Cell phones have always had their Achilles heel. Dead zones. Go under a bridge and like AM radio, your reception spits and sputters. Youre breaking up, the caller says. Can you hear me now? comes the clichd rejoinder. This is especially great when you are talking to a boyfriend or girlfriend and a heavy relationship conversation becomes suddenly incomprehensible. Are they saying they want to see other people or they want to go get pizza? You cant...more
IRS IS COMING AFTER TAXPAYERS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH VOLUNTARY DISCLOSUREThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published information on the highly-publicized settlement reached with Swiss banking giant UBS AG. (UBS) The civil and criminal investigation into UBS and its U.S. Account holders came about in June of 2007 when the IRS has suspicions of gross negligence of U.S. Tax Law. The Federal authorities are...more
Around 2006, a scheme known officially as the "sell and rent back" was created due to the large number of homeowners going into foreclosure. The concept is that the home is used to protect the homeowner. For someone having a financial problem and at risk for losing the home could work with a property investor that would buy the home and then allow the homeowner to remain living in the property by renting the property back.Then in 2007, the concept of the sell and rent back chanced, making it more advantageous to the homeowner. Because of significant equity in the home, homeowners do not want to lose all that money, which lead to a modification of this scheme. With this, the investor would still purchase the home and rent it back to the original homeowner but once the finances are caught up, he or she could buy the home back from the investor, retaining most of the equity.It is important to know that if a homeowner decides to use the sell and rent back option, some issues could arise. The following provides information on preventing these problems.Paying FeesFees associated with this type of scheme are typically the responsibility of the buyer, which would include things such...more
Business planning is the process of researching, choosing, and justifying a course of action for a business. This process generally includes the writing of a formal business plan, geared around the requirements of its intended readers. If the business plan is for a new or existing business seeking capital investment, it must have a focus on...more
To succeed in the launch of a new brick and mortar music store, you must not merely create competitive advantage relative to other music stores in the vicinity, including big chains like Wal-Mart and BestBuy, but fight online competition from iTunes, Rhapsody, Pandora, and more. Dont forget to detail your strategy for staking our your market share...more
The marketing section of your child care business plan is just one of the essential parts of the document. Here are tips for working your way through major sections of the marketing plan.Brand ImageEven if you do not seek to build your in such a way as to plan expansion or franchising down the road, having a strong brand in your local market can be an important success factor. For a child care business, a strong brand means that customers connect with what the company as a whole stands for and not just with specific caregivers they value. It is very important to make sure customers see the value the company as a whole creates so they are confident of the safety and daily development of their children, regardless of which caregiver is on duty that day. Remember that the brand that develops is influenced, but not controlled by everything you do as a business,. At the end of the day your brand is created in the minds of your customers, stakeholders, and competitors.PromotionThe first question of your promotion strategy is whether you will get customers by taking them from the current businesses in your market or whether you will create extra capacity in a growing market (such as a...more
The layout of the interior of your music store includes some major decisions which will have an impact down the road on your costs, revenues, and the basic safety of the location. These are three principles of store layout to consider, whether you...more
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Do you want to break free from the all the bondage that financial difficulties bring you? Well, its a very easy thing to do once you know the right strategy to create and manage your wealth! If you are looking for financial freedom and stability,...more
After years spent in thorough research and testing, AFS Global is finally able to develop the Margin locator program which is a state of the art and cutting-edge technology that is beneficial for investors and bettors alike. The Margin locator is a...more