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Well I just finished my first month of working full time as Erk’s Werks Custom Software and I believe it was a positive one.

Here are a few items I’ve learned in the passed month:

• As a custom software provider you don’t need to charge PST.
• Cold calls are far tougher than expected.
• A quote takes far longer than the 15 minutes expected.

A few good references to starting your own company (mostly useful for businesses within Manitoba/Canada:

• http://sbinfocanada.about.com/
• http://www.manitoba.ca/business/index.html

A few of the most helpful bits of advise I’ve received:

• Just go with the flow and you’ll figure it out along the way.
• Ask questions.
• Ask anyone and everyone for references.

Feel free to ask questions on this post and I’ll do my best to help you out.