Real investing has moved away from Wall Street and into a new segment of America made of teams, people who connect business ideas through internet platforms, meet-ups, and group funding
Investing your money in a business, or in multiple businesses, means you are taking a position of ownership, and responsibility. You will be responsible for knowing how the business is doing, how much you should expect to earn and when (could be years away), tax laws, ownership risk, and maybe management of the business itself….
If the title of this didn’t make you cringe, you may be a wimp. As far as I can tell by searching the web, nobody has written a book with this title. There are plenty of accounts of people who tried appeasement diplomacy but nothing regarding appeasement as a way to do well in…
I may be a Kansas City area resident but having lived in the Rockies for a large chunk of my life, I’m a Denver fan, so I took the opportunity to go to a Broncos vs. Chiefs game recently, in Kansas City. This was my first, and maybe my last, outing to an NFL game….
Business and practice owners need to consider the most important thing for the continuing development of their business. Customer service, sales and marketing, product and service development, and productivity are all a constant but their effectiveness is not. In the wrong political environment these constants are negatively impacted by slow growth, reduced number of customers…
Yahoo! may finally be heading to the pile of ashes, but we don’t know for sure if they will become a Phoenix. I’ve been using Yahoo and their services for many years. Once the leader of the online world, only to be dramatically overshadowed by Google which is willing to take a risk on new…
Monetize your practice to a higher, more diverse level. If you are worried about how to maintain your practice under the potential negative effects of Obamacare, consider these strategies: Develop alternative lines of business related to medicine Take your practice to the internet Reduce income risk by creating more unearned income Move beyond traditional business…
Practice Management is a familiar subject. Our specialty at Ecspex is providing the solutions your practice manager or service normally does not, a design for your successful lifetime. A major, often over-looked, segment of managing your success is developing a good over-all plan to manage your finances, business opportunities outside of the practice, and good long-term strategies…
Nouriel Roubini, who has been nicknamed “Dr. Doom”, is known for predictions of impending disaster in the economy of the world. What he and others may not tell you is this is all part of a long-term cycle and it is normal for economies to reset and rebuild. Economic “Doom” isn’t all the fear it’s…
1. Ignore 2011 and the previous slow years and focus on the positives for 2012 2. Embrace Online Marketing and Sales as the future. It amazes me how few do this, even now. 3. Launch your business, or businesses now. 4. Use multiple platforms. 5. Broaden offerings and lines as well as services. 6. Expand…
Probably the best simple gadget to buy right now is the Roku. It’s great for streaming movies and more from multiple providers including Amazon, Hulu, Pandora, and Netflix. Can you say “Free Movies”? If you don’t want a BlueRay with built in streaming, or a new TV, or a game console, then this may be…
What’s the number one reason to buy a Kindle Fire? The ability to carry your entire library of books, of any kind, with you anywhere you go. What’s the number one business reason to own and carry the Kindle Fire? The ability to give presentations in a coffee shop, at lunch, in a customer’s office,…