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[Chase]

From CryptoMoms Today:

Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229.

This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement:

Mission Statement

Cryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us.  We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.

We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate.

We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below:

Small Business Development Centers
 
Illinois Small Business Development Centers

 Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.
SBDCs in the Chicago area:

•   North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/
NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network.  
•   Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/
The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.
•   Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/
Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
•   University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
 The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business.
•    Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/
The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses.
•   Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/
The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life.
•   Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
 A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses.
•    Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org
 The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance.
Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago:
•  Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/
•  Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
•  Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398
•   Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/
•  Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/
•  SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at  Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html
•  College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp
•  College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm
•  Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/
•  Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/
•  Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27

Wow!  Are you reaching out to all these organizations?

[Dyna]

From CryptoMoms Today:

Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229.

This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement:

Mission Statement

Cryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us.  We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.

We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate.

We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below:

Small Business Development Centers
 
Illinois Small Business Development Centers

 Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.
SBDCs in the Chicago area:

•   North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/
NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network.  
•   Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/
The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.
•   Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/
Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
•   University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
 The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business.
•    Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/
The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses.
•   Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/
The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life.
•   Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
 A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses.
•    Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org
 The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance.
Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago:
•  Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/
•  Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
•  Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398
•   Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/
•  Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/
•  SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at  Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html
•  College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp
•  College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm
•  Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/
•  Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/
•  Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27

Wow!  Are you reaching out to all these organizations?

Starting to. It will take a while. We always go slow and easy starting out.

[Dyna]

Quote from: indiamikezulu on Today at 06:25:44 AM

Hey, Shepherd. Yes, I wish I could be more positive; but my life gig is political theory (which segued into cryptos after retirement). I don't have the luxury of baseless optimism. It makes you a lousy theorist.

Hmmm . . . I read most everything Rubino writes.


Why do I yammer on about economic concerns?

Because the future of cryptos (and Dnotes will thrive in either model) is gonna be Future One or Future Two.

Future One will be as a method of payment, etc., in a world still recognizably this world.

Future Two will be as a major store-of-value instrument in a post-government-fiat-centric super depression.

The data below is just from the last week or so – that is, the data is once again pouring in:

“ . . . a new wave in the Global Financial Crisis . . . “
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2015/10/13/goldman-this-is-the-third-wave-of-the-financial-crisis

“The risk of a global financial crash has increased . . . “
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/07/risk-global-financial-crash-increased-imf-emerging-economies-eurozone-stability-report

“China’s economy . . .  flagging and recent stock market turmoil had exposed the fragility of many emerging market economies.”
   http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/16/global-economy-faces-low-growth-in-next-year-says-oecd

Burberry – 8% down yesterday
China – ‘largest drop in exports since 2009’
Glencore (commodities traders) – ‘on the hook for hundreds of billions in shadow debt’

[‘Trafigura’? ‘Vitol’? ‘The Noble Group’? Watch for these names.]

At present, campers, the data is coming thick and fast: IMF, OECD, VW, Deutsche Bank/Germany’s economy

Syria/the refugee crisis

Currency crises in the ‘EM’ nations

Quote From Shepherd Today:

Mark, you have  been doing just fine. Sometimes it is helpful to look at things from a different prospective. There are serious concerns brewing in the emerging markets, with the price of commodities dropping so drastically over a short period of time. This could be a long period of slowing down.

DNotes is a very large scale global project best suited for those interested to invest over the long term. Fortunately we have many stakeholders who share our view and keep most of their stash at the DNotesVault. We envision that, because of the size and scope of what DNotes is involved in, DNotes is a great store of value. We also expect DNotes to play an important role as a supplement to national currency around the world.

If you have not done so, be sure to read our most recent article "Why Bitcoin and Digital Currency DNotes Could be EURO's Best Friends."

[DNotes]

All, we changed the format slightly to the weekly recap and would love to hear your thoughts. Slightly shorter stories, while trying to maintain industry perspective, and more inclusive.

Bitcoin Weekly Recap 10-16-2015

http://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-weekly-recap-10-16-2015/

[kanus1113]

All, we changed the format slightly to the weekly recap and would love to hear your thoughts. Slightly shorter stories, while trying to maintain industry perspective, and more inclusive.

Bitcoin Weekly Recap 10-16-2015

http://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-weekly-recap-10-16-2015/

Like the condensed version with more news better personally.

