Liz Fuller over at Business and Blogging has created a blogging reader survey. No contest, but your response is needed. Here is the link: http://www.businessandblogging.com/quick-business-blogging-reader-survey/
I am a sucker for surveys and evaluations. You know the kind, where you answer the silly questions to get some insight into yourself, your marriage. I found a survey that purports to tell you your REAL AGE by asking you questions about your lifestyle, eating habits, relationships, and other stuff.
It’s RealAge.com. Of course, they are going to try to sell you stuff. And the whole thing is the opinion of their “Scientific Advisory Board.” The guys who run this site are the authors of the “YOU” books (YOU: The Owner’s Manual, YOU: Staying …read more
He just retired and managed to find a great part-time job. The old pickup he’s been driving for five years is just not trustworthy anymore. So he decided to buy a big truck, a 2005 F150, V8, with extended cab. Gas prices have been over $4 a gallon for several months, so at first blush it sounds like a really bad idea. I figured there was a good reason auto dealers are trying to get rid of trucks; after all, this is the same thing that happened in the late 1970s, in the “gas …read more
One of my favorite old SciFi movies is “The Day the Earth Stood Still” with Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, and Sam Jaffe. And Billy Gray (from Father Knows Best). Klaatu (Rennie) comes to earth with Gort, his robot friend, to warn the people of the world that they must live in peace or face obliteration (I was never sure why, if the aliens were against war, why they would destroy people). Anyway, it seems Barak Obama has picked up Klaatu’s refrain.
During his recent speech in Berlin, he referred to his audience several times as “People …read more
I counsel people going into professional practices, and I tell them this often: If you are buying property, purchase the property as a separate entity. Having a separate entity (an LLC or a Subchapter S Corporation) for the property keeps the property out of any issues with the debt of the business itself. You can also move the business and keep the property, renting out the space to some other business.
The separate entity for property idea might also be good if you are asked to invest in a business by a relative, child, or friend. You could …read more
It turns out getting a bank loan to finance your new business startup is NOT the right way to get that money.
If you are considering starting a new business, either post-”retirement” or just in general, you’re probably going to need money. And you’re probably going to go out and look for a bank loan. But don’t go run out and start talking to banks yet. Listen to an expert – David Gass, Founder and President of Business Credit Services, Inc., about the best way to go about financing a business startup. Here is …read more
I found an interesting video called “Did You Know?” about the globalization and the technology that is increasing our knowledge base and changing our world. I remember 1995 when the Internet “came of age” and people began to use it for real (before that it was used primarily by us techno-geeks and people at major universities and the government).
The question posed by this video is very defining: What are we doing to prepare our children (and our grandchildren) for life in the 21st century?
Watch and think:
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As I’ve written before on this blog, I love coffee. And I have a wonderful vision of sitting in a little coffee shop, serving biscotti, bagels and all kinds of coffee and tea. People are chatting, using their laptops, relaxing. And I’m having a great time chatting, making fantastic-smelling and looking latte’s, and raking in the money.
OK, it’s a dream. Have you ever thought about running a coffee shop? It’s a growing business, despite Starbuck’s recent downturn and its announcement that it is closing 600 stores. In a recent article, Business Week stated there are …read more
Just a reminder about the contest I’m running – submit a suggestion for a book every baby boomer business owner should have. Win a chance to receive the two top business books (in my opinion). Use the link in my July 24 blog post for more information and to comment.
I found what is probably the last interview done with George Carlin, for Psychology Today. In the article, he talks about the creative process, how he feels like an observer of the human species but not really human himself, how he feels about foul language, and other fascinating subjects. It’s worth reading in full.
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