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When Good Partners Go Bad
We were working with another small company for a while as sub contractors. They let the last project drag a lot and as a result we were working for well over a year, with no contact with the actual client while trying to get some kind of flow going. Finally, the project was complete, and we received payment for part of our work. Basically, we were ripped off. To be honest, I’m not sure if the company has gone bust because all of a sudden, they stopped replying to our emails.
It’s a fact of small business that you have to have a lot of faith in your partners, especially if they are overseas (which this one was). We find ourselves in a position where we can’t do anything.
It reminds me of a web 2.0 style app we were jokingly talking about one time, where you can go and report ‘baddies’ – businesses that owe you money or refuse to pay, kind of a public courthouse where each side can debate in the open – which gives people in our situation an outlet to at least inform others and use peer pressure to force some kind of payment or recognition. Yes, it has all sorts of flaws, but I hate it when people abuse the trust you are forced to have.
I know this is a negative post, and I also know the amazing people we work with every day far outweigh this situation, but c’mon, we’re a small business. It really hurts to be ripped off.
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March 8th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Thanks for that Marc, we’ve let a few go in New Zealand, despite the fact it REALLY bothers me, but I thought as soon as they were outside the country, it was almost impossible to hunt them down. I think it’s so important to ensure people are brought to justice, even if the amount is quite small (as in this case it was) I reckon one more email then I’ll take your advice and find the people to contact about such things.
Thanks heaps again.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
If a drug were discovered that could eliminate the need for arduous physical therapy following stroke or spinal injury, it would be hailed by patients and physicians alike
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The influence of this critique was illustrated by the cover story of the November 2004 issue of Forbes magazine. Under the headline “Just Say No: How America Could Kick Its Prescription Drug Habit,” the article clucked, “The 1990s made pill-popping for happiness an acceptable therapeutic alternative for millions of even mildly depressed patients.” Forbes approvingly quoted a patient who said, “Drugs just mask the problem.
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If a drug were discovered that could eliminate the need for arduous physical therapy following stroke or spinal injury, it would be hailed by patients and physicians alike
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October 28th, 2008 at 3:47 am
Keep up the good work.