money

Backwards Mentality

A veil has been lifted over the population of the United States. It has revealed that the vast majority of Americans have been led down a path of only understanding one side to business. And that is to consume. While this has been apparent for some time now, with the recent crash it has become [...]

Continue Reading → 3 June 2010

The Subjective Power of Money

Money…the life blood of an economic society. An agreed upon thing which holds value that can be exchanged for goods and services. Yet, if it is as simple as that, why does it get so complicated? Well, to break it down into simple, bite-sized pieces, there are a few things that cause money to be [...]

Continue Reading → 28 March 2010

Business from 30,000 Feet: What You Need To Know

Image by Denis Collette…!!! via Flickr

Have you ever stopped to step back away from the company with which you are molding and shaping to really see what is going on? To get above the trees so to speak? Is the company headed in the right direction? What is the financial statement really telling you? Are [...]

Continue Reading → 11 December 2009

Will the Bailouts Really Work? A Monopoly Experiment

I am pretty tired of hearing about bailouts for banks and big corporations as I am sure you are too.
While the bailouts are done with good intentions, it simply may not work. Why do I say this? Of course I want the bailouts to work- I think we all want something to fix the mess [...]

Continue Reading → 2 July 2009

Strategy As Advocacy

Re-position Your Firm By Focusing On Your Mission Statement
What is it that makes companies stand out? Why is it that there are fanatics about companies, who promote the company because of their love and passion for the products, while other companies struggle to find an audience?
The answer lies in the mission statement and in the [...]

Continue Reading → 16 February 2009

Mindset Determines Quadrant

My approach to business development is quite different from the traditional route. It is important to have the right mindset in order to build a strong company. Anyone can start a company, but building a system in which to run the company is something that many do not do. And that is the problem, and [...]

Continue Reading → 15 February 2009

Grapes For Apes

I absolutely love orangutans and want to help them as much as possible. I have posted before about how I adopted Dodo as a Christmas gift for a family member, and have written about how they are quickly going extinct if us humans do not do something about it. Well, there is a charity doing [...]

Continue Reading → 12 February 2009

Freakonomics: The Hidden Side To Everything

In any time of recession, the best possible thing to do is to invest in yourself instead of letting fear and the negative mentality of the media get the best of you. For the last three years I have been studying economics at macro and micro levels as well as business and international business to [...]

Continue Reading → 11 February 2009

Break the Mold – Assets Are Key

Focus on Acquiring Income-Producing Assets to Offset Your Service Income
For many entrepreneurs in the service industry, they are so focused on the services that they provide that they do not look at the bigger picture. At some point, the entrepreneur may want to retire or sell the business to start another. If the primary [...]

Continue Reading → 7 February 2009

Company Culture: An Asset

What is it that separates companies apart from each other? Is it the products they sell, or the services they offer? Is it the price that brings large amounts of customers coming back day after day? Or is it something beyond that- something that once it catches on, takes on a life of its own [...]

Continue Reading → 3 February 2009

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