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Nikkia Carter
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Last updated 3 Nov 2019 I ran a business for ~7 years from basically tripping through the process and learning as I went. And boy, did I learn a lot! In this session, I will share how I accomplished starting a business and starting a Microsoft partnership, my hard won knowledge and lessons learned, and how you can start your own business and become a Microsoft Partner too! I have included the deck here so that you can have easier access to the links shown in my presentation. The video of me going through the deck is here: https://collab365.community/started-business-become-microsoft-partner-can/ (as well as on YouTube) but the deck has been updated a bit since then. Please note that in this session, I will not talk about selling my company, my other adventures as a Microsoft partner, or dig very deep into my experience of running the company. This is mostly about beginning the journey. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at nikkia@nikkiatcarter.me

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H O W I S TA R T E D M Y O W N B U S I N E S S A N D B E C A M E A M I C R O S O F T PA R T N E R AND HOW YOU CAN TOO!
ABOUT ME
3 Nikkia T. Carter Worldwide Modern Workplace Tech Lead  Worldwide Modern Workplace Tech Lead, Microsoft  Past Director, C3 Integrated Solutions, MS Gold Partner  Past CEO of Carter-McGowan Services, MS Silver Partner  Microsoft Strategist | Solutions Developer | Trainer  Specialty: Office 365, SharePoint, and related tech  Applications & Intranet Developer 2001 – 2009  SharePoint Developer 2009 - Present  Microsoft Strategist | Trainer 2012 – Present  CompTIA CTT, Published Author, Tech Speaker  Other Roles: Microsoft Voices for Innovation (VFI) Taskforce  Former Roles: SUGDC community lead, IAMCP DC Board Member and IAMCP WIT Community Leader, MFCF-DC Founder, FEDSPUG and WSPDC Board Member, Microsoft WPC/Inspire PAC Member, Tech Event Co-organizer (IT ProCamp DC, Office 365 Ramp
BEFORE WE BEGIN… 4
SPONSORS
Questions? Ask Me! Please use the chat window.
@ladygwenavear www.nikkiatcarter.me
Baltimore SharePoint User Group SharePoint User Group of DC FEDSPUG/Women in SharePoint DC Flow User Group SharePoint .NET Group SPSEvents SharePoint Fest Collab365 Microsoft Tech Community
T H E F O L L O W I N G S L I D E S M A Y B E O U T D A T E D S O T A K E W I T H A G R A I N O F S A L T B U T I T D O E S G I V E Y O U A N I D E A O F W H A T T O E X P E C T . T H E L I N K S S H O U L D W O R K … H O P E F U L L Y .  9
AND NOW, THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!
SO HOW DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
Started thinking about starting a business… How do I start? Which way do I go George??? Which way do I go???
Looked for getting my own SharePoint Enterprise site
Office 365 to the rescue
Tripped into becoming a partner Oooo, what does that link do? Become a Microsoft Partner
Follow the yellow brick (Microsoft) road aka Fill out ALL of the paperwork online
STARTING THE BUSINESS M O R E D E TA I L S … I N G E N E R A L
SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFO G O T O S B A . G O V A N D D I S C O V E R T H E G O O D N E S S A N D I T S F R E E ! ! !
ContractingStarting & Managing Loans and Grants
How to Start Your Own Business and Become a Microsoft Partner
How to Start Your Own Business and Become a Microsoft Partner
SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION Check it out! Local Assistance
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Click on Starting & Managing and then on Thinking About Starting under Starting a Business Click on 10 Steps to Starting a Business
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Complete each step. Each step is a link with more instructions on how to complete the step.
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Steps 6-10.
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Note the articles and blogs listed on the right side And bottom of the page.
