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- shellie0
The best decision I made when making the very uncomfortable transition as a singular design and development resource to a full service production agency was hiring a business manager and accountant with agency experience. Just like some owners shouldn't run production, some owners are also not fit to run operations in a way that promotes growth. I don't know what kind of resources you have in Milan but you might want to seek something like this out: http://typeaco.com
These guys used to work with me @ Exopolis in Los Angeles as the operations manager & accountant. When that company closed, they started their own company and helped all the sr. staff from Exopolis set up their own companies. They now manage the books and operations for many of us. They allow me to streamline my processes and keep my business running so I can focus on running production. I don't have to chase down money from clients, they send me all my weekly reports, payroll and paperwork for myself and my resources, and help guide me in decisions that will help my company grow. It was a little bit of an expense to get started, but because of them, I've never run out of money and I closed out my first year with a profit and I know I'm not the only design company they work with that doesn't have a similar story. And, I suggest anyone in LA thinking about setting up a design based business give them a call. They're magic in human form.
- this is good.... one of the wiser threads on QBN in quite some time...vaxorcist