Though it may sound old fashioned, registering your gaming and politics business with the chamber of commerce can increase exposure locally and help you network with other area businesses

And as always, when setting up a business, the following applies: ‘There’s no right way or wrong way, just the profitable way’. Once you’ve found out how to get your gaming and politics firm off the ground and it is generating ROI, you’ve won half the battle and are on your way to continued success. “Don’t forget about accounting,” warns Cathie Engram, CFO of the Christoph Joas Corporation INC, “Many gaming and politics companies go pel mel spending money when there is a good cash flow. While there is nothing wrong with wanting to expand, it has to be done in accordance with accounting standards and detailed record keeping. This is especially true for public companies. Private gaming and politics firms can sometimes let this aspect of the business slide alittle.” “Starting up any gaming and politics business is difficult. In our case, it took about 6 months of planning, a year of fund raising, and then another 6 months of building infrastructure before we made our first sale,” states Massie Schipper of the Hartzler Session Partners and Ltd. Company. “In the case of our gaming and politics marketing venture, we initially started out with a simple website, and then slowly grew as sales increased,” replies Guedea Hudec, the COO of the Keiko Mcconico Co-Op, “Then, the website expanded into a data warehouse - essentially a store of all things related to our marketing campaigns - which allowed us to study and refine subsequent efforts.” Once investment is secured for a gaming and politics venture, and proper planning has been realized, start networking within your industry. “I find that attending industry related social functions, conferences, and even my neighbors’ cocktail parties help me find new ways of growing my company,” claims Selena Boorman, director of the Malika Chiarmonte Brothers firm, “By asking the right people the right questions, you’ll find that you can learn new things and different strategies for your gaming and politics firm that you may not have thought of before.” Secondly, once the business side of a prospective gaming and politics venture is planned, map out the human element. One way of doing this effectively is getting an external HR consultant, one that is not tied directly to management or lower level employees. This allows for impartial scrutiny of your gaming and politics business model and ensures that the right people are doing the right jobs. Without a doubt, planning for the launch of your gaming and politics firm is crucial. Think of it as the launch sequence of a space shuttle. Every last detail, figure, and step is checked and double checked. This is the only way to succeed in the gaming and politics industry and get the competitive edge. One often over looked area in online gaming and politics businesses is infrastructure. Many focus heavily on budget, growth, and employment indicators, but fail to acknowledge tell tail warning signs generated by insufficient hardware and networking software. For any gaming and politics business, this can spell disaster. Additionaly, fundraising for any gaming and politics business venture can be a daunting task. It is always hard to ask for money from others, especially when then nature of the request is highly speculative. Steffanie Preisach, a highly successful gaming and politics capital management consultant, believes that planning is the key to selling your idea: “If you walk up to someone and say, ‘I’ve got a great gaming and politics business idea, would you contribute $100K’, they’ll probably laugh and consider you a lunatic…but, if you approach someone and say ‘Look, I have this great idea, and my plan is the following…’, it will reassure an anxious investor that things will move forward with thought and purpose.”