We wanted to let you all know that our very own CEO, Richard Banfield is going to be on the Money Matter Midday Show, Tuesday September 7, 2010 from 12:00-12:30PM. Richard will be talking about the local entrepreneurial scene and how to start a successful business.

Be sure to check the interview out live on Tuesday from 12:00-12:30PM @ www.moneymattersboston.com. We’ll also be embedding the live show right here on this page, so save it to your bookmarks and be sure to check back on Tuesday to listen in…

(the show was great! If you missed it, we’ll be uploading a digital copy soon.)

We’ve been pretty busy this Summer, working on a whole slew of new projects and are excited to have launched Brew… BREW Boston that is!

Check out the website re-design:

Now you might be thinking that BREW has something to do with beer. Well maybe it does indirectly, but not in the way you might be thinking. BREW stands for the Boston Region Entrepreneur Week and they’ve dedicated a full week to the celebration of everything relating to the launch and continued success of all the great businesses established right here in Boston.

Fresh Tilled Soil is very happy to have partnered with BREW to give them this fresh new look. If your interested in this event be sure to head on over to their website for a full list of event details: BREW Boston.

Pssssssst… You might even be able to find the occasional event that combines the best of both worlds, BREW and beer!

Cheers.

Boston entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial events!

Don’t let the rain get you down this week. There’s still a lot happening in and around Boston and if you care to venture out you’ll find some pretty interesting events that are geared toward start-ups and entrepreneurs. Again, these events come from Boston StartUp Digest.

Open Coffee Cambridge Meetup
when: Wednesday – August 25, 2010 from 8:30am – 10:30pm
where: Cafe Andala, 286 Franklin Street, Cambridge MA
Local web entrepreneurs and VC’s in Boston come together to grab some coffee, use free WiFi, and chat about what’s new in the start-up/business community.

full event details: OpenCoffee

Revolve Nation Networking & Discussion Group
when: Wednesday – August 25, 2010 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm
where: Ten Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston MA
Largest community of entrepreneurs and business owners who are in the Boston area, looking to network, socialize and learn.

full event details: Revolve Nation

Lean Startup Circle Monthly Meetup
when: Wednesday – August 26, 2010 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
where: Cambridge Innovation Center, One Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge MA
How to perform A/B testing without wasting time and how to optimize sales process. John Prendergast will discuss the idea of a lean startup.

full event details: Lean Startup

Spreadible Launch Party
when: Wednesday – August 26, 2010 at 6:30pm
where: WorkBar Boston, 711 Atlantic Avenue (Lower Level), Boston MA
Spreadible is a product of Grasshopper Group and is having a launch party for 110 entrepreneurs to exclusively test drive their product.

full event details: Spreadible

a good ol’ Boston entrepreneurial event! Check out some of the latest event happenings in and around Boston during the week of August 16-20, 2010. Be sure to check out all the events right on over a Boston StartUp Digest.

Building a PR Campaign for the Digital World
when: Tuesday – August 27, 2010 from 8:00am – 10:00am
where: Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA
451 Marketing will provide attendees with a preliminary plan to formulate a PR campaign for the digital world and teach individuals how to implement this plan within their businesses.

full event details: PR Campaign

OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup
when: Wednesday – August 18, 2010 from 8:30am – 10:30pm
where: Cafe Andala, 286 Franklin Street, Cambridge MA
Join local web entrepreneurs and VCs once a week in Boston where everyone can grab some coffee, use free WiFi, and chat about what’s new in the start-up/business community.

full event details: OpenCoffee

3-Day iPhone Developer Bootcamp
when: Friday – August 20, 2010 from 10:00am to Sunday August 22, 5:00pm
where: WorkBar, 711 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA

full event details: iPhone Bootcamp

As we start winding down the summer and all start preparing for ‘back to school’, we thought it would be a good time for some entrepreneurial inspiration. Over the next few months I’ll be interviewing the local entrepreneurs and influencers that have committed to building great companies in Boston.

My interview format will be to ask the entrepreneurs questions that will help other startup and established entrepreneurs get insights they can’t get anywhere else. We’ll dig into the tougher questions and leave the “who was your greatest influence” crap to the other guys. Amongst others, we’ll ask questions about raising money, finding partners, retaining rock star staff, and weighing up the alternatives of location and funding sources.

Our first interview will be with one of the leading examples of local entrepreneurship, Dharmesh Shah, co-founder of Hubspot. We’ve lined up some awesome interviews so subscribe the the feed or follow us on twitter to be notified when the interviews go live.The Dharmesh interview will go up later today.

P.S. If you know of any Boston based entrepreneurs that you think would be great guests, please let me know.

Interviews:
Dharmesh Shah from Hubspot, August 9th 2010: read full interview
Jason Henrichs from Perk Street, August 16th 2010: read full interview

Looking for local events in the Boston area during the week of July 26-30, 2010, that pertain to start-up’s and entrepreneurs? Check out some of these local events as highlighted by thestartupdigest.com.

OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup
when: Wednesday – July 28, 2010 from 8:30am – 10:30pm
where: Cafe Andala, 286 Franklin Street, Cambridge MA
Join local web entrepreneurs and VCs once a week in Boston where everyone can grab some coffee, use free WiFi, and chat about what’s new in the start-up/business community.

full event details: OpenCoffee

Revolve Nation Networking and Discussion Group
when: Wednesday – July 28, 2010 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm
where: Exemplar Law Partners, 100 Milk Street, 8th Floor, Boston MA
Revolve is the largest community of entrepreneurs and business owners in the city of Boston, offering networking, discussion groups, seminars, business plan hot-seats, and more.

full event details: Revolve

How to Design an App Without Writing a Single Line of Code
when: Thursday – July 29, 2010 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm
where: Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA
Learn how to easily design your next app and prototype so you can ensure the user experience is just right. Topics: How to think about your app and start to experiment with your ideas; Prototyping tools; Prototyping single pages and user interactions; Creating a linkable prototype that looks almost like a working app; Exporting your prototype to the web for remote testing and design feedback; Paper prototyping and usability testing; Designing a great user experience with interaction design.

full event details: Design App

Boston TECH Startup Cocktail Event
when: Thursday – July 29, 2010 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm
where: Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA
The fourth annual Boston TECH cocktail startup and entrepreneurial mixer event will look at way to better connect, education and amplify the local technology scene.

full event details: Boston TECH

Check out a full list of events over at: thestartupdigest.com.

Great interview with Eric Ries from Startup Lessons Learned. Eric explains how continuous improvement, just-in-time development and shipping software “fifty times a day”.

Boston StartupDigest has a great list of weekly events being held in and around Boston MA. Check out some of the local events geared towards  the start-up and entrepreneurial audience. These events cover a variety topics that relate to business.

Breakfast Round Table – Negotiations Skills Workshop for CFOs
when: Tuesday – July 20, 2010 from 7:30am – 9:30pm
where: BraeBurn Country Club, 326 Fuller St, Second Level, Newton , MA 02465
Join CFO Peers and CFO Alliance guests, Babson College Professor, Melissa Manwaring, for a lively discussion on “The Rules of Negotiation for the CFO” at the next CFO Alliance Breakfast Roundtable.

full event details: Breakfast Round Table

Hiring and HR with Paul English of Kayak.com
when: Tuesday – July 20, 2010 from 5:30pm – 8:00pm
where: Microsoft, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
Paul English, CTO and co-founder of Kayak, will talk about what every company, small or large, should be thinking about when growing the team, recruiting and keeping top people and keeping employees happy and working hard.

full event details: Hiring and HR

Make Sense of Social Media
when: Wednesday – July 21, 2010 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm
where: Apple Store, 185 Boylston Street, Boston MA
This workshop will provide you with a better understanding of Social Media and why it’s important to you and your business. Covering all the essentials as well as the evolution of Social Media, the most popular tools and platforms using Apple, and examples of best uses of social media for individuals and organizations.

full event details: Social Media

Lean Startup Circle Meetup
when: Thursday - July 22, 2010 from
where: (check event website)
Guest David Cancel, CEO of performable.com, a software platform that lets you create, publish and test beautiful landing pages in minutes instead of months will be talking to members.

*Our very own CEO of Fresh Tilled Soil, Richard Banfield, will be attending this event!*

full event details: Lean Startup

Get more information on events at: http://thestartupdigest.com/

Some of you may or may not know that we share our Waltham offices with Super Web-o-matic. These guys are the creative minds behind the unique process that allows small businesses to design affordable custom websites, with all the bells and whistles, making the site an essential lead generation tool. If that wasn’t enough, Web-o-matic even provides activity tracking and monitoring tools to their clients. You get all of these essential tools, at an affordable price, allowing your business to better utilize the internet.

At the ripe old age of 17, Chris was managing a small pager business right out of the side pocket of his JanSport backpack. In later years, Chris was managing Thrive Networks, which was later bought by Staples. As a serial entrepreneur Chris understands that businesses come and go, but in order to succeed, business owners must effectively utilize all of their tools to maintain profitability and success. That’s why Chris started Super Web-o-matic, to work with entrepreneurs and help them make their businesses better.

Interested in reading the full interview with Chris Merrill? Check is out now on: mo.com

In this video, Fresh Tilled Soil CEO Richard Banfield speaks to a group of Swiss businessmen from a company known as Swissnex.  Richard discusses how he started a successful entrepreneurial business as a South African-born U.S. citizen, speaking to the questions and challenges of his international, business-oriented audience.  From strategically determining the perfect base location of your business to the American policies for immigrating entrepreneurs, Richard touches on the key components of entrepreneurship in the U.S. from an international perspective.