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“Operating Your Business Without Attending The Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp Is Like Drowning In Shallow Water When All You Have To Do Is Stand Up”

That is exactly what one attendee at our last Boot Camp said: “I felt like I was drowning in my business and now I feel like I can swim with the sharks.” Other comments about the Boot Camp are enclosed. WARNING: If you take the time to read them, the only sensible conclusion you can reach is: you can not afford NOT to be at this Boot Camp. So if you are determined not to invest any money in building your business and you are fat and happy with things just as they are, whatever you do, do NOT read any farther.

But if you would like to finally, totally, make the leap from working hard for a living to working smart for life, from eking out a good income to creating financial independence, then you will read these comments carefully, and you will  conclude that it will not cost you to attend, it will pay you. Which incidentally I even guarantee.

FACT: The responses that I received from past attendees of the Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp revealed that the average improvement in their incomes in the 6 months following the Boot Camp was $2,123 a month. The average twelve month value in increased earning was over $25,000. Those are AVERAGES. Do you think you can at least match up with “average?” Could you do better?

What will you do with your $25,000.00 raise?

Pay off bills? Get out of debt? Buy a new home or remodel your present home? Have a mortgage burning party? Get a new car or truck? Finally hire that extra person you really need to expand and to stop doing it yourself? Take extra time off or take your family on a vacation? Disney …  a cruise … a lazy week in a beach resort? Secure your son’s or daughter’s college education? Invest in your retirement? Go ahead, get out a     yellow legal pad and spend that $25,000.00 “bonus money” as you see fit, because the way I see it, it is the LEAST that’ll be coming to you ….

Unless an extra $25,000.00 this year would be just too damned much of a nuisance,
you won’t want to miss the Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp.

Which brings me to a cautionary note: This is the ONLY Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp this year: September 20-22, 2010 in Atlanta and the number of attendees IS limited and some places are already taken — returning alumni signed up right after the last Boot Camp and some people on the waiting list have already registered. To be as fair as possible, I am sending out this letter to everyone at the same time. Registrations will be taken on a “first come, first served basis until we max out, then we’ll have no choice but to start telling people “wait until 2011”. For that reason I urge you to respond immediately.

At our last Boot Camp, people signed up faster than a politician can raise your taxes. And that’s fast! If you fool around “thinking it over”, you WILL be turned away. If you are seriously ready to transform your business and business life, then here is what you MUST do. First, take the time right now to carefully read through the rest of the enclosed information. Don’t put it off. Don’t set it aside. Don’t procrastinate.

Do it NOW! Click here to register immediately and save $200.

I want to do my part to encourage such decisiveness. After all, this is all about making successful decisions. So here’s a little bonus for you: From the first 49 to register, we will draw 10 names to join me and the returning alumni (super successful folks!) for a closed door luncheon, as my guests.

I have assembled a comprehensive group of absolutely top notch speakers and teachers to share some money making ideas with you. We will have workshops, group discussions and “what works” show and tells with some of the most successful people I know. They will present NEW opportunities, discoveries and strategies to challenge you with a bigger and better vision for your future, to introduce you to people already blazing the trail to the goals you aspire to and to send you home newly empowered to dramatically increase your income.

I have knocked myself out trying to top last year’s boot camp so that this year’s Boot Camp WILL be bigger, better, crazier, more valuable, more useful, more activity packed than any of the previous Boot Camps.

Your Guarantee Of Real Value To You

I know taking three days away from your business isn’t easy. I’ve been there. I also realize that the fee plus travel and hotel may very well be a “stretch” for you and may involve some bill juggling at the kitchen table. Been there also. Frankly, I can’t do anything about that but I can put myself way out on a limb and absolutely guarantee that your time will not be wasted, your investment will be worthwhile and will rank attending as one of the best decisions of your entire business life! And that I will do two ways:
 
First: If at the end of the first day you have not captured enough immediately useful, practical to-do items to have made your journey and attendance worthwhile and you are dissatisfied, you can bail out, ask for and receive a FULL 100% REFUND of your registration fee PLUS UP TO $500.00 in air travel reimbursement based on your documented cost, paid right out of my pocket as a penalty for letting you down. Listen, it would be brain dead stupid of me to make such an offer if my experience with the previous Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camps had not proven to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that everybody profits enormously by attending.

