Growing my social capital

Jeff Turner
- Jeff is a future business owner of B&m masonry and he is an estimator on jobs for the company to build. He is in charge of pricing the jobs out so the company can make the maximum amount of money but keep it in a good price range to win the job against other masonry groups.
- Jeff will be in the domain expert slot of this assignment because he actually works in the field that I am pursuing. He fills this slot because he has been working in this trait since he was 19 years old and has a lot of experience inside the masonry field.
- I found this person because he works for the company I worked for and I talked to him over the phone. During our conversations I asked how to actually get a business like this started and where the best place to start. I also asked him what challenges this type of business brings to the table and if it is worth going through the challenges.
- the favor he did for me was to actually give me real responses so I can be able to one day open up my own masonry group. He doesn't really expect me to do anything for him since he is already my boss.
- He will be able to exploit my business plan because he will always be there to help me even after I decide to start my own business. Anytime he needs to give me advice or I need help I know I can rely on him to help me out. He will be a huge asset to my business because he will be a reliable resource for me to go to anytime I need.

Kevin Micale
- Kevin is a foreman on a masonry site and was a previous owner of a masonry business in Miami.
He has been in this trait for 35 years so he is considered a professional in the masonry association.
He has seen a lot during his time so I can consider him my expert in my business plan.
- kevin will be the expert in my market because of his experience in the field. He has all the knowledge needed to be a huge asset to helping me and by future business career.
- I found Kevin in the Florida masonry association meeting that attended about two months ago. When I was at the meeting, I met him and got his contact information for my benefit. For this assignment, I contacted him about some questions I had for my future business. I asked him things such as where and how I can find potential employees for my company and what are the pros and cons of opening up a business like this.
- just like Jeff did, Kevin gave me some reasonable responses that will help me better grow my business plan. He did me a real good favor by giving me some valuable contact information to some other contractors that could help me out later down the road. He didn't really ask me for anything but I did buy him dinner for meeting up with me.
- Inclusing him in my business will be very beneficial because he will be a great aspect in making my business run. The information he gave me will be information that will ultimately be a positive influence in the start up of my company.

Heather Blaisdale

- heather is a supplier for the company I work for right now. She supplies us with all the supplies we need to complete the jobs we are awarded. Heather also is a supplier for other construction groups across the state of Florida.
- I found heather because she supplies my company with the supplies we need throughout the week. I am in charge of getting our supplies so I have a good relationship with Heather because I am in touch with her on a daily basis.
- heather will fall under the supplier of my future business. She will be able to supply my company with all the supply's I need to complete multiple jobs that I will be awarded.
- Heather gave me some good information about how I can get in touch with multiple suppliers across the state. Even though she works for one company, she gave me some good information on how to deal with other suppliers like her. She also gave me some good numbers on how much products cost because I am going to need all new material to start up my business.
- she will be a huge contribution to my business because I would actually use her and her company as suppliers. The way she deals with me and my present company is very professional and treats me like royalty. She did me this favor out of respect and knows I will always use her company when I start up my own business

This assignment helped me out because it gave me some great experiences for my future business. I got to talk with some real professionals inside the trait and it will be a positive experience for me later on. It didn't really differ from previous networking in the past because they all have been positive experiences for me but it did give me some valuable information that I hadn't got in other exercises.