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E4E News & Events
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Free tax help is available in Thurston County! --
now through April 15
Call 211 or go to the Thurston County Asset-Building Coalition website to find out more information. |
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Orientations --
February 17
These one-hour sessions are free and provide background information about E4E's training program and entrepreneurial support services. People interested in attending can register online. |
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Business Readiness Workshops --
February 5 & 22
These 6-hour classes are an essential next step after our Orientation. |
Related Info:
Contact:
Prime Choice Media
2337 Olympic Hwy N
Shelton WA 98584
Office: (360) 426-6741
info@primechoicemedia.com
Prime Choice Media website
Mike & Nicole Whytsell's page in E4E's Business Directory
E4E's Business Directory main page
Previous issues of E-Ventures
Enterprise for Equity home page
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Entrepreneurs of the Month
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Mike & Nicole Whytsell
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Prime Choice Media
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Take a look at the computer you are using to read this email. Do you have any idea what is in there? Mike Whytsell does. Back when he was working as a carpenter, the enthusiastic computer hobbyist and technologist had a feeling his tinkering would pay off. Nicole, his wife and partner, who now works with Mike in their cozy Shelton office space, remembers urging him to take time out from “playing with his computers,” for the family. Today, Mike is the PC technician's equivalent to a black belt. The Whytsell's business, Prime Choice Media, offer a variety of services too long to list in this newsletter. Whether tutoring their senior neighbors on how to use the latest version of Windows 7, or repairing and removing viruses from the computers of local non-profit, Mason County Literacy, Mike's hands-on approach earns him referral after referral though he used to be more of an introvert. “Enterprise for Equity brought me out of my shell. I was always very shy, but they made me stand up there in front of the crowd at the Business Showcase...I thought: I'm going to change who I am.”-- Mike Whytsell Before the Whytsells enrolled in Enterprise for Equity's Business Development Course, Mike was unemployed, due, in part to a back injury, and they worried about supporting their children, Casandra and Michael Jr. He knew he could be successful in a business but wanted to put all of the pieces of his business together in a plan. Today, you would be surprised to think that Mike was ever shy, or that the Whytsells were ever worried about succeeding. “People want us to be successful...We have customers putting up flyers and coming back for more business cards to give their friends.” The Whytsells have a philosophy of kindness, which sometimes makes them angry at big computer repair companies, who often overcharge their customers. “We don't want to rip people off. We want to help people,” they both say at once. Aside from their customer service, and the trust that they engender, the Whytsell's offer peace of mind in a variety of ways - by protecting your computer from viruses, updating your software, even monitoring and updating your business computers from a remote location.
Enterprise for Equity is a community supported nonprofit that
helps people with limited incomes start and sustain small businesses.
We grow entrepreneurs! Enterprise for Equity is an equal opportunity provider.
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