[CryptoJohn]

Loved DNotes from the beginning. Received my first mining payout 3/11/14 3b84108dd178638ae415d911125601c56dbe567f374ef28bc15cd0e4af2e98a7

Just opened a retirement account @ https://dnotesvault.com/ 


Great coin, great concept, great mission, great community

[Chase]

Loved DNotes from the beginning. Received my first mining payout 3/11/14 3b84108dd178638ae415d911125601c56dbe567f374ef28bc15cd0e4af2e98a7

Just opened a retirement account @ https://dnotesvault.com/ 


Great coin, great concept, great mission, great community

Hi CryptoJohn,

It's nice to see that you are taking care of your retirement.

Drop by more often - you are always welcome!

[DNotes]

Loved DNotes from the beginning. Received my first mining payout 3/11/14 3b84108dd178638ae415d911125601c56dbe567f374ef28bc15cd0e4af2e98a7

Just opened a retirement account @ https://dnotesvault.com/ 


Great coin, great concept, great mission, great community

Good to see you again CryptoJohn, I know you have been a supporter since the we started, thank you! As Chase mentioned, we love to see our supporters stop by the forum often, share their ideas and comments on our projects.

Also, if you have time, check out our contest.
https://twitter.com/DCEBrief/status/653990115010850818

[DNotes]

EU Court to Decide Bitcoin's VAT-Status Next Week

In what could be a landmark case for Bitcoin in the EU, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has announced that it will make its decision on the VAT-status of virtual currency exchanges next Thursday. The verdict, which is the climax of an originally Swedish court dispute, could have far-reaching implications for bitcoin users and companies in all 28 EU-member states.

In essence, the ECJ will decide whether bitcoin exchanges should be subject to VAT (Value Added Tax). Specifically, as requested by the Swedish high court, the ECJ will answer two questions:
“Is Article 2(1) of the VAT Directive to be interpreted as meaning that transactions in the form of what has been designated as the exchange of virtual currency for traditional currency and vice versa, which is effected for consideration added by the supplier when the exchange rates are determined, constitute the supply of a service effected for consideration?”

And:
“If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, is Article135(1) to be interpreted as meaning that the above mentioned exchange transactions are tax exempt?”

Speaking to Bitcoin Magazine , Dutch fiscalist for law firm Baker & McKenzie and VAT-expert Roger van de Berg explained what the implications of the court ruling will be.

Van de Berg:
“Strictly speaking, the case is about bitcoin exchange services. It's not about bitcoin itself, it's not about bitcoin mining, it's not about paying with bitcoin, or anything else. The court will decide whether exchange services fall within the scope of VAT-based law – that's the first question. If the ECJ decides that bitcoin exchange services do in fact fall within this scope, the second question will answer whether a VAT exemption should apply.”

If the ECJ rules that a bitcoin exchange does fall within scope of VAT-based law, and also decides that a VAT exemption will not apply, it could mean two things. The most likely outcome is that bitcoin exchanges will be required to pay VAT over the spread; the difference in price of buying and selling bitcoin from which they profit. But another – less likely – outcome could be that the value of the sale itself is subject to VAT. Since VAT in different EU member states is anywhere between 15 and 27 percent – depending on the country – this would effectively mean that it would cost an additional 15 to 27 percent to purchase bitcoin.

But while the questions that are to be answered by the ECJ strictly speaking apply only to bitcoin exchangers, it is possible that the answers could have even more far-reaching implications as well.

“In order to answer the question regarding exchange services, the ECJ might reason that it first needs to assess what such an exchange is actually doing and how the underlying assets should be qualified,” Van de Berg explained. “As such, it might also investigate the VAT treatment of virtual currencies and thus decide whether or not bitcoin itself is subject to VAT. If that happens, we have a clear answer from the ECJ of where bitcoin stands for VAT purposes within the EU. This would then apply to all bitcoin-related activities, including mining, spending and more.”

Currently, different EU member states uphold their own VAT-laws regarding virtual currencies. Some charge VAT, others do not, and yet others have not taken in any official position so far. With the ruling next week, however, all national virtual currency-related VAT laws will be overruled by the ECJ, in effect creating a uniform fiscal policy for all of the EU. This decision will be binding to all EU member states, and can only be overturned if overruling law is made by the European Commission in Brussels.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/eu-court-to-decide-bitcoin-s-vat-status-next-week-1445013279

The most likely outcome is that bitcoin exchanges will be required to pay VAT over the spread; the difference in price of buying and selling bitcoin from which they profit. This is fairly interesting, for an exchange like coinbase it would affect the price they have to charge for bitcoin to EU customers and if they are taking into account for a direct user to user exchange like poloniex that charges a static trade fee across the board. 

