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Welcome to the My Own Business, Inc. (MOBI) newsletter! Each issue will give you information and ideas to help achieve your entrepreneurial goals. You'll also get the latest information on what's happening at MOBI's free website course on starting a business.
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Start The World - I Want To Stay On
By Gwyn Myers Ph.D.
Managing Director, Transition Partners
Author of Session 3
Today's entrepreneurs are saying, "The pace of life is too slow," "It takes forever to make a decision," "Things are not going my way," -- "Start the world - I want to stay on!" Even though entrepreneurs have exciting goals and a high level of enthusiasm for the success of their ventures, down and discouraging times will come their way. How do they hang on, ride the storm, and reap the rewards?
This article focuses on four key areas that will strengthen your grip on your dream and help you navigate the inevitable troubling times. Click here to read the complete article.
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Share Your Success Story
Would you like to share your success story and at the same time promote your business to the more than 47,000 visitors who view the My Own Business site over 329,000 times each month? If you're a MOBI graduate who can tell us how the My Own Business online course helped you succeed, we want to hear from you. Visit our Success Stories page and give us a brief summary of your experience.
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Dear MOBI
We welcome your questions to be answered in this Newsletter feature!
A MOBI student asks: "I want to open a natural foods store but am worried because the cost of specialty foods is considerably higher than regular foods. How can I be sure that my business would do well before investing a lot of time and money? I can answer the questions you provide in the online course but don't have an answer for that one."
Click here to read MOBI's response.
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Forums - New Interactive Feature!
MOBI visitors now have the ability to interact with one another. Our new MOBI forums provide an online gathering place for people with similar interests (e.g., professional, social or demographic) to share ideas, knowledge, information and opinions.
We have neatly organized the forums into sections that relate to each of the course topics. Visitors can easily express their thoughts or questions and quickly receive responses from other visitors. Come join us in building our newly formed forums! You can access any of our topics by going to: www.myownbusiness.org/business_forum.html
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Course Update
MOBI has gone live on updated Session 9, E-Commerce. Learn about everything from doing financial transactions online to marketing on the internet. The session takes an in depth look into the competitive world of search engine ranking. This session was created by MOBI board member Dave Lohr of WeddingChannel.com, and the recent update was authored by e-commerce consultant and MOBI staff member Tom Mix. Tom is a recognized expert in the rapidly changing and specialized field of maximizing search engine placement: a topic of vital importance to any start-e-commerce business.
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 About The Authors Of The Course
This quarter we spotlight Gwyn Myers, Ph.D, author of Session 3: Communications and Computer Tools. As Managing Director of Transition Partners, Dr. Myers is a consultant in the area of Information Systems, focusing on the attainment of practical business benefits and productivity gains through positioning and leveraging technology. The former Senior Manager in the
Management Consulting Practice of Price Waterhouse brings her vast amount of experience expertise to MOBI.
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Featured Partner - Knobbe, Martins Olson & Bear
Knobbe, Martins Olson & Bear is the largest intellectual property law firm on the West Coast. With offices located throughout California, over 150 lawyers represent clients in intellectual property matters worldwide. The firm provides My Own Business legal services on a pro bono basis and represented MOBI in negotiating the agreement with the World Bank to provide the MOBI course free throughout the world.
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