Aundrea Y. Wilcox to Speak at Authors Convention
Online, June 16, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Business Advisor-Author-Speaker Aundrea Y. Wilcox will present "Authorpreneur: Every Author Is Also an Entrepreneur" geared to other authors and aspiring writers. Many authors write their first book and expect an overwhelming supportive response from friends, family and their community. When that doesn't happen, or when the short-lived "hoopla" dies down, they realize that writing the book was actually the easy part. When asked why she selected this topic, Wilcox said, "Authors must learn to treat their book like a small business." In the final chapter of her new book, Startup Savvy: Strategies for Optimizing Small Business Survival and Success, she has developed a series of tactics specifically designed to increase small business survival rates. She says these same tactics can also work for authors.
Aundrea Y. Wilcox, Brenau University MBA, is currently the Senior Business Counselor of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Kingsport Affiliate Office, and Executive Director of the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) at the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce, Tenn. She has provided one-on-one technical assistance to over 700 individuals or businesses. She is also a contributing blogger on business and finance to The BOSS Network, which was recently named by Forbes.com as one of the Top 10 Entrepreneurial Websites for Women, and one of the Top 10 Best Career Sites for Women.
The Authors Convention will take place on June 15th in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit the convention's website at http://www.authorsconvention.com/. The event is open to authors from everywhere. It will be followed by a public book signing at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Convention Center.
To connect with Aundrea, follow her on Twitter @StartupSavvy, and visit startupsavvy.biz for more insights and tips about small business ownership and management.