Business Plan Experts

Oprah Winfrey is an accomplished television host who has had “The Oprah Winfrey Show” be on television for more than twenty-five years. She has expanded her brand into a new cable network, “OWN,” and is learning the art of how to effectively run the network (2011, Sohn).

Robert Kiyosaki is a real estate investor who helps educate people through his conferences and books on how to properly invest in real estate. He has grown up learning different financial strategies from two different types of father figures. He has inspired many people to take control of their finances so, they can achieve financial freedom and be apart of the American Dream (2011, The Rich Dad Operating Company Inc.).

Both Oprah Winfrey and Robert Kiyosaki are self made millions and have huge followings because they are people who had a dream for themselves and achieved it along with long-term success.

Both are recognized in their fields as “Top Experts” because of their successful long-term performance in their careers and what they have accomplished both professionally and personally.

When evaluating business plans, both investors look at key components as the deal breakers for business plans. Oprah Winfrey looks at business plans that that have a clear vision of what you want to help you stay on track. In various articles on Oprah.com a reader can see that the basis for all business plans is having a well-executed plan in order for that vision to be achieved (2011, Harpo Productions Inc.). Robert Kiyosaki looks at the Cash flow Quadrants in business plans to see where different sources of income come in and out (2011, The Balance You Need). Both strategies are key in developing successful business plans because without a clear vision, one will get lost and without proper management of finances, there will be no long-lasting vision.

It is important to evaluate respected experts in the field of business so, when writing a business plan you get the best advice possible to help you succeed in your plan.

Sources

Harpo Productions Inc. (2011). Oprah. Retrieved from www.oprah.com

The Balance You Need. (2011). “How to Build Wealth Through Network Marketing.” The Balance You Need. Retrieved from http://thebalanceyouneed.com/join-now/how-to-build-wealth-through-network-marketing/

The Rich Dad Operating Company Inc. (2011) Robert Kiyosaki.

Retrieved from www.richdad.com

Sohn, E. (2011, May 25). “How Oprah Winfrey Changed America.” Discovery News. Retrieved from http://news.discovery.com/human/oprah-winfrey-changed-am

What is Google+?

Social Media sites offer a way for people to connect with one another. Social media sites are great places to have companies place their advertisement all over webpages. With the success of Facebook and Twitter it is only natural to have another company trying to make its mark in the social media world. Google has come out with Google+ that offers people to connect and share with others.  However like many new products not all of them will succeed and have the level success of Facebook. Google+ is still very new and it is still generating a buzz amongst people.  It offers another major social media site that people can find each other on and connect through their Gmail account.

It is for the fact that other social media sites have taken a user months to create and add up their friends list, Google+ can gather your friends more quickly by seeing what friends are in your email account are Google + users. It also offers a tool to create a tighter group of friends instead of searching through a mass list. Google+ circles and hangouts is what is making this social media standout from the rest.  The concept of group chats offers a great feature for more connections in conversations.

With the launch of Google+ it is not surprising that major companies are advertising on their site. Pepsi has begun marketing with Google+ , Pepsi like other major companies know that Google+ is the new wave of social networking and companies are jumping at the chance to digital marketing with Google+ to increase their social networking presence. It was only after three months that Google announced that Google+ has 43 million users using this product. That is a large subscriber list already and it will only continue to grow and compete with the Facebook and Twitter social networking sites.

Sources

Macarthur, A. ( 2011, November 10). Why brands should, and will, care about Google+ Pages. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved from

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/digital-culture/trending-tech/why-brands-should-and-will-care-about-google-pages/article2231897/

Bilton, N. (2011, November 10). Google+ Isn’t Going Anywhere. The New York Times. Retrieved from

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/google-isnt-going-anywhere/?ref=technology

Mashable, Inc. (2011). Google Plus. Mashable. Retrieved from

http://mashable.com/follow/topics/google-plus/