You probably didn’t realize that the stool was invented by accident by a Swiss woman by the name of Maria Schitonstool in 1749. She was poor and had to burn furniture to stay warm in the winter and the last pieces of furniture she had to burn were her chairs so she sawed off the [...]
Why Hire a Consultant
When the economy is down and recovery is expected to be slow; when business is tight and profits are low, the last thing you need to spend money on is a business consultant, right? Wrong!
When business is slow, you need help diagnosing problems and finding solutions; you need to maximize efficiency, increase [...]
What “To Do” and “Not To Do” when starting a business
TOP TEN DO’S
Live frugally and begin saving up money now to start your own business.
Use your cash flow projection as your key tool to determine financing required.
Complete a business plan for meetings [...]
Planning Today – Surviving Tomorrow
In the first and second chapters of the book of Numbers in the Old Testament, we find a detailed description of the Israelite campsite during their wilderness trek. To the casual reader an outline of the particulars of encampment might seem to be irrelevant minutiae. What is actually presented, however, is [...]
Getting a Loan in Today’s Lending Climate
Credit is available, but expect closer scrutiny of your loan request
Although a Federal Reserve survey, released recently, found that many banks are tightening their lending standards for businesses, there are still many banks looking for good deals and many of them are getting funded. A few banks have shut [...]
How to Reduce Stress in the Workplace
From People Management Magazine
It is simply not possible to remove all sources of stress at work, but according to recent research, empowering line managers to manage stress among their teams will help to reduce some of its consequences, such as: poor morale, reduced performance and team conflict.
The research, Managing [...]
Demographic Profile An Average American Millionaire
General Information
The average age is 57. Only 10% are under 40.
Grew up in middle or working class families. (80% are first-generation millionaires).
Attended some college (15% dropped out by 12th grade).
Approximately 60% are men, 40% are women.
Drives an older American car (60%).
Dresses moderately and conservatively.
Home [...]
How to Write a Business Plan
The following pages provide a suggested outline of the material that should be included in your business plan. Your final plan may vary according to your needs or because of the individual requirements of your lender.
What Are the Benefits?
Every business can benefit from the preparation of a carefully written plan. [...]
What Makes a Good Plan?
Is it the length of the plan? The information it covers? How well it’s written, or the brilliance of its strategy. No.
The following illustration shows a business plan as part of a process. You can think about the good or bad of a plan as the plan itself, measuring its value [...]
Financial Performance – The Key to Survival
Our culture revolves around statistics. In baseball there are statistics for the total number of bases a batter achieves versus his batting average. In cinema, the second week of a film’s run is a more important factor in determining its long term success than the first. And in farming [...]
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