[nABEntre] Advice

Mon Aug 24 15:04:16 UTC 2020

Most people who succeed, have gone through failures. It's real life 
education you can't get in books, seminars, classes, etc.

So, you are learning. Count that as tuition. And I don't mean that 
flippantly.

I'm not a millionaire. It hasn't been a focus to this point. But I've 
been in successful businesses of various sorts my whole life. Take it in 
that context.

As for succeeding. It depends on what is your burning desire.

What you would do whether you got paid to do it or not.

When you know that? It will get you through the thin times.

Regarding discrimination. I get it. And I don't mean to sound in 
sensitive, but seeing yourself as a victim will not serve you well. I'm 
not suggesting you are in totality, just picking up on your comment there.

Discrimination exists, but it is a hurdle, not a road block. If you see 
yourself as the discriminated, others will too.

But I get it, you are reaching out in need, and certainly don't intend 
to appear wounding, but it is an important part of success in our unique 
situation.

As for funding a business from scratch, I think it depends there too, on 
the business.

If you have a solid business plan, it's possible you could find someone 
to become a partner or a venture capitalist.

It depends on your market, especially now amid a pandemic.

Marketing plays a huge part.

A really smart businessman in my failed challenged some students of his.

Asked if any marketing wish were granted for them to open a hamburger 
shop, what is the one wish they'd want. Of course, they took the typical 
book smart answer: location, location, location. They'd pick the busiest 
corner.

The businessman said, I wouldn't and I'd out sell all of you.

I'd wish I could market to the  hungriest  people I could find."

There's a lot  of info in there if you mine it.

I think it would help if you gave some background information: what 
business you're in, what you've tried, who are your customers, do you 
have a business plan in place, and the big one... why do you want to be 
in that business. Stuff like that.

I also understand, unfortunately, this list has become a bit volatile at 
times and you may be guarded. That isn't a poke in the bees nest, just 
what has been at times.

There's also some really helpful people here.

