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Selfhelpzone.com Grand Opening, and new partnership sets the stage for the
company's EVOLUTION into the ENGLISH AND LATIN B2B marketplace
IRVINE, Calif.December 8, 2000, Self Help Zone, Inc. (United States Pink
Sheets Symbol: SHZI) announced this week the Public Grand opening of
Selfhelpzone.com. The site is a Self-Help Portal created to become the
ultimate destination for people looking to build success in all aspects of
their lives. During the Grand opening week the site has attracted 258,000
hits.
At Selfhelpzone.com visitors have 24 hour access to streaming Audio and
Video programs and can order hard copies of programs in the area of Self
Help. The site gives visitors instant access to content when then need it
wherever they need it. A parent looking for ideas on helping their
children do better in school, or a Sales Manager looking for that missing
link to inspire his sales force can log onto the site and instantly begin
listening to audio programs by the nations top educators and
motivators. The site has over 1000 hours of programs available from best
selling authors and speakers. New programs are being added daily.
Selfhelpzone.com's unique market niche.
Selfhelpzone.com's marketplace, worldwide Self Help books and tapes, is
large and growing. According to industry experts, U.S. Self Help book sales
alone are expected to reach approximately $25 billion in 2000.
"Characteristics of this marketplace have created inefficiencies which
our site's innovative delivery system can help to overcome... says Scott
Wells, CTO of SHZI, who continues: Physical store-based retailers must
make significant investments in inventory, real estate and personnel for
each retail location. This greatly limits the amount of inventory that can
be economically carried in a bricks and mortar location. Due to this fact,
most physical stores stock less than 10% of the Self Help books believed to
be in print. This limits customer selection dramatically. Selfhelpzone.com
can offer unlimited selection without the cost associated with a physical
store. To the customer this means we will be able to offer a greater
selection of Self Help products in very specific areas."
Scott Wells came to Selfhelpzone.com on the heels of a successful IT
carrier. Scott Worked at Microsoft for as Development Team Leader for
Windows NT v3.5. While at Microsoft he served as Senior Architectural
Engineer. Prior to Microsoft he served as Manager of Planning and
Implementation for MCA Corporation (Universal Studios) designing computer
solutions. His projects have included the design of Ecommerce Engine
solutions for: Chase Manhattan, Reuters International, Bank of America,
Universal Studios, Fidelity Financial, Escrow.com.
Partnership with Diaplan Expands the zone into the English and Spanish B2B
marketplace
As part of selfhelpzone.com's goal to become the ultimate Self Help super
store the company has also entered into a partnership with Diaplan Designs,
Inc. for on-line distribution of courseware in the B2C and B2B markets,
SHZI will be offering Diaplan's web-based supervisory and management
curriculum of 350 modules, called the Management Learning System
(MLS). Diaplan's courseware will be available in both English and Spanish
and will reside both on www.selfhelpzone.com and the soon to be opened
www.zonadeautoayuda.com (Self Help Zone's Spanish version web site is head
up by Carlos Conejo. Mr. Conejo is an expert on the rapidly growing
multicultural marketplace. He is the speaker for Zig Ziglar's re-recorded
"To The Top" in Spanish. )
"Diaplan Designs, Inc. has programs we need to enter the B2B market with
both feet firmly planted; " says Tony Aker, Co-founder of SHZI, who
continues: "This partnership is a win for all sides. We expect rapid
growth and continual revenue from the partnership. With Diaplan Designs,
Inc.'s courseware, SHZI can target English and Spanish speaking prospects
on a global level. This also falls right in place with our recent
development of our Spanish web site. With U.S. and Latin American Hispanic
market in the Western Hemisphere representing a potential of almost 600
million people, there is a great deal of opportunity there. Until now,
there has been little available in Spanish, especially in the soft skills
area. Diaplan's line up of Spanish courses enables us to tap into an
enormous base of individuals and companies south of the border,"
"We are able to offer SHZI materials they can not get elsewhere," says Joe
Cox, Diaplan CEO. "We should capitalize greatly from SHZI's incredible
distribution. A partnership such as this gives us instant
distribution. Clients looking for web based training are looking for that
one-stop solution. SHZI is positioning itself strongly in that role." adds
Cox."
Diaplan Designs, Inc. is a privately held Florida corporation in business
for over 17 years. Diaplan's clients include many Fortune 100 companies as
well as mid-sized and small companies including, Hughes Supply, Nabisco
Mexico, and Pepsi Cola.
For further information contact:
Michael Le Guellec
Email: micle@worldnet.att.net
Ph: 707-537-9119
Fax: 707-538-1115
This release may include forward-looking statements. Such statements
involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
from those set forth herein. |
