The realization you’re in the wrong career does not hit like a lightening bolt. Rather, it festers within you for a long time, slowly worming its way into your consciousness, until one day you realize you’ve known it all along. For years, I sat in a ninety-minute-each-way commute in Chicago rush hour traffic to/from my telecom job in product management. I dreaded every Monday. … [Read more...] about Unleashing Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
Archives for January 2008
Doing Business with the Government
The U.S. Government is the biggest consumer in the world, spending an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2006 according to research and data company Global Insight. As such, the government provides huge opportunities for big and small businesses alike. However, the sheer size of the government and its levels – federal, state and local -- highlight the importance of developing a … [Read more...] about Doing Business with the Government
How to Get Started in Franchising
Are you ready to embark upon the career adventure of a lifetime? Take this short quiz to find out if you’re ready to join the ranks of fulfilled entrepreneurs who have found personal and fiscal success in the franchising industry. Have you ever thought, “I want to be my own boss”? Are you willing to take calculated business risks to make the money you feel you … [Read more...] about How to Get Started in Franchising
How to Get Rich in an Up or Down Economy
Fast Profits in Hard Times will teach you everything you need to know and give you specific resources (websites, toll-free numbers, etc) to implement the following 10 strategies on how to get rich in an up or down economy: 1. Invest in Tax Liens Buy liens placed on properties by municipalities because owners have fallen behind in paying their property taxes. Then, … [Read more...] about How to Get Rich in an Up or Down Economy
5 Steps to Optimizing Your Website
The majority of Web site owners have fewer than 10 incoming links to their sites. The search engines view incoming links as verification that your site has quality content. The more related links your site has from other sites (with the underlined clickable text that includes your targeted keywords), the higher your ranking in the search engines will be. Here is a … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Optimizing Your Website