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Issue 29  ~  October 27, 2009


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In This Issue
Featured Article: The "Technipreneur"
Bootstrap Budget Bootcamp Workshop
Weekly Reader Question

Greetings!

     Happy Tuesday! This newsletter is laying the ground work for the foundation of newsletters to come.

     To set the scene, the past few weeks have been like hearing a new word once and then hearing it ten more times throughout the week. Or like getting a new truck that seems like a one-of-a-kind when you drive it off the lot and then see five more of them just on the drive home.

     The "Technipreneur" is becoming more and more common in the business world and is the number one type of customer that I have been working with. i'm sure you know them, now let's spend some time getting to to know them.

 

The "Technipreneur"
Technicians in Overdrive

     If you read through enough websites, blogs, business journals, newsletters, etc., you will find that one of the fastest growing business sectors is that of the entrepreneur. I would agree with that to a certain extent.
 
     More specifically, I would say that one of the fastest growing sectors is the technician with an entrepreneurial spirit. By definition, an entrepreneur is one who "organizes and manages an enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk."
 
     By contrast, the Technipreneur is someone that is an expert at their trade or with their product or service, that has a desire - that entrepreneurial spirit - to go out on their own and start a business rather than lend their technical expertise to someone else's business.
 
     Another way to look at the difference is the Technipreneur wears many, if not all of the hats in the company including...

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Bootstrap Bootcamp

     It is becoming more and more imperative to utilize on-line tools in today's business environment to effectively and consistently communicate with your customers and prospects.

     The Bootstrap Budget Bootcamp will provide hands on training for small business owners, entrepreneurs and consultants to develop and maintain their own strategic marketing resources -- website, e-newsletter, blog and communication documents -- WITHOUT NEEDING TO KNOW THE TECHNICAL CODE that is typically needed to develop professional materials! If you know the basics of using Microsoft Word and Excel, you can learn how to create these essential resources in this workshop.

KEY OBJECTIVES
     1. Develop a website with a drag-and-drop website builder by BlueVoda
     2. Create an online e-Newsletter using Constant Contact
     3. Set up a business blog with WordPress
     4. Develop image branded business communication forms & documents
     5. Integrate these items for strategic and effective communication

Click here for more information or to register.

Question of the Week

Reffering back to this week's featured article...
"Would you consider yourself to be an entrepreneur or a Technipreneur"

     o  entrepreneur
     o  Technipreneur


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(Your answer will remain anonymous)


Last Week's Question:
 
"Have you ever been the only person to show up for a sale?"

     o  Yes -- 100%
     o  No -- 0%


Do you have a question you'd like to see in a future poll? If so, send it to me in an e-mail. workinghard@helpingusellu.com



Wrapping Up

     Well, I hope you picked up a few good ideas today and I look forward to being with you again next week. In the meantime, if you have a burning question, shoot me an e-mail and I'll shoot you a reply.

Helping You Sell You,
Scott Gillespie

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