"Great news everyone! You're all fired!"
Some of you may know that I work as a contractor on a military base. My retarded employers are getting the boot. Party because of the actions of my retarded supervisor (yelling at the head of staff, among other things) our contracting companies are changing, and the new company sounds great!
Free at Last, Free at Last!
You would not believe how unprofessional my contracting company is. Or really, it comes down to the actions of one retarded project manager. I'm not going to use real names atm, but it rhymes with Crian Cerry. This moron actually threatened me when I tried to go over him when he didnt answer his emails.
It is amazing that a lawsuit isnt going to be filed against them. (yet)
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
1st Birthdays!
wow
three 1st birthdays in august. 8 other birthdays for family and friends. nov/dec must have been a busy month =)
three 1st birthdays in august. 8 other birthdays for family and friends. nov/dec must have been a busy month =)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
beginnings superconnected part 2
In total, it took nearly a year to finalize the business plan using a few sample templates the Small Business Association officer gave me.
Corrections and revisions flew by, and finally, the idea was as focused and as sharp as it was going to get. (A business plan is detailed description of how you expect to build and maintain your business, including employees, suppliers, location, and exit strategies)
The idea was simple... an internet cafe that not only rented out high end computers by the hour for internet access and for gaming in the store, but a shop that also repaired PC's, activated cell phones, sold cell phone accessories, and served coffee and snacks.
The business plan was one of a few that was approved by the SBA that year (link). They loved that it was multi-faceted but tied together well.
I shopped the business plan around to several banks. The "Yes we can bank" became the "No we wont bank". Bank after bank turned it down. One bank didnt even read the plan, instead the loan officer asked the IT guy if internet cafe's were profitable.
At last one bank looked at it and wanted to work something out. They wouldnt fund the whole thing tho, so I had to trim the budget and cut something out. The first thing to go was the cafe. (On retrospect, that may have been the wrong choice, as time proved that cell phone dealers and profitability were waning.) Things may have been different if the cafe part was implemented, but that is one of those shoulda-woulda-coulda's that on retrospect, looks like an obvious mistake.
Corrections and revisions flew by, and finally, the idea was as focused and as sharp as it was going to get. (A business plan is detailed description of how you expect to build and maintain your business, including employees, suppliers, location, and exit strategies)
The idea was simple... an internet cafe that not only rented out high end computers by the hour for internet access and for gaming in the store, but a shop that also repaired PC's, activated cell phones, sold cell phone accessories, and served coffee and snacks.
The business plan was one of a few that was approved by the SBA that year (link). They loved that it was multi-faceted but tied together well.
I shopped the business plan around to several banks. The "Yes we can bank" became the "No we wont bank". Bank after bank turned it down. One bank didnt even read the plan, instead the loan officer asked the IT guy if internet cafe's were profitable.
At last one bank looked at it and wanted to work something out. They wouldnt fund the whole thing tho, so I had to trim the budget and cut something out. The first thing to go was the cafe. (On retrospect, that may have been the wrong choice, as time proved that cell phone dealers and profitability were waning.) Things may have been different if the cafe part was implemented, but that is one of those shoulda-woulda-coulda's that on retrospect, looks like an obvious mistake.
-- to be continued --
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