6 Successful Businesses that Prove Society is in Trouble

The following is a short list of successful businesses that highlight some of the problems of modern society. We are not personally attacking the companies and businesses listed here, we are simply pointing out some of the questions one might ask about the society that creates a demand for such services and products.
1) Miss Bimbo.
 
This [...]

My 8-Step Method for Cleaning My Home Office

When we were renovating our new house a few years ago, I insisted that we make a home office for my use. It would have a separate outdoor entrance (in addition to an entrance from the hall). I wanted it to have extra insulation so as to protect me from noise distraction. [...]

The Best Jobs for Students

Working more than 20-hours per week will start to have an effect on your grades, but whether you are looking for more money, more experience, or both, working for 10-15 hours/week can help you out a lot when you are in University.
Studies show that half of the students who work while in college do it [...]

The Salary of a Billionaire

Do you want to try and guess the salary of Google CEO Eric Schmidt?
I’ll give you a hint: he doesn’t have a six or seven figure salary. He doesn’t even have a five figure salary. The fact is, he gets just $1/year.
When he was originally hired in 2001, Eric Schmidt was offered $250,000 [...]

5 Ways to Avoid Being Sucked in by a MLM/Pyramid Scheme

(Also known as network selling, direct selling, or multi-level marketing)
1) Never agree to go to an interview without getting a company name. Once you have the company name, you should research it on the internet. If you can’t find them, or anything about them, or if they require that you purchase costly inventory, [...]

5 Tips on Getting a Job When No One Wants you

No matter how many people say that it is a candidate’s market out there, it sometimes feels like no one wants you - especially if you aren’t entry level anymore, but aren’t quite mid-level yet either.
If you are a year or two out of college, you are switching careers, or you have taken [...]

Why Small Business Owners Have It Easy

5) Low expectations.
Such a large number of small business close, that no-one will necessarily think so badly if yours does as well. Unless of course they made the mistake of investing in you.
4) No need to come up with lame excuses.
Actually, the problem is that in a lot of situations, your clients [...]

How to Turn Your Business into a Multi-Million Dollar Operation

It is possible for a small business to make it big, even in an economy that is slowing down, and even with stiff competition from big corporate competitors. By paying attention to the following five areas, you will be able to bring out the best in your small business:

1. Plan it out. Business planning is [...]

9 Sure Ways to Make Your Business Fail

According to the Small Business Association, the majority of newly established small businesses will not survive past five years. Such statistics may not sound encouraging if you have recently started your own small business, but with a little bit of planning you can easily buck this trend.
The following are a few key factors that, if [...]

Inspirational Thought of the Day

I had an inspirational thought today as I was looking through the business headlines. 
All those businesses out there buying other businesses for millions of dollars: they all started as small businesses. 
Pretty much every business in existence started as a small business.  Whatever your field, there are large businesses in your field which started just as [...]

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