"These books all come from my personal experiences. I cannot claim any of them will make you rich and successful, building any type of business is hard work. Whatever you do you will need to work hard at it! Online or Brick and mortar, the man or woman on the top of the mountain didn’t fall there they got there! Remember that! These methods worked for me but you should always keep an open mind to bend and change a little as the times do. Just think back 5 years, would you ever imagine a Social Networking Web Site, such as Face book being vital in your business growth? We have all seen so many companies open and close these last few years, it goes to show you need to be lean and mean and adapt to the times."
Thomas P. Hannon, Jr.
About Author Thomas P. Hannon Jr.
Thomas P. Hannon, Jr. has had a wide range of business and personal experiences. An Entrepreneur since his teens, he has many accomplishments in his business and personal life.
Tom was the founder of the largest independent Free Magazine Distribution Company in the United States, FPD Distributors. Unlike most other large Distribution companies a publisher did not own FPD. The company delivered several million copies of magazines each month and covered several states. The company was under Hannon’s leadership from 1993-97 and again from 2000-05. In 1997 and 2005 Hannon sold the company successfully, under his own guidance.
He was the creative mind behind the print, distribution, advertising and publishing arm of I Sold My House.com, New England’s largest Free Magazine Publishing Company from 2002 to 2005, the owner John Gallagher credited Hannon with being the driving force behind making I Sold My House.com a household name. Hannon was also credited by most local and large regional publishers as being the driving force behind their growth and success.
In addition to FPD Distributors, Hannon successfully purchased and sold several other businesses such as: web sites, magazines, distribution companies and retail stores. Additionally, Hannon was a facilitator in countless other business transactions throughout New England and Nationally. Several of these titles are mentioned throughout his books.
Hannon was active in the business brokering community for two years, working with several large firms such as, Bridge Business Brokers, The Burbank Group, Primesite Business Brokers and Sunbelt Business Brokers. Hannon started and sold a firm during this time as well. He also does consulting work with many firms entering into this field to help them navigate through the pitfalls of the industry. Hannon also was the key figure in getting I Sold My House.com to franchise their business model.
In 2008, he built one of the best Wiffle Ball Fields in the Country, “Little Ebbets Field”. Little Ebbets Field is a one-quarter size replica of the great Ebbets Field that once existed in Brooklyn, New York and was the home to the Dodgers. It was also the field that saw Jackie Robinson play his first game in MLB. Its use is for Wiffle Ball. You can visit this field at, www.littleebbetsfield.com. If you want to play on the field or contact Tom you can email him at Tomsebooks@aol.com.
Hannon is extensive experience in Business Transactions, How to Run a Business, selling and buying a Business, Publishing Logistics’, and Management Sales
Hannon has attended many management training, sales and licensing classes and courses, he now specializes in SOOT. SOOT means, Staying Out Of Trouble, all his books detail how to avoid trouble through his method. It is his belief that SOOT is the foundation to your everyday life. He like any other business person has experienced many peaks and valleys, successes and failures and it was through these experiences that he found SOOT and how powerful it can be to do the right thing, at all times.
Hannon is also a well schooled Baseball player, attending Baseball Camps with MLB Players on several occasions. Hannon recently purchased, www.thebaseballpage.com, which is a historical baseball web site and is evolving into a web 2.0 website for baseball fans.
Beyond Publishing, Hannon now owns many Web Sites which feature his books including:
- www.thebaseballpage.com
- www.littleebbetsfield.com
- www.ebookstoanewcareer.com
- www.thomasphannonjr.com
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