As you may have read in my earlier post about purchasing a business I am trying to purchase an Internet Cafe. Today I received confirmation that I would have the purchased financed by one bank. I am still waiting to hear from the BDC about some money that “looked good” initially. Hopefully I get the second round and I’ll be sailing.
The conditions for the offer are off on Thursday and I would potentially take possession as early as June 15th. Tomorrow I’m meeting with the owners to discuss their finances in more detail. Now I have to ask some family friends who are looking for work if they are still available!
I’m still not entirely sure how this will play out with my current job. Ideally I would remain part to semi-full time and we would develop a mutually beneficial relationship. Most of my work can be done remotely and it will be interesting to see the results of attempting that.
On that note I remember how over a year ago we were trying to manage high ranking volunteers who felt that they were part of the management team. In a sense they were because they helped to build and grow the business from day one. Unfortunately reality set in an with all of them having other full-time jobs it was impossible to communicate, collaborate, and make decisions in a clear, timely manner. Then again, none of them were being paid. I plan to do this properly and make sure my time is managed well.
Next in store for Soliciting|Fame… comments!
PS. Google Analytics is pretty awesome. I plugged it into S|F on day one and it’s generating some neat stats.