Help me to Retire

I found an interesting read on the Apple Inc company that I think you should have a read of.

It’s a great tale of how the company nearly went out of business and how through planning and innovation has come out on top with its share price showing the results. There is a great picture there showing the stock price when announcements were made and when products were shipped and the effect on the stock price. Check out where the stock price went after the iPhone announcement…
A good read about business and stocks.

Check it out 

Well a lot of people start out waiting tables to earn a bit of extra cash during school or university and of course some people do very well out it as a career. But what exactly can being a waiter teach us about when in comes to business, entrepreneurship and money?

Well how about these six things:

1. People Skills - These Will Separate You from the Pack
2. Initiative -  Can Make You a Lot of Money
3. Don’t Allow Yourself to Get Overloaded
4. If You Make a Mistake… Fix it and Get Over it
5. Learn the Art of the Up sell
6. You’re in a Service Business, Period

Check out the full article here.  Some food for thought waiter…

Following on from one of my earlier articles (10 new ways to make money online) this one gives you what are some of the current best online earners. And surprise surprise if good old eBay isn’t number one…
Ebay is a great place to start online. You can start by selling things around the house you don’t want anymore. Maybe you have some movies you don’t watch anymore, or a game you don’t play or a book that you have read. All of those items will sell on eBay. Once you have gotten the hang of things you can then move into getting your hands on some wholesale pricing and starting your eBay store selling new items. Give it a go, it really is very easy. The eBay site gives you step by step instructions.
Here’s the list:

1. Selling Ebay Items
2. Turnkey Sites/Basic Promotion
3. Tweaking tip #2 to make even more money
4. Write a blog
5. Pay Developers to code you a 100% original website
6. Learn SEO (Search Engine Opimisation)
7. Creating a directory
8. Start a paid service website
9. Create a content rich newsletter
10. 10 Do PPC to CPA

Check out the full article here.

The internet is a great teacher, so if you don’t understand anything above, use your friend Mr Google.

Hopefully you’ve all read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. If not head on over to your favourite online book store and get it right now! This was the book that got myself and a lot of other people into financial education and investing. I just wish I read it about 5 years earlier.

The author Robert Kiyosaki is a great teacher of how the the financial world works. He is always alerting you to what the rich do and what the poor do to help you change your financial habits. His main emphasis is on becoming an investor and or business owner and not being an employee or self employed. That is what the rich do, and that is what he encourages and teaches you to do.

The Rich Dad website has a heap of audio and video podcasts available for download. In these podcasts Robert and friends go through a range of different information to help you on your way to financial freedom. Its all good information that’s well worth the download.

There’s nothing like getting free advice so head on over to the Rich Dad site and get yours now.

Robert, his wife and other associates have also written many other books that are well worth while.

Well in the business arena, the answer is pretty much a yes. Executives, business owners, entrepreneurs and wealthy socialites love their golf, so so should you!
Heres some stats for you:

• A 2004 survey of 1,000 women golfers, 73% said that the game had helped them develop important business relationships
• 705 women managers at Fortune 1,000 companies, 41% said that not participating in informal social networks held them back at work, the activity they mentioned most was golf.

Some tips for on the golf course:

• keep your eye on people’s balls, so you know exactly where it lands. When you find the ball for them, “people are relieved, and they see you as someone who’s on top of things, who pays attention to detail.”
• Don’t force a discussion of business topics on the golf course. “Save it for the ‘19th hole”.
• Take the focus off your game and keep it on theirs

Any way check out the full article here.

Better book those golf lessons!

Ever wanted to make a bit of extra cash on the side or even find yourself a new online based career? Then this article might be your gateway to a new life!
The Full article link is here including details and links on where to start.

Here’s the Ten:

1. Offer your professional expertise in an online marketplace
2. Sell photos on stock photography sites
3. Blog for pay
4. Or start your own blog network
5. Provide service and support for open source software
6. Online life coaching
7. Virtually assist other web workers
8. Build services atop Amazon Web Services
9. Write reviews for pay or perks
10. Become a virtual gold farmer

Some of these things might be out of your current I.T. skill set, but others such as photography and life coaching could be right up your ally.

Check it out and improve your cash flow!

Can a successful business be started up and made profitable with only $100? This is the question that an aspiring entrepreneur Carolynn Duncan is finding out.

For the month of December, Carolynn will be testing concepts she’s been learning in her entrepreneurship class, as well as from her local business community.

Limits of her Experiment

A budget of $100, 30 days, and she must go to sleep by around midnight every night.

Minimum Goal

Set up a well functioning business, pay all business/personal expenses for the month, and make at least $100 back in order to (possibly) start a next Hundred Dollar Business in January.

Core Business Ideas to Test

1. Networking
2. Negotiating
3. Money Is The Last Thing Needed to Start a Business
4. Be smart
5. Be focused
6. Keep it balanced
7. Franchise the business
8. Be Resourceful
9. Get Around Obstacles
10. Think Virally

The above is a great list to use for any business.
To read more on this experiment, check out her site.