If you are currently looking for a job, you are in a unique position to re-evaluate your career path. What if you were to offer your skills and expertise to an audience who needs what you have in the form of your own small business? During this program, attendees learned an alternative approach to the job search, suggestions for what they might offer based on their individual skill-set, and discovered simple first steps they could take to get the ball rolling!

1. USE YOUR SKILLS AND LIFE
EXPERIENCE TO START
A (SIDE) BUSINESS
JULIE KITTREDGE, BUSINESS SERVICES ADVISOR
JKITTREDGE@AHML.INFO SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

3. You Are In A Unique Position
Gift
Opportunity for
change
Reinvent your path
People need what
you have
Start part-time!

5. Questions to ask yourself
What skills do I have that others need?
What experiences have I had that others want?
What do I know more about than others in my industry?
What can I teach?
What problems can I solve?
Focus on market solutions.
What drives me? (Hint: it’s not passion)
What is my purpose – what is my why?
What are my strengths?

6. Speaking/Teaching
Get in front of your
audience
Inspire and help people
with your experiences and
skill-set
Teach what you know
Offer classes & workshops
ce.d217.org
Udemy.com
Lead retreats

7. Coaching/Consulting
Can you offer your
expertise or
experience in the
form of
Coaching?
Mentoring?
Consulting?

8. Products
Digital downloads
Ebooks
Forms
Graphic arts for artists
Digital images
Logo and branding design
Fitness tracking
Online classes
Physical
E-commerce

9. Professional Services
Web design
Marketing content
& execution
Creative services
Skilled services
Design services
Virtual assistant

10. Get the Ball Rolling
Put it out there.
Use Free resources.
Create a website.
Wix
Weebly
WordPress
Squarespace ($)
Free logo resources
5 online logo makers
Etsy.com ($)

11. Marketing
Choose one social
media platform to start.

12. Research
Starting a business
www.SBA.gov
Research others who do
what you want to do
Databases
Reference USA
Lynda.com
Gale Courses

13. Resources
Business Classes
Meet with us one-on-
one: ahml.info/business
Arlington Heights
Chamber of Commerce
Village of Arlington
Heights
Harper Small Business
DevelopmentCenter

15. Coming Up Next
Upcoming program calendar
Co-working Connection: Business Networking Before-Hours
Wednesday 9/28 @ 8-9 am
Wednesday 10/12 @ 8-9 am
Lunch Bytes Webinar: Creative Ideas for Video Marketing
Tuesday 10/4 @ 12-1 pm
Tech Class: Productivity Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs
Thursday 10/13 @ 10-11 am

16. Q & A
Contact for further assistance
Julie Kittredge: jkittredge@ahml.info
Susan Mayer: smayer@ahml.info
www.ahml.info/business