buying clients/business - OT

[Brian Lawson]

Dear Mr Fletcher, evidently you are one of those individuals who go to the
rugby waving the old flag. We are in the year 2001. HELLO!  The Transvaal
was disolved and the cities of Petoria (the capital of the country) and
Johannesburg are in the Province of Gauteng.

I hope you at least tune the black notes nowadays

Brian
Joburg.


> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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