“As such, it might also investigate the VAT treatment of virtual currencies and thus decide whether or not bitcoin itself is subject to VAT. If that happens, we have a clear answer from the ECJ of where bitcoin stands for VAT purposes within the EU. This would then apply to all bitcoin-related activities, including mining, spending and more.” I don't see how it could apply to mining with the heavy up front investment for long term gains.

[Dyna]

Loved DNotes from the beginning. Received my first mining payout 3/11/14 3b84108dd178638ae415d911125601c56dbe567f374ef28bc15cd0e4af2e98a7

Just opened a retirement account @ https://dnotesvault.com/  


Great coin, great concept, great mission, great community

We are always delighted to see our friends who have been with us from the very beginning. Personally, it is very rewarding and inspiring to read your comments, "Great coin, great concept, great mission, great community."

On days when bots and day traders continued to treat DNotes just like any other commodity (coin), driving it to the lowest price; then buy and instantly try to sell it for just a little more all day long; your remarks mean a lot to me. Thank you, CryptoJohn. Hope to see you and many others just like you more often.

DNotes is uniquely different than any other coin, including Bitcoin. DNotes is a trusted global digital currency built since day one, with a purpose, for everyone worldwide to participate. It is built as a trusted brand with lasting value. It is meant to be a long term investment. "Its true value is in the future" As a store of value, it is the digital currency that is the least volatile and has the most dependable long term appreciation in value.

DNotes is a very large scale global project that will take years before its full potential can be realized. It is far more than just another digital currency, among over 1,000 competing coins in our industry. DNotes is part of a growing family, consisting of many highly scalable building blocks or components. Together they are all strategically linked to form a complete system. While others may be building a distinct component, we are building a complete system, a well oiled machine.

DNotes is the trusted global digital currency with its own ecosystem. It will soon be a part of a for profit global enterprise that will enable the currency and its ecosystem to be self-sufficient and self-sustaining, while being a purposeful currency for the better good of mankind. DNotes is uniquely different. To learn more, be a frequent follower of DCEBrief that brings you current issues that matter to our industry in Executive Summary format, designed to be informative, objective, and unbiased, without fluff or fillers.

As a global digital currency, its ultimate mission is to be the future of money to supplement, not replace, all national or fiat currencies. This will ensure that the citizens of the world will have a choice to hedge against the financial pain and suffering of a "sudden stop" in all economic activities, as in the case of Greece recently. We are not a proponent of gloom and doom. As a thought leader, I am very committed, with our dedicated team, to proactively position DNotes as the preferred global digital currency. DNotes is a viable option to be the global solution and the positive mitigating force to prevent the risk of a total lose of one's life savings in the event of another "sudden stop" the may result from the never ending turmoil of our dynamic world.

[DNotes]

Blockchain weekly recap. Same format as the bitcoin one, more news, and condensed. Quite a bit going on this week. Please take a look and provide your feedback and comments.

Blockchain Weekly Recap 10-17-2015

http://dcebrief.com/blockchain-weekly-recap-10-17-2015/

[TeeGee]

I've been quiet lately (and will continue to pop up where possible for the next 4 weeks), but Ken, you're writing some great stuff.

I think it also is important that DNotes (the user) get's some credit too for the phenomenal amount of effort that must go into developing and deciding the structure and formate for all the web properties.

I could say the same for many other team members, but I'm focussing on the DCEBrief page development for this post. Quite an exciting project.

I did have a thought when I saw CryptoJohn say hello before (hi by the way). It does not escape my notice that these forums are somewhat lacking in terms of features (unless I'm completely useless at using them).

For example, compare these forums to some of the features possible on Facebook.

CryptoJohn could say hello, and we respond to him, but he won't know that we've responded to him unless he is subscribed to e-mail alerts, and he won't know if that content is directed at him or not. On Facebook, you can tag somebody's name and they will know from the notification that a post has been made in reference to them. Embedding images and general text formatting is more complicated for forum users also - often requiring rudimentary knowledge of HTML etc.

BitcoinTalk appears to be where the conversation about crypto happens. DCEBrief serves a great function of educating stakeholders about crypto, but in future do others here think that we should try and bring the general crypto conversation to a more user friendly medium that enjoys all the general features people can get on Facebook, but categorised as a forum? I've always considered forums like this to be the "back end" of the crypto scene where things happen, and the news properties the suited up face of the industry. Is there a business case to sooner, rather than later, attempt to bring the crypto conversation to an improved medium?

Doing so would certainly have an appeal to less technologically savvy people who would never think of visiting a forum, but use Facebook every day. I also think it would help draw a much larger demographic of women to the scene. The forum should be for general money users and not tech experts. Maybe this is something cryptomoms could aim for.

