Growing My Social Capital

           

           This interview of the domain expert is with the manager at New Scooter 4 Less, and his name is Mike. He was worked with the company for quite some time now, and he has recently moved to the Gainesville location. He manages the store and thoroughly enjoys working with the company. I went to the Gainesville location and asked to speak with a manager, and he agreed to sit down with me and talk to me. I explained my business idea to him, and he thought that is seemed like a good idea. I really appreciated that he took the time to sit down with me and listen to me explain my idea, and I enjoyed listening to him talk about his business. I think he will enhance my network ability because he knows a lot about the business how to properly market to my target demographic.

           This interview is conducted with a girl named Erin, and she is an employee that works for New Scooters 4 Less. She has worked with NS4L for a decent amount of time, and she has a lot of experience working with marketing to the college student demographic. As a market expert, she has to work with college students every time she is at work, and she explained that it can be difficult to sell helmets to college students. I went to the local scooter store, and asked to speak with an employee. Erin volunteered to be one of my contacts, and I spoke with her about my business idea. I think that speaking with Erin will enhance my networking opportunities because she has a lot of experience working will college students. She understands how to market to them, and she knows the challenges that it can hold.

           This interview is with one of the suppliers at New Scooters 4 Less, and her name is Eunice. She has worked with the company for almost a year, and has experience with taking in supplies and sending it out. I came into contact with her when I went to the NS4L Gainesville location, and I asked about speaking with employees. Eunice agreed to let me speak with her about my business idea, and I asked her a few simple questions. I think that this will enhance my networking abilities because Eunice really understands how to work with a company that needs large shipments and carries a lot of inventory. 

           I have not had many networking experiences in the past, but I really learned a lot from talking with the employees at New Scooters 4 Less. All of the staff members at NS4L were very helpful, and they all gave me some really great incite. I appreciated this networking ability because it helped me understand what it it really like to go out and make new contacts. I enjoyed talking to people, and it was really great getting some advice from real professionals in the business. If I were to network in the future, I would definitely try to make sure that I make in-person contact. I think speaking with people in person makes a much bigger impact then simply calling or sending an email.