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Business Opportunity Shills and Proposed Rules to Prevent Fraud ing for financing in order to survive.It has been observed that often business opportunity sellers use shills to promote their products or business opportunities in advertising. Perhaps you seen this before when someone on TV was obviously a very skilled actor will swear by certain product or business opportunity in an infomercial. They claim that they've made all kinds of money in this new investment and business opportunity, yet often this is totally fraudulent.You see, often the person stating what a great business it is; is only an actor they are not in the business nor have a meeting the money doing anything for the business other than being an actor for the video.You see, the Federal Trade Commission is now onto this and they have proposed a new set of rules to prevent this type of fraud, as it is disreputable and misleading advertising and misrepresents the truth. Below is an excerpt from the Federal Trade Commission's report on their new proposed set of r Instead you are looking for capital in order to finance growth and How to Prepare a Business Plan CEO’s often call and ask me what the revenues and net profit should be before going public, they seem to think that there is a magic number that qualifies a private company into becoming a public company.If you're about to start a business (or approach a financial institution for funding to expand your existing business), then you must have a business plan. Your plan allows you to set your goals, assess your strengths and address your weaknesses.You wouldn't set out on a journey not knowing where you were going, yet many people establish a business with no real concept of what they want to achieve or how they'll achieve it.The outline below shows what you need to include in your business plan; use it to gather the appropriate information so that you get your business off to the best start.EXECUTIVE SUMMARYQuote (about your vision for the business)What already existsThe niche -- as you see it and benefits your business will bringType of business proposed -- benefits you will bring to the market nicheOverall financial goals -- anticipated sales and profitsFunds required to start u There is no set amount of revenues or net profit that is required to take your company public, then when is the absolute best time to go public? The short answer would be when you don’t need to, or your company is not desperately looking for financing in order to survive. Instead you are looking for capital in order to finance growth and e Is Colour Really Important to Your Business? hat there is a magic number that qualifies a private company into becoming a public company.The colours you choose to represent your business can say a lot, so are you sure the ones you’ve used in your designs are saying the right things? Certain colours are naturally associated with particular industries. Green for “green” companies or environmentally friendly associations, Blue is used for water companies or legal/financial businesses, and I guarantee Purple makes you think of chocolate! But what about the rest of them……… Red say’s powerful, passion, love, heat & strength. Virgin, Vodafone and Coca Cola all rely on Red to stand out. It’s easy to remember these companies as soon as you see red. Yellow is bright & optimistic and can suggest sunshine & warmth. The golden arches of McDonalds are recognised the world over as a welcoming place, but be careful, it can also represent cowardice! Blue,,the colour of safety, truth & dignity. Many financial associat There is no set amount of revenues or net profit that is required to take your company public, then when is the absolute best time to go public? The short answer would be when you don’t need to, or your company is not desperately looking for financing in order to survive. Instead you are looking for capital in order to finance growth and Real Estate Advertising - 3 Predictions for the Future t amount of revenues or net profit that is required to take your company public, then when is the absolute best time to go public?For obvious professional reasons, I have been keeping close tabs on the real estate advertising scene for several years now. I also monitor general advancements in the real estate industry, especially as they pertain to real estate marketing and advertising. So I thought I might play Nostradamus and make a few predictions about the future of real estate advertising.A word of clarification first. In the context of this article, "real estate advertising" refers to a real estate agent advertising his or her services. It does not refer to the advertising of a home or other property. With that out of the way, here are my real estate advertising predictions.1. Print Advertising Will Fade Away As consumers, we are becoming increasingly blind to traditional methods of advertising, and there is nothing more traditional than the magazine and newspaper ad. These types of publications have formed the backbone of real estate ad The short answer would be when you don’t need to, or your company is not desperately looking for financing in order to survive. Instead you are looking for capital in order to finance growth and Career Impact on Life in General ime to go public?How does unemployment impact us in all areas of our lives?Where did we go wrong? After all we have so much education and knowledge. So why would such a person be out of work?REALITY - IT HAPPENS TO SO MANY OF USI have a true story for you with facts and solutionsA few months ago I met a gentleman who shared with me his emotional story.Even though he climbed the academic ladder achieving the PhD in Operations Research in addition to his Engineering degree, Masters in Mathematics and Masters in Economics he was among the unemployed for 18 months.How did he feel for 18 months considering that he had a family to support and where did his IDENTITY GO?1. Upset 2. A huge let down 3. Anxious 4. Lost confidence 5. Rejection 6. Despair 7. Money concerns 8. Lack of enthusiasm 9. Weak vision 10. No desire 11. Searching for an answer 12. Dark future< The short answer would be when you don’t need to, or your company is not desperately looking for financing in order to survive. Instead you are looking for capital in order to finance growth and Today's Chef, Tomorrows Restaurateur -- Startup Tips by Restaurant Consultants Inc ing for financing in order to survive.Researching information for a recent business plan, I came across an interesting number of 54,000. What is the big deal about that? Over 54,000 new restaurant business licenses were applied for in the last twelve months nationally. That is over 4,500 new restaurant licenses every month, or 90 licenses per state per month.Out of these 4,500 monthly licenses, I wondered about how many of these new applicants are experienced operators who are really qualified to open a restaurant. As a new restaurant startup specialist, I can sadly attest to the fact that very few of these persons are fully qualified, and as a result, my firm, Restaurant Consultants, Inc. stays busy aiding those who are wise enough to ask for aid in the early stages of a startup restaurant.The truth is that few people (just starting up) are fully competent at each task in a restaurant. As a new owner operator, you will need to master these skills beforehand—or g Instead you are looking for capital in order to finance growth and expansion, or you would like to use the public shares as currency to make acquisitions. But life isn’t always perfect, so we will take a look at a few questions asked by CEO’s that have called me looking to go public. What should revenues and net profit be before going public? A company could conceivably have 5 consecutive year of profitability and be a bad candidate for going public. I recently had a CEO called me from such a co
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