How to Negotiate with Contractors
When times are tough and money is tight, many savvy business owners look to outsource work to contractors. Using a reliable contractor can help you control costs and give you time to focus on marketing...
Life Planning: What Should You Do With Your Life?
Once upon a time, people grew up, got married, had 2.3 kids, and worked at a somewhat fulfilling job with the same company for 40+ years, then retired comfortably with a gold watch and pension...
Business Financing and Structure
One of the most important, and yet the least understood part of your business financing is how your business will be structured. You can choose one of six options: Sole Proprietorship, General Partnership, Limited Partnership,...
Life Planning – Starting a Business after Retirement
Life Planning permeates every aspect of human existence – while you were young and building your dreams, up to the moment you achieve them and retire from work. For a lot of people, retirement is...
Business Models—Choosing a Business Model
When choosing a business model I always recommend that it be something that you are passionate about. It seems that when passion is lacking, it is harder to get up in the morning and to...
Life Planning – Inspiration to Start Up
Do you remember when you were young and someone asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up? You always had an answer. Doctor, lawyer, architect, pilot, famous actor, the list goes on......
Business Technology—Mobile Communications
Gone are the days of being tied to a desk in order to get business done. The advent of mobile communications enabled me to be able to do business from anywhere I took a fancy...
Business Planning—Market Research and Analysis
One of the biggest mistakes made by someone that wants to go into business is not taking the time to do the market research and analysis. Here’s the most common scenario: 1) a business idea,...
Leave Your Business and Make More
When I was an employee, I hated it when my boss was in the office. The boss always managed to muck things up and did more damage than good by running around being self-important and...
Speaking your Message with Passion
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” - Thomas Alva Edison A quote so famous that many people greatly ponder about. Like all others, I tend to read motivational speaking articles that seem...