>Now on to misunderstandings.. I never suggested you MOVE - I suggested you join professional organizations - such as:
>1. Omaha Chamber of Commerce
>2. Local Omaha Software Developers Group(s)
>3. Association for Computing Machinery [see www.acm.org]
>4. ToastMasters of Greater Omaha
>5. Early Morning Business Network Organizations
>

Good suggestions.
It's interesting you suggested Toastnasters. I joined it because I was very bad at public speaking but then quickly used it to learn how to run meetings with humor while getting something done. I also see that alot of self employed or small business owners join in order to learn & practice promoting themselves. I wish I had done that when I was an independent. There are a few large contracts out there that I may not have missed.

Regards,