How to Build Successful IT Support Companies (Part 1) (Slides)

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http://HowToStartAnITBusiness.com SUMMARY SLIDES: Thomas Jeffs of Lucidica talks about how best to start IT service companies. Find out about the lessons he learned along the way. Copyright (C) SP Home Run Inc. SP Home Run is a registered trademark of SP Home Run Inc. All worldwide rights reserved.

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How to Build

Successful

IT Support

Companies (Part 1)

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Thomas Jeffs is the

CTO of Lucidica,

a Successful

IT Support

Company

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He Could

Share Some

Valuable Tips

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For Those Thinking

of Starting their

Own IT Support

Companies

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How Lucidica

Started as a Small

IT Consulting

Business

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He Had Always Had

a Keen Interest in

Computing

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The Thought

of Working for

Himself was

Something That He

Wanted to Pursue,

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So He Started

His Consulting

Business

on That Basis

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Targeting a Niche

as an IT Support

Company

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Lucidica Targets

Small Businesses

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and Specifically

Ones That Want to

Get to Know their

Service Provider

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by Forming a

Healthy Working

Relationship on

an Ongoing Basis

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Starting Without

a Set of Client

Criteria Can Prove

Challenging

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The Lessons to

Take Way from

Thomas’ Story Are:

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• If an Opportunity

Arises You

Should Take it

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• Passion is

Important

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• You Can Learn

Some of the Skills

That You Need

as You Go Along

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• Make Sure You

Set Out to Attract

the Right Types

of Clients

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In Part Two,

We’ll Look at

How Lucidica

Approaches the

Hiring, Training,

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and Retention of

their IT Support

Company

Technicians

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What Are the

Lessons that

Resonate with

You Most

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and Do You Have

Any Questions for

Thomas?

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Let Us Know in the

Comments Section

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