Andy J, post: 326179, member: 44 wrote: When you start, set up a service to take credit cards.This might make sense if your client base mostly compris...

There must be an attorney checklist floating around out there with an item that says "Place left forefinger on first course in description and right f...

I recall some mention of license fees due to patents on dual-frequency algorithms or some such adding substantial cost to the bump from L1-only to L1/...

naw054, post: 325941, member: 10013 wrote: Any luck with the Triumph 2? Interested to see the outcome of this. Trimble managed to fix this one thems...

Despite a number of configuration and version updates from Trimble, I've been unable to use the NGS absolute antenna models when processing data from ...

I tried starting over with a new project, and that did the trick: I have no idea what made the difference, but I'm happy that it worked! In the pas...

johnymal, post: 325844, member: 7096 wrote: Jim is Leica mini prism is great and the price is similar to seco. What system (like mini tripod stand ) ...

VRMTSRVY, post: 325821, member: 7295 wrote: If you don't mind me asking,How much money did you borrow to start up?How much cash did you have saved?How...

I have 3 Leica GMP101 prisms. They're a little pricey, but very nice.

VRMTSRVY, post: 325804, member: 7295 wrote: In figuring my business plan out I calculate I will need to be 30% billable to make the same money as a so...

I think there's a lot of cogo in the box, but I'm finding the user interface to be so different from TDS or SurvCE that I'm still struggling to do any...

Jim in AZ, post: 325690, member: 249 wrote: Your hourly billing rate must be 2.7 -2.8 times what you intend to pay yourself.I think these factors are ...

Over the last 18 years I've averaged 1320 hours per year that are chargeable to jobs. I didn't get paid for all of them -- most of my work is done on...

The "one good injury away..." thing is probably the biggest risk a solo operator faces, because it can force him out of the field and effectively kill...