By day, I work for a county government. By night, I am developing a U.S. distributor and reseller network for a European software company.
The IT work I do for the county is well outside my classification. Despite the county having switched to an outside contractor for IT services; I often find myself being the GO TO person in my office. In fact, on occasion, the contract staff has called me for help. Our server is woefully inadequate & ready to die soon. Neither the county nor the contractor intend to replace it even though their staff & myself have warned both parties. How do I get them to listen & do something?
As for my second job, I am attempting to introduce a european software company’s products to the U.S. by acquiring distributors & resellers to carry them. I have no staff & no budget. it is all done at home in my spare time. So far, my e-mail, mail, and phone calls have yielded few results. How can I get these companies to check out our products?