OTHER RESOURCES
ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR VA http://www.virginia.gov/busin ess
ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR MD HT TPS://OPEN.MARYLAND.GOV/BUSINESS -RESOURCES/STARTING -A-BUSINESS/
ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR DC https://business.dc.gov/startbusin ess
STARTING MY BUSINESS M Y S T E P S ( A S B E S T A S I C A N R E C A L L )
HOW I STARTED Found an SBA online training called Essential Guide to Starting Your Own Business. (no longer available) NOTE: Newer course called Young Entrepreneurs. Here - https://www.sba.gov/c ourse/young- entrepreneurs/
HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Choose my business structure – Initially I choose Sole Proprietorship See definitions here - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation- structure/starting-managing-business/starting- business/choose-your-business-stru
HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Applied for my FEIN number - https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/modiein/individual/index.jsp More details here - http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Apply- for-an-Employer-Identification-Number-(EIN)-Online Checked to see my business name was taken or not: https://sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/NameAvailability Registered for a VA Tax Account (need your FEIN) - https://www.ireg.tax.virginia.gov/VTOL/iRegSignUp.seam?conversationId=7417&conversa tionIsLongRunning=true Went to my PO Office and got a PO Box
HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Went to my county Registrar and Commissioner of Revenue (Need FEIN and state tax id) Registered business name (factitious name) Got a business permit Got a zoning permit Tried to find a SharePoint environment and tripped into becoming a Microsoft Partner (discussed in next section) Got website domain and built website AND …
HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): NETWORKED LIKE CRAZY How you doing? How you doing? AND …
HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Study/Learn… Learn from Others... Work… Repeat
HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): The very next year I registered as a LLC VA SCC - https://sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/File/ArticlesOfOrganization?entityName
BECOMING A PARTNER T R I P P I N …
OOOPPS! NOW I’M A MICROSOFT PARTNER Did I do that???
BECOMING A PARTNER Tripped into becoming a partner Become a Microsoft Partner Oooo, what does that link do? Become a Microsoft Partner
BECOMING A PARTNER https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/ What the Partner page looks like as of Sept 2018 2014.
BECOMING A PARTNER I started as a Community Partner (yes, because it was free ) then later became an Action Pack Partner then a Competency Partner. https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/membership I also joined this program.
BECOMING A PARTNER: CLOUD PARTNER More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Solutions/access-cloud- partner-program-benefits.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/pages/membership/core-benefits.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS
BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER Since I am already a partner, I can’t see these but...
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER This screen basically shows what needs to be filled out for profile (#2), *May need to be signed in as a partner to see this exact screen.
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER And this screen basically shows what needs to be filled out (#3). *May need to be signed in as a partner to see this exact screen.
BECOMING A PARTNER: ACTION PACK PARTNER More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/u s/Pages/Membership/action- pack.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: ACTION PACK PARTNER
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Me mbership/competencies.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER Here is the competency for SharePoint. https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Page s/Membership/collaboration-and-content- competency.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER Silver Competency
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER Gold Competency
ONCE YOU ARE A PARTNER: INCENTIVES More details here: https://partner.micr osoft.com/en- us/membership/part ner-incentives *Must be signed in as a partner*
NIKTIPS T H I N G S I K N E W A N D T H I N G S I K N O W N O W T H AT I W I S H I K N E W
THINGS I KNEW (OR FIGURED OUT) • Learn about sales and marketing because you will have to wear that hat too • Learn about and get tools to help with social media marketing. Social Media marketing builds trust in you and your brand. DO NOT sell for at least 6 months. • Research your business name AND website address then lock them down ASAP. Also, get your social media handles ASAP (especially on Twitter). • Consider adding a QR code to the back of your business card that links to your website and/or capability statement • If you intend to work for the government, especially the federal government, create a capability statement or deck • Get business cards with no lamentation because they are hard to write on. Don’t forget about leaving white space on your card so they can write on it so no background pictures! • During networking events, make sure you bring plenty of cards AND make sure you have a pen to notate when and where you met the person plus any relevant notes • Follow up as soon as possible and set reminders to continue until they “buy or die” • Don’t forget about partnering with other business that are complementary to yours • Ask vendors if they would be willing to send business your way that relates to a service you offer that complements their product
THINGS I KNEW (OR FIGURED OUT) • If you become a partner, find and join your local IAMCP and volunteer for helping out where you can • Join Meetup and your local Chamber of Commerce. Attend meetings and network then as to present. • Consider holding events at free venues like the Microsoft Store BUT REMEMBER to market in advance – At least 3 months out but 6 months would be best – Advertise AND talk about it – Get MailChimp, or similar product, and send emails to remind people Tminus 3 months, 2 months, 1 month, 2 weeks, the week of, and 9am ET the day of or 6 pm PM ET the day before • Consider holding webinars BUT REMEMBER to market in advance – At least 3 months out but 6 months would be best – Advertise AND talk about it – Get MailChimp, or similar product, and send emails to remind people T-minus 3 months, 2 months, 1 month, 2 weeks, the week of, and 9am ET the day of or 6 pm PM ET the day before • If you become a partner and can only budget one conference a year, go to Microsoft Inspire and network like crazy! • Develop your contracts for the work you do with customers. • If you are a SI, run your payments like an ISV. Figure out how to turn projects into a subscription they pay every month. • When signing a contract with a partner or a employee (even as a temporary one or a 1099), read the fine print and challenge things like them owning your work solely or saying you can’t moonlight/have a company or you will only work exclusively for them. Also, be aware of non-competes clauses.
