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~ Mon 6/30/08: created this week’s blog post.
~ Tue 7/1/08: worked on creating a job requisition for an Executive to head-up JobStrap Workforce (sm) to be posted on job boards and emailed to contacts. Hunted online for descriptions that I could appropriate to compile a complete job description. Unfortunately, at this point, I was unable to find a preexisting job description that was a close match to what I was seeking.
~ Tue 7/1/08: I have been a bit stressed and distracted by income issues. Monday and today I was not effective in moving forward JobStrap. I also was not effective in taking actions to secure income from a work contract.
~ Wed 7/2/08: today I tried to obtain an EIN tax ID from IRS online. IRS had an absurd error in their form that prevented me from completing the application. The had “Texas (TX)” in a mandatory drop down box AND had field validation set to not accept “(” and “)” characaters. I wonder how long that error has been hosing online EIN applicants. I subsequently sent a message to IRS technical support with a description of the form error.
~ Wed 7/2/08: just finished obtaining an EIN. I will now be able to open a bank account for JobStrap.
~ Wed 7/2/08: worked more on Austin Community Foundation application for fiscal sponsorship. It appears to be complete with the exception of needing to develop and attach the Pro Forma Financial Statements. I have been trying to find someone who has the industry and agency expertise to help me build those documents.
~ Wed 7/2/08: made some minor changes to business cards and it took longer than planned to reformat for a reprinting. Took file to kinkos to be printed. Third print batch of business cards are ready to be distributed 
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~ Wed 7/2/08: went to a recruiting & HR industry networking mixer. May have made a couple of good contacts in my search for an executive for JobStrap Workforce. As I am networking for an executive I will be utilizing the same contacts for finding some contract work.
~ Thu 7/3/08: made some calls and did some emails.
~ Thu 7/3/08: will be holding-off opening a JobStrap bank account until I understand the ramifications of having one and using it at the same time as being under a fiscal sponsorship arrangement.
~ Thu 7/3/08: this morning I had my first laptop crash since loading XP Pro. Failure was related to a named dll display driver file. So far no more problems today. Lost my research for writing a job requisition for expert in recruiting & staffing agency operations, revenue growth, and scaling.
~ Thu 7/3/08: -
| ACTIONS TAKEN: Fundraising, Promotion, & Recruiting | ||||||||||||
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