Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 118 Mary chats with Chad Burt, Co-Owner of Outside Agents about startup investment decisions, startup investment on tech, and sales minimums for FAMs.

HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:

• https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 (Submit questions, sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!)
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/page/speakers (Call for Host Week speakers is open! Submit your Eduspot idea!)
• har.news/survey Sign up for survey report updates to get notified when we publish our 2023 reports
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-fam-trip - FAM Trips
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-rates - Resource on travel agent rates
•  https://hostagencyreviews.com/events (Industry events)
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-training-travel-agent-education - Travel Agent Training and Education will drop you into the rabbit hole for host education, certifications, business coaching and more. 
• har.news/7DS
• har.news/survey - for notification when we publish our report
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfZ0EIkCYZU&t=1057sTechnology is personal keynote with David Chait of Travefy from Host Week 2022 - 
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-4-travel-agency-marketing-toolsHAR’s favorite free marketing tools. 
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-startup-costs
• 866.208.5604 (Talk to the OA’s executive team)
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/outside-agents-com (Outside Agents’ profile on HAR)
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 (Sign up for e-reminders for the Friday 15 and submit your questions!)

We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!