June 18, 2015
Imagine: You’re standing at a computer terminal in the basement of the County Clerk’s Office. Wondering if you’ve fallen into your own version of a Direct TV ad. Your hands are shaking a little as you listen to the unusually loud clack-clack-clack of the outdated keyboard as you type in the name of a strategic business partner. The fluorescent lights create a sickly glare on the screen. You impatiently wait for the search results. You start to feel gloomy. Is it the yellow-green chipped paint on the walls? The smell of musty, moldy volumes of business records? The smell of something … else …? Or the cold sweat that’s creeping through your body? The computer stops whirring. You look at the results. Your heart sinks. Your stomach starts to gnaw. Their company name is there under “Defendant.” Why? “Unpaid debt.” “No-o-o-o!” you wail (on the inside). “Not them! Not now!” You just had an RFP accepted with a major supplier diversity program. Your strategic partner is an important part of the mix. But ever since…
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