T B I C News & Tidbits

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February 17, 2010

TBIC means business next meeting 2/24/10


On Wednesday 2/24/10, TBIC will welcome Dave DeVelder of DevCom to improve your business IQ and help you do what all successful inventors must do...sell something! If your idea just sits on a shelf or only in your mind, you won't be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Dave is a business coach serving small to mid-sized organizations through his company DevCom and is an instructor of Duct Tape Marketing. He has three decades of business experience in Florida & has worked with resellers of business products and computer software here in Florida and nationally. He also owned the first PC software company to specialize in developing, marketing and supporting local government in Florida. Dave has dozens of leadership awards for excellence in revenue generation and has spoken on topics such as "7 Steps to Marketing Success for Small Business", Doing Business in Tough Times" and "Differentiating the Value of Tactics and Strategies." His article, "A Simple Business Plan," was recently published on biznik.com and he will join us to share his thoughts on taking a business from an idea into revenue generation!

So join us this Wednesday, 2/24/10 to educate yourself on growing from a simple idea into a profitable business!

February 07, 2010

Secrets of successful inventors... this Wednesday!


Are you an inventor or thinking about becoming an inventor? Did you know most inventors waste 10’s of BILLIONS of dollars annually and never make a profit? Would you like to be one of the .1% of inventors to making a profit or better yet one of the .01% that get rich? Well here is your opportunity to learn what the invention submission companies do not want you to know!
The author of The Secrets of Successful Inventors, John R. Hobbs, is going to be speaking at the Tampa Bay Inventors Council on Wednesday, February 10th. John will share are the five steps every successful second time inventor does before spending much time or any money developing a new idea. Then John will give a step-by-step guide walking you through the remaining crucial steps to becoming profitable.
John will have a limited number of his books available for $14.95 at the meeting so you can practice the lessons at your own pace.
If your goal in 2010 is to grow professionally, attending this Tampa Bay Inventors Council, meeting at Highland Recreation Complex, 400 N. Highland Ave. in Largo 33770, on Wednesday’s February 10th at 7:00PM – 9:00PM can help you achieve it!