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Placemat Ad Advertising
Starting a placemat ad business can create more business for you; free advertising and income all while helping other local small businesses advertise their business all at a reasonable price. This is an idea not new by any means, but it can prove to be very profitable to you if done right. After you have your clients lined up, you will target small local diner’s, many will jump at the chance especially when you explain it is “free” it is key to stay away from large establishments like ...
Author: Michelle Cobbs
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Shape Your Legs, Tone Your Butt and Build Functional Strength With The Reverse Lunge
Lunges are an exceptional exercise for conditioning a woman's lower body. They stress the muscles from a perfect angle to develop beautiful shape and symmetry in your legs, thighs and butt. Because they require balance, lunges also build nueromuscular and functional capacity - helping your body go through it's daily motions and let you pick up your children with ease. Whether you're caring for a child, trying to lose weight, want to look sleeker in shorts or improve your athletic ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Get Back Your Pre-Pregnancy Abs With Side Planks
The foundation of fitness for a mom is her abdominal area. To moms a flat stomach is wonderful; a strong abdominal core is critical. The cool thing is, you can get both at the same time with side planks. Side planks are great for toning, without enlarging, the obliques on the side of your abdomen. Strong oblique muscles also add powerful stability to your back. Asthetically, side planks can sculpt your stomach in ways crunches or sit-ups just can't do. The nice thing about side planks i ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Why Weight Train During Pregnancy?
There was once a time that a pregnant woman was thought of as “fragile”. Any form of exercise was strictly prohibited by doctors and feared by concerned fathers. We’ve now come to realize that a pregnant woman is capable of doing nearly everything that every other woman is capable of doing (and even most men). It is now recommended that women participate in prenatal exercise programs because of the benefits during labor and delivery as well as the postnatal benefits to moms and babies.< ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Workouts, Exercise, and Breastfeeding
Many breastfeeding moms have concerns about exercise. Sadly, these concerns may prevent them from working out and enjoying a big advantage in shedding postpartum pounds, building functional strength and accelerating their postnatal recovery. Here are some common issues for breastfeeding moms and what to do about them. Sleep Deprivation Breastfeeding mothers are usually sleep deprived, from having to feed their newborns every 3 to 4 hours. This fatigue may lead to a decreased desir ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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The Mommy Muscle “Do Your Age In Push-Ups” Plan
If you want to get in shape, do your age in push-ups. Why do your age in push-ups? Well, it's a good, tangible, precise goal to shoot for and it guarantees you'll always get better with age. Most important, this goal reinforces a key fact of physical reality for moms with young children... Your children will keep getting heavier as they age, making the physical care of them harder and harder on YOUR body. Having a fitness goal like "doing your age in push-ups" will keep you ahead of the ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Your Bra Does It, Can You?
Few exercises can have a more dramatic impact on a mom’s body than push-ups. It's an easy, convenient exercise that gives you a lot in exchange for a little. Here's why: The push-up is a total body, compound exercise that stimulates every major muscle group with either a dynamic or static muscle contraction. Few exercises can claim this much contractile bang for the buck. Push-ups build functional strength useful to everyday life. Ever push open a door, open a jar, get up from the ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Mom, How F.I.T.T. Is Your Workout?
Moms don’t have the time or desire to mess around with complicated workouts that don’t get results. If you want real Mommy Muscle you need a plan that’s based on principles not infomercials and advertising. Some things you can just count on over time. These certainties are the fundamentals of life. Let’s test it. I predict if you have a stroller age baby - they will cry today. Do you want to challenge my prediction? I doubt it. Why am I so confident? Because my prediction is based ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Your Personal Fitness Ripple Effect or Get Your Family Into Fitness
Hey mom, getting and staying in shape is important for you - but your workouts may be more important for your children. The reason; your babies are inexorably drawn to follow your fitness example - for good or bad. How you manage your personal fitness and nutrition has a ripple effect that spreads across your entire family. Your “personal ripple effect” may be one of the most powerful forces shaping your children’s mental and physical development. Consider the following: We are pr ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Your Most Important Mommy Muscle - The Transverse Abdominis
If there is one muscle in your body that can help you be a better mom, look great in a bikini and provide an insurance policy against injury would you spend time developing it? If the answer is yes, read on... Still with me? The muscle I’m referring to is your Transverse Abdominis (TA). It’s located in your abdomen. The TA provides the foundation of all efficient movement because of its direct and indirect stabilizing relationship to your other muscles. Ever try walking across a trampol ...
Author: Curt Conrad
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Seven Questions You Should Ask When Buying a Condo Hotel Unit
You may have heard all the buzz about the newest type of vacation home investment, condo hotels. These are condominiums located in four- and five-star hotels in cities like Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas and Chicago. Owners use their condos when they’d like. When not using their unit, they can place it in the hotel’s rental program and receive a percentage of the revenue it generates. How do you choose a condo hotel unit that meets your desire for a vacation home and is also likely to produc ...
Author: Joel Greene
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How to Start a Pet-Sitting Business
Everyday someone asks me, “How do you start a pet-sitting business?” I try to answer their question succinctly. But the truth is, starting a pet-sitting business, or any business is not always a succinct process. Following are 21 tips that I know can lead to pet-care business success in any economy. 1. Accept what you don’t know. Not everyone who starts a pet-care business is an expert on every type of household pet. Be honest with clients who call requesting care for a pet you’ve never ...
Author: Peggie Arvidson-Dailey
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Is Your Company Growing Fast Enough for You?
