Eric Hanberg had a slightly different story to tell compared to many of our other speakers so far. He has had success writing books, in particular for people that are running small non-profit organizations. He himself ran one and decided to make a guide for others to follow. He explained how he took advantage of Amazon and the internet in general to sell his work without having to go through a traditional publisher. Selling his books through Amazon takes care of that. To bring in customers, he pays for online advertising regularly which has worked out quite well for him. He also discovered through this that his book often sold in small bunches, usually a copy for every member on the board of a non-profit. So he saw that as an opportunity to write another book with that idea in mind, tailoring to what they would be looking for. His wife has also found success in working for herself, I believe doing graphic design commissions if my memory is correct. He also showed us a fantastic quote...
Stephanie runs a coffee shop that I walk by every single day on campus, Metro Coffee. This was a very fun talk to hear for me because there was something different about hearing from someone whose business I have seen prior to this class. It also feels more relatable because it’s a relatively small operation and I honestly don’t see myself trying to run a very large company, at least not any time soon. Stephanie took over the coffee shop when the previous owner unfortunately became unable to run the business due to cancer. She said that much of what she learned was simply from doing the job, rather than from school or elsewhere. She also received financial help from her mother which apparently ended rather poorly and damaged their relationship, which like John Dimmer mentioned can be a side effect of getting financial support for your business from friends and family. One small thing that she mentioned that I found interesting, although expected, was that the business they do through...
Coming up with three business ideas sounded like it would be simple enough for me. It turns out that it actually takes a while for me to come up with something that actually sounds half decent to me, and not like something that I picked just to say I came up with three ideas. The first idea that I had was for a mobile app development company. I have recently found myself very interested in creating apps that I find useful for myself, that I could also offer to others via the App Store or Google Play Store. Although making mobile games sounds like fun, I find myself drawn to creating apps that people can use to make their lives easier or to help them with some sort of self-improvement. An idea that I have been working on independently is for a sort of fitness application for professional or recreational athletes. Fitness apps are of course abundant, and yet I cannot find one that provides the functionality that I desire and think would be useful to the audience I am targeting...
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