The challenge of Franchising
Posted by Dennis A. Smith ~ Saturday 29 August 2009Franchising a web development business is definitely not for the fait hearted, but I would encourage anyone with strong systems, and a vision for their long-term business growth to seriously consider it. The following are some of the lessons I have learned from franchising my own web development business. More...
Protect your digital IP
Posted by Dennis A. Smith ~ Thursday 30 July 2009WDANZ has just completed a successful resolution of a major dispute between a very upset Roofing Company and a web developer who had failed to protect his own Intellectual Property. There is a real lesson in here. More...
Two trends emerging after the crash
Posted by Dennis A. Smith ~ Tuesday 2 December 2008I had the privilege recently of taking an American web developer around the North Island, meeting and greeting WDANZ members and other developers that may want to join WDANZ. A lot of the discussions we had with others in the industry related to the world market conditions (aka recession) and how this is impacting our industry.
Two themes came through quite clearly, one negative and the other positive . . . More...
Three Strikes and You are Out
Posted by Dennis A. Smith ~ Saturday 4 October 2008We've been discussing the global economy around here recently. Gee, as if that's news in any business office or boardroom lately!
I've been watching the dollar dive, the banks crumble and wonder at the mysterious, miraculous "powers that be" that step in to save the financial world just in time. Then I watch how these financial saviours just happen to slip in a few little provisos at the same time (like, "Oh by the way, we'll end up controlling you, even if we won't actually own you - yet"). Hmmmm! . . . More...
R-R-Recession
Posted by John Jones ~ Tuesday 29 July 2008A tightening market. Mustn't use the "R" word. More...
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