Archive for October, 2007

Business owners - or rather business start ups - have frequently resorted to credit cards when traditional financing was unavailable or slow in coming. Once the business could qualify for a loan, then the credit card balances were refinanced and eliminated with lower interest.
Right now there are alot of 0% APR card opportunities so people […]

This is an amazing statistic unless you’re in the restaurant business. Then it’s frightening.  I wonder if the trend is affecting fast food places with kiddy playgrounds?   Actually I wondered if anyone stayed home to eat any more… I’ve had a number of people lament to me that eating at home is as expensive as eating out. (That’s […]

Speaking of electronic gadgets you may not want to fix, here’s a new service that offers to fix them: Scooter Computer!
They’re based in the London, UK and their claim to fame is that they scoot up to your home or small business on a distinctively pink moped.  They charge £69 per hour, BUT if they […]

Technology is to the point where it’s cheaper to “buy new” than to try to repair certain items.
This article was written for consumers but it throws a wrinkle into marketing too. Years ago, people in business made money two ways. In good times they’d sell the product, in lean times they’d make money by repairing […]

Here’s a whimsical look at telecommuting, but it reveals two interesting statistics about telecommuting…. such as 51 million are estimated to telecommute by next year.
From The Business Ledger
The International Telework Association projects that by next year 51 million people will be “teleworking” on a daily basis…
According to the Washington-based Employment Policy Foundations, 65 percent […]

If you’re trying to find an edge in real estate investing, then real estate investment software may be the tool you need to get that edge. Why is that? Real estate pros have a saying… “You make money when you BUY, not when you SELL.” In other words, unless you know you have a profit […]

Have you heard about BabySwags.com?
If you’re a stay at home mom laboring day and night to make hand crafted “boutique” or specialty items and hoping to hit the “Big Time” some day, you’ll definitely want to keep reading.
Phyllis Pometta the owner of BabySwags.com created an amazing and relatively inexpensive way of getting your products […]

It seems like we’ve seen this warning 10 million times - just this week!
People wanting to work at home should be aware that there are some legitimate costs. For example: Some home based call center firms require the applicant to pay for a background check since they’ll be taking credit card information over the phone. […]

From Becky McCray at SmallBizSurvival.com
Thinking of starting a business? Already did? Bring questions to Small Biz Startup TV at 10:30 am Central Monday. And pass this message on, if you wish.
http://operator11.com/shows/4600/episodes/26894
If you miss the live show, you can still watch this episode later at this address or click through to our previous episode.
Becky McCray […]

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People could visit the main pages but got 404 errors when seeking to get sub pages.
If this happens again, please contact me at chuck @ business-opportunities.biz
We think the problem is fixed, but, then again, we didn’t even know there WAS a problem for a while and  thought things were […]