My sister and I joined a contest that tasked us to come up with a unique home/house ware product married with a Christmas theme. Ours really was a genuinely ridiculous business idea - Christmas Hampers. This said, however, we were enthralled and immediately hopeful about the possibility that people would actually purchase this type of home product! The first step was to introduce the X-mas hampers concept to someone I knew at an agency who...more
For a business that has just started, applying for a merchant account is recommended to increase percentage of sales. To increase the chance of getting an approval, some things must be followed when applying namely: application information must be conservative and realistic, ask for a small credit limit, seek aid for your financial resources, hire a merchant account broker, and qualify for high risk business. Several merchant account providers...more
There are many reasons why you may want to perform background checks on people. It is very common nowadays for people to hire others to work for them and it is not just the rich who can now afford the luxury of hiring a helping hand. If you have ever hired a full-time baby sitter, a servant or someone to tend to your garden on a weekly basis or even someone to take your children to and from school, then there really is no reason why you shouldn't have their history and personal background checked out. Identity theft is becoming a major problem and technology has made it easy for people to steal credit card information and do much more. How can you be sure that the person you hired is who they claim to be? Would you feel comfortable knowing that your children are being driven to school by someone with a DUI record or arrest warrant?Doing a background check on someone might sound a little draconian, but should you really place your family or business at risk? Performing a check on someone is completely harmless and totally legal. You are in no way violating any laws or breaking any kind of regulation when you carry out a background check. There are a wide variety of firms,...more
If you are trying to find a good source of top-quality used medical equipment or used laboratory equipment, have you considered an online auction site? If the only experience you have had with online auctions is more generalized purchasing sites you may not realize just what an asset a dedicated website can be. If you are purchasing or selling used...more
There continues to be changes in the way we search for things online. In the year 2009 we have seen a ton of changes in searches and how companies are able to get ranked. Here are a few of the changes that you may have missed from 2009 and wanted to know.one kind that keeps on changing is paid searches. Google seems to have adapted their policies...more
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The savviest of investors earn their keep because they know not only which sectors of the market are currently and soon-to-be hot They also know the overall health of the market and can accurately predict its health down the road.If you have some...more
Two-thirds of all change initiatives fail. This is a sobering fact for all managers and leaders in organizations. A case-in-point is a senior executive we'll call Robert from Magenta (not its real name). Robert needed to change the organization's...more
Nothing is more frustrating than arriving at a potential clients to make a sales presentation, only to discover that the centerpiece of your presentation has been damaged during transport. After all, you want to exude the most professional and...more
Business acumen is a much coveted item by managers and leaders in commerce and industry. What does business acumen actually mean? Based on the descriptions by renowned business gurus from all over the world, business acumen can be elucidated as the...more
Starting a photography business can be extremely rewarding, but scary at the same time.If you don't have some proven "keys" to starting your own photography business, you could easily find yourself out of business before you hardly got started.There...more