One thing I see a lot are people who focus so much on being a WISP that
they forget it is also a real business. I have no idea about your
business experience, but having a good foundation and some systems in
place to start with will go a long way. There are a lot of WISPS/ISPs
who are perfectly happy being a one man or two man operation, but then
there are others who can not seem to figure out why they can't ever get
over that hump. The secret is to understand business. Here is a great
book written by a technology guy for technology businesses. I've given
it to all my employees, shareholders and several clients.
https://books.google.com/books/about/Organizational_Physics_The_Science_of_Gr.html?id=trfNBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
Next is understanding the business and it's potential. Setting some
goals to build a plan on will go a long way. What clients do you want to
service and what do you want to provide to them? Those two questions
will define a lot about what your staff, network, capabilities and cash
requirements will look like. There is no better place to talk, discuss
and begin to understand all of this than a WISPA event. I wish someone
had introduced me to WISPA much earlier in this business. Any money you
spend on WISPA events will gain you 100x in knowledge and contacts in
the industry.
http://www.wispa.org/Events/WISPAmerica
If I had to give you one more piece of advice it would be to start
taking local bankers to lunch now. You may not need or want them today,
but eventually you will need them!
Good luck to you and call me if you ever want to talk.
John Michael Francis II
JMF Solutions, Inc
Wavefly - Internet Voip Cloud
INC 5000 #2593
CRN Fast Growth #105
251-517-5069
http://jmfsolutions.net
http://wavefly.com
"People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them
anyway. If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives. Do
good anyway. If you are successful, you may win false friends and true
enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten
tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable.
Be honest and transparent anyway. What you spend years building may be
destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People who really want help may
attack you if you help them. Help them anyway. Give the world the best
you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway." By:
Mother Teresa
On 2/2/2017 4:42 PM, Mark Limehouse wrote:
I am at the discovery and the beginning of research to start a WISP
within my state (Wisconsin). My focus is to make this into a solid
business model that I can build and expand eventually. I am taking my
time I want to do this right and address all potential pitfalls or
"gotchas" that may be known from a technology and provider standpoint.
Would anyone be kind enough to offer up their suggestions or direct me
to where I can obtain this kind of detail?
Thanks in advance!
Mark
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