Archive for June 2nd, 2004
802 Most Common Small Businesses In the United States
From Google Answers, comes the 802 most common small businesses in the United States: Abrasive Blast Cleaning Services Accountants Acoustical Analysis Services Actuaries Acupuncturists Addressing & Mailing Services Adhesive Application Services Adult Schools Adventure Travel Agencies Advertising Agencies Aerial Surveying Services Agricultural Support Service Air Cleaners Dealers Air Cleaning, Purifying & Monitoring Services Air Conditioning [...]
News sites like the Seattle Times, or the New York Times that require free accounts to access the archives can be a pain if you just want to read a quick article and don’t want the to go through the hassle of creating an account. A quick tip: try “laexaminer” as both the username and [...]
Something is seriously wrong in the retail clothing industry, especially in that department that should be a bastion of “sugar and spice, and everything nice” when an eleven year old girl has to ask Nordstrom to stock more demure clothing. Work at Home Dad pointed to an article about it in the Seattle Times with [...]
Not our typical fare, but this report comparing the economics of the EU and the US is a very interesting read. From the report’s introduction: France, Italy, Great Britain and Germany have lower GDP per capita than all but four of the states in the United States. In fact, GDP per capita is lower in [...]
Duct Tape Marketing: Instead of simply listing your clients and telling about the results you have delivered, take a photo of every one of your clients using your product, meeting with you, doing something goofy involving your name brand. The power behind this technique is incredible. Suddenly, you can offer tons of proof that people [...]
From Murray N. Rothbard in Man, Economy, and State: We shall concentrate on the capitalist-entrepreneurs, economically the more important type of entrepreneur. These are the men who invest in “capital” (land and/or capital goods) used in the productive process. . . . The capitalist-entrepreneur buys factors or factor services in the present; his product must [...]
How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business
Amazon: “Ever dream of starting your own business? According to USA Today, more than 47 million people want to own their own businesses and over 20 million actually do. In How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business, bestselling business author Jeffrey Fox offers sound rules to succeeding in small business, whether you’re [...]
Work-at-Home Check Cashing Scam, Exposed
ScamSafe: “The way it works is that they have people deposit checks, ranging in amounts from a few thousand to as much as $100,000, into their personal or business bank accounts. The check typically arrives overnight via FedEx. Unbeknownst to the victim, the checks are fraudulent—stolen, altered and forged to appear real. The thieves tell [...]
