This article was first published in May 2006 as a warning to potential investors to take care when committing to property investments. Hundreds of investors actually signed up with us, and are taking part in a joint legal action, but many more, including many of the leading banks, some now […]
Branding a Winery and Its Wine Is Expensive, Necessary and Benefits the Consumer No Matter the Size
A discussion about branding is generally not a conversation anticipated with excitement. If you’re a marketing type it can be characterized as maybe interesting. But, promising most people an indepth discussion on the subject of wine branding; heck, we might have no one accepting an invitation to our dinner party. […]
The Advantages of Career Counseling and What to Consider Before Consulting a Career Counselor
Every year, many thousands of people undertake, or think about undertaking, some form of career counseling. In fact, it could run into millions, given the number of internet searches done each month on career counseling. Reasons for that could be: a. Starting out on a career after being a student, […]
FASB Proposed Lease Accounting Changes – Impacts on Commercial Real Estate
Introduction: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on August, 17, 2010 released their “exposure draft” requiring companies to record nearly all leases on their balance sheets as a “right to use” asset, and a corresponding “future lease payment – liability”. What does this mean to your business in layman terms? […]
Top 50 Job Sites Worth Your Time
Your carefully crafted cover letters and resumes are considered worthless if you do not have a clue where to submit them. In the midst of this recession, you might get yourself lost and lose your path to success and these documents you spent so much time perfecting will do nothing […]
4-40 to 2-20 Conversion Course – Becoming a Florida Insurance Agent
This article discusses the Florida 4-40 to 2-20 Conversion Course. This course is specific to Florida licensing and is the way a FL 4-40 CSR can become a FL 2-20 agent without taking a 200 hour course. Florida makes a distinction between a 2-20 General Lines Agent and a 4-40 […]
Boston Investment Properties Hold Steady
The values of investment properties in Boston are holding a steady value. Boston is one of the very few cities hardly touched by the nationwide real estate bubble burst. There are many reasons behind this. Besides being an extremely beautiful, wonderful, historic, and exciting to live in — and the […]
5 Ways To Use Your Job To Prepare For Your Own Business
How you can use your time, experiences, and connections on your current job to greatly improve your chances of success when you finally start your own business. Introduction In an ideal world, you would have at least a year’s salary saved up and you are in a safe position to […]
Forestry Investments – Past Performance and Investment Options
Investors looking to diversify their portfolios and insure their wealth against the ravages of volatility in traditional markets, will most likely have come across a range forestry investments, promising to generate superior inflation-adjusted and risk-adjusted returns for the long-term investor. But how have timber investments performed? And how does the […]
Benefits of Mass Media For a Business
Over the past 15 years, mass media has changed dramatically. Improvements in applications, technologies, changes in consumer needs and an explosion of new media platforms have all played a part in this unprecedented evolution. Now one can flip back and forth between several websites on the World Wide Web, 24-hour […]
Legitimately Work From Home
Legitimate work from home jobs are more plentiful than ever before, as many businesses are now offering ecommerce as a way of expanding their customer base. With the economy in its current shape, legitimate work from home positions are found all across job boards and websites. The best place to […]
Four Major Reasons to Hire a Corporate Accounting Consultant for a Small Business
Entrepreneurs put in blood, sweat, tears and money when they decide to take the plunge and start a new business. They inevitably gain and sharpen new skills that they have been forced to pick up along the way. They are the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, […]