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Alex Fees: I’m Alex Fees on Small Business Television. We are coming to you from Cleveland, Ohio site of the 2008 COSE Small Business Conference. COSE that’s C-O-S-E, The Council of Smaller Enterprises and joining me here now is Lori Klepfer, Lori good to meet you. Lori Klepfer: Nice to meet you Alex. Alex Fees: I appreciate you to being here. Lori’s company is LJK Consulting. You’re the owner? Lori Klepfer: I am, I am the principal of LJK Consulting. Alex Fees: What is LJK Consulting? Lori Klepfer: We help companies stay competitive by providing customized education and training programs for their employees. Alex Fees: Oh really. So, what is your training all about? Lori Klepfer: Anything, business processes that might be changing maybe a software application that they’ve implanted such as an ERP application, compliance training they have to do to make government regulations. Alex Fees: Really? So you help companies to train their employees to do what they need to do in order to staying business? Lori Klepfer: That’s exactly right. Alex Fees: Okay, how long you’ve been around? Lori Klepfer: Since 2001. Alex Fees: Yeah, what about your background? What brought you to that point? Lori Klepfer: I started with my life within Rockwell Automation as a technical communicator and over the years, I evolved into the training and development field. I managed one small consulting company and was a training practice manager for another larger IT consulting company and when the internet bubble hit in 2001, I was a –to the sea with the many other people and deiced to take that opportunity since I’ve been running businesses for the other people they actually do it for myself. Alex Fees: So, Lori is there a typical subject matter or topic that you train company’s employees about? Lori Klepfer: Generally, I do a lot of work with ERP applications or enterprise resource and planning application such as Oracle or SAP so go in and adjust the people side of the software technology. I also train on Microsoft applications, I help companies launch there own. One of my companies actually does data mining, data mining software products, so I developed their training program for them for their costumers. So, it’s really anything technology related and even business process oriented. Alex Fees: Okay, and tell me about your involvement with the COSE, how long you have been a part of this organization? Lori Klepfer: I’ve been a COSE members since I launched my business in 2001 and I found that in a valuable resource to help me achieve my goals as an entrepreneur. Alex Fees: So, you’ve been a lot conferences like this one? Lori Klepfer: I’ve been to everyone that COSE’s had. Alex Fees: You have to miss one. Lori Klepfer: I haven’t missed one yet. Alex Fees: Of a perfect attendance record. Lori Klepfer: That’s right. Alex Fees: Well, what about that? Lori you keep coming back, why? Lori Klepfer: So, it’s meeting the people, connecting with others like myself and you know it’s an entrepreneurial. I learned a lot and I am. And it’s good to connect with other people like you and get energized and recharged and motivated that keep the business going. Alex Fees: Absolutely, alright. Well, where could people get more information about LJK Consultant? Lori Klepfer: You can find information about my company on my website at ljkconsulting.com. Alex Fees: Alright, ljkconsulting.com. Lori thank you very much. Lori Klepfer: Thank you Alex. Alex Fees: Good to meet you, again she is Lori Klepfer with LJK Consulging. I’m Alex Fees on Small Business Television coming to you from COSE 2008, that’s the council on Smaller Enterprises, smaller only by name. Lori thank you very much. Lori Klepfer: Thanks Alex.

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Alex Fees: I’m Alex Fees on Small Business Television. We are coming to you from Cleveland, Ohio site of the 2008 COSE Small Business Conference. COSE that’s C-O-S-E, The Council of Smaller Enterprises and joining me here now is Lori Klepfer, Lori good to meet you.
Lori Klepfer: Nice to meet you Alex.
Alex Fees: I appreciate you to being here. Lori’s company is LJK Consulting. You’re the owner?
Lori Klepfer: I am, I am the principal of LJK Consulting.
Alex Fees: What is LJK Consulting?
Lori Klepfer: We help companies stay competitive by providing customized education and training programs for their employees.
Alex Fees: Oh really. So, what is your training all about?
Lori Klepfer: Anything, business processes that might be changing maybe a software application that they’ve implanted such as an ERP application, compliance training they have to do to make government regulations.
Alex Fees: Really? So you help companies to train their employees to do what they need to do in order to staying business?
Lori Klepfer: That’s exactly right.
Alex Fees: Okay, how long you’ve been around?
Lori Klepfer: Since 2001.
Alex Fees: Yeah, what about your background? What brought you to that point?
Lori Klepfer: I started with my life within Rockwell Automation as a technical communicator and over the years, I evolved into the training and development field. I managed one small consulting company and was a training practice manager for another larger IT consulting company and when the internet bubble hit in 2001, I was a –to the sea with the many other people and deiced to take that opportunity since I’ve been running businesses for the other people they actually do it for myself.
Alex Fees: So, Lori is there a typical subject matter or topic that you train company’s employees about?
Lori Klepfer: Generally, I do a lot of work with ERP applications or enterprise resource and planning application such as Oracle or SAP so go in and adjust the people side of the software technology. I also train on Microsoft applications, I help companies launch there own. One of my companies actually does data mining, data mining software products, so I developed their training program for them for their costumers. So, it’s really anything technology related and even business process oriented.
Alex Fees: Okay, and tell me about your involvement with the COSE, how long you have been a part of this organization?
Lori Klepfer: I’ve been a COSE members since I launched my business in 2001 and I found that in a valuable resource to help me achieve my goals as an entrepreneur.
Alex Fees: So, you’ve been a lot conferences like this one?
Lori Klepfer: I’ve been to everyone that COSE’s had.
Alex Fees: You have to miss one.
Lori Klepfer: I haven’t missed one yet.
Alex Fees: Of a perfect attendance record.
Lori Klepfer: That’s right.
Alex Fees: Well, what about that? Lori you keep coming back, why?
Lori Klepfer: So, it’s meeting the people, connecting with others like myself and you know it’s an entrepreneurial. I learned a lot and I am. And it’s good to connect with other people like you and get energized and recharged and motivated that keep the business going.
Alex Fees: Absolutely, alright. Well, where could people get more information about LJK Consultant?
Lori Klepfer: You can find information about my company on my website at ljkconsulting.com.
Alex Fees: Alright, ljkconsulting.com. Lori thank you very much.
Lori Klepfer: Thank you Alex.
Alex Fees: Good to meet you, again she is Lori Klepfer with LJK Consulging. I’m Alex Fees on Small Business Television coming to you from COSE 2008, that’s the council on Smaller Enterprises, smaller only by name. Lori thank you very much.
Lori Klepfer: Thanks Alex.

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