Apply for lines of credit NOW (as opposed to a loan since loans need to be paid back right away and credit lines are there when you need them without payments until you use it) Read books before you start your business (my reading list is next) Get a partner that you trust if possible (Remember to have deep discussions to make sure you both want and agree upon the same thing then get a lawyer to draw up the paperwork. See the suggest books in my reading list) Make sure you have a steady paycheck THINGS I KNOW NOW THAT I WISH I KNEW THEN…
MY SUGGESTED BOOKS I listened to these books on Audible. I HIGHLY suggest at least reading or listening to the first 2 (and the next 2) BEFORE starting your business. • The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber • Sales EQ by Jeb Blount • The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson • The Entrepreneur's Toolkit by The Great Courses • Power Through Partnership by Maggie Ellis Chotas, Betsy Polk • So, You Are New to Sales by Zig Ziglar, Bryan Flanagan • The Partnership Charter by David Gage • Entrepreneur Success Subliminal by Subliminal Guru • Solving the People Puzzle by Kerry Johnson MBA PhD • The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott • Traction by Gino Wickman • Secrets of Closing the Sale by Zig Ziglar I also HIGHLY suggest that you take advantage of the free learning and monthly calls offered by Microsoft if you become a partner.
LINKS TO MY RELEVANT PRESENTATIONS • Recording of this session: https://collab365.community/started-business-become- microsoft-partner-can/ • Work Smarter, Not Harder, with Social Media: https://vimeo.com/106771843 • Tools You Can Use (social media): Tools You Can Use - WPC15.pptx • Mutlti-Stream Marketing: Inspire2018MultiStreamMarketing.pptx • New to Microsoft Inspire? Here are a Few Last Minute Tips: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/going-microsoft-inspire-here-few-tips-last-minute- first-nikkia-carter?trk=portfolio_article-card_title • Starting Your Startup in the Cloud: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/starting-your- startup-cloud-nikkia-carter?trk=portfolio_article-card_title
THANK YOU Nikkia T. Carter WW Modern Workplace Tech Lead, Microsoft Nikkia.carter@microsoft.com nikkia@nikkiatcarter.me www.nikkiatcarter.me (425) 707-8306 Office (540) 369-6058 Mobile @ladygwenavear NikkiaTCarter

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How to Start Your Own Business and Become a Microsoft Partner

  • 1. H O W I S TA R T E D M Y O W N B U S I N E S S A N D B E C A M E A M I C R O S O F T PA R T N E R AND HOW YOU CAN TOO!
  • 3. 3 Nikkia T. Carter Worldwide Modern Workplace Tech Lead  Worldwide Modern Workplace Tech Lead, Microsoft  Past Director, C3 Integrated Solutions, MS Gold Partner  Past CEO of Carter-McGowan Services, MS Silver Partner  Microsoft Strategist | Solutions Developer | Trainer  Specialty: Office 365, SharePoint, and related tech  Applications & Intranet Developer 2001 – 2009  SharePoint Developer 2009 - Present  Microsoft Strategist | Trainer 2012 – Present  CompTIA CTT, Published Author, Tech Speaker  Other Roles: Microsoft Voices for Innovation (VFI) Taskforce  Former Roles: SUGDC community lead, IAMCP DC Board Member and IAMCP WIT Community Leader, MFCF-DC Founder, FEDSPUG and WSPDC Board Member, Microsoft WPC/Inspire PAC Member, Tech Event Co-organizer (IT ProCamp DC, Office 365 Ramp
  • 6. Questions? Ask Me! Please use the chat window.
  • 8. Baltimore SharePoint User Group SharePoint User Group of DC FEDSPUG/Women in SharePoint DC Flow User Group SharePoint .NET Group SPSEvents SharePoint Fest Collab365 Microsoft Tech Community
  • 9. T H E F O L L O W I N G S L I D E S M A Y B E O U T D A T E D S O T A K E W I T H A G R A I N O F S A L T B U T I T D O E S G I V E Y O U A N I D E A O F W H A T T O E X P E C T . T H E L I N K S S H O U L D W O R K … H O P E F U L L Y .  9
  • 10. AND NOW, THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!
  • 11. SO HOW DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
  • 12. Started thinking about starting a business… How do I start? Which way do I go George??? Which way do I go???
  • 13. Looked for getting my own SharePoint Enterprise site
  • 14. Office 365 to the rescue
  • 15. Tripped into becoming a partner Oooo, what does that link do? Become a Microsoft Partner
  • 16. Follow the yellow brick (Microsoft) road aka Fill out ALL of the paperwork online
  • 17. STARTING THE BUSINESS M O R E D E TA I L S … I N G E N E R A L
  • 18. SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFO G O T O S B A . G O V A N D D I S C O V E R T H E G O O D N E S S A N D I T S F R E E ! ! !