Are you frustrated by the lack of growth in your firm, or the effort required to squeeze any up-tick in performance? Are inadequate policies and procedures a root cause? To find out, take this simple self assessment to see if this may be inhibiting real growth at your company. Q. Can you take an extended vacation without the company falling apart? A. If you answered “no” then you have a job and not a business. A business must have a system of standard operating procedures to ensur ...
Author: Chris Anderson
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Is Starting A Business For Me? What To Consider Before Starting A Business
Do you have the right temperament? Starting a small business is one of the most serious decisions that a person can take in life. Positively, it often results in higher income levels than one could achieve as an employee together with the unique buzz of being your own boss but conversely it also can be stressful, will demand longer working hours and will probably reduce your ability to take long holidays. Do you have a definite business idea? The desire to be your own boss i ...
Author: Austen Osborne
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How One Product Made Me Into a Millionaire: The 4th Thing I Learned
When I was working at a gas station in Chandler, Arizona, fixing windshields for a living, making only $30,000 a year, I had all the drive in the world to succeed. You see, I was in a franchise. I thought that since I had entered into a business of my own and if I worked it hard enough, I would have success. Man, I was dead wrong. What I learned is that I could have all the drive and determination in the world, but unless I was behind a timeless, constant and steady product, it wo ...
Author: Brock Felt
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You Make The Difference
What do you think makes your company successful? Your newest hardware or software? The newest system you’ve put into place? The best location in town? Although these are important, they are not the key to success. Today it’s not enough to produce a product and get the work done. There are big challenges in running a business. Competition isn’t just local – it’s coming from all over the world; there’s always some new piece of equipment to buy; your customers have critical needs; systems ...
Author: Julane Borth
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Home Based Business Tax Deductions
Running a home based business reaps many wonderful tax deductions that other businesses some times may not claim. Unfortunately to many small business owners end up paying the government taxes every year because they are unaware or several small business deductions that are available. Most of the time any expenses that are related to your business can be added as a deduction on your taxes. If you do not pay taxes through out the year, deductions can help you from paying a large amount o ...
Author: Tara Grant
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Victoria's Secret Disclosed!
SHHHHHH, don't tell anybody, but, I know the secret. It all started with a simple shopping spree. I had decided to surprise my wife with a new purchase of special clothing essentials from every man's dreamiest of feminine wardrobe stores. Yes, it was Victoria's Secret. After spending a few hours there, I mean, a few minutes, something became very apparent to me. It was very obvious to anyone with a trained eye and the gift of observance. It became very apparent that I was th ...
Author: Stanley Leffew
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Book Summary: The E-Myth Revisited
Ever wonder why most small businesses-- no matter how huge effort they put in their endeavor--still fail? Micheal Gerber reveals the answers in this book. Accordingly, the future of small businesses revolve in only three philosophies: the e-myth (entrepreneurial myth), the turn-key revolution, and the business development process. The E-myth The e-myth, or the entrepreneurial myth, evolved from one very fatal assumption-- that the success of every business is simply achieved by su ...
Author: Regine P. Azurin
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This Old Business
Not long ago I was asked to come out and take a look at a business that had been around for about 10 years... but the owner was frustrated with the amount of money he was making. Here is the story of a natural food retail store located in New York State. The business itself is located in western New York State, within a small village. It sits upon one of the “main drags” going through the village and probably sees as much car & foot traffic as any other business in the limited “do ...
Author: Michael S. Winicki
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Over Fifty and Overloaded With Debt?
In a recent article for AARP, Lucretia Marmon says older Americans are going deeper in debt! Did you know that 450,000 of them filed for bankruptcy in 2003? This makes older Americans the fastest growing age group in bankruptcy. It seems that a down-turn in economic times and today’s easy credit are causing people, particularly those 50 to 65, to accumulate too much mortgage and credit card debt. Many of you reading this who have been “downsized” from a good job, with little prosp ...
Author: Vernon Brabham
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Is the Life You're Living the Life You Want?
In pre-revolutionary Russia, a rabbi was walking to the synagogue. A Russian soldier stopped him and asked, “Who are you and what are you doing here?” The rabbi answered, “How much do they pay you for doing this job?” The soldier replied, “Twenty kopeks.” The rabbi then said, “I’ll pay you twenty-five to ask me those same two questions every day.” Ask yourself those two questions “Who am I? What am I doing?” One of the best ways to live your life with intention is to listen to yourself ...
Author: Julane Borth
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To Blog Or Not To Blog - A Layman's View
We have now entered the world of blogs! Sounds kind of Harry Potterish, doesn't it? If you're over 20 years old, you probably think this is some crazy sci-fi phenomenon, or I've simply lost my mind. Don't fret, the vast majority of people don't know what a blog is all about and more importantly, why it matters to them. If you're under 20 you can stop reading because you probably know all about blogs, and the value they have in sharing information. You've been trading game-breaking ...
Author: Dennis Schooley
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VoIP - A Layman's Look - Should You Or Shouldn't You?
"As business people we manufacture shin pads, or we distribute cat food, or we evangelize, but should we be considering VoIP? Will it make us more money, or save us time?" -Dennis Schooley So what's all this VoIP hype anyway? I mean we all know that our voice can be delivered to the four corners of the globe over telephone lines. (Actually, I missed that part of second grade math where they taught us that a ball has corners, but everybody says it, so I'll accept it). Alex G. Bell, the s ...
Author: Dennis Schooley
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Business Careers: Keys to Moving on from Retrenchment
You may be astonished to realize that retrenchment may occur more than once during the life of the modern day worker. In fact, career advisors report that we could expect to be made redundant up to three times during our working life. As common as retrenchment is, when it happens, no one likes it. Whatever range of emotions initially emerge - fear, anger, resentment, retaliation, humiliation, disappointment - we should recognise as being quite normal. How we respond and deal with the si ...
