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5 Replies Last post: Apr 15, 2008 11:30 AM by LUCKIEST

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Apr 15, 2008 5:17 AM

Click to view Laosson's profile Authority Laosson 8 posts since
Apr 15, 2008
Hello everybody,

I'm a filmmaker with over 30 credits to my name: http://imdb.com/name/nm2419234/ and I need some advices.

My problem:

I decided
a few months back to start up a web design and software development company, I did this because of the long wait time between investments for my films and I needed something to do.

Business is going great, but thats the problem. I'm getting a onslaught of jobs from clients needing website and web apps design and developed.

Each job ranges from $200 - $3k with development time of 1 - 25 business days, I could really boost productivity
with a Minimum
work force of 3 people. Keep in mind this is only a two month old start-up.

I think I would require a loan of $17,000 these are funds that we need
to provide the capital to run my business for the first few months and to help with expansion into new services like animation, video, etc also to allow us to get a retail space and start marketing to the Greater Memphis Area..
This
capital will fund three employees payroll and equipment/supplies to get them
started. It will cover business expenses for a few months until our cash flow
takes over.
I just started last month and I already have 5 clients with on going work and two to three new clients every week...

I need to get a loan or such to hire some people to help me out so I can take on more jobs.
So I need some advice on how to apply for a loan from Bank of America. I have a poor credit score (567), but I'm working on fixing that now (will take about 6 month to get my credit on the up).

I'm looking to make this business a success so I can have something to fall back on when waiting on investments.

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Click to view DomainDiva's profile Founders DomainDiva 1,763 posts since
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1. Re: Advice Apr 15, 2008 5:57 AM
Why don't you try partnering with another designer for a short time as well until you get things where you want them? That way you would have an interim solution to your manpower issue.
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Aug 6, 2007
2. Re: Advice Apr 15, 2008 7:15 AM
**Advice, Welcome to this web site and welcome to the real world of business.
**It sounds like you found an interesting nitch, with Business going great, but thats the problem.
*and it is a great problem, getting a onslaught of jobs.*<br /<br />DomainDiva has an interesting answer, Why don't you try partnering with another designer.
Another solution might be talking to other classmates that could help.

Do you know about SCORE. SCORE is FREE and they help you develop both a Business
and Marketing Plan and can help to make this business more successful.

LUCKIEST
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Apr 15, 2008
3. Re: Advice Apr 15, 2008 10:56 AM
in response to: LUCKIEST
Thanks for the advice __

I have been outsoucing to over seas firm, but I don't like doing that. There development time is so slow to me.

I have made one other business sucessful my film production company (www.KazzuriePrictures.com) which has production 6 films under our company brand.

I have two films that are getting investments, but thats about 2 months off, I have a business plan and marketing plan already (stand up for 24 hours and wrote it up).

Who is score?
Click to view Laosson's profile Authority Laosson 8 posts since
Apr 15, 2008
4. Re: Advice Apr 15, 2008 11:18 AM
in response to: DomainDiva
Thanks for the advice, I already started working with some outisoucing firm from indain, asia, and uk.

To me their prodcutity is very slow. _
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5. Re: Advice Apr 15, 2008 11:30 AM
in response to: Laosson
You asked about SCORE. SCORE is FREE
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Again LUCKIEST