GNUBiz / experiences

[Davi Leal]

Jeremiah Foster wrote:
> This means hackers need to
> develop business models, support procedures, customer service, and
> marketing messages to reach the small business world through the
> channels they use.
>
> This means, and market research supports this, that we need more than
> advocacy, we need a *tangible* alternative.

> I think the idea for a *cooperative* is an excellent one. It would allow
> groups and individuals an opportunity to communicate and share
> experiences. And I agree that it ought not to interfere with
> consultancies or individuals who are earning their living supporting
> Free Software.

> Rather we ought to support these people somehow, so that
> a local entity can grow vendor independence yet have access to global
> resources, like a cooperative.


> My personal goal is to develop my small company into a firm that sells
> support and hosting, gives away software, and conducts itself according
> to GNU Biz principles:

Instead of a cooperative, I think about it as a *flexible* Business Network, 
which gets build for each specific project.  Your business, that is to say 
you, could be hired by another business which needs your services.

Regards,
Davi Leal