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Online Futures Trading – Advantages and Disadvantages

By Deborah ⋅ December 17, 2008

What Is Online Futures Trading?
A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a commodity at a date in the future. Everything about a futures contract is standardized except its price. All of the terms under which the commodity or financial instrument is to be transferred are established before active trading begins, so neither [...]

Corporate World: Jungle Or Paradise?

By Bruce ⋅ December 9, 2008

The road to the top is not easy, it is bumpy and dirty. Along the way, we meet interesting creatures. There are seasons in life when we will be at crossroads and choose a path based on what is important in our life. Either way may lead us to our goal, but the means to [...]

Ridding Yourself Of Being A Manipulator To Better Your Relationships

By Craig ⋅ December 7, 2008

One of the oldest character flaws in humans is their abilityto manipulate each other. Its insidious nature tilts oureveryday playing field toward the manipulator. Themanipulating person has a basic personality flaw that has adirect link to control, but primarily the ever-abundantinsecurity issue.
So, how is it that we deal with these types of people tolevel the [...]

US Trade Deficit with Bordering Neighbors

By Kelly ⋅ December 7, 2008

The trade deficit with Canada is now 50 Billion per year. The amount of money sent back Mexico each week from migrant labor and/or illegal aliens is estimated at 8 billion per week. That is 416 Billion per year, not all that comes back here, over half moves to other lands including Cuba a non-trading [...]

Women Golfers Have The Drive For Success

By Dennis ⋅ December 5, 2008

Watching the tournament rounds of today’s LPGA players is more exciting than ever. Annika Sorenstam continues to dominate women’s golf and shows where finesse, strength and athleticism come together to make way for the future.
Is today’s female golfer really that different? You need only look as far as statistics from previous years in combination with [...]

The New Marketing Landscape

By Kenneth ⋅ December 4, 2008

Many of us in the marketing services and/or agency business are starting to see some real tangible marketing patterns emerging that businesses need to be aware of if they want to leverage their marketing dollars in this “post .com implosion economy.”
Good Web Site Design increasingly More Important
It’s imperative for a company to have a quality [...]

Why You Need A Web Site

By Michael ⋅ November 27, 2008

“I have a small business with just a couple of employees and I don’t think my product can really be sold online. Do I need a web site?”
In this day and time, there is very little that can’t be sold over the Internet. There are over 20 million people shopping online, buying everything from movies [...]

Family Reunion Cruises – Something Everyone Can Live With

By Catherine ⋅ November 24, 2008

The mere thought of getting together for a family reunion can strike terror into even the most stalwart of human beings. Don’t get me wrong. We love our families — but usually we prefer to do that loving from afar — often several states afar! Even so, there is something inexplicably appealing [...]

Trade Policy; Hurting Industry and Small Business

By Kelly ⋅ November 24, 2008

The steel tariff taxes a few years ago hurt industry and small business and we as a civilization are still paying for that boo boo. This problem was affecting our team in my company and costing our franchisees money and ROI time, due to increased costs in new equipment. The increase in steel costs added [...]

How To Create A Brand That Sticks

By Cynthia ⋅ November 20, 2008

Most people, when they hear the word branding, think logos – but in fact, branding is really much more than that. A brand involves blending the image, purpose, and focus of your business, with your core marketing message, and coming up with something which will stick in the minds of people who encounter it. As [...]

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