Archive for March, 2010

Over The Counter Bulletin Board – OTCBB: A Must Read Before You Do Anything!

Posted in Finance on March 31st, 2010 by James Scott – Be the first to comment

Take Your Company Public: A Must Read Before You Do Anything! As a consultant in the business of structuring companies, setting up strategic alliances for clients, writing business plans and PPM’s and taking companies public on the OTCBB, I must admit I’ve seen my share of scams and swindling of uninformed clients. One sad issue that permeates the industry is clients who believe that their only option is to give up substantial equity while paying hefty fees to consultants who take your company public.

Here is the reality. When you are investigating the industry to find a consulting firm to work with to facilitate your ‘go public’ process, the first thing you need to do is make sure you are hiring a ‘turn-key’ solutions consulting group; meaning they need to offer everything soup to nuts in house because the second your consultant outsources anything, accountability is lost.

Next, on the issue of paying fees and also giving up equity, it should be either or, not both. If a company tells you that they want you to pay them in both upfront fees and in equity, you should laugh and walk away. In actuality the best deals for the client are those that are simply fee based, not equity based.

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Private Placement and Direct Public Offering Mistakes: A Must Read!

Posted in Finance on March 30th, 2010 by James Scott – Be the first to comment

Private Placement Memorandums and Direct Public Offerings, the most common mistakes made. When gearing up to raise capital it is typically a business owners first instinct to simply throw together a business plan and find the cheapest company to put together the private placement memorandum and then seek funding. What these professionals don’t realize is that they are doing things in reverse and often times a PPM is not a standalone solution to financial needs.

The first problem is the most companies will first write a business plan and cheap PPM and look for a capital solutions last, when strategically speaking, one should first find a full service solution who has a database of investors ready to fund properly structured corporations with well authored business plans and private placement memos. After you find a company that has a ready network of seasoned investors you will often find that this firm will also structure your business and documents so that you are able to attract the attention of these investors. Next, don’t make the mistake of hiring just anybody to write your biz plan. You need to find a professional author who is well rooted in the art of technical writing and has a solid comprehension of your industry.

Now it’s time to write the PPM. Here is a warning that will most likely go in one ear and out the other but you must never choose the cheapest service for your PPM you will regret it and this is a guarantee. Investors see these documents all day everyday and they know a template when they see it. Don’t believe for a second that you will get a viable private placement memo that will actually achieve funding for anything less than $3,000; it’s just not going to happen. There is too much work involved in putting a fund-able strategy together and you’ll never find an experienced firm to do it for cheap.

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Making Use Of Page Rank Verification

Posted in Internet on March 29th, 2010 by Eugenio Garcia – Be the first to comment

For those who maintain websites, it can be important to know various types of statistics. A good example of this is your page rank Verification status. This tool shows how popular your site is compared to other sites on a scale of numbers. The lower your number, the less popular your page is.

It is very easy to determine what your page rank currently is. If you do a search via the internet, you will find some options you can use. Pick a ranking website and then input your website address on the page. The results will be shown in a few seconds, generally. If there are a lot of links to your page or if you have a fairly popular page, then you will have a higher rank.

Sometimes, it is possible to have a page rank of zero. This doesn’t mean that your site is unpopular, however. If your site has just been created, then it may not have been searched by search engines yet. This means that no information has been gathered about your hits, but will happen later on as time progresses. You can also do research on the internet to discover ways to improve your ranking by listing your website on different search engines.

There are many different page rank options. Some page rank sites will have higher numerical scales than others. Consider using page rank programs that are created by search engines. This way, you have a more general idea of what your page’s rank is really like compared to others, and also how it reflects in comparison to the search engine site itself.

