The flow of business is always demanding. People in the marketing department of a new company must be vigilant in keeping abreast of rapidly changing marketing trends and consumer behavior. This needs to be backed up with creativity and lots of clever advertising tactics. Among a host of challenges a startup faces, competition from established counterparts and other new players […]

Do you need investors? Are you looking for a loan? Do you want to apply for a grant? Or is it just time to do a self-analysis of your business? Are you expanding your business? Looking for new markets? Are you looking for the next level in your business? Are these all times when you need a business plan? What […]

“The most dangerous of all dependencies is depending on your powerful oppressor to free you and share power with you, because powerful people never train powerless people to take away their power.” John Henry Clarke Introduction The above quote from one of the towering giants of Afrocentric thought, the late John Henrik Clarke, speaks to the reality of current power […]

So you have decided to take my advice and find a Thai girlfriend. Excellent! That is the first step for a very happy life for you. So the first thing is to go out and find a girl. My previous articles have provided some great information on how to do this, and there will be many more tips to come. […]

Adolescents, like adults, have different levels of irresponsibility that can range from laziness in tasks to lying (to avoid responsibility or accountability) and violent and/or criminal behavior. The critical questions are: what level of irresponsibility is the adolescent demonstrating, how chronic is the irresponsibility, and are there patterns in the irresponsibility? Obviously, there are two rules about interventions: one, the […]

Franchising is a type of business agreement that falls somewhere between buying a business and starting your own business. This is an agreement between a franchisor (Burger King, Subway, Mail Boxes, etc.) and you, the sole proprietor, called a franchisee. The franchisor offers its established corporate brand, experience, knowledge, training, support and proven methodology to the franchisee. In return, the […]

How to start your own cleaning service provider For the last 50 years, our homes and offices used to be covered with cement or tile floors. Today it is highly likely that you can find most commercial office floors with carpet. More of our private homes are also furnishing their floors with rugs, some even going to the extreme of […]

Millions of scams are sent via email every day. How do you recognize them so as not to waste time? Here are some schemes specially designed to persuade you to part with your personally identifiable information or your money. Domain Name Renewals Many domain name owners receive what appears to be an invoice for their domain name renewal at several […]

Throughout history, the safety and health movement has been affected by legislation. In the following safety and health timeline, notable events, individuals, and legislative actions are set forth to illustrate the theme that the safety professional/practitioner is and has been an important part of those preventative experiences that make up the life story. The ancient Chinese (c. 2500 BC) spread […]