Archive for the 'Business' Category

Traits of The Successful Entrepreneur

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Want to know why certain people succeed and others don’t. Well successful people have certain traits? Do you have them?


Business has changed a great deal over the years. We now have computers, the internet and because of the internet - web pages, email and everything else that comes with…

Recognition - A Quick, Low-cost Way to Motivate Employees

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Recognizing good performance through praise or other positive action is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to motivate people. It provides three major benefits:

  1. It lets people know that their performance was valued, and increases the likelihood that they will continue to pe…

Difficult Staff - It Pays To Get To Know Them Better

Monday, August 4th, 2008

It’s very easy for a business owner or manager to fall into
the trap of condemning one of their team as a no-hoper or a
problem child.

It may turn out that this person shouldn’t be on your team
however as Abraham Lincoln once said about someone he had a
problem with -
“I don’t think I …

Entrepreneurs Just Get Better With Age

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Q: I’m thinking about starting a business after I retire next month. I’ll be 65. Am I too old to start a business?
– Milton A.

A: Milton, congratulations on your pending retirement. I find it admirable that after many years of hard work you are thinking about starting a business. While …

What Are The Four Types Of Negotiating Outcomes

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Negotiating outcomes are the types of results that can happen at the end of a negotiation. All negotiations end up with one out of four possible outcomes: one party wins and the other loses, both parties lose, they get stuck in a stalemate, or both end up winning. Obviously, the goal in a coopera…

The Power in Praising People

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

One of the keys to success is to have successful relationships. We are not islands and we don’t get to the top by ourselves. And one of the key ways to grow successful in our relationships is to be “life-giving” people to others. Every person we meet, we either give life to or take life from. …

Using Direct Mail

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

The advantages of using direct mail to promote your home-based or small

How to Start a Big Mail Service

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008


A BIG MAIL SHOULD CONTAIN:
At least three to four Mail order Magazines Circulars containing
offers or interest to new mail order dealers. Circulars which the
Big Mail Dealer has been to mail.


Do you enjoy reading Mail Dealer magazines? Do you enjoy ordering
and receiving “…

Mail Order’s Most Common Mistakes

Friday, August 1st, 2008

THE GREAT MAIL ORDER MYTH There are a number of totally unrealistic beliefs about the mail order business. To belive in any of them can be dangerous to your pocketbook. Here are some of the most common ones:


1. It is possible to make vast amounts of money in a short period of time under th…

In Business, Image Isn’t Everything; It’s The Only Thing!

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

We have all heard this lament, but how much do we practice it. With all the relaxed rules today, do we really present ourselves in the best light. It seems all the articles I see today are about how old fashioned today’s workers find their supervisors or bosses to be in the way they dress, the p…