Author: Kim Beardsmore
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Minding Your Own Business
Think you have gone as far as you can in your present job? Instead of looking around for a similar position in another company, you may want to strike out on your own as a consultant. With a greater acceptance of telecommuting and companies outsourcing a number of their functions, individuals may want to consider being an independent consultant. But before you jump in, take the following into account: 1. Do Your Budget Projections Every business has to have a proper system o ...
Author: Colin Ong TS
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Get Coached!
Coaching is a hot trend at a growing number of companies, from IBM and Dow Chemical to entrepreneurial start ups. According to a recent survey by The Hay Group, an international human resources consultancy, between 25 percent and 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies use executive coaches. A coach is defined as being “part advisory, part sounding board, part cheerleader, part manager and part strategist (Business Journal).” Coaching can occur in one-on-one face-to-face meetings between th ...
Author: Marcie Hanhart
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Before Getting A Franchise
Buying into a franchise is a great way to be part of a recognized brand with the benefit of lower advertising outlay. With many franchises to choose, here are some tips before you get involved with franchise: Get The Support of Your Family: The success of your franchise is also the acceptance of your immediate family in supporting your effort. It is this simple. Take for instance, if you buy a franchise which is part of a book-store chain and your family does not even visit it onc ...
Author: Colin Ong TS
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Britney Spears Branding
How would you like to sell as much in one year as Britney sells in one day or in one hour? Have you put much thought into how marketing empires are created? If you're selling anything then you're a marketer and you should study the biggest successes to follow in their footsteps. We've all heard of branding, but do you do it? Have you branded yourself? If you have, are you expanding your marketing opportunities with your brand? Once you've created a name, built successful marketing ...
Author: Sopan Greene
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"What's Next" Syndrome
Terms like Postpartum, Post Traumatic and Post Gulf War are all well-known Syndromes - mysteries no longer to the medical community or even those of us who count ourselves among the great unwashed. We hear and read everyday about the negative outcomes from life-threatening trauma. The 9/11 attacks in New York City demonstrate all too clearly the psychological devastation left behind long after upsetting occurrences. Depression [for some, chronic] is often the most obvious symptom that d ...
Author: Paul Shearstone
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Into The Limelight
To stand out in a cluttered world, become a recognized expert There are millions of small businesses vying for our attention. Yet, because the marketplace is more discriminating and skeptical, it's hard to get noticed. To enjoy the greatest return on your marketing efforts, you need to rise above the crowd. You need an edge over the competition. In short, you need to become slightly famous by establishing an expert reputation. Not so long ago, expertise was equated with the number ...
Author: Steven Van Yoder
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Make Money In Your Own Coffee Business
A 2001 survey by the National Coffee Association indicated that over 100 million people drink coffee on a daily basis and that nearly 60 million more occasionally consume coffee. Based on average drinking habits, the daily coffee drinker will consume multiple cups per day - totalling hundreds of millions cups of coffee being consumed every 24 hours. Such enormous consumer demand coupled with the growing trend toward gourmet coffee presents an opportunity for the enterprising coffee love ...
Author: C.S. Deam
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Where on Earth is Your Websitee?
You've just finished congratulating your marketing team. After six months of concentrated effort you can now actually find your own company web site within the search engines. Everyone is busy handshaking and back patting when a voice from the back of the room rises above the din. "Yeah this is great! Can't wait until we can find ourselves on wireless devices." All conversation comes to an abrupt halt. Eyes widen. Everyone turns to the fresh-faced intern standing in the corner with a ca ...
Author: Robert McCourty
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The Metaphors of the Net
I. The Genetic Blueprint A decade after the invention of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee is promoting the "Semantic Web". The Internet hitherto is a repository of digital content. It has a rudimentary inventory system and very crude data location services. As a sad result, most of the content is invisible and inaccessible. Moreover, the Internet manipulates strings of symbols, not logical or semantic propositions. In other words, the Net compares values but does not know the meaning ...
Author: Sam Vaknin
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Future of Electronic Publishing
UNESCO's somewhat arbitrary definition of "book" is: "Non-periodical printed publication of at least 49 pages excluding covers". The emergence of electronic publishing was supposed to change all that. Yet a bloodbath of unusual proportions has taken place in the last few months. Time Warner's iPublish and MightyWords (partly owned by Barnes and Noble) were the last in a string of resounding failures which cast in doubt the business model underlying digital content. Everything seemed to ...
Author: Sam Vaknin
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Making Money in Your Underwear! The Jeff Paul Marketing System
No, no! I’m not talking about “how to make money by selling underwear’s on the Internet” I’m talking about Jeff Paul, the super marketing guru of 90’s who shouted “How I Earn $4,000 a Day Sitting at My Kitchen Table in My Underwear?” But it’s a GONE story now. What happened to Jeff Paul, one of the most successful students of “Dan Kennedy’s” the father of Marketing? If you were a subscriber of “Entrepreneur Success” or “Business Opportunities” in the early 98, you might have n ...
Author: Mufad Pac
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Check Cashing Industry, "The Future Is Now"
CHECK CASHING THE FUTURE IS NOW In our industry, the question that is constantly being asked is “What is the future for this business?” It’s a question that rarely gets a definitive answer. I have come to appreciate the unlimited potential that it has. I have also realized that there are some stumbling blocks that must be overcome if this potential is to be realized. When I began as a chief executive for the alternative financial services market, the industry had a very diff ...