Just my a thought I was having.

[matatyau-cohen]

two notes regarding the front page of CM: 1. pink color is too obvious to represent a women's page or site. there might be some new age women that will not like this attitude  2. we should add a line or two about the Close connection between women and business that characterizes the 21st century. not mention that progress might seemed as non updated thinking

From CryptoMoms Today:

Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229.

This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement:

Mission Statement

Cryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us.  We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.

We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate.

We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below:

Small Business Development Centers
 
Illinois Small Business Development Centers

 Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.
SBDCs in the Chicago area:

•   North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/
NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network.  
•   Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/
The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.
•   Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/
Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
•   University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
 The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business.
•    Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/
The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses.
•   Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/
The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life.
•   Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
 A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses.
•    Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org
 The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance.
Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago:
•  Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/
•  Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
•  Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398
•   Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/
•  Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/
•  SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at  Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html
•  College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp
•  College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm
•  Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/
•  Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/
•  Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27

That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts.

All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know.

[DNotes]

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This weeks entries have all been paid and added to the list of entries. So far we have 123 entries for the contest. I encourage everyone to submit.

[DNotes]

I've been quiet lately (and will continue to pop up where possible for the next 4 weeks), but Ken, you're writing some great stuff.

I think it also is important that DNotes (the user) get's some credit too for the phenomenal amount of effort that must go into developing and deciding the structure and formate for all the web properties.

I could say the same for many other team members, but I'm focussing on the DCEBrief page development for this post. Quite an exciting project.

I did have a thought when I saw CryptoJohn say hello before (hi by the way). It does not escape my notice that these forums are somewhat lacking in terms of features (unless I'm completely useless at using them).

For example, compare these forums to some of the features possible on Facebook.

CryptoJohn could say hello, and we respond to him, but he won't know that we've responded to him unless he is subscribed to e-mail alerts, and he won't know if that content is directed at him or not. On Facebook, you can tag somebody's name and they will know from the notification that a post has been made in reference to them. Embedding images and general text formatting is more complicated for forum users also - often requiring rudimentary knowledge of HTML etc.

BitcoinTalk appears to be where the conversation about crypto happens. DCEBrief serves a great function of educating stakeholders about crypto, but in future do others here think that we should try and bring the general crypto conversation to a more user friendly medium that enjoys all the general features people can get on Facebook, but categorised as a forum? I've always considered forums like this to be the "back end" of the crypto scene where things happen, and the news properties the suited up face of the industry. Is there a business case to sooner, rather than later, attempt to bring the crypto conversation to an improved medium?

Doing so would certainly have an appeal to less technologically savvy people who would never think of visiting a forum, but use Facebook every day. I also think it would help draw a much larger demographic of women to the scene. The forum should be for general money users and not tech experts. Maybe this is something cryptomoms could aim for.

Just my a thought I was having.

Thank you TeeGee, it is amazing what we have been able to accomplish with no external funding and a small group of dedicated supporters. It was important to build all of this infrastructure, up to this point, in this manner. We could have burned through millions, and likely not had a very much stronger foundation for the global digital currency we are building. Now is the perfect time to get aggressive and expand more rapidly.

I like your ideas for the forum, it seems like we could develop it into a hybrid social forum and even incorporate digital currency directly into the system. Definitely a project to keep on the radar.

[DNotes]

two notes regarding the front page of CM: 1. pink color is too obvious to represent a women's page or site. there might be some new age women that will not like this attitude  2. we should add a line or two about the Close connection between women and business that characterizes the 21st century. not mention that progress might seemed as non updated thinking

From CryptoMoms Today:

Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229.

This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement:

Mission Statement

Cryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us.  We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.

We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate.

We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below:

Small Business Development Centers
 
Illinois Small Business Development Centers

 Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.
SBDCs in the Chicago area:

•   North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/
NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network.  
•   Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/
The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.
•   Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/
Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
•   University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
 The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business.
•    Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/
The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses.
•   Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/
The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life.
•   Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
 A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses.
•    Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org
 The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance.
Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago:
•  Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/
•  Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
•  Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398
•   Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/
•  Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/
•  SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at  Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html
•  College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp
•  College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm
•  Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/
•  Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/
•  Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27

That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts.

All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know.

Thank you Mati, on the first part, I may wait until we decide to take CryptoMoms to stage of it's development. We plan to make it much more than a informational site and a forum. TeeGee's suggestion of expanding the forum capabilities falls directly into line with what we want to do.

On the second part, would you be able to provide a sample of the text you would include?

