WHICH WAY TO GO!!!!: Deciding on the Possibilities of OFN and OWEESTA Financial Company has Funding Opportunities

          Since 1985, Opportunity Finance Network(OFN) has provided $3.8 billion low-income communities and individuals with the opportunity to fund their business or their home loans in 44 states. Granted, Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) has the pledge to provide an opportunity for all. Unquestionably, their track-record for creating 934,00 jobs, funding 1.5 Million housing units, 9,800 community facilities, 143,00 business and micro-enterprise companies the ability to survive through economic recovery during a recession is certainly gaining my respect as an entrepreneur. Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) is determined to target the needs of the “underserved” population. Which I might add is a great way of stating the problem met by many Americans during layoffs or low paying jobs. Opportunity Finance Network serves the needs of low-income families, people of color, women, rural populations and communities to enhance grow and to assist them to flourish, during hard times.    Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) requirements support the need of the members ideas to expand their current business presence in their uncharted communities. Also, there is a three-day workshop which gives the member the opportunity to understand, ask questions and gain access to all CDFI organizational possibilities. Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) advantages offer a credit union style banking the furnishes the new entrepreneur with credit-builder loans, anti-predatory loans, check-cashing services, bilingual services, financial counseling and venture capital funds.The disadvantages to getting a loan are explaining all of your business plans to someone you don’t know and if you get a loan paying it back promptly while maintaining revenue to keep your company running. Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) located in two major cities Philadelphia, Washington DC. However, they have OFN staff throughout the US and tour many different cities promoting the many different programs. Opportunity Finance Network website at www.ofn.org/

         In the same way, First Nations Oweesta Corporation(OWEESTA) has provided funding opportunities for Native American community for the last 15 years.First Nations Oweesta Corporation have many types of financing opportunities like financial education, matched savings programs, entrepreneurship, homebuyer education, credit counseling and loan programs. First Nations Oweesta Corporation have many types of financial services like checking, savings, consumer loans, business loans, housing loans, etc. Native CDFI (NCDFI) works to assist in investment funds, banks, credit unions/associations and venture capital institutions.First Nations Oweesta Corporation requirements include current and historical financial statements, portfolio reports, loan policies, present and past financial statements, and a comprehensive business plan or comparable information. First Nations Oweesta Corporation primary advantage is geared towards the advancement of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Unquestionably, this program is supporting a minority group of people that need an encouraging step up to advance more services for their community; it is a disadvantage to another minority group that has a need that needs funding in the development of their business ideas. First Nations Oweesta Corporation(OWEESTA) can be supported and contacted at their website at http://www.oweesta.org/

              In final consideration, Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) and First Nations Oweesta Corporation(OWEESTA) are strongly rooted organizations that support entrepreneur’s the ability to fund dreams for the betterment of their communities.

Reference

http://ofn.org/members

http://www.oweesta.org/

“Online Television Trends, Trends 2016 Trends”

In the future of television, the new digital broadcast standard for over-the-air TV reception of our current TV tuner will stop working and undergo the  new standard of ATSC 3.0.

The shifts in TV viewing, the broadcast industry began work on a new, more modern digital transmission system that can simultaneously deliver signals to both fixed and mobile devices.Ultimately, this 20-year plan has been in development and plays a huge role the progression of the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones would play in  how we watch TV.

In addition to the format of television, we are using many different forms of interconnectivity with  today society of “multi-taskers.” We are viewing the video of major programs, Internet phenom's and YouTube streams through many other social media platforms like tablets, smartphones, and laptops. We as TV Americans have gone “social” or what is affectionally known as the phenomenon “social TV” described as surfing the web while watching television or texting on a tablet, while on the phone and emailing clients at the same time. According to TV Guide, Twitter leads over Facebook with social television engagement, 50% of users said they tweet while only 35% say they post to Facebook while watching television.

The final competitor that will set the trend above all the great corporate competitor will be the data analytics. By competing for consumer attention, most major companies will have to allow budgetary financial funds to follow their followers to understand best their audience likes and dislikes to have the best competitive edge.

In the broadcast television industry is starting to work on new, the more modern digital transmission system that can simultaneously deliver signals to both fixed desktop technology and mobile devices. Hence allowing them to create new hybrid services, social media trends and augment regular TV broadcasts with greater interactivity.

REFERENCE

http://mashable.com/2011/07/20/consumer-trends-tv/#Id0YI1HuSZq4

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/07/tv-tuner-stop-working/index.htm

http://www.consumerreports.org/lcd-led-oled-tvs/top-5-tv-trends-at-ces-2016/

Why? Why? Why? In TV Name...Why?