Author: Paul Eckert
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How To Choose A Franchise
You'd like to go into business for yourself, and believe that the best way for you to become your own boss is to buy a franchise. You know it will takes time and money to be successful, and that's OK. But which franchise should you buy? Which makes the most sense for you? Here are some criteria that can help you make your decision: 1. What products or services would you enjoy selling? What industries do you like, or dislike? Your best bet is to find a franchise in an industr ...
Author: Janet Attard
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3 "C"s Leaders Must Communicate!
"Of every noble work the silent part is best, Of all expression that which can not be expressed" - William Wetmore Story What we intend to communicate are the meanings our listeners hear. Every leader has something to say - yet, how many leaders tell those tales that need to be told? 1) Are leaders using the wrong words? 2) Are their words conveying the wrong things? 3) Do they intentionally mean the wrong things? I believe our leadership communication prob ...
Author: Bill Thomas
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Pave the Way to a Successful Strategic Plan
Many very successful business owners may never have had a formal strategic plan. Some think, “Why do we need to do strategic planning? We’re doing great just like we are.” It’s not unusual for a small business owner to have the following questions: • Why do I need to have a strategic plan? Can’t I just tell everyone what our goals will be? • How do I get started? • Can I facilitate the planning sessions, or do I need to hire a professional facilitator? • Will thi ...
Author: Julane Borth
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Search Engines - The Dominant Factor
Let's face facts - Search engines are starting to rule and dominate the way people advertise their products and services. Gone are the days of low-cost, no-cost advertising. Now it's all about how much the major search engines can take from your wallet, without you noticing that your advertising costs are far outweighing your sales. Let's be honest - It's all about greed. They know you need the advertising, so they place it at a premium and hold an auction on their keywords. So wh ...
Author: Michael Fowler
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China Syndrome
There has been great condemnation recently because China has been selling its goods on the world market at prices below what other countries, especially the U.S., can produce. It has been called exporting deflation. The major reason for these extremely low prices has been their labor costs which I am told are about $100 per month for ordinary factory workers. Even factories in Mexico are being closed and shipped to China because of the labor differential. These extremes in production co ...
Author: Al Thomas
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Wealth Catchers: Discover Wealth and Prosperity with the Angels of Abundance
Did you ever know somebody who easily accumulates wealth? If it rained money and you each put pots out to catch it, would yours be likely to hold the half inch or so that was predicted to fall and theirs overflow? How could it happen that way? The money energy falls equally on each of you just as rain would and your opportunity to stand in the flow of money is equal as well. I wondered the same thing and, oddly enough, the Angels brought the answer to me as I flipped through a catalogue ...
Author: Catherine Kasper
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Close the Performance Gap
One of the most difficult and emotionally draining situations you face as business owners or executives is employees not meeting your expectations. How can you handle it if they are not keeping up their end of the employee contract? Begin by taking a look at your team. Do you have the right people? Before you hire someone, think about the culture of your company, the team that you already have in place and your particular style of management. If you have a very structured environment, t ...
Author: Julane Borth
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MLM's: Waste of Time, Or Goldmine?
When most people think about Multi-Level Marketing, they envision slick-talking, insurance salesman-like people pushing their products at everyone in sight. Maybe some of you have even tried MLM’s, didn’t get insanely rich overnight and gave up thinking, "I must not be cut out for this business" or "this is the last time I fall for one of these schemes". Part of the reason that many people don’t make any real money with MLM’s is that they go in with unrealistic expectations. It’s not re ...
Author: Sharon Davis
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Power Resumes – Writing Your Objectives
A powerful resume starts with a good statement of objective. This is the headline of your advertisement promoting yourself. The headline has to be simple yet state with clarity that you are the perfect choice for the specific job or position. Clarity of objective requires that you be clear about your own career direction. If you are not clear where you are headed with your career and the specific goals, you may not be the right fit for the position. There are bound to be certain uncerta ...
Author: R.G. Srinivasan
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How To Create A Stream Of Income
I must say a lot of people today dream to live a comfortable life but most of them don’t do anything to fulfill that dream. I was one of those people myself until not long ago. It seemed as though there was a way to total abundance in life but I just never got to really focus on that particular area. Maybe for most of us it just seems like pie in the sky, and maybe for others just pure “could not be bothered” mentality. What if you could take control of your destiny? What if there reall ...
Author: Ender Baynazoglu
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How Do I Choose The Right Business Opportunity For Me?
First you have to start with knowing your budget and how much you can afford to spend on a business opportunity. There are ways of starting a business opportunity online for as little as $50 as an affiliate; this figure goes all the way up to $1 Million dollars with a McDonalds restaurant. You need to look at all the things you’re interested in and see if they have a market potential to turn into a business opportunity. Then you have to look at the style of personality you have, s ...
Author: Matt Clarkson
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Resume Writing - Importance of a Professional Summary
The Summary is the preview of your entire resume. This may be be the only part that an interviewer or employer might read for shortlisting your resume. This may be the only section an employer reads prior to the interview. Gear up the summary to be the show window where the goodies are lined up to entice the person into entering the shop. Include your professional characteristics like highly energetic, an ability to solve complex problems, a dynamic team player, exceptional interpersonal skil ...
Author: R.G. Srinivasan
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How Two Powerful Words Can Guarantee You Success
I see it happen all too often on the internet including the programs I am involved with. It's a disease called quit-itis. You know what I'm talking about. It's when you join a program and if you don't make any money within the first couple of weeks you say this program is crap! Then you quit and join another program hoping this will be the one to make you the quick millions only to find that this program is crap too. And the process keeps repeating itself over and over again. < ...
