www.first-step-community.info
-DQXDU\
*,+$1 3(5(5$
*LKDQ 6PDUW EXVLQHVVHV ZLOO ILJXUH RXW 7ZLWWHU DQG )DFHERRN
2XU ,QWHUQHW 3UHGLFWLRQV IRU
&KULV 7KH 3HUYDVLYH ,QWHUQHW 7KHUH¶OO EH DQ LQFUHDVLQJ QXPEHU RI FOHYHU JDGJHWV EHLQJ ODXQFKHG WKDW ³SDVVLYHO\´ DFFHVV WKH ,QWHUQHW DV SDUW RI WKHLU RSHUDWLRQ
-$1 3 0 *LKDQ &RQWHQW V\QGLFDWLRQ ERWK DXWRPDWLF DQG PDQXDO ZLOO UHDOO\ WDNH RII
*,+$1 3(5(5$
1XGJH ,PSURYLQJ 'HFLVLRQV $ERXW +HDOWK :HDOWK DQG +DSSLQHVV E\ 5LFKDUG 7KDOHU DQG &DVV 6XQVWHLQ
&KULV DQG *LKDQ PDNH SUHGLFWLRQV DERXW ZKDW¶V FRPLQJ XS LQ WKH QH[W PRQWKV LQ ,QWHUQHW WHFKQRORJ\ DQG XVH
-$1 3 0 03 )LOH +HUH DUH RXU SUHGLFWLRQV &KULV ,QWHUQHW 3ROLWLFV 7KH *RRG 7KH %DG 7KH 8JO\ :H¶OO ZLWQHVV DQ LQFUHDVLQJO\ SROLWLFDO GLPHQVLRQ WR 7KH ,QWHUQHW DV JRYHUQPHQWV JUDSSOH ZLWK UHJXODWLRQ DQG FHQVRUVKLS RI WKH 1HW $GGLWLRQDOO\ ZH¶OO VHH JRYHUQPHQWV DQG SROLWLFDO SDUWLHV DQG DFWLYLVWV XVLQJ WKH ,QWHUQHW IRU VHUYLFH GHOLYHU\ FDPSDLJQLQJ DQG DFWLYLVP *LKDQ 7KHUH¶OO EH DQ LQFUHDVH LQ HOHFWURQLF PHHWLQJV H J WHOHVHPLQDUV ZHELQDUV FRQIHUHQFH FDOOV RQ OLQH FRQIHUHQFHV DQG WKLV ZLOO FRUUHVSRQG WR D VLJQLILFDQW GURS LQ IDFH WR IDFH PHHWLQJV
1XGJH LV DQRWKHU LQ WKH ORQJ OLQH RI ERRNV DERXW VRFLDO SV\FKRORJ\ DV LW DSSOLHV WR LQIOXHQFH DQG SHUVXDVLRQ 7KH ILUVW JURXQG EUHDNLQJ ERRN LQ WKLV JHQUH ZDV 5REHUW &LDOGLQL¶V ERRN ,QIOXHQFH DQG ,¶YH \HW WR FRPH DFURVV DQ\ RWKHU ERRN WKDW PDWFKHV LW )RU PH 3UHGLFWDEO\ ,UUDWLRQDO LV WKH QH[W EHVW EXW VWLOO D GLVWDQW VHFRQG
&KULV /HVV 3ULYDF\ *UHDWHU 2SHQQHVV :KLOH VLWHV OLNH )DFHERRN DQG *RRJOH DUH LPSURYLQJ WKH SULYDF\ FRQWUROV WKH\ SURYLGH WR WKHLU XVHUV SHRSOH VHHP WR EH LQFUHDVLQJO\ FRPIRUWDEOH ZLWK VKDULQJ LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW WKHPVHOYHV LQFOXGLQJ HPEDUUDVVLQJ HYHQ GDQJHURXV LQIRUPDWLRQ
1XGJH LV D ERRN DERXW GHFLVLRQ PDNLQJ SDUWLFXODUO\ LQ DUHDV RI VRFLDO SROLF\ 7KH DXWKRUV VXJJHVW WKDW GHFLVLRQV FDQ QHYHU EH SUHVHQWHG LQ D FRPSOHWHO\ QHXWUDO ZD\ VR DQ\ GHFLVLRQ PDNLQJ LQYROYHV DQ LQKHUHQW ELDV 7KDW ELDV FDQ EH WXUQHG WR JRRG WR ³QXGJH´ SHRSOH LQ D SDUWLFXODU GLUHFWLRQ
*LKDQ %HFDXVH ZH PRUH ,QWHUQHW FRQQHFWHG SKRQHV ZH¶OO VHH D VLJQLILFDQW LQFUHDVH LQ ORFDOLVDWLRQ DQG FRQWH[W VSHFLILF FRQWHQW H J D UHVWDXUDQW VHQGLQJ \RX 606 DGV ZKHQ \RX ZDON E\
7KH\ SUHVHQW D ORW RI UHVHDUFK LQ PDQ\ DUHDV RI OLIH LQFOXGLQJ PDUULDJH LQYHVWLQJ HQYLURQPHQWDOLVP DQG RUJDQ GRQDWLRQ ,Q DUHDV WKDW LQYROYH VRFLDO SROLF\ LW VHHPV WR PH WKDW WKH\ KDYH RQH VROXWLRQ IRU HYHU\WKLQJ /HDYH LW WR WKH PDUNHW EXW GRQ¶W OHW WKH PDUNHW ORFN RXW FRPSHWLWLRQ
&KULV :H¶OO KDYH PRUH PRELOH DSSOLFDWLRQV *LKDQ 7KH JURZWK RI *RRJOH EDVHG SKRQHV ZLOO H[FHHG JURZWK RI L3KRQHV
)RU H[DPSOH FRQVXPHUV KDYH D KXJH DQG FRQIXVLQJ DUUD\ RI FKRLFHV ZKHQ VLJQLQJ XS IRU D FUHGLW FDUG 7KDOHU DQG 6XQVWHLQ UHFRPPHQG WKDW ZH GRQ¶W UHJXODWH WKH FUHGLW FDUG FRPSDQLHV DQG WKHLU PDUNHWLQJ ,QVWHDG DOORZ WKHP WR SURPRWH WKHLU SURGXFWV LQ DQ\ ZD\ WKH\ FKRRVH
&KULV $IWHU DQ DQQXV KRUULELOXV LQ ZH¶OO VHH WKH VWDUW RI D UHFRYHU\ IRU RQ OLQH QHZV PHGLD