Role and Company
President, Teknosophy, LLC
Expertise
20 years experience in information technology
Location
Rochester, NY
About Marc-Anthony
My name is Marc-Anthony Arena, I'm President of Teknosophy, LLC. I have a degree in Business Management from Rochester Institute of Technology, with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. I'm the author of How to Protect Yourself from Your Computer, I'm the host of WYSL's The Computer Exorcist Show, and I teach folks nationwide how to become superb IT technicians.
At a conference a retiree once told me, "I hope you fail, because that's when you learn how to succeed."
By the way, if you want to start a business, write down a business plan. It doesn't have to be huge, just include the following categories:
Executive Summary
Write a few paragraphs to introduce the idea to someone and why you think it's a great idea.
Table of Contents
Industry Analysis
Talk about the current state of the industry and what it lacks.
Company Description
Talk about how you'll form your company, eg LLC, Inc, etc.
Describe who'll own it, where it'll be located, how it'll grow
Product Description
Give details about your product or service
Marketing Plan
How are you going to sell this?
Organizational Plan
An organizational chart of you, your lawyer, accountant, partners, and employees.
Assessment of Risk
Your strengths, weaknesses, and what opportunities and threats you foresee
Financial Plan
How are you going to make money? Talk about what you'll need on day one, and estimate what you'll need and make for the first 24 months.
Appendix
Cite any works
Note that as soon as you register a company, billions of people will send you letters in the mail desperately, hoping to take money from you. Careful with things from "Compliance Department" - they're not the government, they're a scam company out of California trying to sell you posters you don't need. Also beware of "search engine" gurus. They'll charge you hundreds of dollars a month for false hope!