You can have a rewarding future with a home based business. The trick is to find the right small business ideas. If possible, choose a business that gives you residual and passive income. Here are a few tips that will help steer you in the right direction.Make sure you're willing and able to put enough time into your business. You need to recognize that the best time to get started is right now! If you dont start now, you may never build a...more
Mad rush in the markets especially gift shops, young and old people biting their teeth wondering what would be an ideal gift for their loved ones is a common sight in the month of February. For in the middle of the month comes the great Valentines Day occasion that is perhaps celebrated by all lovebirds across the globe. Valentines Day is the day of love and affection. It is a day devoted to all those who are delighting in a blissful romantic...more
Many business, non-profit, government agency and association managers, like the rest of us, want to kick our bad business habits and start the year 2006 anew.And for many managers, public relations may be a good place to prepare such a 2006 New Year's Resolution. For example, it's hard to ignore the fact that manybusiness, non-profit, government agency and association managers harbor a single-minded preoccupation with simple communications tactics like press releases, broadcast plugs, special events and brochures, which denies them the best that public relations has to offer.Instead, in 2006, they might resolve to use a strategic PR plan that alters the individual perception of members of a manager's MOST important outside audiences. This starts the process of changing their behaviors by actually persuading many of those key, outside folks to a manager's way of thinking. Then, he/she helps move audience members to take actions that allow that manager's department, group, division or subsidiary to succeed. If what I'm about to say sounds like theory, it isn't. It'sboth reality AND the underlying premise of public relations: People act on their own perception of the facts before...more
Preparing your taxes can be incredibly stressful. In many cases, it just makes sense to get some help with them. Save Me From This Misery!When it comes time to file taxes, you can look to software or a real live person. In this article, we are going to focus on living people, to wit, the tax professional. You might be surprised to learn there are...more
The Small Business Administration states that business loans for women are on the rise, and will continue to be needed on an increasing basis in coming years. Business loans for women are more popular than ever due to a variety of factors.1. Women are taking the initiative needed to become business owners and are opening new businesses. According...more
Looking at Homes and Estates and Planned Unit Developments for 2005 in Summerland versus 2004, let's look at some of the numbers and see.In 2004 15 single family dwellings changed hands. Compare that to 2005 when 13 properties moved. This translates to a decrease of about -15% in the number of properties sold. An interesting number but not where near what happened in Carpinteria.So what about the List price of these properties? In 2004 the Median List price which is the one right in the middle of those 14 properties went on the market for $1,295,000 and in 2005 the Median List price was $1,655,000 for a 27% increase in one year. For 2004 the Average price was $1,619,466 but in 2005 it went to $1,742,384 a 7% increase. This is an interesting phenomenon where the average list price and median list price are percentage wise so much different. It looks like in '04 there were fewer expensive properties listed whereas in '05 most of the properties have come in at about the same list price.Okay, the list prices were up in 2005 but what about the actual Sold Prices? The Median Sold price for 2004 was $1,259,375 and in 2005 it went to $1,600,000 for a 27% right at the percentage increase of...more
You've been studying prosperity and abundance and you understand that there is an endless flow of wealth moving about, money is passing hand to hand, as are goods and services. You've decided that you want to jump in and participate in the game. ...more
It is at this time each year when we make New Year's resolutions, to help reduce the gap between where we are today and where we want to be in the future. Having been able to speak to thousands of investors over the last five years, I have compiled...more
As a business owner, you want to succeed. You undoubtedly want to increase your sales and make more money. The best way to do this is to offer your customers the ability to pay for merchandise with their credit cards. Whether you operate your...more
Bankruptcy can make getting any kind of financing much more difficult. However, it's not impossible anymore to get financing, even a few days after the discharge of a bankruptcy. But, is getting a loan soon after a bankruptcy a smart thing to do?It...more
If you have recently filed bankruptcy, it won't be long before you are starting to ask yourself, "Ok, now, what do I do when I need a loan? Where do I got to get approved? Can I get approved?" Here are some overall basics about getting any kind of...more
When we think of prosperity and of creating abundance, it's easy enough to see how working at a job that we love helps us to earn more money then if we worked at a job we hated. We can also see that if we add plenty of love and warm-fuzzies towards...more