Posted on 05/19/2010 2:20:48 PM PDT by patriotgal1787
Meet a businessman I know who exemplifies all the qualities we've come to recognize as The American Spirit. He's honest, ethical, fair, dependable, and reliable. Kevin Robson of Central Florida provides an excellent product for a fair price, and is always available when his clients need him.
Some years ago when I was writing a twice-weekly column for a local newspaper and hosting a complementing radio program, we made a business decision to "brand" my name, combining the newspaper columns, radio shows, and my public relations business into a total product identity. At the time, the Internet was blossoming and it made sense to avail ourselves of its marketing opportunities. We decided to include it in our business plan.
My friend Marylou, a graphic artist, was already adept at webpage design. We hired her to develop and design Shea-King.com, website that incorporated the elements of my work: the social columns, the radio show, the PR business, and a gallery that featured photographs and commentary about locals and celebrities making the scene on Florida's Space Coast.
We needed someone to host the site. A mutual acquaintance introduced us to Kevin Robson of BusinessMasters. Kevin immediately grasped what we were trying to accomplish and made additional suggestions that gave the site even more technical pizzazz. Voila! We were off and running. We added email and a chatroom feature to the site, making my radio show among the first to incorporate the listener chat functionality. Whatever I needed, whatever zany idea I came up with, Kevin was there with a "can-do" let's get 'er done attitude that was fun to work with.
Not long after we launched "Shea-King.com", my friend Terri McGraw in New York was growing more frustrated by the day with an outfit she had hired to design a multi-functional, multi-tiered website to support her burgeoning TV show production company. She was being gouged by these characters who were charging her thousands and had yet to make deadline.
I told her about Kevin and suggested she talk to him have him assess their work to see if she was getting a fair shake. That's all it took. Kevin analyzed the situation and explained how he could better meet her Internet needs -- for much smaller bucks. Kevin drafted a proposal and Terri hired BusinessMasters to design and maintain Mrs. Fixit Easy Home Repair.
She's still with him, some 15 years later with what is now a multi-media business that includes TV shows, books, magazine articles, household repair tips, a blog, polls, and a product line.
My business needs have changed over the years, and my on-line needs have evolved. I've moved everything onto the Internet, including my radio program and. I stopped writing social columns for the newspaper and began political blogging, first with Blogger and now with Wordpress.
Over the years, we've become friends. I've learned that Kevin was always an entrepreneur -- he owned a donut shop and would rise before dawn set out the freshly made pastries for customers eager to dunk in their morning coffee.
From a donut shop owner to Internet mogul, his business has grown to include an impressive list of clients around the world. He's kept his pricing affordable, his ethics intact, and best of all -- his politics conservative!
Free enterprise. Small business. Entrepreneurial spirit. It works. As long as government stays out of the way.
New chain name for anyone who wants it:
Big Man Donuts.
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