Second: If at the end of the entire Boot Camp, you have been in every session, you have taken at least 10 pages of notes and you honestly feel you have not captured at least ten times your investment in practical, doable strategies, I will also refund your entire fee before you leave and you will have attended for free.

You have me on trial the entire 3 days. You are the judge, jury and executioner. You will decide if it was worth it or not. I can not imagine what could possibly be fairer than that!

“Do you want to Put Your Business on Legal Steroids?”

The Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp is all about your business and how you can make it better. By working on your business for three days with the tools and exercises you will guarantee your success in the future. I surveyed dealers all over the country to see what is most important to them to grow their business. Then I sought out the top people to teach classes on those subjects.

Unlike other industries that invest thousands regularly in their businesses, we are not used to investing in our business. I know I am asking a lot of you to  take the time and spend the money but aren’t you worth investing in? I think so!

 Click here to register immediately and save $200.

At the 2009 Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp it was HOT - HOT - HOT. There was so much thinking going on that Phoenix reached a new record high of 107 degrees! There were so many things to learn. Some was a recap of things we all know already. After all nothing is really new! We sometimes need to hear it in a little different way, with a little tweak to make it sink in. It was a great time to share with new and old friends. Talking to people who really understand what you are going through was great for me. 

“This was my second year at the Boot Camp. I consider it one of the best of time and money I can make in my business. I gleaned enough info and ideas in the first half of the first day to more than pay for participating in this event. Interacting with like minded dealers who truly want to advance this industry and enjoy helping each other succeed is a huge plus!” Vern Hanson, A Best Sew & Vac

The whole tone of the Boot Camp was how much can we learn and share with others. Bob Negen gave two great talks on how to Jumpstart Your Business and Training and Coaching your staff. It was particularly timely being in this economy we are in. Some thought that he is the best speaker around for our industry. He gave step by step instructions on how to get things done.

“I knew the Boot Camp was going to give me information, but I didn’t know it was going to be this good! It was great. I learned a lot. It was worth every penny! Now I am ready to get even better and succeed. I am going to have my business and myself at a higher level. I will attend again!” Joel Navarro, Sally’s Fabrics

I was particularly impressed with Paul LaPonte and Amy “Fuzzy Shark” Baughman. They stepped up and did a great job. They are just dealers like you and me but they shared so many great ideas from advertising to opening up new stores. Again, they talked about things that everyone could take right home and use! Paul and Amy have so much real experience in running their businesses and it showed!

“I had a great time at Boot Camp.  I think the timing was also really good with this holiday right afterward.  I've been re-arranging my store all day (we're closed tomorrow) and it's fun to put into practice some of the things I learned.” Karen Burdick, Paramount Sewing & Vacuum

Lee Phillips got us thinking about the law, taxes and how we could keep more of our money just by changing a few things on how we structured our businesses.  He explained how the government and others could wipe you out financially in an instant. As dealers, legal issues are rarely thought about until it is too late. Lee got me thinking real hard.

Miro Beck did an impromptu presentation on using video on your website and in your business. He showed live how easy it is to make, edit and publish videos. Elizabeth Anderson was his subject and she did a short video tip on how to do a blind hem. It was amazing how easy it was to do with a $100 flip camera! People commented on how well he explained what was previously so complicated.

“I got great ideas which I can apply to my business, Several of these will not only improve the way I do business but will make me money!” Anita Covert, Country Stitches

Diane Conklin and Mark Ingraham shared ways that you could improve the profit in your business by changing how and where you contact your customers. Diane shared successful new and unique direct mail strategies for the sewing and vacuum retailers. Mark showed how doing events in your store and exhibiting in shows could add greatly to your bottom line without adding great expense.