Author: Al Martinovic
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Natural Medicine--Finding a Qualified Naturopath
Naturopathic medicine is currently the fastest growing segment of the alternative health movement but not everyone practicing this branch of “natural” medicine is qualified to do so. I like to group naturopaths according to their educational backgrounds because I believe that the quality of your naturopath’s education directly affects the quality of care you’ll receive. Naturopaths fall into one of three categories: Medically Trained Practitioners Medically trained naturopa ...
Author: Lisa Barger
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Business Community Relations 101 - Getting the Most Out of Your Chamber of Commerce Membership
Since the major part of a small business typically comes from business to business services, it is essential to maintain a positive standing with the local business community. It is of value to you to join as many business type organizations as possible in your town. You should attend meetings when possible and introduce your clients to each other. Most towns and all cities have chambers of commerce. The chamber offers many things to small businesses especially new ones and start-ups. C ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Understanding Franchise Releationships in a Franchised Business
Now that you have invested your time, energy and money in buying a franchise, how do you work within the system? How do you take advantage of all your franchisor has to offer? How do you deal with your counterparts, other franchisees? In this chapter, I will give you tips that will help you thrive and prosper in your new business. Communication In any franchise organization, it’s important to maintain open communications lines. A franchise is like a marriage. You are now mar ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Managing the Corporate Brand - a Reputation Perspective
Adored, respected and coveted by customers and organisations alike, corporate brands represent one of the most fascinating phenomena of the business environment in the 21st century. Their importance is unquestionable. Brands, in their various forms, are integral to our everyday existence. This is particularly the case at the organisational level where the concept of the corporate brand now enjoys wide currency in business parlance. There is an increasing realisation that corporate brands serv ...
Author: Gaurav Bahirvani
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Wifi Hotspot Locations for Sale..is that a Good Thing?
Recent companies have been advertising wifi hotspot locations that are 'turnkey' (they can run themselves), and only cost between $13,000 and $20,000 to start. Is that good? First of all, if it's so turnkey then why aren't they just popping off wifi hotspot locations left and right for themselves, is it their newfound generosity that has them 'sharing' the opportunities they have available. I'm not knocking the possibility of some companies to provide a business model, like in the resta ...
Author: Daviyd Peterson
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TOP TEN Myths Surrounding the Montreal Expos
10 - That the Expos lost its fan base after all the English left in the early 80’s. The Olympic Stadium continued to average over 18 thousand visitors per game until 1997. While they were not leaders in attendance by any stretch, it was still a solid base that a strong committed ownership can have grown from. 9 – that the Atlanta Braves are on the verge of their 13th CONSECUTIVE division title. While this claim may be technically true, it has about as much merit as McGuire’s ...
Author: Gary Whittaker
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The Best Network Marketing Company
...is the one that will work best for you. With that in mind, here are ten questions to help you evaluate any Network Marketing opportunity: 1. Do you really understand the compensation plan or is it confusing? You wouldn’t take a job without completely understanding how you would get paid. Don’t sign up for Network Marketing without having a true understanding of the compensation, preferably in writing. 2. Would you buy the products for the retail price or are they too expe ...
Author: Ty Tribble
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Auto Dealerships Are Entering the Oil Change Business in a Big Way
Auto Dealerships Are Entering the Oil Change Business in a Big Way. Recently I was in Boise, ID on the West End of town there is a Lithia Dealership, which has put in a huge Quick Lube, Fast Lube in front of the dealership. There is obvious reasons to do this. One of course is that the car dealership can do the warranty work, another is increased profits and a third is customer loyalty. So does it work? Well we are seeing the Grocery Stores, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Kmart using this conc ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Speech on Branding from a Franchisor Founder
I was asked today by a group of students; What do you feel is the best way to build brand name and why? And what significance do you feel are relevant to a strong corporate identity? Well obviously this is a group of marketing students. And it almost sounded as if I was being tested on an essay question. My answer will differ from those you maybe use to hearing. That is fine, but I am right. They may also be right and it may not be a black and white issue in all markets, sectors or area ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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First to Market Theory
AGE OLD QUESTION Business scholars throughout the planet keep asking the same question and have come to the conclusion that being first into the market place is preferable. Preferable to what? They say every product has a life cycle? What about milk? If that is true and many academia will classify products and services in order to make a point and simply lump them all together. Is this correct? Yes and No. From a theoretical standpoint you could argue either side and have ample data in ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Brand Warfare is More of a War than You Think
We will discuss Brand Marketing for a minute. In this discussion we would like to talk about brand line extension and how to do it correctly. First we are not sure if you have been looking in the grocery stores lately, but you might have been noticing some very interesting things amongst America’s top selling brands, this has been increasing for about the last 5-years. For instance look at GE Light bulbs sometime. They have not only the original light bulb that GE is known for they now have; ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Rethinking The Oil Change Business Venture
Annual quick lube survey, is it still viable? I wish to comment on the Fast Lube Business and the annual survey done by Auto Laundry News, one of the few Industry Magazines for the car wash industry. In this 2001 survey, we see an increase on the number of locations out there. Yet the leader of the Industry is by far Jiffy Lube. We see variations on theme, but we can safely say that Jiffy Lube has adapted best to the American public and their desires when it comes to oil changes. ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Looking for a Business to Run in the New Revitalized Downtown Area?
