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Where does one begin to tell others of their dreams? "Pam's dreams" will probably bore even the most attentive reader. Unless, of course, that reader is a part of that dream. If you have chosen to read further then, indeed, you ARE a part of that dream.
Scary, huh? Well, maybe it won't be if you choose to read on. I just hope that I can express in words the depth of feeling I have for these dreams. Sometimes I just ramble when I am typing. Actually, they tell me I do the same when I'm talking. It's just that I see things so plainly in my dreams, but have such difficulty verbalizing them.
It all began when I started thinking about what the Internet could do for the people I care about, my children, my mother, and my family & friends. At first I was excited about telling them all the wonderful places they could visit and things they could do on the Net, but this seemed so frivolous after a while. I wondered what this vast, seemingly endless source of information and opportunity could do to make life easier for them.
Well, the difficulties of those around me are the direct result of the plight of the Ohio Valley. . . mines closing down, power companies cutting back, steel companies selling out, big business running out small businesses, etc. Lines at the unemployment office grow longer and the people who stand in them feel less and less hope for their future. Where was the Ohio Valley of old, the booming municipality where a graduating senior could always get a decent job, whether he/she chose to go to college or not, where a man could support his family by working hard, keeping his nose clean, and still relax on a Saturday night?
Yes, I'm old enough to remember those times. I didn't come from a wealthy family, but my dad had a job, worked hard, and drew a decent paycheck. We had a simple house, a TV set, one telephone, and one car. I think anyone over 40 remembers those days here in the Ohio Valley.
But most of our businesses have been either taken over or run out by outsiders who have no qualms about downsizing to line the already bulging pockets of corporate bigwigs.
My dream for this Valley and the wonderful people who have stuck it out here through thick, and now through thin, is a COMEBACK! I don't know how to bring it about, but I know a lot of smart people in this Va1ley, people who have ideas but no resources, good intentions but no outlet for them.
My dream for OVIS, and also for this Valley, is to get those people and businesses "out there," online, where they will find a bigger audience for their message. There are thousands of small and large businesses marketing on the Net, and it is making a difference in their coffers. More importantly, there are thousands of individuals exploring the Net, and it is making a difference in their perspectives and opportunities.
I believe it is not only important to have a Web Site on the Internet for your business, and getting YOUR Web Site seen, but to aggressively promote attention toward it. Remember the story of the little boy and the sticks? He could easily break one or two sticks with his bare hands but could not even bend a bundle of sticks together. This is what OVIS wants to do with the businesses of the Ohio Valley, put them all together in one place and GET THEM OUT THERE TO BE SEEN!!
OVIS will be hosting an online business community called Ohio Valley Online Business Community (OVOBC) where businesses, small and large, can put up web sites. Each account will have 10 megs of space and there is no elevation of price because it is a business.
My promise to the businesses who come with us is that we, at OVIS, will do all we can do to attract "hits" to our business community, that we will help get your site up and running. Even if you don't know how to make your own page, we can refer you to someone who can get your business online for a very reasonable price.
This dream of better times for the of the Ohio Valley is merely that right now, a dream. But as each business adds itself to the bundle we will grow more interesting to the online world and make this dream a reality.
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