Quote Originally Posted by Harrison View Post
Any teaching institute tends to have an exclusive contract with a computer supplier, which is probably why your college has all the same make Steve. And often this is a county wide contract, so with a large computer supplier they will be providing systems to a lot of locations. Definitely a good business to own if you can maintain the contracts and provide good quality products.
A friend made a fortune (literally - he used the cash to set up a financial business. He has a Ferrari at the ripe old age of 25) buying computers from a source and selling them on to schools.

I've thought about a career change. I like my job but it is very safe, sometimes I get a bit worried about getting too complacent. Plus it's pretty poorly paid. 'Scientist' does sound cool though, but in a geeky way....