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Essential Information Regarding Non Profit Credit Card Consolidation

Posted in Finance on March 28th, 2010 by Mike Bartonolis – Be the first to comment

A company that specializes in non profit credit card consolidation is a good alternative for merging and securing all of your credit card debts. A credit card has been deemed as a valuable and reliable tool for shopping purposes specifically because of the ease that it provides when it comes to purchasing certain items. To buy an item, you can just give your credit card a little swipe and everything is being paid for without ever having to worry about carrying enough cash. However, it is this very reason that enables shoppers to purchase unnecessary items and accumulate a considerable number of debts in the process. As soon as the debts have accumulated, the rates increase each time that the user is unable to provide payment.

It is always best to manage your expenses and stick to a formulated budget plan to avoid acquiring credit card responsibilities. However, should you find yourself in this unfortunate situation, the best thing to do is to seek the professional advice of a non profit credit card consolidation company.

A credit card company that focuses primarily on non profit credit card consolidation is your best bet when it comes to dealing with all of your credit card responsibilities. It provides its clients with helpful tips and solutions when it comes to dealing with financial matters at an affordable cost. It is a company that does not prey on its vulnerable customers to deviously ask for more money in exchange for professional counsel. It understands that the client is in need of immense help to settle his or her credit card debts and offers professional advice on the matter at a relatively inexpensive price.

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OTCBB: How To Raise Money For Your Business

Posted in Finance on March 26th, 2010 by James Scott – Be the first to comment

If you own or run a company that is trying to raise capital in the current economic conditions you’ve undoubtedly been challenged by the limited funds available. Investors are more difficult to find and the individuals that are actually willing to part with their cash are even tougher to find. You’ve talked to friends, family members, your cpa and your attorney but trying to get them to invest is like drawing blood from a stone, it’s just not happening.

There is an easier way. Most broker dealers and market makers have an emergency number in their rolodex that reads “Investor Finder”, these specialist consultants are brought in when there is nowhere else to turn for cash. A true Investor Finder has 1,000’s of investor contacts that they can call on to get funding for their clients and are constantly using online viral strategies to attract more investors to their database.

An investor finder usually is not a licensed securities broker/agent or attorney; instead they are traditionally consultants that are active in the investment banking facilitation aspect of the industry. Being that they are not licensed they do not accept equity payments or percentages; instead they work on a flat fee basis.

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Restaurant Financing With Merchant Loans.

Posted in Finance on March 26th, 2010 by Bart O\'Shea – Be the first to comment

For entrepreneurs who need to expand their business, but are lacking in funds, a merchant cash advance is certainly an attractive solution. Merchant Cash Advances are an effective way of raising money for your company without the need to approach banking institutions.

If you would like to grow your company and finally choose to go for a merchant cash advance you will, initially, think it is an overwhelming task. The reason why? Mainly because you will find a whole bunch of loaning corporations giving small business financial loans and also merchant cash advance loans with very attractive costs. It might definitely be described as a hard process, particularly when it is going to be your first time. So, exactly how should you go about selecting which merchant cash advance loan provider to trust so that you can be directed properly towards your own objectives and who would always be placing all of your best interests at heart?

1. Seek out merchant cash advance providers that won’t be charging you avoidable expenses.

2. You should not agree to pay exorbitant interest rates whenever you opt for small business loans done through merchant cash advance.

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Small Business Owners Feeling The Pinch Of The Economy

Posted in Finance on March 25th, 2010 by Mallory Megan – Be the first to comment

You would have to be living in a cave not to be aware that we’re in the worst financial crisis in our lifetimes in the United States. If you find yourself worried about your business and what can happen next, you’re certainly not alone.

As I write this, the next few days bring great uncertainty about what the government is going to do to try and help bail out the failed banking system in the US. While it’s not clear what form the assistance will take, it appears almost certain that the US government will have to do something to fix the mess created in the financial system by rampant greed. What is going to happen? Who knows! What is obvious is that the vast majority of Americans are very unhappy with the situation and quite angry about spending billions of dollars to bail out an industry known for greed.

