Archive for November, 2008

The Next Day Blinds Marketing Strategy

When you see a company like Next Day Blinds have so much early success, you have to ask yourself one question. What is their secret and how are they doing it? As a new entrepreneur, I wanted to know.
When you get to the bottom of these questions, you can gain some great knowledge about business [...]

Survival Mode

I got laid off a month ago, and at first I thought it would be totally fine.  We have a considerable amount of savings, even aside from the kids’ college funds, and we leave very much within our means.  Now all this stuff has been happening with the economy, and suddenly, I’m not the only [...]

Keeping Tabs on Teen Drivers

I have a great idea for auto insurance companies:  give discounts to people that monitor teens while driving!  I mean, we have nanny cams to keep tabs on our caregivers, we use home security cameras to keep tabs on our other precious possessions, and we even use a spycam to watch contractors or cheating spouses.  [...]

An unexpected franchise opportunity

Owning a professional sports franchise was something I never imagined myself doing.  I had worked for years in the restaurant business and was quite happy making enough to pay all my bills.  I had even managed to squirrel a bit of money away for a rainy day. Then I heard about Florida baseball camps.
When my [...]

Can I Get Health Insurance if I Only Need it Short Term?

I just moved to West Palm Beach Florida for an internship that will be transitioning to an amazing job opportunity.  I went to school for approximately 8 years for this position and I have worked in related industries for about 3 more, therefore to finally land a position in this specificity is really exciting.  The [...]