by George Adcock
Prices at the supermarket have soared in recent months due to increased transportation costs (gas prices), the use of corn for ethanol, and overseas demand for wheat, plus the weakness of the dollar. According...
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by Paul M. J. Suchecki
In today’s economy with credit tight and home equity drying up it’s all too easy to start racking up credit card debt. Once you’re past the introductory rate, your interest typically climbs to 18%. If you...
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by Toni Seger
Home-based businesses tend to operate individually and somewhat invisibly, so it's easy to overlook their growing economic contribution. However, in the aggregate, the proliferation of home-based economic...
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by Toni Seger
The low overhead and convenient nature of a home-based enterprise can be especially attractive in a rural area. For example, Maine's rural character, with large driving distances and unpredictable weather, has...
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by Yuwanda Black
Many Americans have no credit history whatsoever, ie, no credit card accounts, no car loans, no student loans, etc. This can be as bad as having damaged credit because lenders like to see a history. They are as...
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by Diane Butler
Diversification is key to investing. So say the gurus of Wall Street who handle our 401k’s and IRAs. Of course, their idea of diversification means giving them all your retirement money, letting them ...
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by Laura Bell
…it’s each and every one of us
We hear that all the changes and problems are to be blamed on this universal omnipresent entity better known as the economy.
Individuals and small business owners live in...
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by Victoria Hurley
Public Relations for Your Business:
How to Choose the Right Agency For You
By Victoria Rierdan Hurley
Public relations is an area of marketing that if done well, can make a huge and long lasting...
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by Victoria Hurley
It’s a generally accepted rule in business that when times get tough, the first thing that should go is the money earmarked for marketing. This is a myth. Marketing is seen as a cost center as opposed to a...
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by Laura Bell
I had been doing a lot of thinking about rising prices lately. I realized that low-end cars in today’s market cost as much as my first house. I took this dilemma to one of the social networking groups.
I...
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by Vanessa Ryan
You've made up your mind. You're too smart and too independent to keep working for someone else any longer. But how do you get from employee to business owner when you don't have a pile of money sitting in...
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by Vanessa Ryan
Your desk is the one place at work where you can express your individuality. But watch out! What it says about you can affect your relationship with your boss, your co-workers, or your clients.
Here are...
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by Vanessa Ryan
The media and the politicians have portrayed loan brokers as sharks who are out to fleece an unsuspecting public. Having been in the lending industry, I have seen it go both ways. Sometimes brokers charge more...
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by Paul Wallis
The current information about global hedge funds is pretty vague. Some have taken serious hits, others are down a whopping 3-5% after the massacre on the stock and securities markets. Compared to 11% for the...
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by Paul Wallis
The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takeover has underlined one thing about the US economy. You can stop the bleeding, but until you get the nutcases with the chainsaws, you’ve got an ongoing problem. The US housing...
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by David Rattiner
Broker Vs. Broker
By David Lion Rattiner
A lot of people ask me if they should trade stocks online or if they should get a personal stockbroker to do it for them. My answer always depends on the type of...
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by Paul Wallis
The big job losses in the US could create an economic event unlike anything seen before. This isn’t 1929. The mass of workers don’t have to sit around waiting for the world to end to get a job. They can get up...
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by A.G. Fielder
You are a marketing diplomat, problem-solver and die-hard detail person. You are a living, breathing publicity whiz kid and a nouveau dynamo at the PR game. So, why don’t you have any hip and happening...
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by A.G. Fielder
Time and again I’ve run into entrepreneurs who are avidly seeking representation for publicity. These savvy entrepreneurs realize that exposure to the masses is a necessity for success in business but have...
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by A.G. Fielder
Did you know that consumers base their opinions about any given product, person, service or company on their perceptions, and of course what they’ve heard through the grapevine? The sad truth is that...
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by A.G. Fielder
PART 1
What is your modus operandi when it comes to publicity? Are you a student of antiquity pledging your allegiance to old tried and true methods - or have you contemplated doing the unspeakable –...
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by A.G. Fielder
It's the quintessential quickie of PR. Everything you need at hand when you're on the go. So if you are out and about what should you have in your briefcase, backpack, bag (purse for ladies, man-bag for men I...
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