Gene Weinbeck is known locally as an entrepreneur. He started a computer business in West Plains, Missouri in the 1980s that evolved into FundRaiser Software. Not having any business experience, he made lots of mistakes, but the business survived. With lessons learned and a desire to help other would-be entrepreneurs, he co-founded the Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI.com), where he still mentors small businesses as a volunteer. He loves working with small “mom’n’pop” businesses and pre-businesses.
This year (2023), he took on a “real job” as Credit Building Coordinator at OzSBI helping people deal with past credit mistakes and to improve their credit scores. Feel free to contact him if you need help.
He is also an alternative minister who loves officiating at weddings and other ceremonies for people who want something special, but not conventionally religious or religious at all.
But mostly, Gene is working at developing his awareness of the deep and subtle cultural differences between people on the planet, becoming more sensitive to annoying aspects of racism and entitlement mentalities that show up in his behavior, and learning about history from a BIPOC perspective.
You can reach him at gene.weinbeck@gmail.com.