Archive for 2009

Space Based Solar Panels could allow the US to be increasingly energy independent. The basic technology is available, it is not however commercially viable. Evidently it’s another “infrastructure” investment that’s wasn’t in the “stimulus” package. And I’m glad. It’s not something that needs to be controlled for political gain. But the political implications are dramatic. [...]

What businesses are recession proof? There are a variety of ways to approach this such as current trends during the present recession. While Starbucks is cutting back, McDonalds’ business is picking up and profits are thriving? In fact, as a number of headlines indicate, the purveyors of “cheap eats” are doing well right now, such [...]

I know this has nothing to do with business – just saving you money. A friend of mine just told me about this on my Twitter account so I thought I’d pass it on. See… Twitter IS good for something! Get one of a million Free Subs and Quizno’s! Hey… a great way to build [...]

The Answer Analyst software has only been out a few weeks and it’s already upgraded with new and powerful features. As I’ve discussed before here, here, and here , Answer Analyst is an awesome creation tool. But now it’s even better. Formerly you’d 1. Type in your “keywords” 2. Find the Questions people were asking [...]

It’s that time of year again… April 15th draws near and it’s time to finalize your tax return. It’s pretty competitive in this business so people are doing things like giving away free online returns for simple 1040EZ returns. But when you’re an entrepreneur or you have a side business or just possible deductions, it’s [...]

The people seeking Free Government Grants and Grant money are often basically looking for free money that will allow them to do whatever they want with no strings attached. In this way they are not unlike the governors of our several states who, seeing a shortfall looming, run to Washington hoping to load up on [...]

The other day I talked to you about how to make money creating by creating iPhone applications. Well, if that sounds interesting to you and you love your iPhone as much as I love mine, here is a simple way to see if you can make money creating iPhone applications. My wife brought this to [...]

My Angel Food Ministries lens on Squidoo keeps cranking out visitors. Right now, especially with all the worrisome economic news, it’s getting a slew of visitors. In fact, right now it’s number 24 in “Food” and number 286 overall at Squidoo. It’s not making me rich – it wasn’t designed to – because it was [...]

If it weren’t for the Government intervention promised, the headline that reads The Foreclosure Five would signal where bargains were to be had for pennies on the dollar if you’re into real estate investing if you’re looking for “bargains” – at least in terms of what prices were a few years ago. Though the news [...]

When I saw the headline: 15 Companies That Might Not Make It In 2009 I reacted as if someone had thrown raw meat in front of a hungry dog. I expected something really good, but once I got there I frankly wondered “is this news?” Chrysler was on the list… didn’t need lots of research [...]