Can You Really Do It All For Free?

The other day, a very nice person asked if she could possibly operate her small stoneware craft work business without having to 'invest' in commercial software. My first response was to chastise her about using pirated software. But she persisted, explaining that it wasn't piracy or warez she was after. It quickly became clear that she was aware of a significant selection of free utilities, productivity programs, financial software and other goodies all available free of charge to anyone who cares to download and install them.

I sat down with her to analyze her business needs. Pottery and stoneware craft work is interesting, creative, and in the right hands, also quite lucrative. It took only a few minutes to assemble the list of needs. More . . .