[matatyau-cohen]

"CM aims to express the huge progress women made on the business arena during the last decade toward equality with men. CM is a further step within this amazing journey"

two notes regarding the front page of CM: 1. pink color is too obvious to represent a women's page or site. there might be some new age women that will not like this attitude  2. we should add a line or two about the Close connection between women and business that characterizes the 21st century. not mention that progress might seemed as non updated thinking

From CryptoMoms Today:

Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229.

This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement:

Mission Statement

Cryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us.  We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.

We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate.

We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below:

Small Business Development Centers
 
Illinois Small Business Development Centers

 Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.
SBDCs in the Chicago area:

•   North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/
NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network.  
•   Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/
The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.
•   Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/
Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
•   University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
 The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business.
•    Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/
The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses.
•   Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/
The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life.
•   Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
 A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses.
•    Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org
 The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance.
Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago:
•  Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/
•  Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
•  Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398
•   Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/
•  Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/
•  SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at  Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html
•  College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp
•  College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm
•  Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/
•  Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/
•  Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27

That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts.

All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know.

Thank you Mati, on the first part, I may wait until we decide to take CryptoMoms to stage of it's development. We plan to make it much more than a informational site and a forum. TeeGee's suggestion of expanding the forum capabilities falls directly into line with what we want to do.

On the second part, would you be able to provide a sample of the text you would include?

[DNotes]

"CM aims to express the huge progress women made on the business arena during the last decade toward equality with men. CM is a further step within this amazing journey"

two notes regarding the front page of CM: 1. pink color is too obvious to represent a women's page or site. there might be some new age women that will not like this attitude  2. we should add a line or two about the Close connection between women and business that characterizes the 21st century. not mention that progress might seemed as non updated thinking

From CryptoMoms Today:

Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229.

This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement:

Mission Statement

Cryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us.  We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.

We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate.

We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below:

Small Business Development Centers
 
Illinois Small Business Development Centers

 Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.
SBDCs in the Chicago area:

•   North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/
NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network.  
•   Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/
The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.
•   Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/
Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
•   University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
 The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business.
•    Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/
The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses.
•   Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/
The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life.
•   Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
 A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses.
•    Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org
 The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance.
Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago:
•  Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/
•  Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
•  Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398
•   Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/
•  Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/
•  SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at  Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html
•  College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp
•  College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm
•  Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/
•  Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/
•  Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27

That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts.

All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know.

Thank you Mati, on the first part, I may wait until we decide to take CryptoMoms to stage of it's development. We plan to make it much more than a informational site and a forum. TeeGee's suggestion of expanding the forum capabilities falls directly into line with what we want to do.

On the second part, would you be able to provide a sample of the text you would include?

Thanks Mati, I'll see if I can incorporate something like that.

[matatyau-cohen]

Thanks. Wish to all of us a wonderful week

"CM aims to express the huge progress women made on the business arena during the last decade toward equality with men. CM is a further step within this amazing journey"

two notes regarding the front page of CM: 1. pink color is too obvious to represent a women's page or site. there might be some new age women that will not like this attitude  2. we should add a line or two about the Close connection between women and business that characterizes the 21st century. not mention that progress might seemed as non updated thinking

From CryptoMoms Today:

Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229.

This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement:

Mission Statement

Cryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us.  We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.

We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate.

We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below:

Small Business Development Centers
 
Illinois Small Business Development Centers

 Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses.
SBDCs in the Chicago area:

•   North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/
NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network.  
•   Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/
The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.
•   Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/
Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
•   University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/
 The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business.
•    Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/
The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses.
•   Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/
The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life.
•   Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
 A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses.
•    Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org
 The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance.
Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago:
•  Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/
•  Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html
•  Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398
•   Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/
•  Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/
•  SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at  Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html
•  College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp
•  College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm
•  Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/
•  Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/
•  Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27

That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts.

All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know.

Thank you Mati, on the first part, I may wait until we decide to take CryptoMoms to stage of it's development. We plan to make it much more than a informational site and a forum. TeeGee's suggestion of expanding the forum capabilities falls directly into line with what we want to do.

On the second part, would you be able to provide a sample of the text you would include?

Thanks Mati, I'll see if I can incorporate something like that.

[Chase]

This blog post was published a few months ago by Ziftr.  There was a ZiftrCoin, but it doesn't seem to be active anymore.  The post was interesting in that the author feels that it is a lack of security and customer rewards programs that is holding back mainstream adoption by consumers of mobile payments.


Security and Rewards: The Keys to Mainstream Consumer Adoption of Mobile Payments

http://blog.ziftr.com/2015/07/21/security-and-rewards-the-keys-to-mainstream-consumer-adoption-of-mobile-payments/