Back in Business
Almost a decade ago Martin and I invested a great deal of time, energy, and money in a business. We built it from the ground up. One product dominated the business, and although we went bust in the end, we learned a great deal about working with the government. In the course of operating the company, we made ourselves a name (in the US and internationally) when we successfully accomplished a virtually impossible task.
Today, years and years after the business went belly up, we receive an email from a medium sized company asking if we would lend our expertise in helping them get started as a seller to the US government. Heck yes!
All we would have to do is run down and purchase a business license to make it legal. The first contract would net over $1000 for 4-5 hours of work. Word would spread we're back on the scene and, goodness, securing only 5-10 accounts would put about $4000 a month in the bank. Even if we had only one customer, we would easily earn double what I make each month at the newspaper. No up-front investment. No inventory woes. Little to no travel. And I could quit the paper and still go to school. The work is 90% research and 10% paperwork (built upon a grueling year wading through government regulations, procedures and policies)
Is this cool or what?
Today, years and years after the business went belly up, we receive an email from a medium sized company asking if we would lend our expertise in helping them get started as a seller to the US government. Heck yes!
All we would have to do is run down and purchase a business license to make it legal. The first contract would net over $1000 for 4-5 hours of work. Word would spread we're back on the scene and, goodness, securing only 5-10 accounts would put about $4000 a month in the bank. Even if we had only one customer, we would easily earn double what I make each month at the newspaper. No up-front investment. No inventory woes. Little to no travel. And I could quit the paper and still go to school. The work is 90% research and 10% paperwork (built upon a grueling year wading through government regulations, procedures and policies)
Is this cool or what?