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Old 07-15-2008, 08:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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What exactly is your business?

I love talking about my company and I love hearing about others, as well I haven’t really heard what a lot of people on here do. So what do you do...

I'll start:

My company owns and operates several magazines onboard major airlines, as well as a few finance trade publications. We dabble in direct mailings here and there too.

Aside from the traditional media we are in the process of developing an interactive advertising platform for in store retail. We're integrating our in house RFID software we had from a previous venture that we sold off and using it as a base platform for this. This is my baby at the moment and gets me excited to come to work.

Lastly we took a 2 of the programmers who work for us and they're making quant algorithms for a few trading strats my partner and I had, we both used to work in quant finance roles before stumbling upon this.
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Old 07-15-2008, 12:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Lastly we took a 2 of the programmers who work for us and they're making quant algorithms for a few trading strats my partner and I had, we both used to work in quant finance roles before stumbling upon this.
Ok, well you lost me with all the quant talk.
My business is helping others start their own businesses (see signature)!

I previously owned a franchise (children's retail) and a couple of other small businesses. Right after the grand opening of my shop, I was standing around thinking, "Well that was fun and exciting (the startup phase), but I'm bored already." I immediately started looking at other businesses.

I realized it was the challenge and excitement of the startup that I loved. I even enjoyed writing all the business plans I had written when researching dozens of franchises.

And so Start Your Own Small Business Step-by-Step was created.
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Old 07-15-2008, 12:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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My business is more of an organization. I broke into a remote field of advertising and competition with a good friend of mine. We started a video game team around 2003. Since then, we have added multiple teams and have attended many tournaments including the prestigious MLG. We can now officially call ourselves a Professional Gaming Community.

Video games is the fastest growing and most competitive field of play now and is a great area to break into for advertisement/sponsorship.

Also bopa, for your post about the magazines, articles on video games would also attract a younger crowd as today, technology and information are continually evolving.

If you would like to talk more in depth about details, feel free to contact me, as I would love to shar more information.

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Old 07-16-2008, 09:05 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Sure, if you could narrow it down to a specific topic and send over some samples of previous work i'd be happy to see what i can do. If i cant use it, i'll send it around to some friends if you really want to get published.
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Old 07-16-2008, 03:23 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 07-16-2008, 05:44 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I just started a Magazine Publishing Company
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Old 07-16-2008, 06:05 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I run a content creation and SEO services firm for webmasters.

I have a handful of affiliate marketing websites that work very well for me.

I'm currently trying to get an importing/exporting operation started in Mexico. Having a lot of difficulties securing the shipping (I think customs is stealing some of my goods...well at least someone is)

And will be buying my first vacation rental by the end of this year - a multiunit maybe a duplex.
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all my stuff is strictly online for now

coastalescapade.com - is my travel agency online
theblogumentary.com - is my blog about differnet tips and tricks to earn money


i want to open up a Barbershop in the next 2-3years also followed by a car audio/rim/tint shop. 2 of my passions and i would love to own them both.
im just a 21 year old rookie to alot of people on here. Congrats on everything everybody has accomplished so far!
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Old 07-18-2008, 08:28 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I own a work from home resource site called The Internet Income Center. I am also an Independent Sales Associate for Affordable Energy, an energy company that offers electricity service in the state of Texas and energy-saving residential products to consumers all over the U.S.
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Old 07-18-2008, 09:27 AM   #10 (permalink)
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My primary business at the moment is servicing the Christian apparel market. I have several unique online venues that cater to different segments within this market, the most prominent of which is the fundraiser segment. With our fundraisers, I have church groups and youth groups that sell our shirts & hoodies to raise money for their events, mission trips, etc. This market has stayed very active considering the recent downturn in the US economy.

I also have several web service ventures in the works and are hoping to acquire a bible reading plan website that is a free service, but would be an excellent marketing venue for our current business.
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My business is J.C. Enterprise Marketing. The name explains itself. I market products for a supplier and sell to the consumer cutting out the middle man. We marketing all different kinds of products from health and beauty to electronics. This business is new and has been around for about a year now. I have always wanted to be involved in marketing and when i got the chance to start my own business it was like a dream come true.
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Old 07-18-2008, 02:39 PM   #12 (permalink)
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nice keep them coming
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