This could be a case of Commercial Hari Kari here but perhaps my 
story just might motivate some of our readers. Enjoy.

As a mother of six, a grandmother of 4 and a former nurse, perhaps you will find my journey into the big world of Internet business interesting, if not inspiring. I don't have a business background and my closest link is my brother in the UK who owns a successful International Advertising Business, with 12 offices spread over 4 continents. 

I was born in the UK of Irish parents and after qualifying as a nurse, came to Ireland in 1971 to get married. My nursing career continued until October 1997 when an old back injury and a more recent car accident caused me to retire from my post as Manager of the Galway Hospice Home Care Team. 

As founder member of the Galway Hospice Foundation in November of 1986, my time with them became closely involved in the planning and development of the new Hospice Unit for in-patients. During this period I worked with the architects and project manager, fulfilling greatly the creative side of my personality. There was always had a keen interest in architectural planning so much so that our own home is one of 4 I have designed and seen built. 

An interest in computers grew during my time with the Hospice. Part of my work was in compiling and producing an annual statistical 
report of the clinical side of our service, which I then had to present to a large audience of clinical professionals, politicians, journalists and 
our team of volunteers and staff. This meant many long hours on the 
computer manually in-putting statistics that finally resulted in a 
40-page graphic and text report. At that time we were not computerized with databases, so a full 3 months was given over to this work. 

On leaving my nursing career behind I decided I would like to make 
my computer work for me. So 18 months was spent training in Web Design and I invested in the necessary new equipment and software for my first step into my unknown world of business. My first paying customer arrived in April 1999 and it was indeed an exciting project, with the index page translated into 6 other languages, including Japanese. 

I now own and run Moytura Graphic Design, designing and marketing 
web sites for small to medium sized businesses that are taking their 
first steps into this new world of Internet Marketing. There are 
thousands of small business owners who want to have their businesses on the Internet but are wary of all it entails. For this reason I gear my work towards the smaller business and delight in seeing the positive results to be achieved in a good Internet presence, allowing the smaller business owner to compete with multinationals. I also have the added comfort of being able to do the work I love from home,  allowing me to be here for our two younger lads when they come in from school. 

Before my decision to finish nursing I had started a degree, my first ever attempt at third level education, and am now in my final year of a BA in Management. I felt at the time that I was managing professional people with so many letters after their names they were tripping off the paper and that I should do something about it. I'm enjoying the studying so much that already I'm sussing out a post-graduate degree in Marketing for the 2001 enrolment. 

In the summer of 1999 I was presented with another business 
opportunity and, through my Internet work, recognized its enormous potential. I now have a second business involving on-line computer training. I realized the scope of any new Internet venture and the fact that this new business could open a global marketplace for me. In tandem with my web design business I am also a part-time Independent Consultant for a US company that has been in the IT and Computer industry for many years. In fact Deloitte & Touche placed them as 325th of the top 500 fastest growing world-wide technology companies, just 18 months after their launch. 

This company is a Certified Microsoft Solutions Provider and has been trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange for 10 years. This fact alone strengthened my resolve to become involved as I felt it added credibility to the company. Their product is a revolutionary new, streamed technology which allows delivery of high quality computer training via the Internet at 90% cheaper than conventional computer training. 

It's a business anyone can start up and I now have people from all walks of life working with me from housewives and tradesmen right up to business people and professionals. I really think that there is a latent entrepreneur in a lot of us but the 'costs and risks' of starting a new business scare people off. What seems to attract others to this business, apart from its great potential as it is Internet delivered, is that no computer skills are required. All it takes is a belief in oneself and an entrepreneurial spirit to have the courage to take off on a very interesting journey.

This year my business has taken on new strands and I now have a complete website devoted to all aspects of Internet Marketing. I have also started an on-line Irish Bookshop, Music and Video Store and aim to have the definitive collection of Irish books, music and videos all available in one place without folk having to search all over the place. I am hoping to be a resource for out-of-print and old books related to Ireland.

As someone who is the far side of the big 50 I feel that it is never too late to get up and run with a good business idea. All it takes is a bit of courage to make the change, a vision of where you want to go and a determination to get out there and just do it.

I certainly see these new businesses opening up the world to me and am really looking forward to the next 10 years with this, if God gives me the good health to continue. Well that's my story folks, I hope you enjoyed it all. 

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Mary Mullins is CEO of Moytura Graphic Design and Editor of Internet Marketing by Moytura. If anyone wants to see where I live and learn a bit more about me and mine you can do so at the first URL below where you will find the links to all the other stuff that's happening in my life too. 

The second URL will bring you directly to the On-line Computer Training web site where you can avail of FREE TRAINING in the demos and check out the courses available - bon voyage.

The DupliTrainer is a self-motivation training course exclusive to the Duplicator web site and at NO COST to you whatsoever. The DupliTrainer is the most powerful training system in the industry. The one-year course is designed to give you the philosophies and skills to build financial independence. It can help you add passion, power and financial resources you've only dreamed about until now. 

Go see for yourself, it will only take a minute - you might be pleasantly surprised. Visit my site HERE and check it all out. You'll get your own web site for FREE with no criteria set other than to guide other people towards it. This connects you to the most powerful marketing training system in the world. 

Hint: It's the opposite of marketing and is used by
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