Why?... Why?...Why?... In TV Name...Why?

Why Television? And How Much Does Television Impact Real Life?

That is the question I am given all of the time. However, the influence of this box of themes still carries a load of infinite amount of possibilities to learn, to grow, to develop and to all human sensory desires.

But…Why Television? 

With all of the up and coming random networks are pop up from YouTube and other streaming networks themed with many choices strange and otherwise.

And Why Television

When television gets blamed for violence and all erosion of moral conscience and common decency in modern society.It is undeniable  we view up to 200,000 violent acts portrayed on television before age 18 has some sort of impact on our psyches, it’s oversimplified to make TV public enemy number one LINK when it comes to violence in society.

So,Why NOT Television? 

I and so many people grew up learning from obscure animal puppets that taught us many tools for learning like vowels, numbers, colors and sentence structure. “Sesame Street’s” and “Electric Company” has academic curriculum, heavy on reading and math, that would appear to have helped prepare children for school. A recent Wellesley College and University of Maryland study revealed that TV is actually beneficial in helping with everything from  LINK preparing kids for success. 

But Why NOT Television?   

Fact state, that television can actually be beneficial in many different ways, like education. As a parent, wife,friend and business person it has spun many different thoughts like:

• Opened dialogue between others
• Finding commonality 
• Starts new conversational topics
• Settles conflicting views from a different prospective 
• Gives opinions where there are none

Why More Reasons Why?

• The average person will spend over 13 years of their life watching TV
• Television is one of the cheapest, most widely available mediums on the planet.
• Television has the ability to reach people from all geographic, racial, economic, and educational backgrounds
• Television offers a way to learn about the wider world without ever having to leave the sofa.
• Documentaries expose us to different lifestyles we might never come across in our everyday lives.

Why Television? Why…Because..It’s Just Television?

TV makes the world a better place. Thanks to “Sesame Street,” “Electric Company,” “Mr. Rogers,”and  PBS show bring mental stability. Much like the many other shows that activates the body, soul and mind of a human beings likes and dislikes with documentaries, competitions, home improvement shows, retail and advertisements. I believe that there is tangible evidence that television isn’t always the big time-stealing, brain-numbing evil we hear so much about. In fact, it might just make you smarter, more culturally aware, and a whole lot more relaxed. 

CAN BOOKS MAKE A COMEBACK OR IS DIGITAL BOOKS THE NEW TREND OF OUR FUTURE?

In hopes of writing a historical fiction novel based on my uncle John Erby’s life based on the 1920’s music scene, I ponder on the many pitfalls that could take place. In my mastery journey through my class at Full Sail, one the docks I've had to encounter, is whether or not digital self-publishing or obtaining a literary agent would be the best decision goal for my strategic business plan. LINK   For instance, can my uncle period piece based on the story of his jazz music, the violence of that time, bigotry that cause great men and women to sale there God-given songs or witness the struggles of the heart of entrepreneurship spark interest of the world today? Ideally, could the timeline of the past influence the present lives of our future? Could his story really change the way future generations thinking of past generations? Could his story alter the views of human relationships, open the ear of a sound of music that gave hope, laughter and mended unity to many nations? Much like the title of the blog, “Are books making a comeback?”, LINK  I posed questions towards a time or period the art forms that give great weigh to our society. The question of whether or not books could make a comeback, when computer Ebook are invading the digital scene with instant economical downloads, could deter a writer’s dream of placing their works in the palm of the hands of new readers. Likewise, with the thousands of new school textbook, downloadable materials for homeschoolers, online classes, reprinted children’s classics and self published Ebooks launching on a daily rate, one would ponder the fate of “the classic book lifespan.” Fortunately for us all, LINK  Kirk McKoy of Los Angeles Time stated, “Maybe predictions of the death of written, printed paper books were premature.” In December 2015, 571 million books were printed which was 17 million more than the year before. Surprisingly, ebooks only reached 25% total of the predicted 50% to 60% book sales. In conjunction, "The American Booksellers Association counted 1,712 member stores in 2,227 locations in 2015, up from 1,410 in 1,660 locations five years ago.” The trend of the internet revolution versus the book business in 2015, was a win-win for books, for many different reasons, like fighting through pop-up ad’s at advertisers whelms, stolen electronic equipment, greater insights with a community of other readers, customer service with a reality that goes beyond the virtual touch of electronics and finally, a book is a tangible item that is a shelf reach away.

