MONETIZING YOUR PASSION SELFRELIANCE Al Batinga Speak UP
MONETIZING YOUR PASSION (SELF-RELIANCE) Al Batinga Speak UP Speak OUT! alb@speakup. ws
Preview • • The Current Reality A Solution… What Stops Us? What Can You Do? What Needs to Happen (Steps) Getting Help? Action!
Speak UP Speak OUT! THE CURRENT REALITY
Post Office Laying Off Thousands, Closing Offices
Laying off 30, 000…or was it 40, 000?
Laying off thousands… and suggesting relocation to India…
Outsourcing • Once an exotic solution • Now the law of the land…
Most Companies • Conserving Capital • Holding Off Hiring
Reality This is no longer a temporary aberration This is how it is for the foreseeable future
GREATEST NEED SELF-RELIANCE
Speak UP Speak OUT! A SOLUTION
WHAT IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
People Who Took the Challenge Batinga Family
People Who Took the Challenge
Sean Belnick
Leanna Archer
Robert Nay Company: Nay Games Age: 14 Website: naygames. com At age 14, Robert Nay's first game, Bubble Ball, was downloaded more than two million times within two weeks of its launch. Not bad considering that the average mobile game receives a few hundred downloads. In January, the game knocked the monster hit ''Angry Birds'' out of the number 1 most downloaded free game spot in the Apple app store.
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People Who Took the Challenge
People Who Took the Challenge
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Ideas – Small Businesses • • • Hobbies Profession Accounting Help e. Bay, Craig List, Etsy. com Swap Meet Buy and Sell – garaging Cleaning Houses Elder Care Writing an e. Book Affiliate Pgms (Amazon, etc…) • Tutoring/teaching – Kids – Adults • • Catering Creating websites Writing Loading CDs on an i. Pod Event Planner Franchise/Licensee Multi-Level Assistant/virtual
Speak UP Speak OUT! WHAT STOPS US?
Fear…
Road Blocks • • Capital Lack of market connections/client base Courage Time Mindset Resources Plan
Needs What do you need? Mindset An idea Action!
• • • Step 1 SWOT Analysis: Druthers If you won the lottery… What would you do for free? What could you start part-time What would be fun? Play… What could you involve others in? What will cost little or no money? What do you and others say you’re excellent at? What does the market need?
Step 2 - Leverage Exploit other’s expertise and strengths
Step 3 - Written Strategy – 1 pager
Step 4 - Start Small – Now, Today!
Step 5 – GIVE it away!!!
Step 6
Step 7 - ADJUST Y y a d r este y a d To
Step 8 – Have fun!
Resources This room… SBA. gov – Small Business Administration Score. org Itunes. com – podcasts You. Tube
Comments THOUGHTS…
Review • • • Current Landscape A Daring Solution… What Stops Us? What Can You Do? What Needs to Happen (Steps) How We Can Help?
ACTION Take 1 baby step…today
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