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This is a guest post by Riveting Rosie Reilman. What woman wouldn’t want to embrace the likes of Captain Jack Sparrow or young Will Turner? What man doesn’t secretly wish they were one of these two? But that’s not exactly what I’m talking about. What I am talking about is putting an end to doing […]
This is a guest post by Franchise King Joel Libava. There is a simple and easy way to help your local economy. This easy-to-implement technique can be used right away. You don’t have to have new zoning laws passed, or get approval from your Mayor. It won’t require too much risk. It is not the […]
Economic news as it is, outsourcing may be the last thing you’re considering. But you should, especially if you’re a small business. I’ve met so many small business owners (myself included) who get stuck in a flawed way of thinking that goes like this: I know how to do that. Why should I pay someone? […]
How are you faring in these hard times? The recent economic down turn has hit many of us, especially with small businesses, rather hard. I don’t want to dwell on the tough stuff, because you know it. Instead I wanted to focus on opportunities available to save you money in these tough times. Today there […]
Common dogma has it that no value can be placed on a human being. Our lives are priceless. So are our bodies. If one location consistently and emphatically proves that dogma wrong, it is the hospital. If one hospital branch has the unmitigated ability to ruthlessly and immediately price every ounce of your flesh, bones, […]
The WSJ takes a closer look at what makes the Oracle of Omaha in modern times: Mr. Buffett’s skill at picking publicly traded stocks pales alongside the value he has added to the company through other means. As recently as 1995, 73.5% of Berkshire’s total assets consisted of a portfolio of publicly traded stocks that […]
Like a Vegas casino, many of this week’s jobs are hard to navigate. Most–like a Vegas casino–are also located in Vegas. See how many of the first four gigs from this list you can actually comprehend: 1. Las Vegas: I need a animal to market me I’m a comedian/inspirational speaker looking for management. I need […]
From CNN Money: Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) set a quarterly profit record for a U.S. company Thursday, surging past analyst estimates. Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500), the leading U.S. oil company, said its third-quarter net profit was $14.83 billion, or $2.86 per share, up from $9.41 billion, or $1.70, a year earlier. That profit included […]
The LA Times reports on the correlation between bad US economies and good, if nihilistic, Hollywood movies: Great Hollywood movies and total economic collapse have a long and symbiotic history. The films of the 1930s were just as notable…for reflecting the panic, anger, disillusionment and despair brought on by the financial collapse as they were […]
From NPR: Credit card companies are trying to cut the credit lines of many customers. And they’re looking well beyond payment history — to who holds their mortgage, even where they shop. Customers are outraged, but card issuers say they are simply managing risk in tough economic times. The rest of the radio show goes […]
I’ve always been curious about the Spirit Halloween Stores that pop up like short-lived suburban mushrooms every fall. While I was shopping at one store last year, I asked one of the store managers what he rakes in every season. He said he’d pulled in $80,000 during the past few days (I was shopping for […]
Dear American pub owners everywhere, Please, please take a hint from the report below (Ananova): One resourceful pub landlord has decided to tackle the credit crisis by pricing all the meals on his menu at just £1 – and it’s working. …customers are flooding in and trade is flourishing, says Tony Rabbits who runs the […]
