FAQs Landing Page
About VenturePORT
Q. What is VenturePORT.org™?
A. VenturePORT.org™ is an online destination connecting entrepreneurs, business owners and the entrepreneurial-minded to valuable resources and a robust online experience. We are an online community where inspiration is abundant, motivation is contagious, answers flow freely, product and service solutions promise exceptional value, expression of successes and failures are welcome, networking is fun and powerful, and resources are accessible and worth your time. Welcome to VenturePORT™ - Online Outfitter for the Entrepreneur's Journey!
Q. Why was VenturePORT.org™ developed?
A. Entrepreneurs face a myriad of challenges as they start and grow their businesses. Solutions are usually hard to find, overpriced, and difficult to qualify. Worse yet, they are often discovered too late. Today's entrepreneurs rely heavily on technology and networks of friends for answers, and won't waste time searching for hard-to-find resources.
VenturePORT™ simplifies their search by uniquely combining a social network of entrepreneurially-minded individuals and integrated technology that provides easy access to an array of resources - in one convenient destination! Resources include online articles and white papers written by subject matter experts, blogs by and for entrepreneurs, forums moderated by subject matter experts, videos and podcasts, user-generated content, business planning curricula, value-priced products, and approved professional services.
Q. Who developed VenturePORT.org™?
A. Enter Todd Hanson, a successful intrapreneur, entrepreneur and founder of Catalyst Performance Group, a people performance management company, and his team of innovative intrapreneurs. Todd and his team know the thrills experienced as well as the pain endured by entrepreneurs, and are driven by a desire to empower people to deliver exceptional business results. The result of this desire - VenturePORT.org™.
Q. Who provides the content?
A. Ventureport.org partners with business journalists and freelance copywriters to write how-to and reference articles of specific use to entrepreneurs, and invites submissions from readers, organizations, and sponsors who want to share useful information. All submissions are approved by VenturePORT.org editors to ensure quality.
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Core Site Features
Q. How do I submit content ideas for VenturePORT.org?
A. Simply click on submit resources, videos, events, blogs or forums from the home page and follow the instructions. If you are already a registered member, you can sumbit content through your "My Account" page.
Q. How can I benefit from the Forums?
A. Click on "Forums" and select the topic that's right for you, or create a new Forum. You must be a registered member to participate in or create Forums.
Q. How can I post my blog so others can find it?
A. Your profile contains a simple way to maintain a blog and to post it to a Topic under Blogs on VenturePORT. People can find it either through your profile, or by searching for Blogs.
Q. What is Marketplace and how can I benefit?
A. Entrepreneurs: VenturePORT™ Marketplace pinpoints the needs of young entrepreneurs and finds high-value solutions that equip you for your entrepreneurial journey, using service partners who wish to help.
Suppliers: Build relationships with emerging entrepreneurs by offering products and services that can help them succeed.
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Profile set up
Q. How do I set up a Profile?
A. Simply click on "Join the Journey" and fill out the form as indicated. Your profile can be up and running in minutes.
Q. How do I communicate with others?
A. As with other social-networking sites, you can search for people under "Networking", click on the link to their profiles, and send a request to communicate. The recipient can invite you in with a click of the mouse.
Q. How do I control the access to my Profile?
A. Only people you authorize can post a message on your profile or communicate with you.
Q. How do I set up my privacy settings?
A. Click on privacy settings from your account page and adjust what others can see.
And you can also adjust what other users see on your profile by updating your privacy settings.
Q. How do I upload photos?
A. Once you are in your profile click on the photos link and browse for your photo to load.
Q. How do I upload videos?
1. If you don't have one, register for a YouTube account:
- Select "Sign Up" on the YouTube home page.
- Complete the registration form.
- You will receive an E-mail asking to confirm your E-mail account. Activate your account by following directions in the E-mail you will receive back.
2. Join the VenturePORT Group on YouTube.
- Go to the VenturePORT Group page: http://www.youtube.com/group/VenturePORT
- Click "Join This Group" in the yellow box located in the top right corner of the content area. You will automatically be added to the group.
3. Produce your video.
4. Upload your video and add it to the VenturePORT Group.
- From any YouTube page, select the "Upload" navigation tab.
- Fill out the form and wait while your video is uploaded.
- Select "Home" and "My Videos" to show your video list. Wait until the status next to the video submitted says "Live!"
- Please note the title of the video, as well as the link above the "Share this video with friends!" text. It will be formatted as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=(random-characters)
- Return to the group page and select the "Add Videos" option from the yellow box in the content area.
- On the add videos page, check the box next to the video you wish to submit, hit the "Add to Group" button, and then click "Done" to return to the group page.
- The video will be posted pending administrator approval, usually within 24 hours.
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