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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 6
Welcome to DI Squared….a ten-part weekly feature of KBOO News.  This is the sixth in a ten-episode series.  MUSIC ----3 seconds…  DI Squared stands for “Dream it, Do it.”  Today we present Episode 6.  Have you ever had an idea about a product or a service that you thought could be a big hit in the market place?  Have you wondered, Could I make a living….doing something I really like doing? This is the sixth in our ten-part series that’s designed to help you understand the basics of starting a business, and whether you might want to think about doing that.  And in the course of telling a local success story, we want to give you some of the tools you need to start a business of your own.    We’ve been focusing on minority businesses, mostly people of color.  Last week we talked with Dimas Diaz, who came from Cuba in 1981 and now sells commercial insurance.  Today we meet a woman who came from Idaho and now repairs shoes   Julie Derrick repairs shoes at a store in North Portland.  Julie started her business seven years ago and she’s been growing it, slow but sure, ever since.  She got some help from an organization called “MESO,” Micro-Enterprise Services of Oregon, which also has an office in North Portland.  Julie’s here at KBOO today, along with Nita Shah and Tatsonga Davis of MESO, to describe how Julie launchd her business and how MESO helped her and, maybe, could help you.  Julie, tell us your story…     That was Julie, of J.D. Shoe Repair, who repairs shoes at her shop on North Alberta, along with Nita Shah and Tatsonga Davis of MESO, MicroEnterprise Services of Oregon .   Listeners, you can learn more about what the MESO has to offer by looking at its web site, making contact with them and asking for the help you need.  This is an organization that can help you with advice about getting started along with specific research and marketing tools that could be very valuable. All you have to do is walk through their door…The homework will come later.  And you’ll learn first hand about “this thing called projections.”  Next week we meet a husband and wife business team who make new things out of old books.  They’re makers and recyclers who found a way to make a living while working out of the home. Their story may open a new chapter for you.   MUSIC ----4 seconds…or---continue through this outro?   That’s it for DI Squared for today.   Thanks for listening. If you want to review what you’ve heard just now, go to KBOO.FM and look under evening news for today’s date---or look in KBOO”s podcast section for episodes of DI Squared.  And send your question to theroadlive@gmail.com.  We’d like to make your questionthe featured questionfor one of our shows.  We’’ll be back in a week! Tune in then for the next episode of DI Squared----Dream it, Do it.    From KBOO News, I’m Tom Flynn
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