most successful company - launched with a $250 investment - ultimately sold for millions at a buying price valued at ten times the company's earnings. Jean Charles' website is www.couplepreneurs.com.
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Henry Chow and Marissa Carlos are partners, both in life and business, and are based in Australia. Marissa Carlos is a business and personal success coach and speaker, specialising in small business development. She is the founder of Maximum Coaching Company Pty Ltd, and co-founder of Success Uncovered Club (www.SuccessUncoveredClub.com), a portal to online coaching and mentoring programs for partners in business. Henry Chow is a speaker and a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) who advises a range of individuals, businesses and small corporate on their tax and business matters. He is the founder of Tax Liaison, a firm specialising in accounting, business services for small business owners, property investors and individuals. Henry is also the co-founder of Success Uncovered Club and a director of Maximum Coaching Company Pty Ltd. |
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Jill Helmle is a doctoral candidate in communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as an instructor of interpersonal communication at Santa Barbara City College. She studies copreneurs and work-family balance, and has a background in management consulting. Jill is also the mother of two young sons and has been married to her husband, Chad, for 12 years. Jill Helmle's website is www.JillHelmle.com. |
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Patty Newbold, President of Enjoy Being Married, LLC, gets a kick out of sharing her message of hope for marriages through in-person events as well as her teleclasses, podcasts, and eBooks. Patty Newbold's websites are www.EnjoyBeingMarried.com and www.AssumeLove.com.
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Joanne Pratt has been called “exceptionally interesting and talented. Her work is innovative, leading edge, and intriguing. And she is making a significant impact in a number of different arenas.” Her work and interests are focused on what will happen next in our rapidly changing environment. Therefore her title is Joanne Pratt, futurist. And she is the Founder and President of Joanne H. Pratt Associates. With degrees from Oberlin College and Harvard University, and as an internationally known consultant, researcher, and speaker on business trends—she is widely cited in scholarly and trade publications. Early in her career, when laid off from the oil industry with a consulting contract, she became a home-based business. A status that was not very fashionable at the time---but one that would lead to her current career path and to the international reputation that she now enjoys. Joanne Pratt's website is www.joannepratt.com. She has also been quoted in a recent USA Today article link. |
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Kerri Salls, Business Advisor to Solo-preneurs and Consultants, founded Breakthrough Enterprise LLC in 1999 to build a business foundation for overwhelmed, besieged solo-preneurs and consultants to turn their business dreams into prosperous businesses. Kerri works exclusively with sole proprietors who want to build dynamic streamlined businesses that give them more time for fun, family and freedom. Kerri Salls' websites are www.breakthroughenterprise.com, www.breakthrough-enterprise.com, and www.solo-success.com |
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Becky Stewart-Gross, Ph.D., and Mike Gross, Ed.D. have been business partners and life partners since their marriage 16 years ago. As business partners Becky conducts leadership and sales seminars while Mike handles the business, marketing, and publication activities for their company, Building Bridges. Becky is the founder and President of the company, which serves small family businesses as well as Fortune 500 companies. Mike supported Becky’s business part-time during his career as a school administrator and upon retiring in 2001 joined Becky’s business full-time. Becky and Mike recently published their second book titled, Sleeping With Your Business Partner: A Communication Toolkit for Couples in Business Together. Becky and Mike's website is www.sleepingwithyourbusinesspartner.com. |
The Copreneur Camp is a steal at $29 (copreneurs only need to register and pay once). The value is easily over $500. Twitter followers, Facebook fans, and NCS members receive a $5 discount.
Click the button below to register online (you'll be able to pay via credit card or mail in a check).
You may use your computer speakers and microphone for audio or call in using the telephone conference line. If you are using your telephone, you may incur long distance charges (area code will be 916).
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