Name: Joe Borsuk

Company: Borsuk Design

Website: BorsukDesign.com

What do you do? Graphic Design & Marketing

Published work: Silver Apples of the Moon: Art & Poetry, a collaboration with Cleveland State University

What I like most about being a business owner: Flexibility, freedom and positive cash flow.

What I like least: Less perks. Large suppliers don’t court me the same as when I worked for uber corporations like Rockwell Automation or CSU.

What I like most about having an office at home: Parking, I can work any hours I please, and I always get employee of the month.

What I like least about having an office at home: I have to clean the house all the time to keep it presentable for clients. Any cheap cleaning ladies out there?

What advise I’d give to others who work at home: Read and study sales. No matter what your product or service, you need to successfully sell it. Also, manage your money wisely because income is never consistent.

Biggest mistake: Not starting my business earlier – it’s my only regret!

What I like most about COSE membership: Networking and meeting new people. Not always for the next sale, but just building relationships and making friends. I find COSE members to be friendly and knowledgeable.

Three traits critical to my success: Focusing deeply on the job at hand – if you make it an A+, then the next job will always be there; I never considering my job as work; and having a good sense of humor – people just like being around someone who’s fun and can laugh at themselves.

Favorite Color: razzleberry

Favorite movie: The Princess Bride

Favorite hobbies: Drawing people’s caricatures

Favorite cuisine: Feta cheese pizza

Favorite book: It’s a tie: Ben Franklin’s Autobiography & The Millionaire Next Door

Favorite Album: “Album”? How old do you think I am?

Favorite TV Show: Smallville. I have a crush on the girl who plays Lana.

If I had one more hour in the day I would: Stay up till 3:00 instead of 2:00.

Country I’d like to visit: Florence Italy, home of Michelangelo Buonarroti,

Most influential person in my life: Grandpa Fred. He ran a very successful construction business and became building commissioner for three Parma mayors.

Biggest achievement: 10-year business anniversary – it’s the longest I’ve ever held a job.

Grandest wish: To become President and annex Canada. They have the better Niagara Falls.

What I cant live without: Oxygen. Oh, and Great Lakes Nosferatu.

Past Member Profiles:
May 2008 - Tom Gilbride, Gilbride & Company
April 2008 - Nina Messina, The Graphic Edge Professional Design, Inc.
March 2008 - Diane Helbig, Seize This Day Coaching
February 2008 - Ken McEntee, The Write Company
May 2006 - Jeanne Coughlin, President, The Coughlin Group, Inc.
June 2006 - Matthew J. Doyle, President, eHC Central
August 2006 - Cheryl Palmentera, President, C R Alpacas, Inc
September 2006 - Kristy Amy, President, OnMark Solutions
November 2006 - Cheryl Grassi, We'll Remember Co., Inc.
December 2006 - Winthrop DeFreitas, Tropic Speed Computers, LLC
January 2007 - Steven J. Krisfalusy, SJK Beringer Group, Inc.
May 2007 - Mark Hannah, Full Color Resources
October 2007 - Cathy Rehn Vella, BlackBird Graphics, Ltd.
December 2007 - Jessica Brandt, Q5 Media

How would you like to get your company name in front of thousands of COSE members by simply filling out a profile? The Home Business Network is currently looking for members to feature in the COSE Update that is sent to 20,000 companies, the network’s monthly e-newsletter that is emailed to a few thousand businesses, and on the network Web site. We want to hear about you!

Please click here and answer the member profile questions, or contact Pat Pell at: ppell@cose.org or 216-592-2281.

After you have completed the form and clicked “submit,” you will also need to send an e-mail with a personal photo (professional quality head shot preferred and in photo format – a “gif” or “jpeg”) and your contact information (name, e-mail and phone) for your profile to be considered for inclusion in the COSE Home Business e-newsletter and cosehome.org

Send this information to: ppell@cose.org . Make sure that you include your name and “COSE Member Profile” in the subject line of the e-mail. There is no guarantee that your profile will be published, but if it is chosen, you will be contacted ahead of time. Thank you so much for your time!

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