You sound like someone I would like to work for! nm

In Reply to: I own my own MT company. We have done really well...sm posted by anon on April 13, 2011 at 15:48:19:

: and have gotten nearly all clients by word of mouth. We continue to grow, but are certainly not huge by any means.

: I keep getting enquiries from national companies wanting to buy my company. (We are not for sale and I have never advertised that I was for sale, either.) I have had 7 or 8 different company approaches (of course not counting anyone from India).

: If the MT business is tanked, why would there be so much interest in buying my company?

: I think if you put out a high quality product, there will always be a need. Our jobs may need to be flexible and we may need to adjust our skills from time to time, but things are certainly going well for us and I don't think we will be out of work for many years to come.

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• Your mentality of being a subcontractor to this business who needs to make a profit is why we are in this mess. sm 06:53:37 4/14/2011 (2)
  • You are free to get your own accounts if you like, and deal with not being paid for 30 days or more and all the other headaches. You sm 11:54:44 4/14/2011 (0)
  • Do YOU want to hitch up the pantyhose and go work in an office? I don't. Do you SM Becky 09:36:52 4/14/2011 (0)

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