Ready, set, go!

Hi everyone,

I hope that your Monday was a great one! I was very productive today! After waiting through the move and then for my internet to get turned on at the rental house, I finally am making great strides towards becoming a small business owner! I didn't know before doing it for the Holiday Inn Express that I was so passionate about marketing, but I'm glad that I found what it is in life that I truly enjoy doing. I love meeting new people. I love helping people get what they want from an experience in a hotel or a restaurant. And I love staying on the cutting edge of all new technologies!!!

Yesterday I designed the logo for my company:



The colors are simple and I really liked the font because it seemed to play well off of the pineapple (which, if you don't know, is the international symbol of hospitality). I like this banner-style logo the best, but I had to modify it a little to "square" it up for my Twitter and Facebook avatars:



Considering that I am by no means a professional graphic designer and that I was only using Microsoft Publisher, I think they turned out rather well! BTW, I'm beta-testing Office 2010 right now, and I like it a LOT. It's a lot like Office 2007 with the tabs and etc., but the programs seem to be more anticipatory of what you may be trying to do and there are more shortcuts available on the documents you are working with.

Today I created a Facebook fan page for my new business. I also printed the articles of organization for becoming a limited liability company and applied for a federal EIN. Tomorrow, I hope to file my papers at the county courthouse and after that, I hope to obtain lots of new business!!! (If you know anyone that is in need of my services, please give me a referral - I'm hypothesizing that 95% of my work will probably come from people who know somebody else that is in need.)

Thank you so much for the support you've already given me on this venture and I look forward to keeping you posted via this blog and on Facebook, Twitter, and my future web site!

Have a great evening!

All my love,