Hmmmm Ok I will have to work the date
Ill be posting later on in the week a itinerary for our first meeting and a new proposed date. Thanks Kristian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon P. Ditner Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: [biz] RE: SPAM-LOW: [biz] Re: [on-asterisk] RE: Business Owners G2G May 31st is when the normal TAUG meeting is scheduled for (see Upcoming Events on taug.ca), where David Cook will be talking about running Asterisk on the Linksys WRT54G. On 5/16/06, Tim St. Pierre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the 31st would be fine. > > I'm finding that a lot of my business is based on partnerships with other > companies, rather than direct sales. It would be nice to know where everyone > else fits. I am more interested in specializing in areas that aren't well > served, as opposed to competing with others. > > -Tim > > On May 15, 2006 23:34, Chad Kempt wrote: > > 31st doesn't look too bad for me as of now...where did you want to > > meet? Is everyone except me in the GTA? I'm coming in from...well > > pretty much Hamilton (actually Caledonia...I think the native Americans > > have made my town a bit famous...or infamous as the case may be) so > > North York is almost 2 hours for me, so if people are closer to the > > Mississauga side of the GTA I'd be happy to meet there :) Of course I'm > > being a bit selfish here...but I'm just trying to save myself some > > driving! :D > > > > Kristian Ward wrote: > > > This is exactly what I wanted to get started. > > > > > > I'm looking to try to shoot for a meeting on the 31st. > > > > > > How does this date fair for everyone who is interested? > > > > > > Kristian > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Chad Kempt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:08 PM > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > Subject: SPAM-LOW: [biz] Re: [on-asterisk] RE: Business Owners G2G > > > > > > This is pretty much what I was thinking Dave. > > > > > > My business is involved in small/medium businesses deploying 'usually' > > > (and I say that tongue in cheek) either a Linux Domain with windows > > > clients, samba acting as a domain controller, or a Windows Small > > > Business Server. Primarily I'm interested in selling monthly > > > maintenance contracts on hardware (I do a fair bit of systems > > > integration) and anything to do with software/point of sale/etc; I > > > usually let a partnering business take care of. I am a quickbooks > > > proadvisor so any businesses dealing quickbooks I tend to taek care of > > > (I found it counter productive to bring in several parties to work on a > > > 3 user office for example) but anything bigger...well.. I got > > > interested in Asterisk and have been offering some VOIP services on a > > > limited basis, for larger implementations I'd be more than happy to > > > partner with someone(s) with more experience and understanding of the > > > environment. It's a give and take relationship though, if I'm bringing > > > people in to do work for me with regards to XYZ, I expect to get pulled > > > in by them with my services on there clients with regards to my products > > > ZYV. > > > > > > Just name the date and place and you can count me in, the guest speaker > > > idea mentioned previously is also very appealing...with regards to > > > marketing and what not, I've always found that a nuisance and I'd like > > > to know what's working for others. Oh and for anyone worried about > > > competition, I don't think that's going to be an issue...besides I'm not > > > even operating in the GTA, the closest I come is probably Mississauga. > > > Regardless though I have found it a benefit as opposed to a detriment to > > > partner with other businesses that are slightly different with regards > > > to there product offering. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Chad > > > > > > Dave Donovan wrote: > > >> I'd be interested. I think a lot of us are small shops and we'd > > >> benefit from partnering on certain things. I can see opportunities > > >> for me to partner with a group or individual with experience deploying > > >> hardened Linux boxes in an enterprise environment with me providing > > >> some expertise in call centre deployments and CRM software; just as an > > >> example. > > >> > > >> I'd be interested to know what everyone else is doing. What is your > > >> focus, what skills or specialties to you offer. > > >> > > >> I think that a number of the businesses in the group are not focused > > >> entirely on Asterisk. Some are Linux implementation shops that also > > >> do Asterisk. I'm an IT consultant who does some Asterisk where it > > >> applies and I'm sure there are endless combinations. I know when a > > >> project isn't well suited to my company. The more people I can > > >> network with about business, the better I can hand that deal off or > > >> partner with someone. > > >> > > >> On a matter of protocol, we should probably consider moving this > > >> thread over to taug-biz. I'll copy this message to that list to > > >> facilitate the transition. > > >> > > >> Dave > > >> > > >> On 5/15/06, *Kristian Ward* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Well the basis of the meet would be everything from business > > >> development to > > >> sales & marketing and everything in between. > > >> > > >> I have access to a lot of people out there such as Marketing > > >> Agencies to > > >> high level accountants who can come in and speak with us to > > >> educate us how > > >> to help us grow our business, get grants and loans to increase our > > >> technology offerings and this is to just mention some of the ideas > > >> I have on > > >> the top of my head. > > >> > > >> This is not going to be a meeting to talk tech - the regular > > >> meetings are > > >> good for that. > > >> > > >> I want this meeting to be a time for all of our minds to connect and > > >> a decent way to help each other with all of our very different skill > > >> sets. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Jim Van Meggelen [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > >> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:31 AM > > >> To: 'Kristian Ward'; 'Kristian Ward'; 'Dominic Ogbonna'; 'Mark > > >> Palser'; > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] RE: Business Owners G2G > > >> > > >> For myself, I find that the regular TAUG meetings discuss most of > > >> what I am > > >> interested in from a business perspective. > > >> > > >> If you could give a bit more detail on what you would want to > > >> focus on I'd > > >> be able to better evaluate my interest. > > >> > > >> Jim > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Jim Van Meggelen > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 > > >> <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177> > > >> > > >> "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. > > >> This makes me rich." > > >> Guy Kawasaki > > >> -- > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Kristian Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > >> > > >> > Sent: May 15, 2006 10:16 AM > > >> > To: 'Kristian Ward'; 'Dominic Ogbonna'; 'Mark Palser'; > > >> > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > > >> > Subject: [on-asterisk] RE: Business Owners G2G > > >> > > > >> > Hello group, > > >> > > > >> > I would like to setup an Asterisk Business GTG. > > >> > > > >> > The meeting would give us business owners the chance to > > >> > connect with each other and share and learn from one another. > > >> > It would definitely be a great way to help us all build our > > >> > businesses to be as successful as we all aspired for them to be. > > >> > > > >> > What I wanted to see from this email is how many of us would > > >> > be willing to come out one night for me to organize something > > >> > really nice for us as a group to get together once a month or > > >> > something like that. > > >> > > > >> > Let me know if you're interested > > >> > > > >> > Kristian > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >> > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release > > >> > Date: 5/14/2006 > > >> > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > > >> > -- > > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. > > >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >> > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release > > >> > Date: 14/05/2006 > > >> > > >> -- > > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release Date: > > >> 14/05/2006 > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release Date: > > >> 5/14/2006 > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release Date: > > >> 5/14/2006 > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release Date: > > >> 5/14/2006 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To > > >> unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> David Donovan > > >> Consultant > > >> Fulcrum Solutions > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Tim St. Pierre > > IP telephony specialist > sip://[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Toronto: 647 722 6930 > Toll-Free 1 888 488 6940 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- | First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, | then you win. -- Mohandas Gandhi | | The Toronto Asterisk Users Group | Join the discussion group by visiting http://taug.ca | or by sending email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. 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