Let's see. You are suggesting that they volunteer to spend time training their competition?
Is that correct?
Originally Posted by Whispers
Yeeaahhhh... In my real world business neophytes and 'women's business owner's groups' are always on my tits wanting me to mentor or to participate in seminars etc for little or no pay. Or the wanna be entrepreneur who wants to 'take me to coffee and pick my brain'...
Nope. So many nopes. Years of failure, trails, lost money, developing contacts, building clientele, learning and succeeding and I'm supposed to hand that hard earned knowledge to someone who has done nothing to earn it? And even worse, to someone who will be my competition? For a cup of fucking coffee? Not on your life.
If you have developed any skill set and work hard to earn and maintain a good reputation your knowledge is precious. It's your intellectual property in this business. Giving it away is a terrible business model.
I'm happy to help, but there will be prohibitive um, er 'consultation fees'. Bitch Better Have My Money.