These are the days of skillful and qualified marketing. Looks are of immense importance in selling the products of a company or business. Even the envelopes you bring into play to your letters and all related credentials also need to show a professional touch, as they can talk dimensions about your dedication and assurance!There is an old saying the first impression is the last impression. Messy envelopes can give a wrong message to your...more
I discover a lot of business and life lessons in movies. While I dont get out much these days, and I rarely have occasion to kick back and watch them at home, I value the nuggets of wisdom that I take away from them.One night I actually put my feet up and watched Queen Latifahs movie Beauty Shop. I missed about 20 minutes of the movie, between her walking out on her old job and starting her own business. Still, I noticed lessons that we...more
The Christmas season is upon us, and children young and old take great pleasure in wrapping gifts for loved ones and friends.Now, a little family history here... my mother, Head Wrapper of our household at Christmas, was not one to 'fuss' with wrapping to make gifts look like those found in store displays.As a Capricorn born in the Chinese Year of the Goat, "pragmatic" should have been her middle name. No sense investing a lot of time in making it look 'perfect'. Or buying expensive and difficult-to-maneuver foil paper and wrestling with superfluous curly bows. She had four kids ranging in age from two to 15 ripping everything to shreds inside 10 minutes on Christmas morning. So why bother?Heck, larger gifts would get wrapped in the Regina Leader Post Sunday comics.Wha-a-a-at? It was colorful!To this day, I admit, a certain amount of Mom's practicality has rubbed off. Although my husband refuses to let me wrap anything in newspaper, I do tend to save the 'fancy' paper for special gifts. If it's REALLY special, it gets a stick-on bow! Ooooooo.... the anticipation to open THAT one...A-HA! There it is.YOU know what I mean! You see that one gift under the tree, the one with the Martha...more
I live in a small rural community in Western Canada, sandwiched between a small city of about 80,000 and a major metropolitan center. Theres a lot of pressure to buy from local businesses in order to support our entrepreneurial base.Im in favor of keeping it local whenever its possible. I too have a small business and appreciate local...more
Summary: By all accounts, it works. They claim 100% successful trades. The one live account I found out there indeed had 100% successful trades and a 170% net profit over 7 weeks. The drawbacks are that you have to manually trade (the robot only gives you signals), or pay an extra $97 a month for their auto-trade version. And the auto trade version...more
There is lots of talk these days about foreclosures. Investing in foreclosures can be a big money maker when it comes to real estate investing niches. While investing in foreclosures results in large profits when you choose the right house, ther are pitfalls that you must look out for before you buy a foreclosure. there are a lot of other factors to consider.A foreclosure occurs when the owner defaults on the mortgage. The bank has to start the process of taking the property that was pledged as security for the homeowner's loan. If the homeowner can't remedy the situation by paying the bank any money that is then owed, the property will likely make its way to public auction where it will be sold to the highest bidder at a sheriff's or trustee's sale. In my state of California, they use a trustee sale.When you are investing in a foreclosure, the first step is to determine what you are doing with the property. Do you plan on flipping it for a profit? Are you going to keep it as a rental? This will determine what area you should look in when searching what type of foreclosure properties you're interested in pursuing.The main factor to consider when you invest in a foreclosure is to...more
The unpleasant TRIGGER word in the IRS dictionary is "IRD" [I]ncome in [R]espect of a [D]ecedent, Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 691. Income in Respect of a Decedent (IRD) refers to those amounts to which a decedent was entitled as gross income,...more
Installment loans are designed to assist people when unexpected financial emergencies occur. They are a fast, easy and hassle free way to get money to cover all your unexpected financial expenses. They are the excellent way out of all you financial...more
Whats the secret to reducing cost and accelerating the delivery of offshore software development? Move business analysis offshore, too! That's right. Theres now a growing body of evidence that doing so will reduce the costs of developing...more
When the word networking is mentioned, most people I know think about salespeople or business owners exchanging business cards any chance they can. Of course networking can be the card exchange. It`s also "doing lunch" and attending events and many...more
You are considering the trading of commodities, or the options on futures as a wonderful way to supplement your income. You can even go one step further and determine that trading commodities and futures is a wonderful way to make a living. This is a...more
Thinking of Investing in Residential Real Estate: Its Still Location, Location, LocationRemember this: land is the element of real estate that appreciates. Man-made structures begin depreciating from the day they are constructed.Think schools...more