REFERENCES

Are books making a comeback?

http://www.phillymag.com/business/2015/09/23/are-books-making-a-comeback/#yxhks6GTzk0O6KVM.99

6 book trends for 2016: Look into the future

http://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-book-trends-20160103-story.html

Monique Tyson

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/mdtyson

NEGOTIATONS!!!NEGOTIATONS!!!NEGOTIATONS!!! NDM-ALTERNATIVE BLOG ASSIGNMENT WK #2

Monique Tyson

http://moniquetyson.blogspot.com/

TED Conflict Negotiations:William Ury                                                                                                                   "The walk from "no" to "yes"                                                                                                                                                                         William Ury, is an world renowned anthropologist, American author of "Getting to Yes," , academic, negotiator and humanitarian. He presented the Ted talk  speech "The walk from "no" to “yes.” He simply began hisTedTalk with the story of tribal conflicts that adapted a system that forced the group to come to an agreement after talks were all place out in a circle, talked out and without a solution walked out. William Ury, job and strong yet gentle approach towards handling the most difficult people and with the most nefarious groups of men. Mainly, battling to gain power over ancient lands. His mode of negotiations style are objective criteria. According to Paul Godin, Switch the focus from a battle of wills into a search for the appropriate external fair standards or benchmarks, often called ‘objective criteria’. (Godin) An  objective is persuasive not only to you, but to the other party, and to a neutral observer. In other words, the win-win concept inspired by "3rd Side" to help societies to realize peace. The transformation phase of conflict resolution would have an excellent chance to spread throughout the world with the biblical champion walk as a symbol of walking through the issues of hate and coming to conclusions of hope, love and peace between two nations. We a nation, the third side the "us” that are standing  by watching can encourage the change by uniting as one, toward global transcendence. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xCkhV7zhuw

Margaret Neale: Negotiation: Getting What You Want 

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Margaret A. Neale is the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Known as a champion for women's rights and is dearly loved in the art form of negotiations. In watching any of her works she eats, sleeps and speaks what she preaches. She empowers you to believe that if she can do it, you better try to win. She displays no difference in the YouTube,“Negotiation: Getting What You Want.” She brings home many poignant points, like not being afraid as women to ask what it is that you want from a deal. She states firmly, that expectations drive behavior. Actually, know the questions of what I am asking, how am I asking and whom it is I am asking, in a negotiation. Always do the research in the negotiation process. Likewise, know how not to represent myself in a negotiation with communal problem solving and communal packaging. She is clearly advised, never negotiate for yourself if you are a woman. However, if you are a woman you tend to outperform men in representational negotiation.Likewise another huge tidbit, she mentions not negotiate an issue by issue, but by yoking various issues in a package you now have the opportunity to trade among the issues. She reveals and sums up by saying that you get more of what you want to assess, preparedness, ask for what it is you want and package the issues.Among asking for what it is you want, prepare for other possible outcomes she mentions the best“BATNA " and the worst “WATNA" in negotiation can be the greatest weapon in a deal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFpOWDAhvMA

25 Most Difficult Negotiation Tactics

Phil McCormick

YouTube speaker, Phil McCormick there was a founder and president, specializing in sales training and consulting. He stated that,“You have to sell to negotiate" He also stated that, “adversarial response and circle tactics can turn into win-win in a business negotiation. He quickly defines and names the tactics that place the negotiator in place that seemly appears bleak in a deal. He gives new light in how to recover win-win solutions in complicated issues. For example, the circle tactics that repeats itself to trip the people into believing, the idea was theirs.Then, the adversarial approach lends itself to competition between negotiators. I will do a price comparison to get what I wanted in the deal if you do not do as I say tactic. In closing, the win-win is the most rewarding tactic of them all, everyone wins and backs don’t have to be watched in public places.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI-p2eDVj4k

TedTalk-Making Me Care - with Andrew Stanton

Monique  Tyson

September 06, 2015

http://moniquetyson.blogspot.com/

Andrew Stanton: The Clues To A Great Story

There are many great stories to tell but there are few that can deliver it and write it in such a ways in which an audience could visualize and capture to memory. But the few that can get to memorialize it on film for future generations to experience. I like many, enjoy listening to a great story and to read a great story. But there is a great since of delight come to me, when a true storyteller gets their voice to the words of a story or a masterpiece, to me, it becomes a sensory smorgasbord. In Ted Talks speaker, Andrew Stanton “The Clues To A Great Story  LINK

