I have noticed that most IT professionals fail to start their own businesses and/or companies for lack of business skills, non-standard pricing which in the end leads to their loss and customer loss of trust.
From my attempt to start up a consultancy I have learned, and achieved with difficulty trying to price my services.
I will try within my possible means to share my experience and information as well as what I have learned through the Labour Sponsored Start Your Business Course. I do not know the copyright issues involved yet if I am to share it on my blog, but I do would like to be contacted immediately if my action will violate any copyrights.
I previously wanted to make software out of but I was advised against it for copyrights involved. I would encouraged the ILO people who prepared this course to contact me if they wish to support the creation of the software for use by those that get trained the course. I might decide to just go ahead and create it for personal use and later add components to it for sale. I hope that will no longer be violation.
Where shall I start? Basic business principles? I will have to sit down at home and compile that.
Right now I am waiting for my bus to get started and get me home to Mzimba.