Money & Business

How To Make Your Job Sound More Interesting

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Everyone, no matter what, should have an answer to the age-old question, “So, [your name], what do you do?”
Preferably a damn good one.
It’s the inevitable question that comes up at any social function. Yet for all its commonality, it’s incredibly rare for someone to have an uncommon answer.
“Me? Oh, I’m an engineer.”
“Oh, yeah, I’m a [...]

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A Look At Some Of My Hate Mail

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

When you run a website of any kind, especially one that sells a product, getting some degree of mail from unsatisfied people is to be expected.
But when you get the kind of mail I sometimes get, it really makes ya want to stop for a bit and wonder what’s going on here…
Reprint of an actual e-mail [...]

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How To Find A Good Bank And A Good Banker

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Here are a few techniques and tips for being more successful in locating a good bank and a great banker.
1. Never pick a bank, always pick a banker. The individual you work with is usually more important than the institution you chose.
2. The best way to find a good banker is to ask for a [...]

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How To Have A Successful Business Meeting

Friday, April 11th, 2008

In Missouri at least, there is some mysterious attraction of business men toward St. Louis (or Panera) Bread Co. as a place for meeting. Why is this the “place to meet”? Sure it’s got a wi-fi hotspot, but I advocate that strictly oral meetings to accomplish a business objective, especially in a restaurant, are doomed [...]

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How To Name A Business

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

One of the most important tasks when starting a small business occurs right at the outset: giving the enterprise a name.
The name chosen will come to symbolize the entire business and can be an early sign of a company’s character.
I classify the way people traditionally name businesses into four broad groups. They are, in reverse [...]

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