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the ACTIVIZERSSM — WHO WE ARE

In 1976, a small group of WW-2/Korea veterans, observing the problems Viet Nam veterans were experiencing in their attempts to rejoin a changed society with severe unemployment, created the Activizers. As the Activizers, we created a guide to assist veterans conceive, build and operate their own small businesses. These efforts have spanned from medical and personal service, through small catalog order enterprises to small 'brick and mortar' retail stores. Functioning as one of the earliest online market research companies, the Activizers has mentored numerous small business start-ups, designing and conducting marketing studies and seminars on these subjects.

By 1982 the economy had significantly improved. We, as retirees — and grandparents — decided we had fulfilled our mission and discontinued our efforts. Two years ago, Zzyvko Marjanovitch ('Dr. Z'), received a phone call from the daughter of one of the veterans we had helped. Her husband is a Iraq veteran, now disabled. She wanted to know if there is now a program similar to the one that had helped her father. After many inquiries, Dr. Z was unable to locate such a program so decided to bring the old program up to date (so many things have changed since then) and restart Activizers.

As most of the members of the original Activizers Group have passed on, Dr. Z had to find a way to fund this effort. Wheatley Memorial Institute of Information Sciences, a North Carolina (501.c.3) not-for-profit corporation, agreed to provide funding for the Activizers effort so the Activizers Group is now a part of and supported by that Institute.

Websters® defines entrepreneur as "one who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise." The grass in our country isn't as green as it once was but there is still plenty of grazing room and opportunities for success for hard working, sincere, ambitious entrepreneurs. Might you be one of them?.

To quote Dr Z...

"We created the Activizerssm* to help you!  We enjoy helping veterans who would be entrepreneurs create and build new small businesses and marketing systems, — helping them support themselves and their families. 

"Let us help YOU enjoy the sweet success of starting, owning and operating your own small business, too!"

*Activizer \ak-ti-'ví-zir\ n. one who activates, energizes or causes to be productive.

 

Contact Information

We respond promptly to voice, electronic and postal ('snail' mail) inquiries.

Here are our points of contact:

Electronic mail
GetHelp@Activizers.com
Telephone
Asheville NC: 1-828-258-0236
Hendersonville NC: 1-828-698-3561
Postal (USPS) address
8406 Research Park, Asheville NC 28814-8406

Donations to the Institute are normally tax deductible. We know money is
very tight but if you can, we would appreciate your donation. Thank you.

 

Donations to the Wheatley Memorial Institute are normally exempt from US income taxes
under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Your donation will be most gratefully accepted.
Please make your check payable — and mail it — to:

Wheatley Memorial Institute
639 Research Park
Mountain Home NC 28758-0639

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