we finally got our business licensed & registered & all that good stuff so we've started getting customers!! =]]]]] i'm so freaking happy!! we're doing computer repair [of all kinds: hardware, software, etc], custom-built computers, & graphic design work including photo manipulation & touch-ups, photo restoration [of old, ripped, or worn pictures], designing business cards/flyers/ads, and a bunch of other things. we've gotten 4 customers so far [a web design company, a local guy, & two local girls] and that was just in the first week so we're pretty optimistic [i just hope we're not getting our hopes up too high...]. you see, this was both me & cory's dream. he's always wanted to start his own computer business & i've always wanted to start a home business also [although it wasnt always for computers to be honest]. if we can get this going good, cory will be in heaven. so for his sake, i really hope this works. fortunately, if it doesnt, we dont have to worry about losing money [we're not really investing alot of money into it & there's no monthy cost since we're using our own house instead of renting an office or whatever].
the only thing that sucked is that the zoning board had an issue with our original plan of setting up the first floor as an office/customer area because of our lack of off-street parking. we found a parking lot within the distance they specified, but now we have to go before the board in september in order to be officially approved to set up a real office & hang a sign out front. it's not really holding us back, though, since all the work we've done so far has been in the customers' homes [which we're already licensed for] but it's still annoying.
****side note to concerned family members:: no, cory's not leaving his job yet. we're not being naive about this whole thing... i'm still job searching & the only way cory would leave his job is if i could find one with enough pay to replace his income, along with the full benefits package that he gets from donelley. but we're not relying on the business to replace his full-time real job.***
anywho, on other topics, we're going to be done with the apartment soon. tomorrow we have to get whatever's left there & turn in the keys. it's been a lot of work getting rid of all the junk that was there, but i'm glad it's almost over.
&& my car's getting fixed!! =] that nasty dent & scratches are being fixed & we'll be picking it up next week good as new. =]]] the fucking rental agency really screwed us over, though. they gave us a HUGE 4 door, extended cab, 1 ton bed dodge ram. this thing is humongous!! parallel parking it on our small street is fucking insane. thank god cory's used to driving a pickup, but even he has problems because seriously, it's just wayyy to big for a city vehicle. =[ i cant wait for my smaller explorer back [[i never thought i'd be considering that explorer small...]].
so here's a picture of a couple of our flyers & our business cards. **click on them to see them full-size.** tell me what you think. =]]
by the way, that white line around the logo is going to be fixed before the business cards are printed. && yes, our logo is cory's tattoo. lol.
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