Archive for July, 2010

if you’ve ever read the “Rich Dad/Poor Dad” books, you may recall that Robert Kiyosaki got his start in Hawaii. From time to time he does seminars on the Island of Oahu. What would be interesting to see is if Rich Dad could take someone from the audience right there in Oahu and see if [...]

The New York Times in American Dream Is Elusive for New Generation makes,to me, an astonishing statement. In noting the story of a young college graduate who can’t find work in his field in Boston, the article says that, increasingly, young men have to leave the country to find opportunity! For young adults, the prospects [...]

This story is about how the retirement of Baby Boomers will affect the market, specifically mutual funds. But it may get you thinking about the type of business opportunities this “age wave” will produce… 79 million baby boomers enter retirement: What it could mean for the market. As you might imagine the old advice to [...]

The Work-at-Home Success Bible: A Complete Guide for Women: Start Your Own Business; Balance Work and Home Life; Develop Telecommuting Strategies More and more women want to work from home, earning money while spending more time with their children and taking control of their lives. But they need help finding the best work-at-home jobs. And [...]

Do you think your town is too small to support your business? Think again. It may be you just lack the vision and the necessary information. Check out this article from the Sirolli Institute: Rural counties persevere despite low population Lack of a soda machine helped inspire Regina Calderwood to open new businesses for her [...]

Christopher Steiner and Brett Nelson list The 20 Most Important Questions In Business . It’s worth pondering these questions for yourself: 1. What is your value proposition? 2. Does your product address a viable market? 3. What differentiates your product from the competition? 4. Does the business scale? 5. How committed are you to making [...]

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Established in 1976, Sotheby’s International Realty ® network was connects the finest independent real estate companies and the most prestigious clientele in the world. Serving an international base of clients, we provide businesses with a local brokerage powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings. True to its reputation, the Sotheby organization is composed of [...]

Did you hear the news? Retailers Launch Their Own Stimulus Packages For some, this could be the right time to launch a business. What strikes me as the most interesting about the article is this note about Sam’s Clubs – Sam’s began testing the program in May and will soon start marketing S.B.A. loans of [...]

I don’t have a link  for this… I was driving through our beautiful Amish country to get out of the house today when I heard a story on the radio about “Stealth Brands”. Two examples given were Starbucks trying to open up shops without any of their branding that looked like “local independent businesses”. Coors [...]