buying clients/business

[Peter Fletcher]

I'd like to drown some of mine but then they come from the Transvaal ! 
(sorry)!


>From: "Kallie Swanepoel" <kccs@netralink.com>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: RE: buying clients/business
>Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 12:11:53 +0200
>
>Hi
>
>Do anybody have contacts in South Africa who would like to sell their
>clients?
>
>
>
>Kallie Swanepoel
>PIANO TUNER
>SOUTH AFRICA
>(Member of the SA Association of Professional Piano Tuners)
>Tel.:		012/422-3340 (W)
>Tel.:		012/343-4946 (H)
>Fax:		012/343-4946
>Mobile:		083-261-6942
>E-Mail:		kccs@netralink.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
>Of Doepke Family
>Sent: 21 July 2001 05:26
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: RE: buying clients/business
>
>
>Thank you for the input.
>
>I have fond memories of visiting Amsterdam.
>
>Brian
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
>Of antares
>Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 3:41 AM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: buying clients/business
>
>
>Hello Doepke
>
>(your name reminds me of the names used in our Northern Province called
>Friesland - Holland, where many names end with 'ke', like in Dieuwke, 
>Itske,
>Famke, Popke and many more)
>
>Anyway,
>I think that it is common to pay a certain price for the whole bunch of
>customers.
>There are in between possibilities like paying the first tuning to the
>seller or something like that.
>I think it would be more business like to agree on a sum of money because 
>it
>is cleaner and more direct.
>
>friendly greetings,
>
>
>Antares,
>
>Amsterdam, Holland
>
>where music is, no harm can be
>
> > From: "Doepke Family" <doepke@fwi.com>
> > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 22:25:13 -0500
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Subject: buying clients/business
> >
> > I am looking for some educated input.  I hope you can help.
> >
> > My piano tuning/technician mentor as offered to sell off some of his
> > customers when my skills have improved to a point where he feels
>comfortable
> > doing so.  He is getting older and is starting to think about cutting 
>back
> > on his work day.  He has an enormous client list and has just become a
>part
> > owner of a piano store.  He is getting burned out and has been working
>with
> > me for close to 2 years preparing me to take over abit for him.
> >
> > How are clients/customers sold?  Is this done on a one-by-one client
>basis?
> >
> > I have expressed some concern that there is much trust and a level of
> > confidence that he has built with his customers.  He has quietly 
>explained
> > to me that when I am ready he will introduce me to his customers in 
>order
>to
> > make a smoother transition.  I feel that this is very important for the
> > future relationship with the customers.
> >
> > Any feedback will be very much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Brian
> > doepke@fwi.com
> >
> >
>


_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp