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Subject:Re: Small business info From:Herman Holtz <holtz -at- CLARK -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 2 Mar 1995 12:10:43 -0500
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Herman Holtz [holtz -at- clark -dot- net]: Marketing Consultant/Proposal Specialist,
Writing & Ghost Writing Services, 35 years experience. Author of 60+
professional/business books, including best-selling How to Succeed as an
Independent Consultant (Wiley). PO Box 1731, Wheaton, MD 20915. Tel:
301-649-2499. Fax: 301-649-5745.
On Thu, 2 Mar 1995, Jonathan Leer wrote:
> Thank you for your time.
> I am a freelance business writer researching an article on small
> businesses "managing their property manager." In essence, I
> need to find a few business owners (any field and anywhere in the USA)
> who have had problems with the office space they are leasing. My article
> will simply illustrate how some businesses have successfully resolved their
> problems to continue doing what they do best (i.e., running their own
> business). Problems can range from leaks to difficulties with other tenants.
> My reason for writing this article is that my wife's business (physical
> therapy practice) encountered major roof leaks and heating problems during
> the first week of occupancy in her new space. It took 3 months to resolve
> and raised all sorts of havoc with day-to-day operations. I believe
> other small businesses could benefit from this article.
> If your business or your friend's business has had a problem getting the
> property manager (building owner) to fix a problem, and is willing to talk
> about it for the benefit of other small business owners, please contact me
> at jleer -at- mv -dot- mv -dot- com with the business name, phone, and contact person.
> Thanks for you assistance,
> Jon Leer
I once kept offices in the heart of downtown Washington, DC. My problems
with it were constantly increasing rent costs, costly parking fees, and
the lack of heat or air conditioning on weekends, when a harried freelance
writer must often work. I solved the problem by moving my office to my
home, somewhat hesitantly because I thought it might hurt my image with
some of my important business clients, but they all understood the wisdom
of reducing my overhead. That was not recent--it has been a few years
ago--but many small businesses, such as writing and related services, can
be run from one's home, even from an apartment.
