ust to illustrate this point here's a run down of the level of turbulence in the economy over the past 100 years, look at these trends and you decide when the best time to be selling or marketing. I personally think it's not about the environment but our reaction to it that determines our destiny. An overview of turbulent times in the past 80 Read More
Oil and the Euro Tend to treavel in the same direction (over time). This also helps to influence the UD$ downward. For these reasons, I'd say it's a higher probability if someone is a buyer of the Euro vs a seller of it. Read More
With the country being in debt to itself and foreign nations, and its people borrowing money like there is no tomorrow, it's hard to know how much is too much. Below I've outlined some “rules of thumb” that you should be living your life by. Read More
Vantage has contributed a new Google Knol titled "The Bottom Line on Merchant Rates". Today it is a near necessity for most small and medium-sized businesses to accept credit card payments. Until recently, merchants had no resource for comparing rates with each other. myRealRate creates a nationwide database for comparing and sharing card Read More
VC financing is in a mess because the economy is in a mess. Fix the entrepreneurial economy and deals will again begin to look attractive enough to secure venture capital financing. We do not have a supply of capital problem, we have a supply of attractive deals problem. Read More
The success of local currency is sketchy and anecdotal at best. As someone who grew up near the Canadian border and lived in a 'multi-currency' economy, I get that there are incentives when the values differ, but I'm not sure anyone needs another layer of complexity in the financial realm these days. What's your take on local currency? Read More
Is there such a thing as a fun franchise business to own? Read More
The Cleveland Plain Dealer asks this great question... Read More
Rhonda Sanderson is a guest blogger on The Franchise King Blog, and does a great job with this important marketing and pr article. Read More
In the current economic times, there are plenty of businesses for sale. So why look at franchise business opportunities when there are plenty of established small businesses for sale? Read More
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