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Market Place
TradeSpeak.com moves from its old location to home office
By Michelle C. Crowe
Kevin Kiyan, founder and president of TradeSpeak.com, is proving that old-fashioned business practices coupled with Internet savvy can still produce a viable dot-com company.
The online white paper/published article repository may have moved out of their former 1645 S. Bascom Ave. location, but they're still in Campbell. With a new mailing address at the Heritage Village Station, P.O. Box 471, and a transition to a home office, Kiyan's team is still going strong.
"Basically, our lease was up and we decided not to renew. We couldn't get high-speed bandwidth in that location, whereas we had a DSL connection at home," Kiyan said. As TradeSpeak.com is a website that hosts business content such as white papers and research data from scientifically and technically literate experts worldwide, high-speed connectivity was crucial to both professionalism and commerce.
"Business has actually been picking up since about mid-December. The prior year was absolutely horrible for everybody, so hopeful this is a good sign. More papers are being submitted, more people are checking out our link from partner pages such as FatBrain and Amazon, plus more individuals are calling to volunteer with the project," adds Kiyan. "The scope of calls has somewhat surprised me. I recently received an email message from someone in India who wanted to get involved on our editorial board. It's common to receive those inquiries--just not from India."
TradeSpeak.com's customers include local and national firms, as well as clients in Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore and Canada. "About 30 percent of our traffic comes from overseas. I don't know why there's an increased interest right now, but just because there's a slowdown in the U.S. doesn't mean companies in other countries aren't trying to grow," says Kiyan. Anyone interested in participating can contact the company at 408.626.7077.
San Tomas Area Neighborhood Association members want their input heard on what elements will constitute the 7.5-acre parcel at Burrows Road and Hacienda Avenue, which housed the now-demolished Rolling Hills Shopping Center.
The public can express concerns during the Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. Planning Commission meeting in the City Hall Council Chambers, 70 N. First St.
Got a local business news tip? We'd love to hear it. Call us at 408.200.1051, or email us at campbellreporter@svcn.com.
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