Somehow, somewhere we have entered into a new year and 2010 has drawn to a close!
After all the hype and expectation of 2010 I think a lot of people are a bit disappointed and/or let down, especially with the “global financial crisis” and the SA 2010 soccer world cup not delivering all that was promised and expected for the local economy.
For Team Foundation Consulting I must admit, it is has been going a bit better than I expected. It is about 6 months down the line and I was surprised at the interest that we were getting during the end of the year – a period I though would be pretty dead for a young business like this, and then in January things are also starting to look good.
None-the-less it is now time to bed down how to grow this business in 2011 into a viable operation. And first on my list of things is still to “spread the word” and create awareness. At the moment we are looking at some online advertising options (more on that in another post).
There is also still a lot that needs to be done with regards to standardising past and existing engagements with a bunch of ideas that I have, into formal outlines and marketable “products”. I do find that in some cases it is easier to give people a standard, yet relevant “product” as apposed to asking them to “compose” one that will suit them. This should also enable me to start advertising approximate costs on the site, which should make people more inclined to contact us if they have an idea of what the charges could be.
I’m sure that this will be an interesting year for us, especially with the end of mainstream support for Visual Source Safe in sight and Team Foundation Server being the logical upgrade.
So to everybody that may be reading this, I wish you all the best in the new year!!!
See you around!
