Archive for December 17th, 2007

  • The Transforming Power of Opportunity

    This is “economic development” as it ought to be practiced world wide.  Their definition of helping people financially isn’t a hand out. Instead they seek to give people a method that produces meaningful income. They’ve helped about 10,000 families this year.
    From Kickstart International:
    Maurice & Josephine Simatei live in Eldoret, Western Kenya. They lost their [...]

  • How Various Generations Respond To Media

    eMarketer has an interesting study on media usage by various generations. You can see the chart here =>
    It’s helpful in deciding what media mix you need for advertising success. If your target is “Millennials” aged 13-24, you definitely don’t spend all your money on direct mail!
    What’s interesting is that research done on internet search engines [...]

  • Growing A Solar Business One Neighborhood At A Time

    I used to have a largely solar powered home and would love to have one again some time. So I couldn’t help but notice this entrepreneur who wants to see whole neighborhoods switch to solar power!
    When 40 or 50 homes switch in a short period of time, that brings down the cost of installation for [...]

  • Blogs Help Real Estate Agents In Tough Markets

    The South Florida Business Journal had an excellent report today about how real estate agents are using blogs to generate leads in tough markets and in tough times!
    Two of the blogs mentioned were:
    Kevin Tomlinson’s South Beach Real Estate Blog
    Ardell DellaLoggia’s Seattle Real Estate Blog
    Both agents have found their blogging useful for selling themselves to potential [...]

  • Small business indicators lowest since 1993

    I don’t mean to be the grinch that stole Christmas, but the National Federation of Independent Business has a rather bleak message for this time of year:
    “Things were looking good on Main Street until the Fed warned that the economy was at risk of sinking,” said William Dunkelberg, chief economist for the National Federation of [...]

  • Self Employment Rates Highest Among Vets

    The article states that they tracked data from 1968 to 2003.  My question is – out of curiosity not criticism – is if this trend has increased significantly since the military went to an “all volunteer” status?
    From Self Employment Rates Highest Among Vets
    Individuals with military experience are more likely to be self-employed than other individuals, [...]