Company Name: Tropic Speed Computers, LLC

Web site: www.TropicSpeedRemoteAccess.com

E-mail Address: info@tropicspeed.com

Date Founded: May 2004

COSE member since: 2006

Elevator Speech: Tropic Speed Computers, LLC specializes in computer remote support, helping home users and small business owners solve their computer problems.

What do you like most about being a business owner? I like the fact that I can help people with their computer problems and make a living doing it.

What do you like least about being a business owner? Not having the time to spend with my family.

What do you like most about having a home office? Not having to pay rent and the freedom to juggle your own schedule.

What do you like least about having a home office? Being a one man show and the feeling of not enough hours in a day.

What is your biggest business mistake? I thought it was going to be much easier than it really is.

Advice to anyone considering starting a home-based business: Stay focused and get organized.

What do you like most about being a COSE member? Lots of help growing my business. Going to meetings and being able to meet lots of new people.

Advice that you try to live by: Work hard, play hard.

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Hobbies: Scuba diving, traveling and fishing

Favorite Cuisine: Caribbean

Favorite Movie: Top Gun

Favorite book: Art of the Deal

Favorite Album: Anything by Bob Marley

Favorite TV Show: CNN

What is one thing that is on your “to-do” list that you would really like to check off? Sleep

If you could interview one living person, who would it be: Bill Gates

Place you wish to visit most: The Bahamas

Most influential person in your life: My wife

What is your biggest achievement: Running my business

What is your grandest wish? To be successful

What you can't live without: Your laptop and my GPS

Past Member Profiles:
May 2006 - Jeanne Coughlin, President, The Coughlin Group, Inc.
June 2006 - Matthew J. Doyle, President, eHC Central
August 2006 - Cheryl Palmentera, President, C R Alpacas, Inc
September 2006 - Kristy Amy, President, OnMark Solutions
November 2006 - Cheryl Grassi, We'll Remember Co., Inc.

We want to hear about you!

Would you like to submit a Home-Based Business Network member profile, to be considered for placement on cosehome.org? Please click here and answer the member profile questions.

After you have completed the form and clicked “submit,” you will also need to send an e-mail with a personal photo (professional quality head shot preferred and in photo format – a “gif” or “jpeg”) and your contact information (name, e-mail and phone) for your profile to be considered for inclusion in the COSE Home-Based Business e-newsletter and cosehome.org

Send this information to: cbeard@gcpartnership.com . Make sure that you include your name and “COSE Member Profile” in the subject line of the e-mail. There is no guarantee that your profile will be published, but if it is chosen, you will be contacted ahead of time. Thank you so much for your time!

If you should have any questions on this process, do not hesitate to contact:

Colleen Beard
cbeard@gcpartnership.com
216-592-2281