Looking for a place to add a Quick Lube away from your Super Wal-Mart Competitor? Down Town Revitalization, Why You Should Be Part of Such a Committee. A study showed that within the next five years 20% of LOF- Lube, Oil and Filter Independent Owners said they had plans on adding one or more facilities. So the question is where? You should be thinking on Location Strategies for Quick Lubes and Where Everyone Will Be Going. Right? Yes this is true. And we have talked about this trend lat ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Image of Your Franchise Automotive Outlet is So Important
Image of your franchise automotive outlet is so important. Some say image is everything, well then if you buy a franchise you should be constantly thinking of image and cleanliness. If you read Ray Kroc’s book “Grinding it Out” (McDonalds Visionary) or Tom Monahan’s (Founder of Dominos Pizza) book “Franchising for Dummies” or Howard Shultz’s book; “Pour Your Heart Into it” (Story of Starbucks) you will see they all built brand on image. Even for those of you who are the extroverted sales type ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Selecting The Best Mid-Size Delivery Truck
Comparing Mid-Range Work Trucks Comparing Mid-Range Work Trucks is a difficult task with all the variables, we are interested because we need the most efficient work trucks for our customers. The NPR Isuzu seems to be the favorite at least in the last four or five years. Supply is good and you can buy it in a GMC too. $600 extra decal option, but same unit exactly. Only difference is the name. The NPR has a payload of 9,000 lbs., and is 1,000 lbs better than the next closest compe ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Automotive Business - What are Fuel Cell Membranes and Why Should I care?
What are Fuel Cell Membranes and Why Should I care? Well first off just incase you think things are not moving forward check this out: http://www.donaldson.com/en/fuelcell/index.html Donaldson is selling all the replacement and re-usable parts for Fuel Cells. Peruse this site and understand the nature of what is to come. Fuel Cells need clean air to run, therefore like a Diesel or Gasoline Engine they need air filters too. Contamination control is essential for safety of a fuel ce ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Used Motor Oil Management Association and The 1980 Used Motor Oil Act
Ever heard of UOMA? What is it? No it is not slang in the Hood for “Joe Mama.” UOMA is the Used Oil Management Association. http://www.usma.com Our Industry has discussed the incredible amount of progress groups have made here in the United States and in Canada. Millions of gallons are illegally dumped each year and mind you 1 gallon of used oil could pollute drinking water over the allowable US Limits from the EPA standards. 140 million used oil gallons are used in furnaces on-si ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Mobile Oil Change Business and Company Comparisons
We have been reviewing articles in Oil Lube Magazines, Newsletters, ASO, ASE, Auto Mechanic and many other periodicals on the assessments and profitability of mobile oil change units. We believe that many of the surveyed may have misrepresented their actual results, however have brought to you some of the findings which have been written about in these comparison surveys and reports. Even though the surveys and periodicals have much credibility, I believe that the studied set of operators hav ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Cable TV And Satellite TV - Which Is The Better System?
Cable TV and satellite TV - which is the better system? There's a battle going on between Cable TV and Satellite TV. Today, consumers have a choice between conventional cable TV, digital cable TV, and all-digital satellite TV. Do you want to know which of the TV system is best for you? Lets compare cable TV and satellite TV head-to-head here. First, some general things about Cable TV and Satellite TV: Cable TV & Digital Cable TV It is obvious that the conventional cable TV a ...
Author: Teddy Lc.
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Using Business Broker In the Franchising Industry for Franchise Sales
Franchising companies often use Business Broker to help attain sales goals. Here is an interesting fact. Most large Business Broker Chains promote franchises and charge franchises money to join their network and programs. Not chump change either. Then the Broker Network takes all the logos and prominently displays them in ads and websites, and titles, meta tags and key words those pages. So as to attract customers, franchise buyers. But when a franchise buyer calls up, they are sent to the lo ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Franchise Sales and Use of Online Franchise Directories
Franchising Directory Sites-Paid Advertising, Lead Generation for Franchising Franchising Directory Sites are not doing the Industry any good. Typically they charge a fee for advertising per month or charge per sales for the lead, there must be 50 such sites. Only a few are able to generate significant leads, which you as a franchisor must pay heavily for. Each day our Franchise Company gets hit up by these online companies pitching their great lead generation sites, we cannot get them ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Franchising in The Middle East There Will Bring Significant Opportunity for US Based Franchisors
As stability emerges in the Middle East there will be significant opportunity for the Franchising Community. Arab Franchising appears to be of interest for those seeking economic growth in much of that region of the World. They are more excited about economic expansion than we are in the US. They seem to understand the benefits of many small businesses employing millions of people and rightfully so. Check out this article: http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/34961.html . Any comm ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Basic Levels of Consumer Integrity that Presently Permeates Society
Reality is not always pretty. But here is a tad bit of it for you today. Well here is an interesting occurrence that is of interest. And this is in any town middle class USA, mixed races neighborhood, the person in question happened to be white. While standing in line a counter for my turn to order and pay. A lady was talking to what could have been her daughter (teenager) and with her was a young child about 3 or 4, who carried a doll and was messing around with whatever was at her level she ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Increasing Sales by Using Coupons - Will it Help Your Business?
Increasing Sales by using Coupons. Will it help your business? Well, the Promotional Marketing Association’s (PMA) “Coupon Council” shows that 3.8 Billion coupons were redeemed in 2003. Consumers saved over 3 billion dollars. 79% of American’s used coupons last year. There are many Coupon Franchises out there with quite a track record. Here are a few of them: Val-Pac; http://www.valpak.com/info/franchise/franchise_faqs_content.jsp. United Coupon Corp. United Marketing Solutions. Adventu ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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The Reality of Customer Service in America and Best Efforts in Franchising, We Can Do Better
Yesterday I went to buy a sandwich at a franchised outlet. I thought while driving up would the owner be there to help out and save some money on labor, knowing a holiday weekend is hard to get labor. As I drove up to the place a man driving an SUV made by Lexus, nice too, cut me off stealing my parking spot? He parked crooked and blocked part of the stall I wanted and part of the handicap stall, next to it. Everyone thought he was rich? The customers and employees of the shop, I could ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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What Happens When the Anchor Tenant Moves and You Are On a Ten-year Lease?
