I have found out that the best way to get work moving forward is to keep writing down my thoughts. I have been branching off to my past contacts for ideas and networking possibilities. With my friends and classmates the contact list is stacked with ideal partners. Now I just need to get everything organized.
As I find my self in a position to get my own work going I am thrown into a world of situations. I am currently working with Right Coast Association doing design work in all aspects. With this brings a laundry list of abilities and connections.
I have been working more with web based designed including css, php, dreamweaver, javascript, and other design/layout tools. This not being my strong side is only strengthening my trade. Working with all the tools and designs that this company handles branches me out to multiple tasks. These tasks both small and large make this company what it is.
With my last encounter with small business I noticed it is the look and task of the business that sells it. Meaning your end game is the money maker but the main draw to the company is how it looks. Any one can get a mower and go mow lawns but to create a business its all about getting your name out there. And that is the main thing this place is missing. All the business in this area with no networking and not even a thought of trying it. Small business will always be small business when it decides not to expand. I'm talking posters, banners, billboards, websites, you name it. I was just told McDonalds has its own brand band-aids for employees. Why spend money on band-aids if you are a company not even close to that trade? The answer is the be self contained and cut expenses. Then as soon as you get to be a larger corporation branch out and then sell to all them. Same idea, say I run a print shop that deals with large quantity runs. As soon as I can get the chance I start a sub-corporation in that company that sells paper. I sell my paper to my print shop and make profits on both ends.
Ideas are a means to an end. Take an idea and form it into something that you can retire on. But who really wants to retire? What about us that just want to dig our way out of the hole we were put in. Or the hole our society puts us in.
Just a few of my thoughts. Time to go work on something... Be back soon.
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