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business training…self-made or certified? (11 posts)

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Dea Irby said
1 year ago:
What type training did you receive before going into business? Did you work your way up through the ranks, take over a family business, graduate from a business school with an MBA or step out with an entrepreneurial spirit, or something else? Have you used the same method with Social Media?
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year ago:
no training, i was an english major in college….so it was on the spot learning….on both the business and social media….while paying attention to the market……mainly i looked at who was actually MAKING MONEY in my field…
and always kept in mind that you have to have a good idea that the market wants and will pay for……
social media took a lot more tekk help from within the family….but the ideas to use it just seemed sensible…
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Dea Irby said
1 year ago:
and this method certainly worked well for you, you go girl!!! keep up the good work…pacesetter! @annfurnivall
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year ago:
thanks dea…. i always worry more about my idea in relation to my market than my marketing…..
i did learn a lot from a failed business we had… …. it really hurt!! and made me so aware of the power of the market, i really respect that…
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Dan Howard said
1 year ago:
Self-made, hard knocks, hours and hours on the computer with the hunger to learn and the dream to be successful!
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Trudy Doolittle said
1 year ago:
Studied programming in 1968. Became a programming manager, then system’s analyst. Worked many years as independent programmer/analyst. Then worked 10 years for 2 of the global accounting/consultant firms as project manager implementing multi-million dollar systems. Then owned a bookstore. Now Marketing Manager and website developer for tractor dealership. No college, great training at the global accounting/consultant firms, and lots and lots of self taught skills.
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1 year ago:
I have 25 years of corporate experience as an Executive Assistant, a Bachelor degree and a Certification in the field. Unfortunately, they didn’t prepare me for running a business. So while I am very experienced at what I do, I had to spend hundreds of hours conducting internet research, reading books and talking with successful business owners to learn how to be an entrepreneur. The rest is from the experiences I have received being a “CEO”.
I absolutely love being an entrepreneur; however, I would recommend choosing this path only if you have the tenacity to stick it out through the startup phase.
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Michael Goes said
1 year ago:
Started in business as a teenager with no formal training, and have been self-employed since (35+ yrs). Considering going back to school when I fully retire.
I’m learning social media like I’ve learned everything else, by reading and doing.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year ago:
@mgoes sounds great…its so worth it to be on your own…imho.
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Rich Brooks said
1 year ago:
@deairby
Like @annfurnivall I was also an English major in college! No interest in business whatsoever.
However, I was a very fast typist, so I ran a typing service for beer money. So apparently I did have some interest in business.
This was back in the day when most people wrote their rough draft by hand, but professors required type-written pages for final drafts.
I would get a lot of work from business majors, where I learned a bit by retyping their papers.
So, no: no MBA, no business courses, nothing.
To make up for it I just try and read and listen to everything I can get my hands on.
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Cas McCullough said
1 year ago:
@rich-brooks Great story! I too was an English major and went on to study business when I did my Masters degree.
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