Five years ago, in 2017, the idea for the Global Blue Ocean Leadership Awards was born. The aim was to create an award given out every five years that would recognize and shine a light on individuals who have led and fostered the creation of blue oceans that have made a meaningful difference and [...]
Arbor Dakota has been contracted by Ann Arbor SPARK and Desai Accelerator to conduct an eight-session CEO Master Class for entrepreneurs. This is the fifth year that this course has been offered. There are seven members of the 2023 cohort, all of whom are early-stage founder/CEOs. To learn more click here
Arbor Dakota is pleased and proud to introduce a video series entitled "CEO Master Class For Entrepreneurs" This series is designed to help start-up Founder/CEOs learn to build a company around their product. The lack of experience in building a company is the number one reason for start-up failure or lack of growth. To [...]
On Wednesday, January 11 2022, Ted Dacko of Arbor Dakota conducted a sales training webinar for and sponsored by Ann Arbor SPARK, entitled “Sales Presentations That Click With Your Audience”. The webinar was to help early stage, entrepreneurial companies learn to better convert sales presentations into actual business. To view the training, please visit: Building [...]
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Ted Dacko of Arbor Dakota conducted a sales training webinar for and sponsored by Ann Arbor SPARK, entitled "Challenger Sales For Startups and Small Business". The webinar was to help early stage, entrepreneurial companies overcome sales obstacles and learn to better move prospective customers to a successful close. To view [...]
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Arbor Dakota conducted 2 webinars, one for The Desai Institute on March 30, 2020 and another for Ann Arbor SPARK on April 15, 2020 entitled "Decision Making in Tough Times". These webinars drew on the extensive background and experiences of President Ted Dacko who has led multiple companies through challenging times.
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Working through an Ann Arbor SPARK EIR grant, Arbor Dakota helped shopwindow, a SaaS retail company blow out its revenues. https://annarborusa.org/news/executive-in-residence-program-helps-ann-arbor-startups-excel/
Arbor Dakota customer, Groundspeed Analytics receives series B funding and an outstanding valuation. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180726005176/en/Groundspeed-Analytics-Announces-30-Million-Series-Funding