© 2006 eAgency, Inc. All Rights Reserved. How to Use Technology to Grow Your Small Business into...

© 2006 eAgency, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

How to Use Technology to Grow Your Small Business into Big Business…

Can You Pass the Test?

Presented by

Robert A. Lotter

CEO, eAgency Systems


THETHE APPRENTICEAPPRENTICEOver 215,000 candidates applied to be Trump’s apprentice.

Just 16 were chosen for the television show.

Two reached the final stage.

Only one was hired.


There are 25 million small businesses in the United States.

Seventy percent of new jobs in America are created by small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Small business represents the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy.1

But only a minority of entrepreneurs use technology to grow their small business into big business…Do you have what it

takes to be one of them? Let’s test your skills…

Welcome to your version of

THE APPRENTICETHE APPRENTICE

1. www.whitehouse.gov


Mission 1: Disaster RecoveryMission 1: Disaster Recovery

You keep all of your data on computer hard drives in your office.

You do your best to back up some of your client data on another office computer.

You take great care to properly file and store all of your critical paper documents.

Unfortunately, there was a 7.1 earthquake. Your computers were damaged and your office was destroyed

in the ensuing fire.


You’re FiredIt’s time to go to the boardroom and face The Donald!


Mission 2: Business Mission 2: Business ContinuityContinuity

Your business is expanding and you hire three more TOP sales people.

You spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on leads and marketing to drive up your sales.

After two years, you secure several major accounts and begin generating a substantial profit.

Unfortunately, your top two salespeople quit and take all of your account data with them. They later use this

information to steal your best customers!


Mission 3: SecurityMission 3: Security

You just got a huge government contract to supply services to 100,000 people.

You purchase the best laptop money can buy and now take your critical business data with you, wherever you go.

You install a new high tech physical security system at your office to protect your business data and equipment.

Unfortunately, your laptop is stolen at the airport! Two weeks later you lose the contract when it is discovered

your laptop was hacked and government data was compromised!


The Final Mission: The Final Mission: Taking On TechnologyTaking On Technology

You take advantage of free software that utilizes an off-site data center to store your crucial business information. As a

result, you remain unaffected by unforeseen events.

Your employees leverage free software to store their client records and now you can track their performance and retain

their data in the event of employee turnover.

Instead of taking the risk of carrying your information on a laptop, you use free software that meets strict security

standards and delivers your data anywhere you have access to the internet or via a wireless device.


You’re Hired


What’s Next?What’s Next?

Visit the Nice Office booth to learn how to access free technology services that can help you protect your critical data…

And grow your small business into big business!

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