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Forex Rates
Forex rates (currency prices) are a reflection of the supply and demand for currencies. The two main factors of forex rates are the strength of the economy and interest rates. Economic factors such as trade balance, GDP and foreign investment reflect the general state of a economy and are repsonsible for the changes in supply and demand for that currency. Economic data is released on a regular basis by countries which in turn affects the overall strength or weakness of their particular forex rates. The main data that should be looked at closely is - international trade and interest rates.International Trade affects a countries trade balance and forex rates dependant on the net difference between a countries imports and exports. If the country imports more than it exports, their trad

hat it be hung on the wall and admired. Friends come in and ask, "Hey, what the heck is that thing?" But this guy decides to see if it still works. Not an unusual or unpredictable event. No one ever thought to put that in the auction bill, not that it would matter. Heck no one even knew it SHOULD have had a guard on it! He loses a finger trying it out. Do you know what an attorney's finger is worth? You are about to find out!

Let's not even imagine his seven year old child is the one injured. She was going to be a brain surgeon. Guess she will have to settle for being an attorney now. Would you want a surgeon without all their fingers? Wouldn't inspire confidence, would it? No matter how they really lost it. This is where you are starting to wonder if your business is really worth it all. You find out that your Homeowners Insurance has an exclusion for PRODUCT Liability. Yesterday you had never hea

When Service Goes Wrong, Bounce Back!
We all try to do things right. No business sets out to do wrong when servicing customers. But life is full of unexpected moments and, inevitably, mistakes do happen.While many people in business focus on doing things right the first time, very few seem to take a powerful interest in setting things right when things do go wrong. In those moments, a passion for ‘zero defects’ often gives way to ‘Let’s get this mess cleaned up fast and pretend it never happened.’Because of this attitude, businesses miss an important opportunity to build customer loyalty and valuable goodwill. It is exactly when things go wrong that customers are most sensitive about how they are treated, most likely to share their experiences with friends and colleagues and most likely to make lasting decisions about

Well, do you? Ever thought about it at all? You've got a Homeowners Insurance Policy. Right? Well, years of experience tell us that most people think their home business is covered with just their Homeowners Insurance. And that is fine for your 12 year old daughters' lemonade stand. But when the "hobby" becomes a business, things can change!

Sure, you would not be the first one to have a stolen business computer covered by Homeowners, but understand this... It is a flip of the coin! If it was taken together with the TV, some jewelry, and other valuables, you may have won.

Typically, Homeowners Insurance excludes a business and all business property and liability. Want the good news first? OK. Many times coverage may be added inexpensively with just a couple endorsements to the policy, but it wholly depends on the underwriting stance of the insurance company. And the even better news is that SOME Homeowners Insurance already include an endorsement for a small amount of business personal property, typically $500-$2500. These are intended for the person who takes their work home with them. If all you wanted was the good news, you can stop here. If you want to understand the bad, read this: Let us consider the example of a small home eBay business. There are several around these days and you probably know of one or may be such a business. For this example, assume that you have an inventory of about $10,000. and there is a small fire, damaging the inventory. The insurance adjuster comes out and comments "Boy, you sure had quite a few fancy widgets!" To which you respond, "Yeah, we sell them on eBay." Strangely, the adjuster is interested. "Oh really? My wife collects fancy widgets, and we talked about selling a few on eBay ourselves. How is that going?" Now you are in business, and one of the first things you ever heard about advertising was that word of mouth was great and free.

In this case you will find, that word of mouth is not so great and certainly, is not free. That smell of smoke is not from the fire a couple days ago. Your goose has been caught, slaughtered, plucked, basted, skewered, and is turning nicely on the rotisserie as you speak. Now the really bad news. What we have been talking about thus far, is the property angle. Do not forget you also have your Liability situation to think about. While this article cannot get into all the nuances, just understand that Liability is your legal responsibility to others for damages to their person or property. Translated - what you owe someone, because of something you did, or did not do, that caused them injury in some way.

For instance, in a Home business related situation, a gentleman stop by our house to pick up an eBay purchase he had made from us. Had he slipped on ice and fallen, we probably would have been liable for his injuries. Heck, we WOULD have been - he was an attorney! But his presence, being business related (picking up a purchase, even if it was "only" eBay), changes the degree of care owed to him legally.

It is recommend you endorse your Homeowners Insurance for an office exposure, should something of this nature be possible in your business situation. The premium is only about $15. and it covers PREMISES Liability. There, that was easy to take care of, wasn't it!

But read on, it gets worse again. Let's suppose that the gentleman who so innocently stopped by my house had gotten hurt using his eBay purchase. He is an attorney, remember - just my luck! He had bought a collectible from the Worlds Fair in Buffalo, NY, but let's suppose he had bought a small antique machine or utensil. The sale intended that it be hung on the wall and admired. Friends come in and ask, "Hey, what the heck is that thing?" But this guy decides to see if it still works. Not an unusual or unpredictable event. No one ever thought to put that in the auction bill, not that it would matter. Heck no one even knew it SHOULD have had a guard on it! He loses a finger trying it out. Do you know what an attorney's finger is worth? You are about to find out!

