I have also wanted to do this, but having owned a few failed businesses
before,
I know I am not capable of all the things necessary to run my own
business. But would
make a capable partner. Partnerships though are an entirely different
problem. 

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dattaway@attaway.net [mailto:dattaway@attaway.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:36 PM
> To: mac ten
> Cc: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: job search
> 
> 
> On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, mac ten wrote:
> 
> > greetings,
> > Is there anyone in the group that is in a position to
> > hire an assistant or trainee.  Im looking to gain some
> > job experience with linux or unix.
> 
> I have often wanted to ask this question myself for several 
> years.  It was
> answered to the tune of entry level jobs at ISP's for pretty 
> much minimum
> wage working with friends from LUGs.  I would have really 
> enjoyed to work
> greatly; unfortunately, long gone are my abilities to survive on small
> economic means.  Many of those who did this challenge, stuck with it, 
> enjoyed it, and moved on to fantastic business startups with exciting 
> risks.  
> 
> Not only were they proud of being an officer of a new 
> company, they were
> doing something completely new, like running a wireless 
> service for a city
> and competing directly with the phone company.  Most went 
> totally on their
> own, working contract offers for companies fullfilling 
> special needs.  
> They didn't seem to mind the extra work required to market 
> themselves, as 
> it appeared to me they knew the field they were catering for.  
> Manufacturing, defense, medical, etc.
> 
> I haven't done my own contracting yet.  It would be much 
> easier for me to 
> go into business on my own if my employer would stop the 
> paychecks from 
> coming in.  Until then, its just a fun hobby for me.  But I 
> wouldn't mind 
> help doing contract work with someone to get experience.
> 
> 
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