He ultimately paint a picture of how a story is graphed with many theories, but three stood out the most. He discovers the true “needs” of a story in order for it to formed, how it should end, to begin it with the end in mind, to have a singular goal for the characters, to discover real trues or the human nature about ourselves and about other’s. Andrew Stanton, stated and quoted, “The children's television host Mr. Rogers   LINK   always carried in his wallet a quote from a social worker that said, "Frankly, there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love once you've heard their story."  Currently, that clue rings true even with the most disagreeable, angry and the most bizarre people I have had to encounter, their stories backed their character and I grew to love their novels despite their billboards. They made me care about them emotionally, intellectually, aesthetically, they just made me to care about them despite themselves. People just want to tell their stories, to be heard and to see their true selfs, to change. Andrew’s next clue was to make the audience think, give them an equation and make them figure it out. Of course, structure the story is built in such a way that they will embrace the story in the mind of the write, to challenge the story with thoughts, ideas, thinking the story through and solving the layers of mysteries. The audience get sense of responsibility of following to respond to interactivity, engage into many story possibilities and factor in many dimensions of thought. For the last clue was based on figuring out the character inner motor or what I interpret, their hearts intent in the stories details. As a writers attempt to seek the back spine to itch, it is for the sole purpose of discovering the supreme reason of what the character is unconsciously unaware of, in its journey that they, the character and the writer are currently undergoing in the storyline. 

Andrew concluded his final clues with recapping the need to use your own story or true stories that are effective and poignant to relatable live issues. Then to give the audience a chance to participate in mentally seeing the view of the storyteller and  truly engaging it with passion. Furthermore seeing the true indent of the character on or before the discovery it even make plain to the audience.

TED NATION TALK -THE CALL FOR "DESIRE-LIGHT AND CROWD"

In viewing the speech by TED’s Executive Director, Chris Anderson online at: LINK His candid and sincere approach displayed the vulnerability of TED’s strengths. His teams dreams towards building yet a global infrastructure that will promote interactive platform. As well as, exposing  the world's future overall weakinessness towards engaging a new future of visually learnt viewers. Anderson, gave us a story or which could be translated as his desire, then he builded the foundation or the light  and gave us the framework for the crowd or the audience. His ultimate goal was to solicit the assistance of TED nation with the process  with their opinions, suggestions and their thoughts.

Many questions were posed, addressed and greatly opened up a new world of purpose towards the future of my internet company. I felt my directional vision pulling in many new directions, some positive and some negative. I positively view of this talk as a heads up in future ball of many new innovational ideas towards the new medias, educational tools for learning, enterprising edgy concepts for global future possibilities. However, moving in the fearful and negative scope of these latest discoveries, I felt a bit small and inferior in stepping into the arena filled with nine million people gazing, critiquing and judging my virtual child. My expectations were inflated and deflated with many of my racing thoughts and the “what if” head battles I sword in. But in my war engagement, I found solace in knowing that most of the battle has been invented and my work is not building the vehicle, it’s driving it to its next destination, taking in the new car smell, steering it, gassing it up and doing the maintenance.  Chris Anderson so eloquently defines, this evolving ecosystem is driven by viewers watching 80 million hours of web video, forcing companies to dream more and change the way we do face-to-face communication. He also brings up the term“crowd-accelerated innovation”  this placed my view of the viewer in an entirely different position for me. Either, I have missed it for the last few years working in a corporate arena. Snobbishly, I was removed from the public demographics giving them what believed to be exciting or informational to the executives. I enjoyed the art of content and refused to take the viewing audience of reality shows to seriously take root. He spoke of three poignant and self-fueling system of network distributors are powered by the desire, the light and the crowd.The whole package comprise of the desire to challenge your latest opponent for the win. Bring your light or talent to the center of attraction through the comments, ratings, email, Facebook, Twitter or from whatever media will draw. Finally drawing to crowd to participate and motive the greatness by perpetuate greater potential of the artist or person featured. 

In that same vein, in identifying a speaker  that most inspired me so far in the Ted talks forum of the Best of the Web”:  LINKIt would have to be Filmmaker Andrew Stanton ("Toy Story," “WALL-E”), LINK I enjoy hearing and telling great stories and I truly desire to improve upon the structure of my writing. Andrew intrigued by the art of a story, how it is viewed and leaving his audience to live in the wonder of his creation. He gives a vulnerable parts to the world as an offering of change and purpose to mankind.  

References

How web video powers global innovation (Chris Anderson:)

https://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/chris_anderson_how_web_video_powers_global_innovation.html

Best of the Web

http://www.ted.com/themes/best_of_the_web.html

The clues to a great story (Andrew Stanton:)

http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_stanton_the_clues_to_a_great_story