Brad

On 8/24/2020 7:18 AM, Esoteric Quality via NABEntre wrote:
> I know others can relate, so here goes. How do you go from being an SSI recipient to a multimillionaire/billionaire? I've been struggling to achieve success. I've been discriminated by colleges and employers. I have read so many different business books, attended seminars, etc. I have done Mlms without success. I've formed 2 companies. My first one failed, and my second company I can hardly get off the ground because I don't have the capital and support that I need to be able to build my team and expand out. My credit is also low. Any advice from successful blind entrepreneurs would be much appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Clayton Jacobs
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 09:10:51 -0400
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>> Subject: Re: [nABEntre] looking for work from home businesses
>>     including direct selling companies for men
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>> hello there again everyone, Daniel Perry here again and I'm so happy to
>> report that not only have I found a direct selling company that I can mostly
>> work with, but dear old mom suggested it for me. I'm happy to announce that
>> I'm now a successful Avon representative and have been now for about 6
>> campaigns now. Yes, there are some accessibility hurtles, however I am able
>> to effectively run my Avon business as a direct delivery only business and
>> I've got 64 people on my team. However, out of those 64, only about 12 or so
>> actually make the effort to run their businesses. I'll take what I can get
>> however, so I'm happy. Now that I'm able to run an Avon business, I'm
>> looking into a second company that I can expand into. I'm not stopping Avon
>> by any means though let me make that perfectly clear. I'm so happy with them
>> because the products pretty much sell themselves without me having to really
>> do any sort of heavy marketing. I've even got my own facebook business page
>> that I've hooked up to Avon's social media platform. Now, if I could only
>> get Avon's it department to get back in touch with me about making the site
>> more accessible. I'm not able to fully use our training platform because
>> both jaws and nvda don't see the button that tells the system that I've been
>> able to locate our resource library so that I can proceed to the next module
>> in the short cut to success course that I'm currently stuck in. Other than
>> this however, I'm having lots of fun with Avon. I finally feel as though I'm
>> a functioning and contributing member of society. If anyone would like to
>> join my team, please feel very free to reach out to me and to go to my Avon
>> store located at youravon.com/danielsavon. Have a wonderful day to you all.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daniel Perry via NABEntre
>> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 7:09 AM
>> To: NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List
>> Cc: karate25 at comcast.net
>> Subject: [nABEntre] looking for work from home businesses including direct
>> selling companies for men
>>
>> Hi there Peter and others, Peter, what you say makes lots of sense. If I?m
>> going to run a business, whether or not it?s Amway or which ever form the
>> business takes, whether I?m looking to build some sort of downline or look
>> for other employees, I really ought to know how to recruit. I?m of course
>> willing to learn how to do this but for me it?s going to be somewhat of a
>> challenge, as I live in such an area where transportation is rather an
>> issue. So I would have to do my recruiting online for the most part. So now,
>> with all of this being said, what are some ideas of some good companies or
>> businesses that I could get started with that are legitimate and accessible
>> to jaws? thanks so much, and Peter, if you could run the title of the book
>> you recommended to me once again, I?d appreciate it. I happen to have an
>> audible account and I?ll look for it there. I absolutely love Audible by the
>> way just in case anyone?s interested, but that?s beyond the scope of this
>> list, so I?ll not talk about it here. Have a wonderful day my friends and I
>> look forward to hearing from you soon.
>>
>> Sincerely, Daniel Perry
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>> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:49:59 +0000
>> From: Lauren Merryfield <lauren7877 at outlook.com>
>> To: NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nABEntre] looking for work from home businesses
>>     including direct selling companies for men
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>> Hi, Daniel,
>> Congratulations on finding a work-at-home job that makes you happy!  That is great!
>>
>> It might be helpful for you to call our NFB National office at
>> 410-659-9314
>> to talk to someone there about the inaccessible Avon website.
>>
>> You might also try Googling companies who work on website accessibility. You might find one who is able to work with Avon to bring more attention to the fact that some of their revenue is being generated by blind Avon representatives so it behooves them to respond favorably to the accessibility needs of their blind representatives.
>>
>> Labeling the buttons seems to me to be a fairly simple thing to do. All they need to do is put Alt text (alternative text) on their graphics, including the buttons, and you could be on your way as an equal in the business.
>>
>> Blessings,
>> Stay well and safe,
>> Lauren Merryfield
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NABEntre <nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Daniel Perry via NABEntre
>> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 6:11 AM
>> To: NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: karate25 at comcast.net
>> Subject: Re: [nABEntre] looking for work from home businesses including direct selling companies for men
>>
>> hello there again everyone, Daniel Perry here again and I'm so happy to report that not only have I found a direct selling company that I can mostly work with, but dear old mom suggested it for me. I'm happy to announce that I'm now a successful Avon representative and have been now for about 6 campaigns now. Yes, there are some accessibility hurtles, however I am able to effectively run my Avon business as a direct delivery only business and I've got 64 people on my team. However, out of those 64, only about 12 or so actually make the effort to run their businesses. I'll take what I can get however, so I'm happy. Now that I'm able to run an Avon business, I'm looking into a second company that I can expand into. I'm not stopping Avon by any means though let me make that perfectly clear. I'm so happy with them because the products pretty much sell themselves without me having to really do any sort of heavy marketing. I've even got my own facebook business page that I've hooked up to Avon's social media platform. Now, if I could only get Avon's it department to get back in touch with me about making the site more accessible. I'm not able to fully use our training platform because both jaws and nvda don't see the button that tells the system that I've been able to locate our resource library so that I can proceed to the next module in the short cut to success course that I'm currently stuck in. Other than this however, I'm having lots of fun with Avon. I finally feel as though I'm a functioning and contributing member of society. If anyone would like to join my team, please feel very free to reach out to me and to go to my Avon store located at youravon.com/danielsavon. Have a wonderful day to you all.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daniel Perry via NABEntre
>> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 7:09 AM
>> To: NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List
>> Cc: karate25 at comcast.net
>> Subject: [nABEntre] looking for work from home businesses including direct selling companies for men
>>
>> Hi there Peter and others, Peter, what you say makes lots of sense. If I?m going to run a business, whether or not it?s Amway or which ever form the business takes, whether I?m looking to build some sort of downline or look for other employees, I really ought to know how to recruit. I?m of course willing to learn how to do this but for me it?s going to be somewhat of a challenge, as I live in such an area where transportation is rather an issue. So I would have to do my recruiting online for the most part. So now, with all of this being said, what are some ideas of some good companies or businesses that I could get started with that are legitimate and accessible to jaws? thanks so much, and Peter, if you could run the title of the book you recommended to me once again, I?d appreciate it. I happen to have an audible account and I?ll look for it there. I absolutely love Audible by the way just in case anyone?s interested, but that?s beyond the scope of this list, so I?ll not talk about it here. Have a wonderful day my friends and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
>>
>> Sincerely, Daniel Perry
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