Archive for November 24th, 2006

It’s turning “Black” for online shoppers even before “Cyber Monday”. Crowds can even affect online shopping.   Shoppers at Amazon.com yesterday and Wal-Mart.com today faced problems because of massive traffic surges. Also: a new consumer warning out says that if you want to buy a “gift card” you should get one from a store that keeps gift cards behind [...]

Hey, do you market anything that ties in with your community somehow? Maybe you sell cellular phones, CB radios, or GPS systems. Perhaps you sell “family emergency kits”. Possibly you sell nutritional products and just want a punblic service project to get you city wide, county wide, or area wide free publicity and contact with [...]

The desire to start a small business to provide for one’s family is universal. When traditional banks won’t “touch” a creditor, it’s sometimes possible to find alternative financing through “affinity” groups whose goals are different than commmercial banks. Here’s how the Hebrew Free Loan Association helped one immigrant: Viktor emigrated from Ukraine with his family [...]

Health Care is one of the issues facing self employed and home business people. Here’s part of the insanity of the system. A lady I know wast prescribed folic acid – 1  milligram per day. This amount for some reason requires a prescription. She has insurance, went to get the prescription, and paid a $5.00 [...]