“I almost didn’t come because I didn’t think I could afford it - hotel, travel, time away from store. Now I know I could not afford not to come! Excellent speakers talking about and helping me with my industry. The handouts alone were worth the registration fee. I’ll be back next year!” Karen Misner, Sew Pfine Divas

I had said that The Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp was going to be THE Mandatory PLACE For Every Sewing And/Or Vacuum Dealer because it will be THE PLACE where the “elite” and most successful sewing, vacuum dealers meet, THE PLACE to learn how to rise above the recession. THE PLACE where for multiple days you will get to immerse yourself into marketing and money making, being exposed to the highest quality, variety of what is working. THE PLACE where you can meet the person, make the contact, unearth the opportunity or get the idea that literally changes your life. THE PLACE where you can invest in yourself. All of these things turned out to be true for the attendees.

“ We weren’t going to come because we were too busy but decided we couldn’t afford not to come. WOW! Am I glad I did! The sharing between attendees energized me and gave me so many ideas that will increase our profit! The speakers were fantastic. The programs we’re taking back will way more than pay our expenses to attend.” Bonnie Faber, Discover Sewing

People who attended came with an open mind. They, and I, learned some great new ideas and systems of implementation. They worked together to find solutions to their challenges in what was being shared. They cultivated new long term friendships. They left with a new vision and optimism for their business. It was all good!

“Wow, I can’t put into a few words how amazing this event was! I have to say it is impossible for me to put a price tag on an event of this level except what it has been worth to me …. Priceless!” Brandon Hanson, A-Best Sew & Vac

I think attending the Boot Camp is like comparing going to or playing in a football game to hearing someone tell you what happened. I can tell you all about it but if you didn't go or at least see it on TV, you really won’t get the full impact. I have heard it all - "That won't work." "I knew that already." "I don't believe you. Show me the numbers." “My clients are different” etc. Get rid of that stinking thinking and check out the possibilities!

 It was very rewarding to see people grow and become more successful. I felt blessed and honored to be able to share what I have learned with others. The sewing and vacuum business is a great business and I love the people in it! We all need to make it better. We need to become more profitable and we need more new people in the business so that our overall percentage of the independent dealer market grows. What are you doing to grow your business? Times are different, we have to be different also. You may have to move. You may need new employees. You may need other products. You may have to change the systems you have in place. But it can be done. The tools are there. Find them!

I asked a lot of people at the boot camp if they could think of anyone who could benefit from attending the Ultimate Profit Boot Camp next year and they all said YES. Were they thinking about you? Sign up for the Boot Camp now and get the best possible rate and even pay it over the next 6 months. You can cancel with in 30 days of the event and get a full refund. 

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have the lifestyle you have  always wanted, Make more profit in your business & have more time to enjoy it!

I could think of many reasons not to attend and so can you. But even if you have been in business for 50 years or just one, you can always learn something new that may redirect your  business to become more profitable. When was the last time you just worked exclusively on your business without interruption?

You might feel like you have other financial obligations of greater priority. Whatever your level of other money priorities, you should never - NEVER! - feel guilty (or let anyone make you feel guilty) about investing for your future. You deserve it. And what could be a more important, a more RESPONSIBLE investment than working on your business for three days?

Or you might feel you can't find the time to attend. There's never enough time and never perfect timing. But if you are time pressed OR you aren't increasing income enough, fast enough, those are actually very solid arguments for being at The Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp, come hell or high water.

And, as you'll discover by reading this letter, all of the information about this 'not-to-be-missed' event, (which I encourage you to read carefully), is valuable and relevant to you .

At this  year’s Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp, I have put together a panel of presenters that are first class who will challenge you to grow. They will cover many aspects of the sewing or vacuum business that we all need to learn more about.

This one-of-a-kind, Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp is designed exclusively for sewing or vacuum business owners. I know you are making a big investment in time and money in order to attend. I want to make sure this event was more than worth your while!

 Click here to register immediately and save $200.

Here are some of the presenters that will be at the 2010 Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp:

Define Your Life On Your Terms

Bob Holdsworth says that, every business owner he has ever met, or worked with over the last 22 years wants the same three Ultimate Outcomes!.... A LUCRATIVE business, MORE TIME with family and a SUPERIOR lifestyle. In more than 89% of
businesses, at least one of these three things is way out of whack.

