Automatiker
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Hi,
a few days ago in this forum there was a thread about virtual company.
As almost every one who replyed this post found this idea as interesting as impossible to succeed, I find it also difficult to succeed. But... i have also an idea... and I would be graetfull if you could tell me if it would succeed.
So... the idea is following:
I ground a company, and work for myself. In the begining I work alone(1-2 year(s) ), because I do not have enough money and job to pay my emploees. Untill now it's everything as usual in every other new company. But the point is that I work from a distance(possibly form abroad), I mean I come to the company that gives me the project, only when it's necessery(to discuss condition of a project, to install it or to do something else what needs me to be personally present by my customer).
As at the begining my possibly customers don't know me, and they are not sure if I really can do the project, the price would be lower(about 30-40%) then this from others conventional companies that can also do this project. After I succesfully complete one project, the price for others more serious projects for this customer(for all of new customer it would be still 30-40% cheaper) would be also competitive to other companies(I don't need at the begining a lot of money;-), and I don't have additional costs that a big company has).
What I have are the references from one company in Germany and two professos from the University where I also completed a couple of projects.
What I don't have is the long experience.
As I am a young siemens PLC programmer, but with master diploma, that needs to learn a lot, at the begining, I would focus me on the projects that don't have the high priority for my customer(on such that are mostly done by treinees). Of course the project don't have to be necessarily in siemens' PLC field(also for instance PLCs from other producers, visualisations, AutoCAD drawings, preparation of labor equipment for schools and universities, programming in C/C++, Java, programming of web sites...).
As I live in western Europe I would focus me mostly on the market in Germany and Austria.
I know it would be easier to get a regular job but somehow I find this sort of job more interesting and more flexible as working for somebody.
Thanks for any comments and hints what could I do to succeed, how could I prepare a marketing materials to promote my company, and at last the question for emplyers - why or why not would you give me a project(or maybe somebody has already one for me, then please let me know).
a few days ago in this forum there was a thread about virtual company.
As almost every one who replyed this post found this idea as interesting as impossible to succeed, I find it also difficult to succeed. But... i have also an idea... and I would be graetfull if you could tell me if it would succeed.
So... the idea is following:
I ground a company, and work for myself. In the begining I work alone(1-2 year(s) ), because I do not have enough money and job to pay my emploees. Untill now it's everything as usual in every other new company. But the point is that I work from a distance(possibly form abroad), I mean I come to the company that gives me the project, only when it's necessery(to discuss condition of a project, to install it or to do something else what needs me to be personally present by my customer).
As at the begining my possibly customers don't know me, and they are not sure if I really can do the project, the price would be lower(about 30-40%) then this from others conventional companies that can also do this project. After I succesfully complete one project, the price for others more serious projects for this customer(for all of new customer it would be still 30-40% cheaper) would be also competitive to other companies(I don't need at the begining a lot of money;-), and I don't have additional costs that a big company has).
What I have are the references from one company in Germany and two professos from the University where I also completed a couple of projects.
What I don't have is the long experience.
As I am a young siemens PLC programmer, but with master diploma, that needs to learn a lot, at the begining, I would focus me on the projects that don't have the high priority for my customer(on such that are mostly done by treinees). Of course the project don't have to be necessarily in siemens' PLC field(also for instance PLCs from other producers, visualisations, AutoCAD drawings, preparation of labor equipment for schools and universities, programming in C/C++, Java, programming of web sites...).
As I live in western Europe I would focus me mostly on the market in Germany and Austria.
I know it would be easier to get a regular job but somehow I find this sort of job more interesting and more flexible as working for somebody.
Thanks for any comments and hints what could I do to succeed, how could I prepare a marketing materials to promote my company, and at last the question for emplyers - why or why not would you give me a project(or maybe somebody has already one for me, then please let me know).
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