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"I enjoyed this free walk down the road to beginning my own business. The speakers were really inspiring."

"Thank you so much for this opportunity. I am only 16 turning 17 and this is going to help me a great deal for me to start my business."

"As a woman of 60, this has helped me to realize that the obstacle of age and gender can be overcome."

"The quiz questions are great and I'm sure I'll have a much deeper understanding by the end of the course."

"This is a wonderful site. I am 18 and have a great idea for a business. I am just so inexperienced and this website really helps!"

"You made me feel comfortable about writing a business plan."

"I did not realize how important a professional team was until coming to your website."

"This course will accompany me throughout the startup process."

"I have learned so much from this course. It has definitely added to my skills and knowledge, and I feel better about my ability to run my own business. I will use it as a reference time and time again."

--Dave Logan, Logan's Tractor Service, La Habra, CA

--Denise S., La Habra, CA

With odds overwhelmingly against him, he was determined to succeed. Two months after taking the MOBI course, he opened a tool store in Mesquite, Nevada. On grand opening day, he says he made $6,736, "After that, it just got better," Rob said. So much better, in fact, he was soon able to purchase a new truck and boat. "For 90 percent of the time we were in business, we were in the black."

But if it hadn't been for the My Own Business course, Rob says the business "would have never walked."

" I would have failed within the first year. I was a professional soldier with no background in things like leasing, marketing and inventory control. I just had a desire to sell tools."

Rob took the course in 1995 at the La Habra Civic Center. He recalls of all the persons taking the course, he was the only one considering retail. The rest were going into service-oriented businesses, which are less likely to fail. He was impressed by the honesty of the instructors who were willing to share their personal experiences and failures. "It was encouraging to hear their stories," he said.

He actually started negotiating a lease for his new store while taking the course. With his course notes in hand, he was able to bargain and handle a successful negotiation with his future landlord. "That MOBI notebook turned me into a tiger," he says.

Rob says the MOBI course gave him all the tools he needed to start his business. "All I had to do was apply them. For anyone thinking of starting a business, I highly recommend it," Rob said.

The MOBI "graduate" sold his business recently because a family illness forced his return to California. As soon as the family issue is resolved, he plans to open another store. Using his MOBI notes, of course.

-- Rob Wall, La Habra, CA