Is your business great, but there’s no personal time or is there lots of personal time because business stinks or is business good and there’s time for family, but the
satisfaction and lifestyle is not what you really want? If you answer yes to any of these situations, you need to attend Bob’s hands on workshop at the Boot Camp on how to get started.

You will learn how to apply the powerful secrets of Bob’s D3 Wealth Building Systemsm. Discover how to reset your business, regardless of it’s age, to achieve what you really want in life, Assess your own management styles and skills to discover what might be holding you back and develop the framework of a personal Blueprint for Personal Success, an action plan to put all of the principles discussed to use in your business.

Bob is a veteran entrepreneur and business, marketing and life coach.  He has built a multi-million dollar service business, enjoys lots of family time, takes several vacations a year and lives his version of a successful entrepreneurial life. His oldest, personally owned business, has enjoyed a 30% market share and 93% client retention rate for the business’ entire 22 year history. As General Manager he grew a multi-million dollar private ambulance company 418% in just 36 months. While working with a large Fortune 500 company’s new product division he was able to save them over $5 million dollars in R&D costs in a six hour meeting. He has worked with clients in more than 48 industries over the last 20 years helping them achieve success on their own terms. He has had the good fortune to have presented seminars coast-to-coast and internationally on the subject of marketing, leadership and business development. He has had the privilege to work with a wide variety of organizations all across the country working closely with more than 800 organizations and trained more than 6,300 folks in the fine art of strategic business planning, leadership, marketing effectiveness, teambuilding, putting family first and the process of turning new customers into long term clients.

Recruiting And Hiring For Your Small Business

Finding the right employees can make or break your small business.  We all have stories of that nightmare employee who brought our business to its knees.  It doesn’t have to be that way. Barry Shamis has been working with business owners for more than 35 years showing them how to find and hire great employees.  And just as important, how to avoid those costly hiring mistakes.

In this information packed presentation you will learn how to avoid the most common interviewing problems, sift through the masses and spend your time with the best candidates, find great employees faster and for less money, ask the right questions so you get the information you need, tell if a candidate is lying to you …every time and predict success before you hire the person.

Based on proven, real-world strategies, the information you walk away with can be put to use immediately.  You won’t be bogged down with a bunch of theory or useless “corporate-speak”. Barry Shamis has worked with hundreds of companies and coached thousands of executives and business owners on the subjects of attracting, selecting and keeping top performers.  His clients include organizations from Fortune 100 to some of the fastest growing companies in the world.  He has worked with organizations from almost every industry.
Barry Shamis is an entrepreneur, author of three books and dozens of articles, a trainer and an internationally sought after speaker.   He is the author of the critically acclaimed hiring system, “The Small Business Guide to Recruiting and Hiring Success” and the best selling programs, “How to Hire the Perfect Salesperson” and “How to Hire The Perfect Administrative Assistant”. He has educated and entertained more than 1500 audiences in over 50 countries with his message of Selecting Winners.  In addition, he has been a guest lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley and St. Marys College. 

Barry Shamis has been featured on ABC News 20/20 program and in the Wall Street Journal.  Barry Shamis is simply one of the most sought-after experts on the subjects of recruiting, hiring and retention.

Video So Easy A Caveman Could Do It
 
How can a retail sewing or vacuum business profit from using video, the latest most powerful marketing tool available, when video is viewed by most as being too difficult to make yourself, or too expensive to hire a professional?  Ron Sheetz has become nationally recognized as The Video Marketing Expert.  Ron will show you how to turn the video camera you already own and the software you already have on your computer into a video marketing machine without having any technical knowledge of shooting or editing video… and for absolutely no investment to you. At his workshop, Ron Sheetz will actually make and upload a video live!

Ron’s techniques and strategies are getting businesses significantly high response to their marketing, as much as 80%.  That translates into sales! In this boot camp Ron will demonstrate, using a simple video camera, how you can create your own videos, get them online and reach your customers fast.

“How Can You make Your Store Look Better and Sell More Stuff?”

