Thread: Can it work?
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Old 04-18-2006, 10:28 PM
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I can sympathize with your situation. I have a partener, 3-6 employees depending on the season and a modest collection of tools and equipment. We do high-end maintenance, contruction and design and managing it is a lot of work, much of which can be tedious and time consuming. Either of us could probably manage it on our own but not nearly as well and I personally wouldn't want to try. So I understand what you're thinking and focusing on what you do best is a good place to start.

In my opinion if you're going to do it you should be up front about it. You will have to focus on high end work and you will have to be worth it. Your designs need to be really good, the finished product needs to be excellent and you need to be able to sell yourself and your approach. The idea that you have different contractors that you work with depending on the specific needs of the client could be a selling point if you can sell yourself as someone they can trust to do what's best for them.
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