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Thus, in 1995, I incorporated [http://web.archive.org/web/20021125075325/http://www.factsoncall.com/ Facts On Call].  For nine years with this side-project of mine, I learned about everything under the sun, assisting typically small enterprises and entrepreneurs with questions usually related to making a business case.  Some examples:

Thus, in 1995, I incorporated [http://web.archive.org/web/20021125075325/http://www.factsoncall.com/ Facts On Call].  For nine years with this side-project of mine, I learned about everything under the sun, assisting typically small enterprises and entrepreneurs with questions usually related to making a business case.  Some examples:

 

    <li> What are the total number of athletic scholarships awarded in North America, the total number of junior college athletes, and the total number of professional athletes?  (Asked by a promotion agency for high school athletes.)</li>

::What are the total number of athletic scholarships awarded in North America, the total number of junior college athletes, and the total number of professional athletes?  (Asked by a promotion agency for high school athletes.)

    <li> Could you find an expert in the melting characteristics of different types of ice cream?  (Asked by an attorney handling a "slip and fall" lawsuit directed against a grocery store; and yes, we found an academic expert on this topic.)</li>

::Could you find an expert in the melting characteristics of different types of ice cream?  (Asked by an attorney handling a "slip and fall" lawsuit directed against a grocery store; and yes, we found an academic expert on this topic.)

    <li> Could you critically review all of the websites of North Carolina manufacturers of heavy machinery who have e-commerce capability?  (For a manufacturing firm seeking "best practices" ideas for their own website.)</li>

::Could you critically review all of the websites of North Carolina manufacturers of heavy machinery who have e-commerce capability?  (For a manufacturing firm seeking "best practices" ideas for their own website.)

    <li> Find me a list of 10-15 experts in terrorism and security, and provide their bios.  (For the organizer of a conference on investment banking in the post-9/11 era.)</li>

::Find me a list of 10-15 experts in terrorism and security, and provide their bios.  (For the organizer of a conference on investment banking in the post-9/11 era.)

 

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Facts On Call was a bunch of fun for me.  Sure, it was a hassle to keep the balance sheet current and tax forms accurate, but still a great learning experience, and I met a wide array of interesting clients.  Annual revenues never topped $5,000, but I soon justified to myself that "it wasn't about the money".

Facts On Call was a bunch of fun for me.  Sure, it was a hassle to keep the balance sheet current and tax forms accurate, but still a great learning experience, and I met a wide array of interesting clients.  Annual revenues never topped $5,000, but I soon justified to myself that "it wasn't about the money".