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If you are one of the millions of American’s who is in danger of losing their job this year, you need to have an alternate form of income lined up and the best way to do so is to start your own business. But don’t wait until you are unemployed to start that business. Use your time now, while you still have a paycheck to set yourself up with an income that only depends on you and your skills and the work you put in and not the whims of an employer. The most dependable way to wealth and security…
Today’s economic climate is getting tough on not only consumers, but business owners also. Small business owners are especially being hit hard, as potential customers are basically not using the traditional ways to search and find any business. Essentially, much of the advertising being utilized today is actually not reaching potential customers, as most customers are using the internet to search for just about anything. Traditional advertising like TV, radio, Magazines, Yellow pages, mailers, etc., are not as effective or affordable anymore. You may ask why is this happening. Well, just about every household uses a TiVo or DVR to…
So you’ve just set up an Internet marketing business and are hoping to make money by offering people products and programs that will help them to make money by setting up an Internet marketing business on the Internet. You are not the only one. In fact you are probably up against several hundred thousand competitors in this tightly packed and very popular marketing niche. So the question I asked in the title to this article is especially relevant to you. If you’re website looks pretty much the same as all the others out there, why should anybody buy anything from…
A great way to build your business online is through social media strategies. One of the most popular is using Twitter for business. It’s a great way to get the word out about your products, services and corporate culture. Let’s ask the question: What appeals to you about Twitter? Is it sharing information in bursts of twitter-bites; knowing you are connected and staying connected; showing some personality or simply expanding your twitter universe. The reasons that prompt you to use Twitter in your personal life can also effectively be applied to the corporate world as well and lead to web…
In today’s changing business trend when competency is changing very fast across continents, various decisions on products and services is one of the most integral part that decide the success or the failure of the organization. Today we have elevated from simple concepts of distributor to Business who are not only an extended part of your organization but also one of the cardinal associates who will see you through the dynamic changing market across continents. The main purpose of the business partners is not only to promote sells, communicate information, and distribute product or services but also to add some…
If you’re to believe the multitude of marketers out there, the key to your home business training lies in learning esoteric technique of copywriting, acquiring automation software, applying methods of driving traffic, or in any one of the thousand other techniques and gimmicks. As helpful as any of those may be from time to time, the simple fact is this: your success in business depends on who you are, not on the industry you’re in, not on your specific business opportunity, and not on the marketing tactics you use. Don’t get me wrong. All of these things are important aspects…
As Dordogne property experts, we’re sometimes asked, by people wanting to buy a wreck, do it up and sell it on, what the sale value will be. But Dordogne property doesn’t work like that. The UK concept of moving in, doing up and moving on just doesn’t work. The inherent profit in this kind of operation depends on speed: getting the work done quickly and selling on fast. Welcome to another country. Renovating Dordogne property takes time. The main contractor/subcontractor system in the UK scarcely exists in la France profonde. Co-ordinating the different trades (bricklayers, roofers, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, tilers,…
Owning a business can be an amazing and rewarding experience. However, you cannot expect that the whole process of owning and running a business will not be perfect. There will be problems and there will be pitfalls. The good news is that many of these issues can be avoided simply by thinking ahead. Finances can be one of the most stress-inducing areas of a small business. Juggling cost and assets can be frustrating all on its own right. In addition, working to make a profit yet managing to offer products and services at a reasonable price can be quite difficult.…
What does a mouse, tai chi and brain stimulation have in common? Current depression studies. Here is the news of depression therapy. First of all, Barrow Neuromodulation Center in Phoenix, Arizona has started a pioneering study of depressed people’s brain activity in order to treat their depression with deep brain stimulation (DBS), which means that they implant an electrode into your brain after pinpointing the area responsible for your mental problems, then the device they call a brain pacemaker sends electrical signals to your brain to alleviate the symptoms of your depression. What they are doing in the clinical trial…
If you are a small business owner, you know there was welcome relief in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, popularly known as the Stimulus Act. So what was so great about the Act? Among other things, section 501 reduced the fees paid by borrowers so they did not have to pay the dreaded “SBA loan guarantee fee”. This was traditionally 2% of 75% of the loan amount on the large 7(a) loans. Also, section 502 increased the guarantee percentage which pays banks their losses upon default, from 75 to 90%. Cause for celebration? Absolutely. But we must…