Selling Products and Services Online
Posted on February 11th, 2012
Websites are now more popular than brochures for small businesses that want to showcase their products and services to the world.
They are an excellent tool for promotion and cost a lot less than manufacturing a glossy brochure. You can also reach a global audience, something that would have previously been unlikely or cost a lot of money to achieve.
Brochures are out-of-date and irrelevant nearly as quickly as they are published. With websites you can update instantly with company news and even provide real-time notifications of stock levels. This allows you keep customers updated without much hassle.
An online store allows you to keep your business open 24 hours a day, making money even while you are relaxing at home or fast asleep!
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Good Morning Sunday – Susan Boyle, “I Dreamed, a Dream”
Posted on February 9th, 2012
“My name is Susan Boyle”, were her first words when she introduced herself to the judges and audience at Britain’s got talent audition in 2009.
“And how old are you Susan ?” – asks Simon (one of the judges)
“I am 47 “, she said
The reaction from the judges and the audience after she said that could have shattered anyone’s hope of making it, but not Susan Boyle’s.
“And what’s your dream” – asks Simon
“I dream to be a professional singer” – she says
The reaction from the judges and the audience was very similar, there were giggles and not so friendly expressions. The boo’s from the crowd were louder than cheers for Susan Boyle.
That was how Susan Boyle was greeted by the judges and audience when she auditioned for Britains Got Talent.
But wait…
Here’s wha
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The thumb of all fears
Posted on February 4th, 2012
The Pentagon is revealing parts of its budget plan for fiscal year 2013. The proposal includes the scaling back of several weapons systems, savings on personnel costs, along with an assurance from top DoD officials that even though the military will be smaller, it will be more agile and more capable. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is also calling for another round of base realignments and closures.
Feds need to develop a strategy to ease retirement path The Office of Personnel Management is vowing to tackle its backlog of retirement applications. OPM received more the 15,000 new retirement applications this month, which is more than double the normal load. All told, there’s a backlog of about 50,000 cases.
CTO Aneesh Chopra to step down Aneesh Chopra, the White House’s first chief technology officer, is stepping down. A White House official confirmed Chopra’s last day would be Feb.
Credit care: Discharging student loan in bankruptcy requires major hardship
Posted on February 2nd, 2012
Q: How can I file bankruptcy on my school loans? I don’t have a job and haven’t had one in over a year. The loan company keeps adding interest to the back of my loans. I will never be able to catch up again. How can I clear that loan from my name?
A: Student loan debt is not easy to walk away from. In fact, private and federal student loans are not eligible for discharge in a bankruptcy filing unless you can prove that paying them would produce an “undue hardship” for you and your dependents. The burden to prove undue hardship varies from state to state and court district to court district.
You might consider doing some research and/or contacting a bankruptcy attorney to get advice. Keep in mind that in most cases you must prove three things for the loans to be considered an undue hardship.
1. You cannot maintain a minimum standard of living and repay your loans in your current situation.
2.
A work in progress
Posted on January 26th, 2012
The city of Montgomery now has a visual of what its about 190,000 square feet in the former Montgomery Mall will look like. Actual construction on the transformation could begin as early as April or May, Mayor Todd Strange said last week.
“We have architects working and met this week with fire and police to get the scope of what we want to do there,” Strange said.
The city plans to put a police substation, meeting space and a public-use, indoor walking track in former Steve and Barry’s space. It will also add space, including fire truck bays, for Fire station No.
Small firms to benefit from new govt e-calendar
Posted on January 26th, 2012
Small business owners across the UK could be among those encouraged by the launch of a new enterprise calendar.
The coalition has published a new calendar on the StartUp Britain website in the hope of stimulating growth and encouraging more people to start up a new business.
StartUp 2012: Enterprise Calendar highlights more than 600 enterprise events that are taking place throughout the year including competitions, conferences, workshops and networking events.
Mark Prisk, the government’s Business and Enterprise Minister, commented: “We want 2012 to be the year of enterprise, where entrepreneurs can unlock their business potential. Enterprise events don’t just take place on one day, or during one week, but they appear throughout the year and across the country.
“The government is committed to providing more opportunities for businesses to start and grow. W
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Social-Local-Mobile & SEO Workshops in Portland, ME
Posted on January 25th, 2012
As part of flytes commitment to education this year, well be putting on monthly lunch & learn seminars were calling flyte school.
And as part of my commitment to not hog the spotlight all the time, Im teaming up with some amazing marketing experts to help me out.
The first one is Tobin Slaven of Dream Local. Hes going to be presenting on The Perfect Storm: Social-Local-Mobile.
Last year social media was all the rage, but 2012 will mark the widening gap between businesses that are harnessing social and the power of word of mouth advertising versus those who are going to miss the boat.