The unfortunate truth is, a bailout is not the end of the troubles for those of us who run small businesses. The American economy is in deep trouble and is not likely to be fixed very quickly. All the major news outlets have commentaries about what’s happening and what to expect. It seems the consensus is that it’s unlikely we’re going to experience a level of unemployment seen during the Great Depression. That’s the good news. The bad news is that things are ugly and their likely get much worse before they get better. And if that wasn’t enough, things are probably not to get better any time soon.

Small business owners are highly unlikely to land the line of credit they need in order to expand their business in the near future. So what can you do? No one can tell you what you need to do in your particular business, but I’ve always been a huge supporter of the low-cost direct marketing style in my businesses. I suggest you start rethinking all the many ways you can seek out additional revenue at a minimum cost. This means not only getting new customers at that minimum cost, but just as important, you need to try to sell more services to the customers you already have.

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Rich People Love Gold

Posted in Finance on March 25th, 2010 by Kathryn Smith – Be the first to comment

In 2009 the wealthy people were obsessed with gold. This is also the case now, in 2010. They have the conviction that selling gold is a bad financial move and that purchasing and owning gold is much better. Due to the financial instability in which we live today might just prove them right. If they are still purchasing gold in our days, then why shouldn’t we do the same thing?

Something interesting that we could find put form surveying the 400 richest Americans in the world is that most of these people have their fortune invested in things like cash, Treasuries and gold. The honest and simple reason for this is that they are afraid to take any risks in these times of political and financial instability.

These rich people are afraid that they will lose all their money and their assets So, the sanest thing that they have come up with is to invest in gold. Also, the fact that everybody has little expectations from 2010 could be another reason why they decided to invest in gold.

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Identifying Swoopo Pros

Posted in Internet on March 25th, 2010 by Matthew Fox – Be the first to comment

When bidding in Swoopo, you get to see other bidders winning simultaneous and consistently. These guys are considered to be pros in Swoopo. We are going to discover today what and how they do to win.

To start with, these Swoopo bidders max out their Swoopo accounts every month. Remember there is a limit on the amount of times you can win in the auction? These guys are the reason why. They form a small group of bidders who are maxing out their Swoopo accounts every month. This group timely analyzes nearly ending auctions, barges in and steals it from unknowing “average” Swoopers. They don’t get to be successful always and get the best deals, but their winnings are still pretty good. The bad thing is the abuse. They get to use this again and again and again.

What do they do to win auctions nearly any time? They are ready to spend. The large budget for bidding is mostly for their top targets which are auctions on electronic devices, cameras to be exact. As mentioned before, these devices peak the great deals in Swoopo. Also, they frequently bid on Penny Auctions.

What they do is that these Pros jump into these Penny Auctions late in the game, usually when the auction is at a range of 70% of the savings. They come at the moment wherein most bidders are already low in funds. The typical Pro will spend 30% of the “Worth up to:” price on bids to nab an item. So for example, an $899 Canon camera, which would be equal to $270. And in fact, they use the BidButler nearly every single time.

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How To Find A Reputable Tempe Auto Glass Repair Specialist

Posted in Car Insurance on March 25th, 2010 by Ted Andrews – Be the first to comment

If there is any damage to your windshield, no matter how small, then you run the risk of being pulled over by the police. This is because a damaged windshield is seen as making your car very far from roadworthy; it can lead to an accident for you and other road users. For this reason it is very useful to have at hand the contact details of a trusted firm of specialists who can fix the problem. But do you know how to locate a reputable Tempe auto glass replacement technician?

A damaged windscreen is one of the most requested repair jobs, because of this there are now many companies in Tempe that offer the service. You will want to be sure that you have the details of an auto glass technician who will do the work quickly and efficiently.

It’s essential that the work is carried out to the highest possible standard; if not then your car will not be structurally sound should there be an accident. There have been too many cases in which windshields have popped out after a new installation; you can imagine the severe consequences. There is no need to risk your life and that of others by choosing a technician with no experience of the work.

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