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Chapter 31
TED Machine
www.tedmachine.com
Your name: Ted Clark
Company name: TED Machine
Website URL:
www.tedmachine.com
Your company / website vision statement / goal:
To Provide Quality Craftsmanship of Short-Run Parts at Competitive
Prices.
What you sell / services you offer (brief description of your
company):
Metal / plastics fabrication; job shop, milling, turning etc.
Have you always wanted to run your own business? What were some of your
previous jobs / companies?
Yes, because I knew it was necessary to obtain detailed financial
goals. I'm still employed full time so I won't mention my employer.
Have you got any qualifications? Please tell us about yourself
academically?
Yes, I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from
Lawrence
University and an accredited
engineering tech degree from
Mankato
State
University. I am still interested in
pursuing my subject area by becoming a licensed engineer. This is why I
wanted to participate in this interview. Both of my parents were
educators and I still feel this is the best way of obtaining a healthy
advantage over the competition. It won't help me
now......................... but will help me LATER!
How / when did the idea of your website / company come about?
As a layman I didn't see the idea I saw a mode of advertising that
became a reality strictly by my own actions. I am my own web master.
It is very cheap to maintain a website; I can't understand why more
people don't have their own businesses. It's as stupid as paying the
phone company to put a telephone in your house. I went to Allen
Interactions for all of my training on Macromedia software. Then, I
just needed a video camera and a form handling service. I had so much
fun learning how to program my own site! It was worth every penny. I
had to contact the better business bureau when I found out my domain
registrar was a phoney.
If you could give readers of this book one piece of advice when starting
up a business, what would it be?
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