Interview Questions: Expecting A Job Offer And Still Interviewing Elsewhere?
What if you are expecting a job offer with one company and then get an interview with another company?Specifically, you haven't yet accepted an offer but are expecting one shortly.I don’t suggest accepting a job offer and then changing your mind and accepting another company’s offer. That’s unethical.The reality though is that timing often plays a big part in how we move forward in our career. You might be approaching a job offer with one company and are then invited to attend an interview with another company that you are also interested in working for.What should you do?Unless you’ve received the job offer in writing, it isn’t yet a job offer. In this case, your job search isn’t over yet as far as I can tell.Until you have received a job offer i

Homeowners Insurance already include an endorsement for a small amount of business personal property, typically $500-$2500. These are intended for the person who takes their work home with them. If all you wanted was the good news, you can stop here. If you want to understand the bad, read this: Let us consider the example of a small home eBay business. There are several around these days and you probably know of one or may be such a business. For this example, assume that you have an inventory of about $10,000. and there is a small fire, damaging the inventory. The insurance adjuster comes out and comments "Boy, you sure had quite a few fancy widgets!" To which you respond, "Yeah, we sell them on eBay." Strangely, the adjuster is interested. "Oh really? My wife collects fancy widgets, and we talked about selling a few on eBay ourselves. How is that going?" Now you are in business, and one of the first things you ever heard about advertising was that word of mouth was great and free.

Recency for Customer Retention on Subscription Based Services
Recency is a technique used to predict future Customer behaviour, based on past Customer behaviour. It aims to capture & analyse how recently each Customer has interacted actively with a Business. If recency is measured by an appropriately selected metric, it can be a very powerful predictor of future customer behaviour. Actually, it has been proved repeatedly in practise, that recency is the strongest predictor of future customer behaviour, among the three RFM analysis factors: recency, frequency, monetary. Therefore recency analysis can yield substantial business value, if carried out successfully.The generic technique of recency analysis, has to be adopted to the different context of every Business: unique Customer lifecycle, product type. In this article we examine the important case

irst things you ever heard about advertising was that word of mouth was great and free.

Think and Grow Rich - The Things You Need for Success
When I started my business career, I started in sales and marketing. I found that after trying to teach school and coach baseball, I was a good teacher and a great baseball coach. But I could not stand dealing with the parents. I loved working with the kids. The one thing I was always able to do was sell people on my ideas. It was either belief or sales ability or a combination of both, but I always got my ideas accepted.I then figured sales was my avenue to success. Actually, I was right. I have been a top producer for a yellow page company, an advertising company and the top annuity producer for an insurance company. I have taught people to be better sales people and make more money. I have turned sales organizations from bottom feeders to kings of the hill. How did I do this? Read on.<

hase he had made from us. Had he slipped on ice and fallen, we probably would have been liable for his injuries. Heck, we WOULD have been - he was an attorney! But his presence, being business related (picking up a purchase, even if it was "only" eBay), changes the degree of care owed to him legally.

For Newbies and Pros
I have an interesting observation . . .Did you know there are a substantial number of opportunity seekers promoting products or services NOT RANKED on major Search Engines?Did you know those same opportunity Seekers are promoting their opportunities from THEIR OWN SITES that ARE NOT RANKED on ANY major Search Engine?By not following this marketing strategy, they are missing 100% of their POTENTIAL sales.Here's why . .According to articles I read, about 52% of sales are MADE using SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION and KEYWORD MARKETING strategies, the other 48% comes from email marketing. The bulk mail system we use, (listen carefully) has a Goggle Page rank of 5/10, has a 5 star webrating, and an Amazon trafffic rank of 13,253.I DARE ANYONE TO FIND ANY PROGRAM

Lucky you! They weren't put in the trash like so many others have done. You are looking for that famous loophole, as described in so many movies. You think there is the slightest possibility that this has never happened to anyone else and the insurance companies may have not thought of excluding such an event. Silly YOU! The story could go on, but you have suffered enough. And if you don't get the picture now, you may never anyway.

Now you wish you had Business Insurance. You tell everyone you are in business, don't you? Why, you had business cards printed, just last week! Did you go into the print shop and ask for personal cards?

Just what sort of insurance should have been carried? Go ask your Independent Agent for a Business Owners Policy, aka BOP. You can often get one for small businesses for a minimum premium of $250. The companies that offer them at that price are getting to be fewer in number, but they are still available. If you are in New York City, it's going to be higher, certainly. But it should not be higher than a $500 minimum premium, unless your small business has really grown. Have your agent fill in the blanks to best tailor it to your specific situation. So there you have it ladies and gentlemen. Don't you wish you had just read the last couple paragraphs first? For $250 you can go to sleep and forget about fires and product liability what-cha-ma-call-it.

Oh, did you say that you have an employee (or volunteer labor)? Can't you just hear it now, "Oh boy, something else I hadn't thought of to loose sleep over." Watch for the next in our series for the home business. Try to think of these as a natural pep pill.

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