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Vice President #1003 |
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Pathway:
Business, Information Management and Marketing |
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The business sells ultralight airplane kits. Customers put together the aircraft with the kits she is responsible for ordering, selling and shipping. She also organizes the manufacturing, handles staffing and marketing. And yes, she even knows how to fly ultralight airplanes.
Career Profile:
This business owner started studying art in college. She changed her major to business and worked as a radio announcer and radio sales person before starting an ultralight airplane business with her husband. Those earlier jobs taught her the people skills needed to operate a business.
Vice President #1003
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| What kind of degree do you need to be an entrepreneur? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What are some of your hobbies and work experiences? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What types of advertising do you do? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How did you get into this profession? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What are the costs of your planes? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Who are your customers? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you need a license to fly your aircraft? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What are the benefits of being an entrepreneur? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is your typical day like? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the weight of the ultralight planes? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the best part of your job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How long would it take a person to build an ultralight kit? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you sell planes to the army? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you sell any exclusive ultralights? | AUDIO | TEXT |
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