Written By: Joel Burcham, DMA. Just Imagine Imagine having what has never been created in the United States. Imagine instead of having the traditional patronage model, we create the "For-Profit Opera Company". Imagine if this model is used what we could do, would happen, and the possibilities. Imagine a modern opera company whose revenue is self-generating and self-sustaining. This company utilizes multiple streams of revenue to retain comparable staff and set contracts with

Developing a business and becoming economically prosperous is hard. Doing it with limited funds or resources is even more difficult. In times like these it can almost seem impossible, especially if no one is there to provide the support needed at the time when it is needed the most. This is why we started the SRS initiative. Below we have provided answers to the "twelve (12)" of the most frequently asked questions about this new service. Currently we are in the pilot stage an

PREFACE This is a living document. So, think of this as a transparent guiding service document. One that will change and be modified as Research Impact Enterprises (RIE) evolves over time in a local, national, and international setting. We are vision driven. Our motto "Do Your Research, Impact the World" embodies the services we provide to, with, and for others (e.g. institutions, individuals, faculty, organizations, companies, and agencies). Hence the name of this document,