Recently there was an article in the Houston Business Journal of the anchor store in many shopping centers through out Houston pulling out. Kmart, took out some stores, so did three other big box stores and a few consumer electronics places and larger furniture stores, now Albertson’s has left. Who gets hurt? The franchise stores who pay a high price and lease to be in those centers along side a big anchor tenant. Think about it, Albertson’s with their large super stores with Banks in side, S ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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The Workers’ Compensation Situation in this Country is Nuts, Arnold in CA Takes Action
The Workers’ Compensation situation in this country is unbelievable. Why, well because of lawsuits and attorneys mostly. The costs of workmen’s compensation on the business community is part of the reason for the slow return of high paying blue collar jobs in this country and the demise of the manufacturing sector. The system covers some 122 million workers nationally, but it is regulated state by state, not nationally and there is nothing close to being a Federal Oversight on this, not that ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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California Deparment of Corporations and Franchise Opportunities Law
What CA Needs To Do To Address Issues in Franchising We should not allow anymore degradation of California through incessant over regulations in the franchising sector. No other sector of our economy provides as many jobs as franchising. Some people might say retail, yet over half of all retail jobs are also franchises. Now then; There is a problem in the franchising community with the way the Department of Corporations goes about it's business. First there are only 12 franchise registr ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Identity Theft Hurts Pets, Consumers and Businesses
Regarding the FTC VS. Petco case? What is the FTC Thinking? Attacking victims of crimes? Outrageous attack on American Business. If this is any fore shadowing of things we can expect from the FTC in 2005? Public Comment: “In the Matter of Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; File No. 032 3221” Dear Sirs, This letter was made of my own free will and I have not been prompted by another to take the time out of my schedule to write to you today. As a former vendor of Petco Animal Suppli ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Site Selection - Slice of Life, A Car Wash and Detail Center DownTown
There is a continual trend we are seeing which I can remember participating in over a decade ago, when cities were trying to figure out how to increase sales tax revenues when the large box stores outside of town came into nearby or surrounding areas. For instance a big and easy example would be Wal-Mart. Sam was smart and built his stores just outside of town near towns, which drew from neighboring towns of 5,000 or more from three to five directions. If you look at an over lay of Wal-Mart s ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Secrets to Washing of Delivery Vans for Your Fleet or as a Small Business
Delivery van washing techniques are important for speed, efficiency and quality. How do you wash delivery vans? Watch the tar that the tires pick up on the rocker panels and be sure to soap around the logos on the front by hand. The Ford, Dodges and Chevy’s are pretty easy to wash. Sometimes the easiest way to soap them is to take a towel and dip it into the soap. Then drag it along side of the van rather then try to use a soap sponge. You can usually soap them pretty fast that way. The ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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How to Run a Successful Car Wash Fundraiser - Free Book Available Online
This school year as a parent, neighbor or just plain good citizen, you will undoubtedly be encouraged to organize or participate in a fundraiser. There are many ways to raise funds for your community organization, school or church, including bake sales, candy sales, pancake breakfasts to walk-a-thons and car wash fundraisers. Done right, a car wash fundraiser can be one of the most profitable fundraising methods you can choose - one that will not only provide a valuable service to supporters, ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Terrorism Insurance - What it Costs Small Business
The Terrorism Insurance Act of Nov. 26, 2002. This helps businesses who must have insurance from being denied, which would kill those businesses. Our General Liability Insurance Numbers have jumped about $100-300 depending on the market area. But if you consider that there have been no terrorist attacks since 9-11 this is high. For instance you are 500 times more likely to incur hail damage in Colorado than you are to get car jacked by a terrorist if you are driving a fuel truck. The trucker ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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ServSafe Food Program in Montana a Success
Montana has a great program for restaurant employees. Each preparer of foods to the public must go through a special program where they learn at what temperatures food must be served and how to keep the place clean. It is through this program that MT ranks among the lowest in the country for food poisoning. E. coli bacteria is very unlikely in MT because as part of this program they learn all the other important food preparation rules. The signature program? It is called ServSafe. And each em ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Ideal Marketing Methods for Home-Based Businesses
What is the difference between a small business that makes it and one that does not? Most likely, the one that was successful engaged in some effective marketing. Wise marketing is critical for owners of home-based businesses for a number of reasons: 1. Marketing keeps you ahead of the competition
2. Marketing brings you a steady stream of revenue
3. Marketing provides leads for future sales
4. Marketing helps increase awareness about your business Marketing is not someth ...
Author: Vishal P. Rao
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Does It Really Take Money To Make Money (Online or Offline)? A Reality-Check of 2 Case Studies
The short and simple answer to this question is NO! Now, before you start screaming that I am crazy, out of my mind, have lost my marbles and all the other things that generally get tossed around when someone has the nerve to state something like that, let me clear a few things up. It does not take a monetary investment to get your business off the ground (aside from the everyday items you already have around your house). It does take time, effort, drive and determination on ...
