[Asterisk-biz] Open Business Plan

[Peter Bowyer]

How many of your business contacts appreciate the pounding music which
greets you when you open that URL?

One more reason not to click it....

Peter

On 27/12/05, Linda Goldsmith <linda at supertec.com> wrote:
> Dear Alan,
>
> If you like, you can test drive our hosted pbx services, which come with DID numbers,
> Termination and Hosted Asterisk Servers.
>
> The URL is http://www.ip-pabx.com
>
> Linda
>
> > Alan Gutierrez wrote:
> >
> > >Intro..
> > >
> > >I'm a software developer. I am learning Asterisk. I'm reading the "*:
> > >tfot" book. It is easy to understand. I am confident that my many
> > >years of Linux and Apache adminstration will help me get up to speed
> > >quickly.
> > >
> > >That said, please excuse my noobishness. I am RTFM.
> > >
> > >Anyway..
> > >
> > >I'd like to build a simple Asterisk system to market to small
> > >businesses, like real estate offices, law offices, etc. My customer
> > >would need more that four phone lines, but less than twenty.
> > >
> > >The system would do just the basics.
> > >
> > >To me, this is basic retail computing, for small business.
> > >
> > >I'm wondering if there is anyone out there who has taken the time to
> > >write up a business plan for a similar business. If so, could you
> > >share it with me, so I could have a framework to write my own.
> > >
> > >Or if this describes your business, and you'd like a business plan to
> > >show to your bank or the SBA, would you like to co-operate on writing
> > >this business plan?
> > >
> > >The resulting business plan would be placed on the Asterisk Wiki, for
> > >people to tweak. If there is such a thing already, please let me
> > >know.
> > >
> > >Cheers.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Alan Gutierrez - alan at engrm.com - http://engrm.com/blogometer/
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> > >
> > >
> > The basics on writing a good business plan can be found in many books
> > and a couple of software programs. There are even govenment agencies
> > that can help you with your business plan.
> >
> > The Small Business Administration (SBA) has some free information on
> > the basics of writing business plans at
> > http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
> >
> > Remember Google is your friend. Preform a search for business plans.
> > 6th on the list was a business plan archive.
> > http://www.businessplanarchive.org/ this contains both successful and
> > unsucessful business plans.
> >
> > Software that helps you write a business plan is just that a helper.
> > you still must do research and fill in the content.  But it will guide
> > you through the business plan writing process. A very good software
> > maker is Palo Alto Sofware Business Plan Pro. http://www.paloalto.com/
> >
> > A combination book and software that works for me, Streetwise Complete
> > Business Plan With Software: Interactive Software to Quickly Create a
> > Powerful Business Plan Plus a Comprehensive Book (Adams Streetwise
> > Series) (Paperback).
> >
> > A good starter book on business plans is The Successful Business Plan:
> > Secrets and Strategies (Paperback) by Eugene Kleiner (Foreword),
> > Rhonda Abrams. In addition if you are a beginner I recommend Six-Week
> > Start-Up: A Step-By-Step Program for Starting Your Business, Making
> > Money, and Achieving Your Goals! (Paperback) by Rhonda Abrams. The
> > book helps you take into a majority of things that need to be done to
> > get the business rolling legally and in a way that will help develop
> > your business skills.
> >
> > A little advice for you on business plans make your own business plan
> > or alter the business plan to match your skill set and capabilities.
> > Remember What works for one person may not nessarly work for you. This
> > is a common mistake and why many businesses fail. Not enough careful
> > planning and thinking about how and when to do things.
> >
> > Sincerly,
> >
> > Max W. Blackmer, Jr.
> > Knowledge Power IT
> > http://www.knowledgepowerit.com
> >
> >
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