About Terje Sannarnes

February 21, 2010

Upcoming Entrepreneurs were created by Terje Sannarnes in the purpose of helping people working as an online entrepreneur, to navigate their way through the many aspects of internet marketing and how to make money online. The blog has 350-500 ++ unique visitors everyday that follow and read the advices.

The Vision for the Upcoming Entrepreneurs blog is to create a entrepreneur “hub” where all upcoming entrepreneurs can do guest posts to establish them selves as an authority within their specialized niche.

Terje Sannarnes, founder of Upcoming Entrepreneurs blog

My name is Terje Sannarnes. I was born in 1975 in Kristiansand, Norway. Married to a beautiful wife since 1999. We have been blessed with 3 awesome children (a Girl born in 2004, another Girl born in 2007 and a Boy born in 2009). We live in a house 5 km outside of Kristiansand.

Terje Sannarnes, Career

I started working on a career in sales and service, and have since gone through the steps.

First I started out in telemarketing, calling people to fund raise for different organizations.

Then I received an offer to start with a huge electronics chain to start in-store selling. It didn’t take long before I got a new offer, this time to be a Car salesman, however ended before it had even begun. I drove a Demo Car and being only 20 at that time I was speeding, so when the police took my license my days as a car salesman were over. (I returned to the car business later, and got certified as an Volkswagen Car Salesman.)

But I didn’t give up. I was persistent; I knew that I would achieve something big within sales and service. So, after only 1 month “between” jobs, I got an offer working as a Financial Advisor/”Stock Broker”, insane! A man, Terje Sannarnes, without any financial education got “headhunted” for a position in a finance company. That was the result of hard work, and being positive to whatever challenges life brought me.

The Turning Point for Terje Sannarnes

But my time as a financial adviser suddenly ended after three fat years, the company I worked for needed to file for bankruptcy due to a lack of proper economic leadership by the owners. However, my road to success continued.
As a sales person you get to experience many different types of companies and organizations which enlighten you on your road towards success. Sales personnel seldom stay long in a single company, because they are always driven to achieve a higher state of personal fulfillment, and are always hungry for more, and better, income opportunities.
If they get too warm and settle in, the company they work for is probably lacking in their “salesdog” training, or don’t set proper goals for their salesmen.

The Turning Point in my career came when I finally decided to quit my day job and start working 100% on my own business. It was a huge decision to take though it was a correct decision and a perfect timing. There is something happening when you take such a enormous step in faith. It frees an incredible creativity and vision that attract customers, other entrepreneurs and business opportunities like a magnet. That is how I became a Co-Founder and COO in Global Strategic Consultants were I have an incredible partner.

My Goals and My Why

My first goal is to be able to work where ever I want, how I want and when I want. Achieved!

I provide entrepreneur training through my blog. I have the pleasure in assisting people achieve financial success by helping them with coaching 1 on 1, marketing strategies and how-to guidelines. I help them find their God-given abilities, and enhance them to the maximum. I also get the pleasure to talk to them about their entrepreneur ideas and entrepreneur plans.