We are back in the saddle again on the trail of our latest business idea. After a short break over the summer to spend some downtime recuperating from surgery (poor Maylene - ACL injuries), we are back at full-throttle (she's better now!). She's been hard at work creating a new website that takes a small piece of the enSourced business idea and scopes it down to see if there is interest in the service on the web. We are very excited to see what kind of hits we get and are beginning to … [Read more...]
Hell Night has come and gone…
Who knew it would feel this good to have it over? Okay, well probably both Maylene and I knew it would be fantastic and it's nice to see that it is. All school deliverables for the end-of-quarter have been completed and wrapped up tight in a pretty bow! We came in 3rd place out of 13 teams during the competition and are happy with the results, albeit a bit conflicted over how they were determined. It was really nice to pitch the idea to so many people and receive favorable response and … [Read more...]
Bleary-eyed
Another weekend draws to a close and I sit bleary-eyed from staring at the computer all weekend. Yes, another week brought another long list of To Dos and a wide variety of strengths to play upon. This weekend I got to use my graphic skills to make the marketing collaterol pieces for printing at Costco and Kinkos. Then I did a 360 and began to create the balance sheets and profit and loss statements for tweaking the financials. Of course, they are linked to the already-monsterous worksheet … [Read more...]
Playing to our strengths…
We call it playing to our strengths. I hear over and over how important it is to find a business partner that complements you. I'm happy to say that this process of collaboration under tight deadlines has forced us to consider whether or not we fit that bill for one another. I can't speak for her, but my answer is Yes, we do. We are both Jills-of-All-Trades and jump in to help out without hesitation. I'm happy to report we work very well together and we managed to accomplish nearly all of … [Read more...]