Top 10 Marketing Concepts For Small Business Marketing

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Over the past decade more and more people are getting fired, getting downsized, or getting fed up with their corporate jobs and embark on the journey as a small business owner. Unfortunately, most of the new small business owners fail to consider their marketing plans or strategy. There are many […]

Have a Nonprofit – Consider an Umbrella Policy

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Not long ago, I was checking on liability insurance for a nonprofit start-up, a local art, music and literature club. We were looking into real costs for running the group in order to prepare a business plan and the attached proformas. Insurance is a real cost, something the group really […]

Grier’s Almanac: 200 Years of Service

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One of my favorite “reads” are almanacs. From the formerly named Information Please almanac to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, these handy paperback books contain a wealth of information on virtually any subject, particularly the more generalized tomes such as Information Please. In November 2005, I visited my locally owned drugstore […]

Low Risk Options Strategies – Part I

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I attended a gathering early this week with a group of friends and one of them shared with me his experience on value investing, and this prompted me to write this article to share my view on this subject given the current market conditions. If you are not familiar with […]

Backyard Shed Plans – Hipped Roof Shed

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Using a hipped roof on your backyard shed, is yet another style that can be used. The hipped or hip roof, is a roof design consisting of four sides. Each side slopes down towards one of the four walls. The slope of each side is usually not very steep. A […]