Once you've got a date, be prepared to demonstrate how you can help the company save time and money.

FORBES: Startup Clinic / Growing Pains: Wooing the customer

Once you've got a date, be prepared to demonstrate -- in 60 seconds or less -- how you can help the company save time and money.

FORBES: Wooing the customer

Larger power suppliers in developed nations are said to be mostly prepared for the date rollover, but some officials remain worried about how the industry overall will cope with the year 2000 computer problem.

CNN: Utilities pose biggest worldwide Y2K threat