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KEVIN OR JOSH?

JOSH – does not use Tour de Force
Josh has started a small business that specializes in energy efficiency and solar electric system design and installation for residential and commercial customers.  The business is doing great but Josh has run into some tax issues.  He does his own accounting.  He is the first to admit that he never balanced his personal checkbook; he just gets the balance at the ATM and goes from there.  Unfortunately, this system is not working in his business.  He purchased small business accounting software at Office Depot but it takes too much time to keep it up to date. He does manage to keep all his receipts in one box.  With the expansion of his business, he is hiring employees and that means a more complicated payroll.   Josh recently posted his road and mountain bike for sale on Craig’s List since he is using his riding time to figure out his finances.
 KEVIN – uses Tour de Force
Kevin left the corporate world in Boston to move to Boulder. Kevin is an avid cyclist and skier, not to mention he prefers the weather in Colorado to New England. He started a company that provides on-site computer help like fixing slow computers, removing pop-ups, viruses and installing wireless networks.  A clear wizard on the computer, with strong sales and marketing skills, Kevin is the first to admit that number crunching is not his area of expertise.   He worked out a deal with Tour de Force to do weekly bookkeeping and end of month reporting and reconciliation.  The time he saved is now spent on the bike, and Kevin has recently moved up a category in the local racing scene.




JOHN OR BOB?

JOHN – does not use Tour de Force
John is a very talented cyclist.  He races Pro 1 / 2 and does well regionally.  He knows to get to the next level he has to be able to devote his time to training, and to do that he needs to be sponsored.  To help get sponsored he has to market himself so he has started his own website.  John has discovered that it is all a vicious cycle – the more he works on his website, the less time he spends on the bike.   He just feels that he is going to go round and round and never get anywhere.  He is pretty discouraged.
 BOB – uses Tour de Force

One of John’s toughest competitors on the local market is Bob.  He also races Pro 1 / 2, racing head to head with John frequently.   Like John, Bob has dedicated this year to going to the next level.  To him, the best use of his time is on the bike so he hired Tour de Force to maintain his website – they post his race schedule, race updates, and new photos.  On a monthly basis, they send out a nicely done graphic email to everyone that has subscribed on his website.  Tour de Force manages the list, does the email and Bob is reaping the benefits on and off the bike



These characters are fictional but accurate descriptions of how Tour de Force can affect change in your life.  Additionally, there are tremendous fiscal benefits to hiring Tour de Force.  Read on!




Cost of a full time employee:

160 hours per month @$20/hr = $3,200       

Health Insurance = $300/month

Vacation and/or sick time

During slow time, you pay        

Office space (furniture, computer, phone)    

Monthly Cost = $3,500 or more

Cost of Tour de Force:

10-15 hours per month @ $25 -$50/hr = $250-$750

No health insurance

No vacation and/or sick time

You only pay for actual time worked

No office space or equipment provided

Monthly Cost = $250 – $750





That is a saving of $2,750.  Enough said.

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