Grow Smart Business Webinar Interview with Kelly Muccio, Founder of Lost Boys

April 29, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

As part of our panelist interviews for the GrowSmartBusiness Webinar, we interviewed Kelly Muccio, Founder of Lost Boys, a fashionable clothing store in Georgetown. Kelly was recently featured featured in the Wall Street Journal, an indicator that her small business is thriving. Here she sounds off on some of the small biz challenges revealed in the [...]


Event Review – DubMeNow Launch Party is a Smashing Success

November 21, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend DubMe DC, which was the launch party event for Dub – a FREE, extremely convenient and innovative technology solution for exchanging business cards and instantaneously managing contact information with your smart phone.
Sure, you have probably heard of LinkedIn or Plaxo. Granted, those early entrants do business information exchange well [...]


A Visit to BarcampDC 2008

October 27, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

This past weekend I attended Barcamp DC which was the second iteration of Washington’s version of BarCamp, a technology workshop or “unconference” meant to demonstrate new business ideas and promote discussion of the top tech issues. An “unconference” is meant to be an informal gathering. So informal that the makeshift schedule was made with blue [...]


A Fun Way to Spend a Saturday: Going to BarcampDC

October 17, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Many people may not have heard of BarCamp. It is a strange word if you haven’t ever heard someone explain it.
What is a “BarCamp”?
BarCamp DC is an ad-hoc unconference and is part of the larger BarCamp movement. While there are topics suggested for discussion, there is no set agenda until everyone gathers. Attendees are required [...]