Smells Like Happy

Big business produces a product, creates job and creates wealth. Big government creates large inefficient agencies, gobbles up wealth, creates waste and is corrupt. Big business needs to be watched and when found corrupt the corrupt need to go to jail. Small business is just as corrupt as big business. It just doesn’t make the national news.

So why is big business demonized by the left but big government loved? Our founding fathers didn’t trust government at all so why does the left love it?

I am truly hoping you get some decent answers to this question that can lend some logic to that position. It reeks of cognitive dissonance to me and always has.

Are you looking to get started with an online home based business? Maybe you are worried about your financial future, or possibly want to make some extra money to help pay your bills. Whatever the case may be you are not the only one looking to get started in an online home based business. There are several advantages a business of this type provides over a traditional business. Let’s consider some of those advantages as well as the type of business many are getting involved with.

The beauty of an online home based business is that it gives you the opportunity to reach out to a customer base that is worldwide. You are no longer geographically limited to your local area. Also, getting your business started online is fast and simple, and usually requires little or no investment.

You can even start an online home based business without going through the hassle of making your own product. I know this was one of the main reasons I got started with it. You can simply join affiliate network sites that allow you to market other people’s products. In exchange for making a sale or generating a lead the merchant will pay you a commission. The best programs to market will even provide you with online marketing materials like banners and sample ads. This type of business is referred to as affiliate marketing.

Many are making thousands of dollar every month with affiliate marketing. In order to achieve these results it is important that you learn the different online marketing methods to get people to visit your assigned website also referred to as your affiliate website.

If you are on a tight budget you can use free marketing methods like article marketing, blogs, and forum marketing. Pay-per-click advertising is also a great marketing method since you can get targeted leads to your website. The key is understanding how to use these methods to get qualifed customers to your website.

Daniel Mililli
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They mentioned that before 2012:

1. America will be the first undeveloped country
2. Revolution, food shortages, riots, marches
3. Food instead of gifts for Christmas

Seriously, I was shocked. The segment lasted for more than 6 minutes. He said things like parents shouldn’t send their kids to get business degrees or psychology degrees and send them to community colleges to learn a real skill. He kept implying that food will become the most important thing for us. He said the retail industry will die off completely but local markets will thrive.

The host even introduced him as a guy who’s “predictions always come true”. He has been remarkably accurate over the decades.

From the 11/10/08 show.

Gerald Celente’s website:

http://www.trendsresearch.com/

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With the availability of women business grants, women can eliminate the financial risk involved with running a business. The government works hard to keep the economy running smoothly, and providing equal opportunity in the business world is one of the ways that they can offer this support.

Once you obtain your women business grants, you’ll have cash in hand that you never have to repay. There is money available to help you buy new equipment and office furniture, grants to help you make your payroll and hire employees, and even grants to help you source products. It doesn’t matter if you have a home based business or a brick and mortar business, the government is willing to help.

Small business is the backbone to the American economy, yet it takes a lot of risk for a person to lay everything on the line and start a business. But if you have a good idea and are driven to succeed, the government is willing to help you by providing thousands of dollars in free grant money for your business that never has to be repaid.

Women business grants are available in particular as response to the growing success rate of women in the business world. Not only are they aggressive and extremely successful in the workplace, but those who become business owners are 75% more successful than men.

This money can be requested by any American that is at least 18 years old. The hardest part is finding the available grants, but once you have the right resources it becomes increasingly easy to obtain women business grants.

Austin Warty
http://www.articlesbase.com/finance-articles/free-money-women-business-grants-750129.html

Music video from season 1, episode 5.

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As a “numbers” person, I’m forever looking for ways to apply the latest tax deductions to my industry outings. So while driving to a business luncheon, I saw several Georgia peach stands that had me thought about some ‘peachy’ sweet tax deductions. As a business owner, you need to acquire sure that you are enjoying the many tax advantages available. But there are multitude of legal amenities for you to deduct your business meals and other associated entertainment expenses. Here are a few key strategies to keep in mind as you legislation your business meals.

‘Peachy” tax strategy #1 – Organize your business meal for the purpose of discussing specific business

Your prospect must reasonably expect a business reason for the meal or entertainment. This purpose can be anything on “trying to obtain a referral” to “talking about utilizing your services.”

‘Peachy” tax strategy #2 – Make sure you discuss business when you eat your ’sweets’

You must substantiate your meal or entertainment by answering these five questions:

·Who? Identify the person(s) entertained by name, official titles, and a greater number of information to establish the business relationship.

·Where? Describe the place of the meal or entertainment, if not clearly written on a receipt (for example: you lost your receipt, so you hand-write a receipt for meals and entertainment less than $75). Yes, you read this right. No receipts are needed for entertainment rates under $75 per cost per the Income Tax Regulations.

·When? The date the meal or entertainment takes place.

·Why? Be specific, but to the point. For example “discussed probable joint venture” or “tried to get referrals”.

·How much? The cost have got to be recorded and evidence is required when the prices is $75 or more.

‘Peachy” tax strategy #3 – Sweeten the Pot: Deduct “associated entertainment” among your business prospect

‘Associated entertainment’ takes place in a non-business setting. However this ‘associated entertainment’ must precede or follow a substantial and bona fide business discussion during the same day as the entertainment. So it’s okay if there are no business discussions during the entertainment. Nice to know, huh?

Author’s tip: Develop the habit of writing your business meals, associated entertainment, and other tax deductions in a tax diary or organizer. This will save you thousands and allow you to enjoy your business meals and entertainment without stressing about an IRS audit. How ass it is!

virgilio vallecera
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The Business explains the Punk/Skin relationship and the song Blind Justice.

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This Business English video ESL lesson introduces English vocabulary for discussing projects and project management in English

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Manage Customers and Sales Leads More Effectively

Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 uses familiar, integrated, easy-to-use software to help you manage customers and sales opportunities more effectively, create marketing materials in-house, manage e-mail, and share information efficiently.

Running a small business is never easy. You need to get a handle on large amounts of information and find a way to get everything done quickly – all within a budget. Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 can help you find new customers and pursue sales leads effectively, even if customer information exists in a number of places.

Build Great Customer Relationships

Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager makes it easy to manage all your customer relationships. It can help you increase profits by assisting as you follow up on sales leads and business opportunities. You can consolidate activities relating to a customer, account, or opportunity all in one place for easy retrieval. You have instant access to all email messages, notes, phone calls, appointments, tasks and documents for any customer. Then you can run one of the preformatted reports to gain further insight into your customers’ activities.

Keep Customer Acquisition and Retention Costs Down

Make the most out of the time and money you spend to gain new customers and keep your current ones. Use the integration between Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager to help manage mailing lists and track marketing campaigns.

New features you’ll love:

· Send personalised, professional-looking email messages and newsletters to your mailing lists.

· Sort and organise your business contacts the way you prefer using Outlook 2003.

· Link Office System documents to your Contacts so you can always find them.

· Open and view Office documents from within Outlook 2003.

· Export reports on your customers and sales opportunities into Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and Microsoft Office Word 2003.

· Create mail-merge documents quickly and easily in Word 2003 and Microsoft Office Publisher 2003.

· Build personalised newsletters from a variety of Word 2003 and Publisher 2003 templates.

· Attach faxes and scanned documents to your contacts.

Important points to know:

· Business Contact Manager is an add-on to Outlook 2003. Both are part of the Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 suite.

· Business Contact Manager works seamlessly with other Microsoft Office applications.

· It is a “single user” contact management solution to help small businesses with less than 25 employees, or little IT infrastructure.

GT Kimberly
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