Back in the day, the United States was booming with small business owners operating out of a home office when starting out. The concept, although not completely dead, is slowly morphing to the cafe and restaurant world. Many business owners are now meeting in places that have free wifi and fancy coffee as they market [...]
Why Your Advertising Isn’t Working
The vast majority of ads don’t register with consumers. Here are seven straight-up reasons why your message probably isn’t getting through
Recently, an AdweekMedia poll of LinkedIn members posed this question: “Of the ads you see in a typical day, how many engage your attention?” A remarkable two-thirds of respondents said “a small minority of them.” [...]
An old concept hits a Popular Pop!
While this has been a staple in the food industry, it is a shame that the giant soft drink company, Coca Cola is resorting to tricking faithful consumers.
Coca Cola has come up with a great way to make more money: Give you less Coke for more money and get you to think it’s doing you [...]
Buying Rental Properties – Some Tips
What do you want when you buy rental properties? A safe, profitable investment. Here are some things to look for to make that happen.
Buying rental properties can be a great way to build your wealth. However, as in most real estate investment, it is sometimes difficult to know if you’ve found a good deal – [...]
Buying Real Estate That’s Not For Sale
Buying real estate can start with a look in the newspaper, a visit to a broker, or a search online. These are all good ways to find your next investment property. You’re looking at the same properties as every other investor, of course, so it’s not always easy to beat the competition to a great [...]
Starting Your Own Specialty Store
Are you looking to become a small business owner? If you are, you will find that you have a number of different opportunities to choose from. One of those opportunities includes starting your own specialty store. Specialty stores, like many others small businesses, have their own pros and cons; a few of which are briefly [...]
Obtaining Business Insurance
When you started your business, you probably dreamed of the freedom you would have doing something every day that you love. However, you may find that running a business doing something you love also brought with it other responsibilities, like finding business insurance. When you find the right business insurance for your organization, though, you [...]
Business Insurance – Tutorial
Getting your business up and running is exciting, challenging and hard work. You’re finally making money – and you are the driving force that is making your business grow. But have you taken care of the “What ifs”. Like – “What if I get sick, how do I pay my bills” or “What if I [...]
Do you need Business Insurance?
If you own or manage a business, either large or small, you will require some type of insurance to protect your company against the various risks and potential multitude of claims, that your business will face.
Commercial insurance or Business insurance as it is commonly known, is a complicated area of underwriting and because all businesses [...]
The Right Business Insurance
This might come as a surprise to some, but getting the right insurance for your business might be one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a business owner. The consequences of inadequate coverage, or no coverage, could be devastating. There is a whole world of things that can happen to you and your [...]