AIIP – The “Secret Sauce” for Global Infopreneurs
By the AIIP External Communications Committee
This week marks the 15th anniversary of Global Entrepreneurship Week, celebrated around the world each November. We take this opportunity to review benefits of membership in AIIP.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as “one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.” At AIIP we know all about the work that entrepreneurs take on and about the thrill and satisfaction that is derived from owning and managing your own business.
Over its 35-year history, AIIP’s global members – independent information business owners and entrepreneurs, aka solopreneurs or infopreneurs – have supported each other in building and maintaining their businesses as well as sharing expertise and resources that benefit their clients. AIIP members specialize in many different practice areas and can draw on each other for additional expertise to provide clients with the resources needed to meet their strategic goals.
Some of the ways in which AIIP membership supports infopreneurs include:
- AIIP-L, our private email discussion list, lets us freely exchange ideas and resources. Featuring best tools for accounting to assistance with specialized chemical searching, this tool has had some long-time members state that these discussions are worth the price of membership alone.
- Peer-to-Peer programs provide various opportunities for mentoring, with short-term and long-term options for connection, ranging from “Kick Starter Conversations” to one-year mentoring processes. Each peer-to-peer relationship is customized for optimal learning.
- Virtual learning events and program recordings, including webinars and our Info Pro Café discussions, showcase experts in different practice areas who share information on many topics such as running and growing your business, tools of the trade, and information skills.
- Networking through the above-listed programs as well as our annual conference each April provide welcome opportunities to discover each other and interact.
At AIIP, we are tied together by our drive to provide solutions and assistance to our clients (whether they need hard data or strategies). We thrive on being connected to others like us who can share in the joys and challenges of being an entrepreneur.
There’s more; check out additional benefits of AIIP membership on our membership benefits page. AIIP offers several different membership levels, and for a limited time, you can try us out with this membership promotion.
Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely endeavor, but our AIIP network keeps us tethered to others who have experienced everything we have, and then some. Whether you are just starting out or are a more seasoned business owner, AIIP provides the solid support system that can help your business (not to mention you) grow and thrive.
Together, we celebrate and support global entrepreneurship during #GEW22.
