Here in California, the Gray Whales are about to begin their migration down the coast to their mating grounds in Mexico, You can see them from the shore or from the old lighthouse on Point Loma - close to the southwestern tip of the U.S. where I often ride my bike. They are truly majestic creatures.
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I have been working since early this year on an application that I believe has the potential to change the world using Boonex technology. Several years ago, on returning to the U.S. from West see more Africa, where I had worked for several years, I realized how tough it is for small companies and professionals to conduct international business. It is extremely difficult for them to find like-minded professionals, to market their services, to locate appropriate projects, to communicate and collaborate. That is when I got the germ of an idea for a much better kind of business network that would help small companies find and secure opportunities in international markets.
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For a number of reasons, I decided to start this project for my home State. California has a huge number of small businesses, it is highly entrepreneurial, and extremely diverse with citizens representatives from every single nationality, language and ethnic group on the planet. I figured if we could get an international business network for small business working here, we could get it working anywhere.
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It has been a long struggle - at least four different technologies have been tried, and for one reason or another didn't work. Then I found Dolphin and realized it had certain attributes I really needed to make this project work - especially the level of sophistication with the management controls and membership levels. The pain didn't quite end when I started working with Dolphin early this year though. I somehow managed to destroy my database from the control panel a half dozen times, seemingly found every single major bug in the system, and struggled as a non-programmer to modify dating software into a business network. I'm nothing if not persistent though, and I have finally managed to get a stable installation and have just started my beta test. You can see it here:
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http://www.caltrade.com/members
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I think I am finally getting there but there is a long way to go, and I would welcome any help I can get - from Boonex or anybody. Once I have this working and growing for California, I would like to build a small business, international trade network for the whole world. I know exactly what to do - I have written specs and even prototypes all over the place, I just need a little technical help. The Chinese trade portal Alibaba has gotten billions of dollars in investment, and it is really not all that hot. I am convinced that with Boonex technology, we could do something much better. Something that could really change the world.
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Rob Gordon