Press ReleaseEntrepreneur Runs List Sales Company from Office in His Home
After being fired and told he'd "never work in politics again," Shawn Harmon, incorporated his own list company to compete against his former employer.
Annapolis, MD July 16, 2004 -- After being fired and told he'd "never work in politics again," Shawn Harmon, incorporated his own list company to compete against his former employer. By racking up $50,000 in credit card debt, Mr. Harmon started buying registered voter lists to resell to authorized users. It was a calculated risk; he had some verbal commitments to buy from prospective clients but no signed orders and plenty of mounting personal bills.
Today, over four years later, Mr. Harmon, as President of e-Merges, has grown it into an assembler of multiple lists including: pilots, campaign donors, boat owners, hunter/fishers lists, aircraft owners, and professional occupational licenses.
e-Merges consistently earns a very healthy thirty cents for every dollar in sales because each list is turned over an average of 3 times before the data is repurchased.
The recent competitiveness of the Bush vs. Kerry race has helped fuel the growth of e-Merges too.
But according to Mr. Harmon: "The reason the e-Merges business model works so well is twofold: redundan
t overhead is eliminated and clients are not forced to buy lists with unneeded add-ons. For example, a recent prospect was quoted $45,000 from a competitor for lists e-Merges ultimately provided for $10,000."
e-Merges is currently developing a franchise plan for entrepreneurial professionals to sell e-Merges mail or phone lists. These independent contractors would sell e-Merges lists from their home. The back office would be handled by e-Merges. Mr. Harmon expects a tripling of sales revenue within 12 months and foresees money conscious and talented stay-at-home soccer moms filling this new role.
Not a bad accomplishment for a guy who was told he would never work in politics again.
About http://www.e-Merges.com ,Inc.
www.e-Merges.com Inc. is emerging as the country's preferred list provider for voter, hunting, boat owner, fishing, donor, and occupational license lists. With over 180 million records, e-Merges has helped locate lost children, helped win campaigns, assisted law enforcement and helped business target relevant prospects.
Investor Contact: Anne Horrigan e-Merges.com, Inc. (410) 353.6894 or www.e-Merges.com Inc. 1694 Anne Court, Ste. 5000, Annapolis, MD 21401-6512