Re: FN-FORUM: This collective/cooperative/consortium thing

date posted 11th September 2007 19:22


On 11 Sep 2007, at 18:28, Paul Leader wrote:
>
> This is the problem with a vertical company, brought together for a
> project
> then disolved.
>
>> - Who organises/handles/pays for overheads?
>> - Online/offline advertising/marketing, development/maintenance/
>> hosting
>> of the co-op website, co-op accounts/financial management.
>
> This could mean setting up a company with share holders and directors.
> Would independant freelance people want to do this?

I wouldn't.

but I have, in the past, successfully bid for, won and completed
projects utilising the skills of several companies and freelancers.

It's hard work, and often not really worth it. it took me almost a
year to rebuild my client base when I had to turn people away because
I was on a *big* project.

and the bid (three - seven days work per ITT) to win ratio isn't very
good.

I tend to be a little wary of large tenders, as often the tendering
process is a sham, just in process to prove value for money and the
contract has already been assigned in principle to a preferred
supplier who, often, has written the project brief.

cynical? moi?

;)