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
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