Let’s check the next item on our to-do-list. Write down the material assets you already own. Do you have a computer? A desk? A telephone? It’s possible that these are all you’ll need to get started.
Check around your home and/or home office to see what you have on hand that could be used to help [...]
I encounter people all the time, who when they learn I am in business for myself, immediately say, “I wish I could do that.”
When I tell them they can, very often they just shake their heads, and say, “Oh no, I could never do that.” What a self-defeating attitude! Yes, you can own your own [...]
How does a person get started in business?
The first thing you need to realize is that everyone is selling something. You may not think of yourself as a salesperson, but you are. When you apply for a job, you’re trying to sell that prospective employer on hiring you.
When you answer the employer’s phone, [...]
If you’re thinking of changing your name to Aretha Franklin, and making “Rescue Me” your new theme song, I would suggest you make other plans for awhile. If you think the Great Bailout is going to solve all the economic problems overnight, guess again.
Even though the numbers boggle the mind, we won’t be seeing [...]
With all the chaos going on in the stock market, the economy and the election, sometimes it’s hard to maintain perspective.
The fact is, markets go up, and markets go down. The economy will be better at times than others, and in 32 days, Vote ‘08 will be in the history books.
The real question is: “What [...]
With everything that’s going on in our economy, it’s a better time than ever to start your own business. Did you know that 89% of the people who make over $50,000 a year own some kind of business? It’s true. They’re participating in financial self-defense.
There is no way to predict what will evolve as [...]
The discussion about the mess on Wall Street, in the financial community at-large, and on Main Street all boils down to semantics, and I’m surprised I haven’t heard someone say it before now.
First the President calls for a “bailout”, and everyone is echoing the word. Then the members of Congress start getting angry calls and [...]
Staying motivated is one of the hardest things about being in business. Being dependent on a paycheck is usually enough to motivate you to get out of the bed when you’re employed by someone else. But what about when you’re a small business owner?
Even if it’s a brick and mortar operation that requires a physical [...]
It seems that many companies in today’s business world are leaving out a very important element of doing business. They either have forgotten, or worse, never learned about integrity.
Whether you’re offering a product or service, the principle is the same. Be honest about what a customer is getting for their money, then deliver that, and [...]
Beeman on Business is back in business. After technical glitches galore, everything is up and running again, and I’m excited to be sharing more information with you than ever before.
All my sites are either already updated, or soon will be, with new and exciting things to come. New classes, better resources, a brand new training [...]
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