You won’t want to miss this session with Tom Proctor. He has been through all aspects of our retail business for years. Tom has lots of practical experience in store design that turns small sales into extra cash! He is eager to share with you great store layout designs and strategies that you can take home and use right away to sell product in your store. He will also be showing you lots of pictures and is willing to take a couple of store layouts and display designs and critique them. If you are interested in getting Tom’s expert advice as well as feedback from the top dealers in our industry. This is going to be a lot of fun and we can all learn from each other.  Send me your store pictures to Howard@LongViewRetail.com .

“You Can Stand Out!”

Do you have challenges in your advertising? Do you wonder if your advertising dollars are well spent? Do your promotions work? Do you have problems filling events and making sales pay? Keith Lee will show you how any promotion can achieve two to three times the return on your investment.

Your potential customers are bored with the marketing and advertising they see.  And they see a lot of it these days.  It’s estimated that most people see over 3,100 advertising messages each day, and that number is only going up. People love to be entertained.  Keith will show you entertaining ways to get your prospect or customer involved!  When you actively involve your prospects, they’ll stay with your mailing longer, and any good salesman knows the more time you spend with your prospect, the more of your story you can tell, and the more you can sell! 

When you tie your sales message to what Keith will be sharing,  you’ll entertain your prospects and customers, keep them involved and sell more. People are eager for a ‘personal’ approach to selling.  They don’t want to part of the masses.  They want to be singled out amongst the throng and Keith Lee will show you how you can do that.

Why Attending The Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp Is
THE Mandatory PLACE For Every Sewing And/Or Vacuum Dealer

• This is THE ONLY PLACE where the “elite” most successful sewing and vacuum dealers meet.
• This is THE ONLY PLACE to learn how to rise above the recession.
• This is THE ONLY PLACE where for multiple days you will get to immerse yourself into marketing and money making, being exposed to the highest quality, variety of what is working.
• This is THE ONLY PLACE where you can meet the person, make the contact, unearth the opportunity or get the idea that literally changes your life.
• This is THE ONLY PLACE where you can invest in yourself.

I know that via this Boot Camp, I can and will give you at least a $25,000.00 “raise” in the next 12 months. Many do better. But there is a lot more to this “Boot Camp experience” than just going home afterwards and making money. Boot Camp attendees enjoy an intense, exciting, uplifting three days that give them renewed pride and enthusiasm for their business. Nagging problems get solved. Causes of pressure, stress and frustration cured. Lifetime friendships form. You leave able to grab control of your business and make it serve you, rather that you being bossed around by it. You not only get a better business, you get a better lifestyle.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: You will meet and talk with sewing and vacuum business owners from big cities and small towns all over the country, some with big businesses, some with small businesses, some who went from struggle to prosperity, some still struggling to get all the pieces put together, and some with huge incomes, some who’ve increased their earnings while taking more time off that ever before for family or personal interests.

Frankly, your networking with all the other attendees in attendance can actually be more valuable that what you hear me and the other speakers say and you can NOT get this from CD’s or books or any other may but by being there! It doesn't matter whether you are wrestling with the pricing or competitive challenges, employee or expansion difficulties, time problems, even personal/emotional hang-ups .. There will be people there who have already slayed those very same dragons and will generously share their experiences with you.  You will even meet “sewing and vacuum millionaires”, the embodiment of “the millionaire next door” book, married couples who have not only ironed out the difficulties of being business partners, but have grown closer together and are happier than ever before! You’ll meet your people and “old timers”, people new to the business and very experienced veterans. All speaking the “common language” of my approach to marketing and business.

The Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp “experience” really does change lives. I hope this will be the year that you share in it. I hope you won’t miss it.

Sincerely, Howard Anderson

PS: You can save $200 by registering now. People waiting to register will NOT get this discount. Only by responding now to this letter can you pocket this $200 savings this month only. 

PPS:  Be one of the first 49 to respond to this letter and be in a drawing for 10 who will join my private “closed door luncheon” at the boot camp.

The 2010 Ultimate Profit Explosion Boot Camp Registration Form
September 20-22, 2010 in Atlanta,GA Sheraton Gateway

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