My planning business began after my vow renewal. I shadowed the planner that we hired to plan our nuptials. I learned how to work with vendors, manage clients, and prepare timelines. We even covered the worst-case scenarios, like handling late suppliers and bridezillas. Everything about the wedding business, I learned from this hardcore hands-on training. When I ventured […]

WOW! Time sure flies when you are having fun (or working really hard)! Today marks a little over a month since the launch of my revamped website. I am pleased with the overall outcome, but trust me, this did not happen overnight. My team and I worked hard to flesh out my design needs from top […]

Many entrepreneurs have boosted their success with mentors. Take billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson who dropped out of school at the age of 16 and started his first business with a loan from his mother. He is now sending aircraft into space with his most recent project Virgin Galaxy. So how did this entrepreneur reach space-billionaire […]

If you think mentors are for employees on a career track in the workforce, you’re wrong. Entrepreneurs need business mentors to succeed in their startups just alike. Lots of companies offer mentoring programs, where executive-level professionals support their younger colleagues’. Mentoring programs have been created specifically for women, people of color, the disabled, and other […]

Like most things in life, it “takes a village” to succeed as a startup. Entrepreneurs are always breaking the rules and making mistakes in an effort to succeed in their businesses. For this reason, having a mentor is crucial. Without a savvy model, in the form of a mentor, you may make critical early mistakes […]

My planning business began after my vow renewal. I shadowed the planner that we hired to plan our nuptials. I learned how to work with vendors, manage clients, and prepare timelines. We even covered the worst-case scenarios, like handling late suppliers and bridezillas. Everything about the wedding business, I learned from this hardcore hands-on training. […]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 27, 2016 MEDIA CONTACT Angel West Mahogany Blue Public Relations 312.375.2752 awest@mahoganybluepr.com Ivori Lipscomb-Warren Named to Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 EDGEWOOD, MD, October 27, 2016 – Ivori Nicole Events today announced that Ivori Lipscomb-Warren, Owner and Creative Director, was named to Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 […]

We are so excited to see Ivori’s expert tips on Rising Tide Society! In her blog, she gives three ways to avoid business burnout. Running a business is hard work. If you’re a business owner, you probably understand how difficult it can be to avoid business burnout. There are so many things to manage: operations, marketing, […]

Hi friends! Running a business is hard work. If you’re a business owner, you probably understand how difficult it can be to avoid business burnout. There are so many things to manage: operations, marketing, accounting, social media, human resources—not to mention, home and family duties. So how do you manage it all without going completely […]