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A Freelancer’s Guide to Managed Computer Service and Support This book is for first-time or seasoned small business entrepreneurs and freelancers whose niche is in providing managed IT Service and Support. It is tailored to those that currently have day-job obligations and have a few clients on the side. It is for those that have the ultimate goal of going full-time into the consulting business to be their own boss.

Just like most e-books, this one is from our online blog at https://www.aminsolutions.com. It’s a compilation of 5 years worth of ramblings, up to 2010, on topics that address computer service and support for our small-business computer services company called AMIN SOLUTIONS. I took the articles and organized them into a guide that you can follow to create and run your own computer services and support company.


Purchase the e-book here (CAD$ 5.99).


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