Posts Tagged ‘business’
Filed under: Money relations
Well, figure you might be interested in being updated on the business card story I was relating in previous posts. I did not go with an offshore financial service but I also have not gone with any other banking institution yet. It was pretty irritating to have, but it makes sense as I am just starting my business and don’t yet have all that much income to show but still, it is irritating. And of course dealing with a new institution probably didn’t help as they have zero history with me. Ah well, maybe just get one later after I have been established as a business for a bit. Once the business finance stuff is in order and going well, and then I can probably get one with a lot less hassle at a new place. If not, then I will stick with my current institution. It’s really the principle of the thing though, that and dragging it out for a month or so. I could have told them to stuff it earlier and gone somewhere else if they hadn’t just dragged me along for so long. It does also seem to have an effect on my having opened accounts with them. At this point I am thinking about closing them up and going somewhere else for business services. It’s definitely a bit irritating. Best if I just forget it and move on though. Not getting the card won’t hold me back, mainly wanted it to keep everything business related together for tax purposes. I figured it would be easier that way.
The people I have dealt with at the banking institution are very nice and were extremely helpful though. It was just the person doing their business accounts that seems to be a bit of a putz. I am sure that person is not, but it was certainly the impression I got, and one I will be sure to warn my friends about.
Tags: business, cards, complaints
Filed under: Internet
Finally, my business is up and running, in the starting stages. I’ve still got a few things to iron out but most of it is ready to go. I need a very good internet connection for business so that is one of the things I am still thinking about. I may have mentioned it before, who knows. Things kind of all get jumbled together after a certain age or certain number of long nights. Depending where you are there are more than a couple of broadband companies to choose from. It seems to be more of a pain than I thought it would be. Trying to figure out what means what and whether I need leased line providers or some other thing I have yet to hear of. There seems to be a lot of stuff to learn, if you want to make and educated decision and not just go off of what the salesperson is telling you. My first thought there, is that it could be a big mistake to trust a salesperson. I am sure most are perfectly honest, but their job is to sell you something. If they need repeat customers you are probably good.
It can be difficult to choose amongst the available companies, of course, depending on the business SDSL availability you might find your choice to be an easy one. Otherwise I am trying to just find out as much information about each company as I can. Basically, just Googling. Checking for reviews of each company and of course the all important price factor. Although, to be honest, I find that while price is certainly a factor, quality comes first. Quality of service, which includes stability of the line is truly essential for a business. I think many regular users probably figure it is really important for home use too.
Tags: broadband, business, leased lines, rates
Filed under: Hmmm
I have been hearing several radio commercials about a new Cisco product that seems really interesting. It supposedly makes online conferencing easier. I hadn’t really given it much thought until I began to think about the possibilities of it. After thinking a bit I took a few minutes to look into it and thought I would share some of the ideas that I found or came up with. You do need equipment like Polycom audio conferencing stuff but you might just have all you need already.
Obviously with the web conferencing, like WebeX you can hold a business conference but there is a lot more to it. If you have a large family, wouldn’t it be nice to see them all? How much would it cost to have a family reunion where family members lived in different parts of the world? Probably quite a bit. However, with a web conference you might be looking at forty and up to be able to see and talk with each other for awhile. Heck, it could even be a regular family thing to keep the family together and see what everyone is up to. I think there are even free online conferencing tools, although I don’t know how reliable or secure they are.
The other thing you could do is run a business, you know maybe put together some classes, advertise them and then set up a web conference to teach them. You wouldn’t have to go anywhere and you would be able to provide one on one instruction in most any subject you wanted. You could even provide counseling or coaching. You could discuss new ideas and concepts, or tutor people. There are a lot of possibilities with it. Heck with PayPal you could set up a pre-payment as well. Maybe have the classes ready and then once the payment hits your account you could begin, or however you wanted to work things. The chances are pretty good that by now you already have some ideas in mind.
Tags: business, conferences, conferencing, online
