Why
Ben
Franklin?

Ben Franklin is today’s management guru. As versatile as electricity, about which he became a leading expert; as stable as insurance, which he invented.
He has been called the first American superstar, and John Homans writes of him, “His reputation for technological wizardry was such that during the Revolution, rumors ran rampant that he’d developed a system of mirrors that could incinerate the British fleet.” His real achievements were far more constructive: communication, diplomacy, social order, technology.

At VLM, Ben Franklin has become the symbol of what we strive to deliver to all our clients:

• Listen first, speak with modest authority
• Deliver wise and sensible advice to our clients
• Pinch our clients’ pennies, save them major dollars
• Constantly innovate in technology and business practices
• Make telecom fun with a light-hearted, positive attitude

How versatile was Ben Franklin?

• Swimming instructor
• Printer
• Entrepreneur
• Philosopher
• Inventor of bifocals, a high-efficiency stove, the lightning
  rod, the odometer, and fire insurance.
• Major discovery: Lightning is electricity
• Signer and consultant for the Declaration of Independence
  and the Constitution

  How stable was Ben Franklin?

• As a teenager he established a life-plan which he followed throughout his life.

• At the age of 26 he founded Poor Richard’s almanac, for 25 years a best-seller. For 60 years he kept detailed notes of his daily efforts in 13 areas of virtue.

• He never ran for public office, but “stood” for office and was elected again and again.

  The genius of Ben Franklin was to be both innovator and conservator, both versatile and stable. That’s the balance we strive for at VLM.

Lots of telecom billing schemes come and go. VLM has prospered the old-fashioned way: by careful attention to detail and excellent creative thought.

In the best traditions of Ben Franklin, VLM delivers... Versatility with Stability.

 

Find out more about Ben Franklin
at these sites:

The Quotable Franklin

Ben Franklin Quotes (PennSmart)

Ben Franklin Quotes
(The Quotations Page)

Ben Franklin's 12 Rules of Management

(order book by Blaine McCormick from Amazon.com)

The Art of Virtue

The Way to Wealth

The Autobiography of Ben Franklin

The Americanization of Ben Franklin (Washington Post review of book by Jonathan Yardley)

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"To be proud of virtue, is to poison yourself with the Antidote." - Benjamin Franklin