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Meet eReplacement Parts

Hello there! Allow me to introduce myself and to tell you a little about my company, eReplacementParts.com.
My name is Mike, and together with my business partner Dave, we started our online business with basically no money and with no real understanding of how to build a website. For a time, it was literally running out of a living room. Four years later, we’re a prominent online merchant selling power tool and machinery parts. I had worked in power tool sales and repair for several years before we started eReplacementParts.com, so I had a decent understanding of tool parts and tool operation. I had also worked as the (very unskilled) web developer for another online store which sold house wares. Through these two previous work experiences, I discovered that it was very feasible to make money selling products on the internet, and that I had a good product that could move.
Everything related to our company has been a huge learning experience. We’re constantly faced with problems and situations that require solutions, and if we didn’t have an answer or the know-how to solve those problems, we had to learn. It’s simple as that. Running a business is about being prepared and willing to meet challenges. That’s what this blog will focus on: challenges that we’ve faced and continue to face, and how we have responded.
Right now we’re currently employing about 15 people, with managers, programmers, bookkeepers, shippers and others. Our inventory is very complicated and very organized. We maintain a very secure and useable website that lives inside two powerful computers. We have many future goals that keep us moving forward and keep us focused. All of this and more comprises eReplacementParts.com, and as always, it’s still a work in progress.
Dave and I will be updating this blog weekly, so come back often, and hopefully we’ll provide information that will be helpful with your own small business.

Posted on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 3:33 pm and is filed under eReplacement Parts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.