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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 15 goals quotations
- Examine your own personal goals and find methods to achieve your desires with these valuable quotations about setting goals..."The most important thing about having goals is having one."-- Geoffrey F. Abert"It takes a little courage, and a little self-control. And some grim determination, If you want to reach the goal. It takes a deal of striving, and a firm and stern-set ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The goal setting blueprint
- Why is goal setting important? Because without goals you don't go anywhere!Whenever you see anything worthwhile being done anywhere, it's because someone is behind it with a passion, a belief and a goal!When it comes to your personal life and your business, goal setting can make the difference between mediocrity and excellence and accomplishment.Much is said about goal setting...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Improve your self confidence
- Knowing yourself is the foundation of self-esteem, self confidence and personal development. Man has been seeking himself since the days of the Oracle of Delphi. "Know yourself" said the Oracle, but she spoke in riddles and the men who had come a long way to get a simple answer from her wise lips went away even more confused.Yes, it isn't easy to really understand a human being. And,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reach your goals - goal-pooling
- Goal-pool with friends or acquaintances Get together with a group of friends or co-workers and host a logistical brainstorming party where all the invitees lay out the goals they'd like help with and make plans to meet them, with the help of the rest of the group. The result might look something like this: Every Monday the whole crew gets together for a half-hour after work to help B...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Great goals make you stretch!
- I began enhancing my personal energy level three months shy of my 40th birthday and after 2 years of struggling with clinically-diagnosed depression. During this same period, I was challenged, immensely by the debilitating effects of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and being rendered permanently partially disabled as the result of being involved in two car accidents in six days (neither of which was I at...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - You are what you wear
- When you step into a room, you get one free moment. In that moment colleagues and clients are making assumptions of who and what you are all about. If your visual integrity does not reflect your capabilities, it may take many further meetings to undo that first impression.
Call it impression management, style or good grooming, the business professional knows the power of a positive ...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Why your internet business is like the stock market
- As savvy stock market investors know, chasing after the one "hot stock" with the possibility of bringing instant riches is not a wise idea. You know the old saying, "Don't put your eggs in one basket". This type of thinking carries a high risk. If your stock goes up and you are smart enough to sell, then you've made money. However, if your stock falls, you just don't know when (or if) it will ever...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - ?why you, why now? - a critical component of a winning business plan
- Business plans continue to be an essential element of the capital-raising process. They must convince investors to take notice - investors that are shrewder today due to the ups-and-downs they have experienced over the past few years.
Adding to the financing challenge is the plethora of high-quality companies, both public and private, in which investors can choose to invest. In this...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Why should you have a business plan?
- Are you planning to start a new business? Or are you considering
expanding your current business and require a bank loan or
investment from outsiders?
If you are going to look for an investment of capital it is quite
likely that you will be required to have a business plan. If you
are starting a business, despite the work involved, a business
plan ...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Venture capital negotiating issues
- When companies enter into negotiations with venture capital firms, there are several issues which need to be defined and agreed upon. This article describes the key issues.
Valuation. Valuation is the most prominent negotiating issues. Valuation is the price of the company in which the venture capitalist invests. Valuation determines what percent of the company the investor is buyin...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - The term sheets role in raising venture capital
- Entrepreneurs and companies who are seeking venture capital often negotiate with one or more venture capital firms on a number of important issues. These issues include the amount of capital to be raised, the investment terms, etc. The document which summarizes these terms is known as a "term sheet."
The term sheet is similar to a letter of intent, that is, it is a nonbinding summar...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - The real estate market in spain: making profits out of sand
- Copyright 2005 Ofer Shoshani
The Real estate market in Spain keeps gaining momentum and is of a vital interest among overseas investors. Property prices in the country continue growing at rapid pace due to a sustainable development in many areas of the mainland and the islands.
Spain's pleasant climate, low cost of living and specific slow pace of life attract more an...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - The importance of planning
- Are you planning to start a new business? Or are you considering expanding your current business and require a bank loan or investment from outsiders?
If you are going to look for an investment of capital it is quite likely that you will be required to have a business plan. If you are starting a business, despite the work involved, a business plan can prepare you for the obstacles a...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - The 3 ps of picking an asset management team that is right for you
- Becoming successful in business is not a ?my way or the highway? type of deal. Finding the perfect investment firm to manage your assets shouldn't be either. Because there are so many industries, so many investors, and so many different strategies of success, picking the right asset management team can be an overwhelming task. However it doesn't have to be.
You can find the right te...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Sales tax vs. income tax
- The United States is currently suffering under an unimaginably complex tax system. The maintenance of this beauracratic behemoth costs the taxpayers billions of dollars every year. The direct costs borne by the taxpayers are small in comparison to the costs borne by corporations and individual taxpayers in attempting to comply with all of these Federal government regulations.
The pe...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Sales process - the secret to closing more sales
- Most sales training programs that teach salespeople how to sell specific products or services do not mention business problems. This is an unfortunate oversight, as qualifying and quantifying business problems is the secret to closing more sales!
