Allen Davis

About Allen Davis

Professional with 19+ years of office work experience and 30+ years owning and operating a personal business. Experience using Search Engine Optimization, keyword marketing, and Facebook ads to market personal business.

Experience

1. Business Owner

   Allen Dean Davis Entertainment

   Sep 1988 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   Own and market my part time entertainment and balloon business.• Book various entertainers, locally and nationwide, to perform at home parties, schools, festivals, colleges, and other events.• Interview performers in person and review submitted resumes, promotional kits, videos and audio recordings from national performers. • Design advertising media or outsource to a third party. Use Facebook ads, YouTube, newspaper ads, fliers, business cards, t-shirts, Craigslist, and promotional events as my main forms of advertising.• Keep accounting records using Excel to show a Profit/Loss Statement.• Maintain business website using basic HTML knowledge. Created a mobile friendly version of the website using a hosting website service application. Market website using Search Engine Optimization.• Blog news and events about the business using WordPress.• Use Constant Contact and other email list services to keep in contact with customers.• Use Adobe Sign and Cognito Forms to make contracts that customers can sign online.• Obtained a Sales Tax number to collect, report, and pay sales tax on balloon items.• Invoice customers and follow up on any outstanding invoices that have not been paid.• Became a member of fair associations, college associations, and the Chamber of Commerce.• Won “Best of Omaha” award for the year 2022.

Education

• John Wood Community College

  Associate in Applied Science: Business - Computer Information Systems

  1986 — 1993

• Metropolitan Community College

  Computer Science

  2000 — 2004

• LOMA

  Insurance

  2005 — 2005