Stop Debt Collectors
Can you stop debt collectors ? . . .You better know you can You can stop debt collectors under the law provided by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, or are paying on a home mortgage, you...

How Creditors Measure Your Credit Rating
Creditors will measure your credit rating based on the following three main things. Capacity Collateral Character The three "C's" show creditors your: "Capacity" or income to pay the debt "Collateral" or assets to secure the...

South Beach Diet Effects on Sales
Food industry needs to adapt to the South Beach Diet principles in order to remain profitable. Watching the big amount of “low-carb”, diet-friendly versions of foods that appear on the market, one would say that the South Beach Diet has not affected...

Why Mobile SMS/Text Messaging?
What is Mobile SMS/ Test Messaging? Mobile text Messaging, or Short Message Service (SMS), as we all know it, is the ability to send and receive text messages to and from mobile telephones. The text can comprise words or numbers or an alphanumeric...

How to Change Career Horses in Mid-Stream
You’ll get wet but the reward just might be a more fulfilling ride! In Survival is Not Enough, author Seth Godin says change is the "new normal.” Rather than thinking of work as a series of stable times interrupted by moments of change, Godin says...

Yesterday's Hero
Wonder Woman makes it looks so easy. She gets up every morning, fights the good fight, calls it a day, and starts the whole process all over again. This is the way most of us begin our workday. We work hard, accomplish lots, and get up in the...

Ten Tips to a Job Winning Interview
These days, interviews don't come easily. When you get The Call, make the most of your time -- and go for it! 1. Investigate the company's culture, markets, and finances. But resist the temptation to show off what you've researched: "I just...

7 Tips for Starting a New Business in a Small Town
Q. I am transitioning to a new career after sixteen years to spend more time with my family. We moved to a very small town (less than ten thousand people) and I want to start an coffee shop business and also offer PC repair. How can Iinvestigate and...

Maybe the Strongest PR on Planet Earth?
Strong for business, non-profit and association managers when they use the fundamental premise of public relations to produce external stakeholder behavior change – the kind that leads directly to achieving their managerial objectives. And...

Make Your Financial Dreams A Reality
Tons of opportunities for you to achieve financial success is flooding into your inbox every day. May'be you've even opened and did the suggestions by the author. Their ideas didn't pan out huh? Well today is your lucky day, because this opportunity...

Job Hunting Tip: Organize Your Attack
Looking for work is an energy-devouring ordeal, often leading to running in circles and not getting anywhere. A systematic approach can help you focus on your goal, avoid wasting the energy you need to conserve for interviews and employer contacts,...

Fuel Index (A measuring stick of a company's success)
Every company has a Vision, a Mission and a set of core Values. Companies develope multiple strategies that implement these Values to relaize the Mission. I always wondered, Is there any relationship between a company's Values and company's...

Is This Any Way to Run Your PR?
You bet! Especially for business, non-profit and association managers who REALLY need to persuade their key outside audiences to their way of thinking. Then move them to behaviors that lead to the success of their department, division or...

Wealth Creation and Mortgage Planning - Two Great Tastes that Taste Gr..
What if I were to tell you that almost everything you have been told about what to do with your home has been absolutely wrong and that one of the worst ways to build wealth is through your home? And what if I further went on to show you that anyone...

Outsourcing Your Ecommerce Order Fulfillment
When your eCommerce business grows to the point where you can no longer package and ship the orders yourself, it’s time to begin outsourcing your order fulfillment. Although all order fulfillment centers offer the same basic services, their...

Establishing Yourself as an Expert in the Eyes of Your Customers.
The most important aspect of a successful business is developing the correct mindset toward your customers. And this is not the over used phrase The customer is always right. Actually the correct mindset we are referring to here is to always think...

Office Politics
Office politics! It’s just another way of saying: “The employees are not getting along!” When so much of a company’s success depends on the employees’ ability to work together as a cohesive team, it is critical that people understand and...

The Right Way To Send Your Resume
Having a great resume is the first critical step in a successful job search. Unfortunately, most people don’t know the best ways to get that resume noticed. In today’s job market, where you are competing with hundreds of other resumes, knowing the...

THE “SEVEN Cs”: PARTNERSHIP DANGER SIGNS - The 6th C: Changing Vision
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. The 6th C: Changing Vision In order for a business to be a success the vision and mission must be reflected in all aspects of the structure, the...

THE “SEVEN Cs”: PARTNERSHIP DANGER SIGNS - The 5th C: Control Issues
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. The 5th C: Control Issues When control is in the picture it is a lose/lose proposition. First, it is an illusion that anyone can control a person...

THE “SEVEN Cs”: PARTNERSHIP DANGER SIGNS - The 4th C: CUMULATIVE MONEY..
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. The 4th C: CUMULATIVE MONEY PROBLEMS Conflicts over money are very high on the list of reasons that 70% of business partnerships fail. I'm not...

THE “SEVEN Cs”: PARTNERSHIP DANGER SIGNS - Conflict Becoming the Norm ..
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. Conflict Becoming the Norm – Part 2 In a previous article, I wrote about how unresolved conflict can create havoc in your business and can often...

THE “SEVEN Cs”: PARTNERSHIP DANGER SIGNS - Conflict Becoming the Norm ..
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. Conflict Becoming the Norm – Part 1 Dr. Dean Ornish, noted cardiologist, says the greatest cause of disease is the stress that comes from...

THE “SEVEN Cs”: PARTNERSHIP DANGER SIGNS - Competitive, Not Complement..
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. Competitive, Not Complementary Action James Carville and Mary Matlin are public relations spokespeople for the Democratic and Republican parties,...

The “SEVEN Cs”: Partnership Danger Signs - Communication Breakdown
An ongoing series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN The "Seven Cs" are the danger signs that indicate your business partnership, or any partnership for that matter,...