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| DATE | 2002-10-16 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Free Software Chamber of Commerce - Join us
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And I need people to help with the Flyers for the Demo this weekend
Ruben
On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 03:09:53PM -0400, Dimitar Georgievski wrote:
>
> Ruben,
>
> Thanks for the nice introduction. It was really an exciting meeting. I will
> follow up on the mailing list with what we have discussed in the next couple
> of days. Currently I am busy with deadlines and one of them is scheduled for
> tomorrow, Thursday.
>
> In the meantime I would call everyone on the hangout list interested in this
> unique business opportunity to considerate joining the group. Our power lies
> in networking.
>
> Dimitar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com [mailto:owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com]On
> Behalf Of Ruben I Safir
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 4:24 AM
> To: hangout-at-nylxs.com
> Subject: [hangout] Free Software Chamber of Commerce - Join us
>
>
>
> Monday afternoon, NYLXS kicked off it's first meeting of the
> Free Software Chamber of Commerce. Several of the leading Free Software
> consultants and business leaders gathered together to map the future of this
> initiative, with the goal stimulating business through shared marketing
> resources and business planning. Everyone involved was ecstatic at the
> potential of opening new markets for free software and polishing the
> presentation and commercialization of our skill sets.
>
> The core initiative, as proposed at the meeting, was broken down to 4
> major components. Each component is designed to augment each other, and
> together they should enable the membership in their finacial goals.
>
> The first initiative is to create a weekly networking meeting for developers
> and businesses. This is an open event where individuals who either run
> businesses, or Free Software professionals gather weekly for the purposes
> of networking. This meeting is not a social gathering.
>
> Each individual at the meeting will introduce themselves, explain their
> primary business, list services they wish to bring to network, and then
> list any needs they currently need filling.
>
> We will then circle the group again, and tell the group what networking or
> meeting. This hopes to function to increase the motivation to network
> amoung the group, and to demostrate how networking is benifiting the
> group.
>
> The second initative is the joint marketing program. The marketing program
> is to create a pull of nicely printed, comercial grade pamphlets and
> booklets
> of Free Software services which can be provided by the network's membership.
> The membership will finance the material from a 10% cut of all contracts
> developed by the activities lead from the network. In addition to marketing
> material, the group will also sponsor standard contract templates,
> collection
> agency services, insurance and legal fees, at group rates. The pulling of
> these
> resources will help drive both the number and size of jobs available to
> everyone
> in the network.
>
> Thirdly, the Free Software Chamber of Commerce will develop new coding
> initatives that will be taylored to customer needs according to our
> experince
> with clients expectations. We've come to learn that their is great need for
> software additions to current software, as well as a continueing need for
> new programs not yet developed. We expect to pay programmers to fill these
> needs, in addition to leveraging the current NYLXS programs to meet the need
> of the enterprise community.
>
>
> Lastly, the Network will establish a Code of Ethics for the network
> participants. This will accomplish two things. First, it will guarantee
> to our clients that our consultants are both ethical in their business
> dealing
> and in their skills. It gives the clients an outside agency to bring
> complaints
> and to have a fair hearing on disputes. Secondly, it assures co-operation
> and fair dealings between network members, as well as equatable distribution
> of clients and contracts.
>
> The Board granted a new adhock committee for the Free Software Chamber of
> Commerce. It will report monthly to the NYLXS board, similarly to the other
> committees. In addition, it will be run under the rules and constition of
> NYLXS, and it's voting membership. Appointed to the chair of the FSCC is
> Dimitar Georgiesky.
> ~
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http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting
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http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net
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