  • 22. SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION Check it out! Local Assistance
  • 23. SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Click on Starting & Managing and then on Thinking About Starting under Starting a Business Click on 10 Steps to Starting a Business
  • 24. SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Complete each step. Each step is a link with more instructions on how to complete the step.
  • 25. SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Steps 6-10.
  • 26. SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS Note the articles and blogs listed on the right side And bottom of the page.
  • 28. ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR VA http://www.virginia.gov/busin ess
  • 29. ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR MD HT TPS://OPEN.MARYLAND.GOV/BUSINESS -RESOURCES/STARTING -A-BUSINESS/
  • 30. ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR DC https://business.dc.gov/startbusin ess
  • 31. STARTING MY BUSINESS M Y S T E P S ( A S B E S T A S I C A N R E C A L L )
  • 32. HOW I STARTED Found an SBA online training called Essential Guide to Starting Your Own Business. (no longer available) NOTE: Newer course called Young Entrepreneurs. Here - https://www.sba.gov/c ourse/young- entrepreneurs/
  • 33. HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Choose my business structure – Initially I choose Sole Proprietorship See definitions here - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation- structure/starting-managing-business/starting- business/choose-your-business-stru
  • 34. HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Applied for my FEIN number - https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/modiein/individual/index.jsp More details here - http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Apply- for-an-Employer-Identification-Number-(EIN)-Online Checked to see my business name was taken or not: https://sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/NameAvailability Registered for a VA Tax Account (need your FEIN) - https://www.ireg.tax.virginia.gov/VTOL/iRegSignUp.seam?conversationId=7417&conversa tionIsLongRunning=true Went to my PO Office and got a PO Box
  • 35. HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Went to my county Registrar and Commissioner of Revenue (Need FEIN and state tax id) Registered business name (factitious name) Got a business permit Got a zoning permit Tried to find a SharePoint environment and tripped into becoming a Microsoft Partner (discussed in next section) Got website domain and built website AND …
  • 36. HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): NETWORKED LIKE CRAZY How you doing? How you doing? AND …
  • 37. HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): Study/Learn… Learn from Others... Work… Repeat
  • 38. HOW I STARTED Back to my steps (as best as I can remember): The very next year I registered as a LLC VA SCC - https://sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/File/ArticlesOfOrganization?entityName
  • 39. BECOMING A PARTNER T R I P P I N …
  • 40. OOOPPS! NOW I’M A MICROSOFT PARTNER Did I do that???
  • 41. BECOMING A PARTNER Tripped into becoming a partner Become a Microsoft Partner Oooo, what does that link do? Become a Microsoft Partner
  • 42. BECOMING A PARTNER https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/ What the Partner page looks like as of Sept 2018 2014.
  • 43. BECOMING A PARTNER I started as a Community Partner (yes, because it was free ) then later became an Action Pack Partner then a Competency Partner. https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/membership I also joined this program.
  • 44. BECOMING A PARTNER: CLOUD PARTNER More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Solutions/access-cloud- partner-program-benefits.aspx
  • 45. BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/pages/membership/core-benefits.aspx
  • 46. BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS
  • 47. BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS
  • 48. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER Since I am already a partner, I can’t see these but...
  • 49. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER This screen basically shows what needs to be filled out for profile (#2), *May need to be signed in as a partner to see this exact screen.
  • 50. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
  • 51. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
  • 52. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER And this screen basically shows what needs to be filled out (#3). *May need to be signed in as a partner to see this exact screen.
