First-time buyers are finding themselves in a predicament with falling house prices as the housing market becomes more affordable. Expert opinion is they are being squeezed out of home ownership by the very large deposit they are required to have in order to secure their first mortgage. Saving up to £25,000 for a deposit takes a lot of effort and you need to have the commitment to save that much money each month for a deposit. Lloyds Banking...more
Think of the "platform" as the roads and freeway system that connects all traders to the finanical markets including forex. At the base level, everyone must be connected to the Internet. On top of that layer of connection, all programs and systems must be able to talk to each other.All data must be stored some where, and all users must connect to that some where - which is where the "platform" comes in. So, there are many data-centers around the...more
As a 34-year-old, born-and-bred New Yorker, as I read the details of Barack Obamas stimulus plan, many memories come to mind. A product of the NYC public school system, I have worked hard for my money, and according to government classifications am rich, as I have made many sacrifices to get to where I am. Ive weathered a divorce, failed friendships, dwindling family time, and many others sacrifices entrepreneurs make, and I am sure these self-sacrifices will continue. Growing up in a Bronx household where my mother worked very hard, we were latchkey kids. I worked 40 hours a week from the age of 11 in a local pizzeria run by a 30-something, hardworking Italian immigrant. This man saved his money to open the business and worked 90 hours a week there to send his two young children to Catholic school. My mom was the daughter of Holocaust survivors, who had instilled in her a unique endurance, but she was stubborn and refused to ever accept help from anyone. It had to always be her way, and she refused to lose. We never asked nor received any help from the government. My mother raised my sister and me to believe in ourselves, and she sacrificed herself tremendously so we...more
There has been a lot of ways on how Filipinos could easily send their Balikbayan box back to their families in the Philippines, and one of those is with the finest and longest running courier company in the country, LBC. LBC has been considered a household name in every Filipino family since it was first founded in the 1950s, around post World War...more
Ever wanted a 24 hour package delivery philippines service? Such service is unique in the Philippines. A few courier companies provide such service for Filipinos. Among the few is 2GO, a courier company serving under the Aboitiz Transport System - the transport and logistics company of Aboitiz & Company (ACO) and owned by publicly listed arm,...more
Sending in Letters to the Philippines is beginning to become a distant memory now that emails and instant messengers are becoming more popular when it comes to getting in touch with someone. But this doesn't mean that courier companies have stopped their services in such kinds of delivery services. There are still those that needs this kind of service in terms of delivering important documents, paperworks, and letters. One of the many courier companies that still offer ways to send Letters to the Philippines is LBC.Important Documents in Safe HandsUnlike the usual letters that we used to send to our families, letters of greetings or of love, letters sent nowadays usually contains important information and documents that are sometimes required to be delivered within 24 hours. LBC, along with 2GO and AIR21, provides this kind service for executive customers. By offering their 24 hour delivery service, the LBC team is able to send it within 24 hours upon receiving the document. But why would someone trust LBC so much?Other than any kind of courier companies, LBC is considered as the longest running courier company based in the Philippines. Founded in the 1950s, in post World War II,...more
Sending "Balikbayan" boxes to the Philippines has been tradition for a lot of Filipinos that live outside of the Philippines. Overseas Filipino workers or OFWs are among those that benefit from these kinds of boxes. So what is the difference of...more
Thinking of ways on how to easily and conveniently send your gift box to the philippines? Well this kind of problem can be easily solved by visiting online gift shops or by going straight to a courier office and have it delivered to your family or...more
In today's industry pertaining to delivery or courier philippines services, there are currently 3 companies that excels in this field. One is powered by FedEx, an American based courier company; another is founded by Aboitiz Transport System, the...more
Do you find it hard to talk to prospects on the phone, getting hung up on, or handling objections?I used to be like that, constantly taking the prospects that I would generate on the internet and vomit my business opportunity to them. Time after...more
During these tough economic times many consumers are afraid to spend money like they would have one or two years ago. A lot of jobs are uncertain and many people are losing confidence in their ability to buy the products that they would like. New...more
Just what can a tenant do to a house in a year? Or, three months even? More than you can possibly imagine. Thats why tenant inspections are so important. Tenants can engage in behavior that will cost you thousands of dollars, or perhaps even cause...more