I have been struggling to get my computer business off the ground for well lover a year now. I'm looking to expand the services I offer, but need real environments to try them out. CANDO Computer Services specializes in Open Source software solutions, which are ususally free. This means that the customer only has to pay for my time, and hardware.
Currently I make Point of Sale stations, but I would like to get into:

Replacing business's Quickbooks with open source accounting software
Setting up Medical Office Management
School management (it 'd be nice if I could find some small place like "The New School" or "The School Around Us" in the Kennebunk area)
Appointment setting (like for a massage studio-- this could either be part of the Quickbooks type app or a seperate app that somehow interfaces)


If anyone knows of people starting their own businesses, or want to get their already running business out from under the thumb of proprietary software companies, let them know about me, or point me in their direction.