  • 53. BECOMING A PARTNER: ACTION PACK PARTNER More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/u s/Pages/Membership/action- pack.aspx
  • 55. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Me mbership/competencies.aspx
  • 56. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER Here is the competency for SharePoint. https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Page s/Membership/collaboration-and-content- competency.aspx
  • 57. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER Silver Competency
  • 58. BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNER Gold Competency
  • 59. ONCE YOU ARE A PARTNER: INCENTIVES More details here: https://partner.micr osoft.com/en- us/membership/part ner-incentives *Must be signed in as a partner*
  • 60. NIKTIPS T H I N G S I K N E W A N D T H I N G S I K N O W N O W T H AT I W I S H I K N E W
  • 61. THINGS I KNEW (OR FIGURED OUT) • Learn about sales and marketing because you will have to wear that hat too • Learn about and get tools to help with social media marketing. Social Media marketing builds trust in you and your brand. DO NOT sell for at least 6 months. • Research your business name AND website address then lock them down ASAP. Also, get your social media handles ASAP (especially on Twitter). • Consider adding a QR code to the back of your business card that links to your website and/or capability statement • If you intend to work for the government, especially the federal government, create a capability statement or deck • Get business cards with no lamentation because they are hard to write on. Don’t forget about leaving white space on your card so they can write on it so no background pictures! • During networking events, make sure you bring plenty of cards AND make sure you have a pen to notate when and where you met the person plus any relevant notes • Follow up as soon as possible and set reminders to continue until they “buy or die” • Don’t forget about partnering with other business that are complementary to yours • Ask vendors if they would be willing to send business your way that relates to a service you offer that complements their product
  • 62. THINGS I KNEW (OR FIGURED OUT) • If you become a partner, find and join your local IAMCP and volunteer for helping out where you can • Join Meetup and your local Chamber of Commerce. Attend meetings and network then as to present. • Consider holding events at free venues like the Microsoft Store BUT REMEMBER to market in advance – At least 3 months out but 6 months would be best – Advertise AND talk about it – Get MailChimp, or similar product, and send emails to remind people Tminus 3 months, 2 months, 1 month, 2 weeks, the week of, and 9am ET the day of or 6 pm PM ET the day before • Consider holding webinars BUT REMEMBER to market in advance – At least 3 months out but 6 months would be best – Advertise AND talk about it – Get MailChimp, or similar product, and send emails to remind people T-minus 3 months, 2 months, 1 month, 2 weeks, the week of, and 9am ET the day of or 6 pm PM ET the day before • If you become a partner and can only budget one conference a year, go to Microsoft Inspire and network like crazy! • Develop your contracts for the work you do with customers. • If you are a SI, run your payments like an ISV. Figure out how to turn projects into a subscription they pay every month. • When signing a contract with a partner or a employee (even as a temporary one or a 1099), read the fine print and challenge things like them owning your work solely or saying you can’t moonlight/have a company or you will only work exclusively for them. Also, be aware of non-competes clauses.
  • 63. Apply for lines of credit NOW (as opposed to a loan since loans need to be paid back right away and credit lines are there when you need them without payments until you use it) Read books before you start your business (my reading list is next) Get a partner that you trust if possible (Remember to have deep discussions to make sure you both want and agree upon the same thing then get a lawyer to draw up the paperwork. See the suggest books in my reading list) Make sure you have a steady paycheck THINGS I KNOW NOW THAT I WISH I KNEW THEN…
  • 64. MY SUGGESTED BOOKS I listened to these books on Audible. I HIGHLY suggest at least reading or listening to the first 2 (and the next 2) BEFORE starting your business. • The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber • Sales EQ by Jeb Blount • The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson • The Entrepreneur's Toolkit by The Great Courses • Power Through Partnership by Maggie Ellis Chotas, Betsy Polk • So, You Are New to Sales by Zig Ziglar, Bryan Flanagan • The Partnership Charter by David Gage • Entrepreneur Success Subliminal by Subliminal Guru • Solving the People Puzzle by Kerry Johnson MBA PhD • The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott • Traction by Gino Wickman • Secrets of Closing the Sale by Zig Ziglar I also HIGHLY suggest that you take advantage of the free learning and monthly calls offered by Microsoft if you become a partner.
  • 65. LINKS TO MY RELEVANT PRESENTATIONS • Recording of this session: https://collab365.community/started-business-become- microsoft-partner-can/ • Work Smarter, Not Harder, with Social Media: https://vimeo.com/106771843 • Tools You Can Use (social media): Tools You Can Use - WPC15.pptx • Mutlti-Stream Marketing: Inspire2018MultiStreamMarketing.pptx • New to Microsoft Inspire? Here are a Few Last Minute Tips: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/going-microsoft-inspire-here-few-tips-last-minute- first-nikkia-carter?trk=portfolio_article-card_title • Starting Your Startup in the Cloud: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/starting-your- startup-cloud-nikkia-carter?trk=portfolio_article-card_title
  • 66. THANK YOU Nikkia T. Carter WW Modern Workplace Tech Lead, Microsoft Nikkia.carter@microsoft.com nikkia@nikkiatcarter.me www.nikkiatcarter.me (425) 707-8306 Office (540) 369-6058 Mobile @ladygwenavear NikkiaTCarter

Editor's Notes

  1. I’m here to start you on your journey but I am not a BI dev. You can go as far as you want as there is a lot of training from Microsoft and elsewhere!
  2. Attend and participate