Hi; Thanks for the compliments... I just wanted to clarify (based on previous thread posts last year) that Tobacconist University (TU) is not affiliated with any 'tobacco consortium'. We do not even accept advertisements. TU has been entirely funded by me, to date, since 1996. This is a big year for us as we are getting paid to Certify Salesforce Tobacconists, so finally there is some nominal revenue. Certification to Retail Tobacconists is absolutely free. (Consumer Certification is $100 for a lifetime) In fact, all of the information and education we provide is absolutely free. We dont ask even request your email to view the curriculum. In fact, you can even take our videos off of the internet and use them. All we want is to increase the level of education and product knowledge... in the process help make Retail Tobacconists more CREDIBLE & successful professionals... as we beleive they are the key to preserving the luxury tobacco industry for generations to come. - There is no secret agenda, hidden costs, etc...
The reason you haven't heard about TU is because we have never promoted it since there has been soooo much development involved. But we have accomplished unprecedented goals to date, and there is much much more to come. You will be hearing a lot about TU in the coming months and I hope you will embrace what we are trying to do. The answer to all of your questions and more on on the websites... and you can always contact me if you want to know something.
Also, please note that TU is always open to suggestions and ideas for development...
