“Carpe diem, quam minimal credula postero”. = “Seize the day, don’t trust tomorrow.” — Horace Along with “Carpe diem”, said Horacio, “Has the work half done who has made a beginning”. Indira Gandhi also thought that moving forward is the way to go: “Have a bias towards action: let’s see something happen now. You can break that big plan down […]
Everyone knows that building a house is an expensive task. The amount of payments to be made is not limited solely to the cost of purchasing the property and construction. There are always plenty of other expenses to take care of. Paying the workers, paying the architect, getting all the permits and paying the agent, who has been hired to […]
Just the other day, I was discussing “preparing for retirement” with a small group of people, several of whom were already retired. None of them owned, or even heard of, closed-end equity or income funds (CEFs)…vehicles I’ve been using in professionally managed portfolios for decades. Readers are assumed to have read the six questions and answers covered in Part One. […]
Many companies that sell and distribute their own products these days started years ago as importers, bringing in products from the open Asian market, building a brand simply by placing their logo on the products. They were not manufacturing, but simply buying a product in Asia, taking it across the ocean, and selling it in North America. It worked for […]
Teaching entrepreneurship to students is important to show how being entrepreneurial early in life is a positive thing. They will learn the value of money, time management, and maturity that will prepare them for life. By teaching entrepreneurship, students will also be able to examine the value of their skills and what they can do to improve these skills. In […]
When you hear the word “copywriting,” do you immediately think of long sales pages, squeeze pages, and spam? You’re not alone in that thought, but the fact is that copywriting is more than just sales messages. In fact, as an online business owner, most of the content you produce could be called copywriting, at least in some sense. After all, […]
With thousands of network marketing, direct sales, and multi-level marketing opportunities to choose from, finding the right one is daunting at best and must be undertaken with due diligence. A quick screening method is to check if the company is a member of the Direct Selling Association (DSA), which is the national trade association for major companies that manufacture and […]
Trading of Carbon Credits Carbon credits are a market-based way to offset the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. They are created when companies or governments develop ways to reduce their emissions, such as using renewable energy, adopting clean technologies, or reducing factory emissions. As global temperatures rise, more and more companies are looking to offset their emissions. These emissions are […]
Often, taxpayers find themselves owing the IRS even after paying for the entire year. This has proven to be very confusing and frustrating for many who already feel they are paying too much. To gain control over these types of issues, you must first understand what these taxes are and how they are calculated. Only then can you order the […]
What is a court reporter? Also known as a court reporter, a court reporter is a person tasked with recording every word said in legal and other proceedings where accurate recording is required. There are several methods of performing the reporting function, but the vast majority are done stenographically (using a shorthand machine). Legal services careers are diverse. Some reporters […]
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