Author: Xavier Nelson
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Franchising Democracy and Creating Cohesive World Government
There are so many problems with our perceived perfect checks and balances system of our government, that one cannot use the exact United States version model of government to create a franchise agreement for future governments of the world. A standardized system of government in all countries of the World needs to exist if we are all to live peacefully on the planet, trade and respect each others cultural heritage and tolerate the many different renditions of World Religion. World governments ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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QSR Quick Service - Fast Food Restaurants Labor Situation in United States
One of the major complaints in the QSR Quick Service-Fast Food Restaurants Industry is the deplorable Labor Situation. In United States teen labor has become somewhat slim on ethical standards, showing up on time, drug use (both recreational and problematic), work ethic and trainability. Who can we blame? Well we can start by blaming ourselves. What happened? Well it is the latch key kid syndrome, lack of school funding and discipline and many other obvious issues. The ages between 17 and 28 ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Pueblo, Colorado Slice of Life; Good People, Great Place
Pueblo, Colorado Slice of Life and Economic Attitude - We interviewed people in Pueblo Colorado and asked them what they thought about their city. People of all ages and income levels. We learned a lot about the area and the real truth about consumer confidence and why the consumer confidence studies are often wrong. Opposing political parties often use them when it is of value and then deny them when it serves them. Such is the scientific game of political use of junk science. Liars Figure a ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Bounced Checks in Your Business Location Outlets
The new check cashing instant clearing will take some time to get use to. If checks clear immediately and deposits take a few days then franchise outlets may find more bounced checks in their establishment. We might also see a major shift in Thursdays Advertising inserts in the Newspapers, also a shift in Thursday junk mail coupons. Retail outlets will not wish to run sales items on Thursdays because they will get too many bounced checks. When ATM cards became more widely used we ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Your Company Needs A Mission Statement; Make It Count
Does anyone remember that book “Built to Last” done y the Stanford class and professor? Well change that to “Built to Merge.” My grandfather was personal friends with Bill Hewlett and David Packard and I bet they would not have wanted this merger with Compaq either. It is interesting that one night about 3 in the morning I was reading that book and decided to change or mission statement and focus on the things that meant the most to our team and our customers. I stayed up all night writing th ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Your Biggest Problem in Business? Work Ethic
US Work Ethic Issues
and Lack of service Well many of us are getting upset with the lack of service these days and no one cares and somehow we have all lowered our standards to the fact that getting good service is not to be expected, but rather a nice surprise if it ever does occur. Many great companies have derelicts, under achievers, cry babies, and people which could really careless and this is causing a rift between the best customers and businesses. Mediocrity is common place ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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General Aviation Manufacturing is in the tank; Hang on it is going to get worse
Change is a constant, Outsourcing Jobs, Capital flows, Emerging Markets are a given and this includes the Aviation Manufacturing Sector as we watch the current Migration pick up speed. It appears that the technological advantage that we have here in the United States is no longer going to sustain us without further advances. Previously our work in aerodynamics (during and after WWII), our industrial capacity and our ongoing capitalization of the aerospace industry was enough to keep us ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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For they know not what they do; Federal Regulators destroying business
Federal Regulations on Business Destroy America, these regulations are a tax passed onto the every American. How much does Federal Regulations Cost each year to our society. You are not going to like these figures. It is estimated that Federal Rules and Regulations cost in excess of 788 Billion per year. Our entire federal tax contribution to our government is 829 Billion. Think of it this way every cost to a business is passed on to the consumers and in some respects that is a tax as well. I ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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To Buy Or Not To Buy: Lawn Mowing Business
TRUTH IN THE LAWN MOWING INDUSTRY We do not wish to slander any company or person but instead share information that is of value to each and every one! Most people who enter this industry will be effected by one of the following and we see fit to share with you what we know and have seen. Buying Into A Franchise Ok buy into a franchise, spend 25 thousand. For your money you may get 65 customers (if you're lucky), equipment and use of their well known name. After 3 to 4 month ...
Author: Dean Bartorelli
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The Criminality of Transition
Lecture given at the Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI) on 18/4/2001 Human vice is the most certain thing after death and taxes, to paraphrase Benjamin Franklin. The only variety of economic activity, which will surely survive even a nuclear holocaust, is bound to be crime. Prostitution, gambling, drugs and, in general, expressly illegal activities generate c. 400 billion USD annually to their perpetrators, thus making crime the third biggest industry on Earth (after the medica ...
Author: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.
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Crystal Meth, Teenagers, Young Adults and Quality of Labor Issues in America
Having traveled to every city in this county over 10,000 population and having set up franchises in 23 states and having had to deal in each market with labor issues. Issues of all types; High Unemployment, Low unemployment, OSHA Issues, Insurance Issues, Health Insurance Issues, Substance Abuse Issues of the young adults ages 18-28 and some times up to 40 years of age; I have seen things and heard stories about the reality of the working force. I can therefore state my observations as real i ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Tips on Setting Up Your Small Business Bank Account
One of the first things you will need to set up is a bank account. We recommend a large bank because: They have locations everywhere They have longer hours They will probably buy out your local community bank anyway If you are an owner/operator of a small business, you will appreciate having a Debit or ATM card for your business. They also have easy to read statements for merchant accounts, little or low fee checking accounts, locations in the grocery store, weekend ba ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Sample Business Plan Outline
If you are looking for a partner, funding, angle investor or venture capital you will be asked for a business plan. Even if you are not in need of capital in the formation of your new business endeavor you will still be glad you prepared a business plan to help you prove to yourself that you have the right stuff and that the business is economically viable. The first step in the creation of your new business will be making a customized business plan. Please use this outline as your template t ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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Site Selection and Demographic Tips for Establishing Outlets
Many cities have home pages on the Internet. Many of these cities use these sites to promote their town. They use it to attract large corporations who will provide jobs and large retailers who will provide sales tax revenue dollars for city budgets. The first thing you need to do when surveying a town for a likely candidate for a company outlet is to visit their website and that you can do from where you are sitting right now. Websites can be great sources for general and statistical data. He ...
Author: Lance Winslow
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