What is a Business Problem?
A business problem is any activity or outcome that negatively impacts a business. Examples of n...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Sales process - how to avoid wasting time on prospects who can't or won't pay
- Do you have blind faith that, if you can somehow convince a prospect to engage in a sales cycle, you will eventually make a sale? If you do, watch out! This belief can waste your time, effort, and company resources.
Unfortunately, time and resource investments do not inevitably produce sales. How many of the opportunities in your pipeline have been stalled at the same step in the sa...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Sales commission - what return should you expect on your sales compensation investment?
- This article answers the following questions:
* How do most companies look at return on investment (ROI) for their sales compensation expense?
* What portion of sales compensation expense do companies allocate to managing existing accounts versus pursuing new accounts?
* Do most companies expect their salespeople to generate new, additional gross profit...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Sales 101: learning about price vs. cost
- Copyright 2005 Daniel Sitter
For as long as there have been documented records, there have been merchants, or as we are called in modern vernacular, salespeople. People want things. People need things. Considering that there will always be a public demand for something, there will always be a need for salespeople! It has been said that "Nothing happens until someone sells something....
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Russ whitney - the real estate boom
- Russ Whitney has developed training programs, education packages and a great volume of literature in order to educate people on the best wealth-building techniques. The very same techniques that he teaches, writes and speaks of, he uses himself to add to his existing fortune
Russ Whitney the author
Millionaire Real Estate Mentor is a book written by this financial genius that...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Residual income -- making money while you sleep
- What exactly is Residual Income?
"Residual income is the reason that MLM business opportunities can be so lucrative. It's the reason why as many as 10% of new millionaires made their money in MLM... and who knows how many settled for just half a million?"
You're looking into business opportunities on the net, and you keep coming across the term 'residual income'. At f...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Residential income property financing: part 2 of 3
- Welcome to the second segment of a three-part series about income property. In this second segment we will be discussing financing options for residential income properties as well as the upside (and downside) of owning this type of property.
Financial Concerns
Financing options for residential income property vary widely from commercial or industrial properties. For ...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Renewableenergystocks.com reports: ?new astris hydrogen powered fuel cell golf car launched at recent investment conference?.
- February 7th, 2005
RenewableEnergyStocks.com Reports: ?New Astris Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell Golf Car Launched at Recent Investment Conference?.
POINT ROBERTS, WA. February 7th, 2005 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a global investor and industry news portal for the renewable and alter...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Renewableenergystocks.com, reports on increasing demand for renewable energy by government, military and individuals as oil prices remain high
- Nov 01, 2004
RenewableEnergyStocks.com, Reports on Increasing Demand for Renewable Energy by Government, Military and Individuals as Oil Prices Remain High
POINT ROBERTS, WA. Nov 01, 2004 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a global investor news portal, reports in an exclusive feature ar...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Realism vs. optimism in the business plan
- The most important function of a business plan is to create interest among investors so that they write a check. In achieving this goal, business plan writers are often challenged by determining the proper level of optimism in their plan. That is, they must create a compelling story to investors while maintaining credibility.
Optimism shows investors that a company is confident abou...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Real estate foreclosure risk: the double-edged sword in real estate foreclosure investments
- As a real estate foreclosure investor, now is the time to take advantage of the growing opportunities and profits in the real estate foreclose market due to rising foreclosure risk. However, without accurate foreclosure investment advice you also face the inevitable challenge of avoiding foreclosure risk; the double-edged sword.
Investment opportunities in the real estate foreclosure market...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Raising capital for your business ? how long does it take?
- Most companies vastly underestimate the time commitment necessary to successfully complete a financing. In actuality, a company seeking financing needs to budget between 500 to 1000 work-hours to the capital-raising process, spread out over a 6-9 month time period.
The key processes in the capital-raising process include 1) perfecting the business plan, offering memorandum, and othe...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Poverty in america: over 35 million living below the poverty line
- Copyright 2005 Ofer Shoshani
The problem of poverty in America comes as a surprise. How can a wealthy nation experience poverty? Though the rate of poverty is lower in a developed nation like America than in Africa, the problem of poverty is real. Inner-cities and rural communities in America are all affected by poverty.
In 2004 the American government defined poverty...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Online business is a real business like all other off-line ones, do it, seriously.
- Yes, online business is a kind of business, not scam. How to be serious about it? Own your own domain name and website. Just image that you can gain a free website site from internet, yes, you can do that. But, you need an independent domain, not just sub-domain. You are the boss of your business, like, www.yourbusiness.com...
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- 2007-04-01 17:35:36 - Negative gearing ? its not to your benefit!
- The concept of negative gearing has been originally developed to encourage real estate investment in Australia by allowing any income losses from property investment to be deductible from other income as a tax benefit. This means that the taxable income of the owner will be reduced after the deduction and therefore the total tax payable is also reduced.
In view of the fact that many...