Archive for May 15th, 2008

  • Finding Funding For Rural Business

    Living in a rural area, I’m torn. I’d love to see more business come in. But I am skeptical of government projects. To me, they always turn sour in the long run. Did you hear about the company that hired an Egpytian in a figurehead position so they could get money set aside for “African [...]

  • Gold Parties Cash In On Metal’s High Price

    From Dane’s Blog
    I guess like most parts of the country, all our motels here seem to be run by Patels. What struck me as odd the other day was that one of the recently renovated motels in town had a unique message on it’s bill board. Instead of touting the motel’s “Free High Speed” or [...]

  • Why Detroit And Cleveland Are Great Markets For Real Estate Investing - Ephren Taylor

    If you’ve ever been through Detroit or Cleveland, you’ve seen some of the most devastated urban decay in the United States. The parts that don’t look like war zones aren’t exactly prosperous. Big union towns once, they’re seeing hard times. Been there? You’ve seen some of the worst of urban America. But where some see [...]

  • Stay At Home Moms Filling Executive Niche

    From Dane’s Blog

    The Wall Street Journal:

    Lots of employers would like to be able to hire cheap, temporary teams of seasoned pros with experience managing $2 billion investment portfolios, running ad campaigns or earning Ph.D.s in neuroscience.
    But few know the secret to finding temps of that caliber: Look on playgrounds and at PTA meetings.
    The decision among [...]