[nABEntre] A few questions

[Armando Vias]

What is your email provider? I am using dream host and my email provider is Google workspace. Have you tried setting it up on your iPhone, computer, etc.?

> On Jun 14, 2023, at 5:46 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs via NABEntre <nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Amanda,
> 1. https://domains.google.com/
> 2. I use:
> Silas Willoughby: thesilaswilloughby at gmail.com
> https://threeonesixdigital.com/
> 3. You'll want a local person. You can ask your local accountant or
> bookkeeper to give you a recommendation or just look online for someone in
> your area.
> 4. Small businesses don't normally get grants unless they do
> competitions or apply for small business research grants, or are working
> with a foundation to do something. Even so, a grant is similar to a
> contract in that you are getting money to do something you said you are
> going to do in the application.
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 2:05 PM Amanda Matheny via NABEntre <
>> nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> I have a few questions I would like some advice/recommendations on,
>> especially if you have had good experiences personally with some of
>> these things.
>> 
>> 1. My email address. I find it very important to have a professional
>> email address, mine being amanda.matheny at accesswiseconsulting.com. I
>> don't consider it particularly professional to have an @gmail.com
>> address, even though I see people with them everywhere. However, my
>> email provider, which is partnered with my hosting provider, is of
>> limited accessibility. I can use it, technically, but it's a little
>> clunky and takes longer to do the same tasks. I'd like to switch to
>> Gmail Pro, as I know that it is accessible, but when I attempted to do
>> this before, it wouldn't let me get past the part about verifying
>> ownership of the website, even though I followed the instructions to
>> the letter. My question is one of two things. Either do you know how
>> to get around this issue or someone who could help me with that or, as
>> an alternative, do you know another email provider I could switch my
>> amanda.matheny at accesswiseconsulting address to that is at least as
>> accessible as Gmail, if not more. Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> 2. Question number 2 is about graphic design. I had my mom help me
>> with my logo, the words Access Wise Consulting in dark blue all caps
>> with a light green arrow pointing to the right, representing forward
>> or progress. However, I need to create badges for posting on my
>> website, and if my clients wish, on theirs, for those who do
>> especially well in their evaluations. I have an idea of pretty much
>> what I want, so I don't need someone to come up with an idea from
>> scratch, just need someone who can put my mental picture into an
>> actual badge design. Any suggestions for someone that will do
>> this without being insanely expensive? I did get a recommendation from
>> someone on this list before and will contact them for a quote. Just
>> wondering if anyone else has recommendations.
>> 
>> 3. Legal document review. I have modified templates for terms of
>> service, privacy policy, and service contract, and intend to review
>> them myself to make absolutely sure they meet all of my requirements,
>> but wondering if anyone can recommend someone to do legal document
>> review only, rather than writing from scratch. This would be a ton
>> cheaper than having them craft it from scratch anyway. I was thinking
>> of looking on Avvo to find someone specific to my state, but if anyone
>> has any better suggestions , I am open to them.
>> 
>> 4. Funding. I'm wondering how/where you got your funding. So far I am
>> self funded, and I don't have a ton of overhead for what I do, and I
>> don't really want to go for a loan when there are other options out
>> there. I've researched grants, and will continue doing so, but any
>> suggestions are appreciated as well. Also, have any of you ever
>> reached out to local businesses to inquire if they're interested in
>> supporting you? If so, how did you go about it and what were the
>> results? I know sometimes you can get sponsorships by other companies,
>> but from what I have read, those usually involve being able to
>> reciprocate in some way. Since my work is all online and my primary
>> service is consulting services in a very specific industry,
>> I'm not sure what I could offer a potential sponsor, other than a
>> backlink on a page where I recognize them, but I think that would have
>> limited usefulness for SEO purposes and wouldn't be worthwhile for
>> them. Any suggestions in that department?
>> 
>> Thanks in advanced for any and all suggestions.
>> 
>> Warm Regards,
>> Amanda Matheny
>> 
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