In even the roughest economies, people get mortgages. It may be tougher at some times than others, but mortgage lenders are in the market of loaning money. You just need to find a way to ensure you are the one getting the loan.Long before you get to the point of applying for a mortgage, you should know your credit score. You need to know what lenders think of you financially. Are you viewed as a credit risk, or are you someone who pays his bills...more
A major issue for many small business owners is they do not have enough qualified prospects in their sales and marketing pipeline. Without prospects, there is no one to sell to, and no revenues are created. It takes time to generate leads, something which the average small business owner is already short of having.To compound the problem, once a lead is generated, a weak or non-existent follow-up strategy is in place. So, a once-warm lead is...more
Having read the Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, I understood clearly how it can be applied to so many small businesses here today.The book draws the conclusion that successful people follow a path of doing the right things in the right manner for the right amount of time. Only by examining, assessing and making slight changes to your approach will you ensure that you have this sorted.When coaching small businesses, we look for ways in which the business can be improved over a certain number of days. We analyse every aspect of the business from the moment the doors are open to when the last customer leaves at night. Everything pertaining to Time, team and Money is examined at length. Every aspect of the business is broken down into its component parts. We are looking for the weakest links.What we are looking for are areas where the introduction of small changes could have a sustained defined benefit for the business.The frustrating thing for the client and for us is that everyone wants us to have magic wand and thats not the case the changes and improvements are made day by day, step by step, measured properly. The team are educated on the process, step by step and day by day.The...more
Astro Turf has been around for a long time. These days artificial grass has had some amazing technological revolutions which has seen it offer some very compelling reasons why you might want to consider switching from natural grass to synthetic turf Astro turf has progressed a great deal over the past 49 years and has evolved to suit a variety...more
Recent changes made by the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee affect many property investors in regards to trusts set up for the placement of assets. The definition of associated persons was just one new area that complicated things for the investor; the Trust to Appointor test cited in section YB 11 is another area that perhaps needs further...more
Running an online business is similar to the business in the mortar-and-brick world. It too helps build personal wealth when properly managed. In order to be successful at this endeavor, your need to build trust from your potential customers, provide products and services that they need and at reasonable costs, and develop long-term business relationships with them? Sounds easy? In starting your own internet marketing, you have two approaches to follow. First, if you have an existing business in the physical world, you might want to enhance your profits by taking your business to the next level. Create an official website for your business and allow it to operate twenty-four hours a day. With good search engine optimization services, you can watch how your sales skyrocket, as your consumers patronize your products at anytime and anywhere.The second approach is to start from nothing. If you do not have a business of your own, now is the time for you to have it online. You can develop your own product or service and promote it on the internet. Many online entrepreneurs were able to build personal wealth through promoting their own idea.If you have a talent or skill at something, you...more
I remember it well It was the summer of 1998. ZDTV had just started broadcasting, theantitrust suit against Microsoft had just been filed, Windows 98 had just been put on themarket, and PHP 3 had just been released. Being in high school, we didnt...more
I remember it well It was the summer of 1998. ZDTV had just started broadcasting, theantitrust suit against Microsoft had just been filed, Windows 98 had just been put on themarket, and PHP 3 had just been released. Being in high school, we didnt...more
How many times have you heard a client say, "Huh... I'm confused"?As a coach for spiritually conscious women starting up businesses, I hear it all the time. It doesn't matter what a client is confused about. In fact, it seldom isn't what she thinks...more
Archive storage is a service that is provided by various prestigious companies and agencies by which storage facilities are provided to safely stock old documents. These documents can be in the form of books, or cassettes, or CDs or any kind of...more
A business broker is not only responsible for bringing a buyer and seller of a business together. A skilled business broker is also the intermediary that can help save a business sale if required.Selling a business is a process that is unlike the...more
One of your goals, as an entrepreneur, is to create a business plan which presents no clear obstacles for funding to those who read it. The plan should make a funders decision to invest in or lend to the company easy. Here is a run-down of what a...more