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crtowles
California
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 Posted - 04/16/2008 : 08:27:51 AM
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Excellent advice BobbiCT. It is always better to be upfront with your employers and let them know what your plans are.
Good Luck Lynn! You will have a great start.
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BobbiCT
Connecticut
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Posted - 04/16/2008 : 05:38:42 AM
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"Can I start one while still employed with the title company.."
You may also want to confirm in writing with your supervisor and employer that
1. They do not object to your accepting telephone calls (from your cell) during business hours in connection with your personal "business".
2. Confirm that you will NOT be using the company time, telephone, computer/internet, copier, printer or supplies for your personal "business."
Better to be up front and explain that you have a part-time job to make ends meet than to get "caught" and "fired" for personal use of the company computer, utilities, etc. The key is that your employer needs hear it first from YOU what you are doing after hours than a disgruntled co-worker or a competitor title company employee; i.e., "Gee, your employee Lynn is fantastic. She handled two of our closings last week." Or vice versa, the competitor title company discovers that you work for a competitor and now fears your will "steal" their business because your first loyalty is to your full-time employer. You want your employer's approval "documented" so that it cannot be a cause for termination.
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jbelmont
California
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Posted - 04/15/2008 : 11:20:14 AM
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| Asking notaries about what a conflict of interest with a title company would be, doesn't make sense. You need to ask the title company how they feel about you starting a notary business. You would not be in competition with them for what they do, so probably it wouldn't be an issue. |
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n/a
Indiana
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Posted - 04/15/2008 : 05:40:52 AM
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Hello. I am a little new to forums. I have a few questions about starting out. I have been employed with a local title company as a closer. I have done a few independent notary closings in neighboring counties & I have decided that I would like to start my own mobile notary business. Can I start one while still employed with the title company without causing a conflict of interest? My area of Indiana is very "local" in nature. We have independent title companies and everybody tries very hard not to step on anybody's toes in a neighboring county. The upside to this is that I am very familiar with the employees at the title companies within a four to five county range. I also have a good, existing working relationship with many of the local banks, mortgage brokers, and realtors. I know from experience that our title companies hold true to their 8:00-4:00 work hours & at least with our company, more and more people are wanting late appointments, which nobody around here wants to handle. My boss has mentioned mobile closings on occasion, but the other closer in the office doesn't want to do them, so he has let the matter drop. I just don't want to create a conflict of interest. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! |
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