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How to Succeed and Grow through a Slow Economy
Are your company leaders keeping an eye on the traffic patterns in the economy? Are they doing what most companies do during a down economy? Does your company have a culture of innovation? It doesn’t matter if your company has 10,000 employees or you are self-employed, the economy affects us all. How we react to…
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Vibration Economics
How managing a bad economy is similar to driving a car through a construction zone. Yesterday, driving with my family in the car, there were several times when traffic ground to a complete stop due to merging lanes in construction zones. Logically I knew this didn’t have to happen if everyone within the system both…
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13 Books Every Entrepreneur Can Benefit From Reading
A lot of times I find myself referencing a book or two that I’ve read and people will ask me for a list of books that I recommend on business startups, business growth, personal development, or about being an entrepreneur in general so I compiled this list of books with links where you can purchase…
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Gig Economy Allows Entrepreneurs to Start on a Dime
Cloud Computing Lowering Barriers to Entry, Allowing the Gig Economy to Thrive Startups have traditionally been capital intensive ventures and most have had to wait until they got big to look big. Not anymore. Web services in the cloud have made start-up costs not just affordable, but in some cases free, and they are the…
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June 2011 Interest and Exchange Rate Forecast
The June 2011 RBS Interest & Exchange Rate Forecast (PDF) is out. Interest Rates The Bank of England did not raise rates in June, despite higher inflation due mostly to commodity prices. In order to curb inflation, their Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may raise interest rates, but it depends on the strength of demand in…
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Exchange Rate Forecast
Exchange Rate Forecast covers European currencies like the Euro, currency converter forecasts, currency charts, American currency, African currencies, US dollar exchange rate history, long term currency exchange rate forecasts, cross-currency swaps, and balance of payment (BOP) exchange rates. If you’re not sure what any of this means, don’t worry, I’ll cover those things here on…
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The New Normal
You might have heard the term, “The New Normal” being cast around, but what does it all mean? I can only assume it means that in this post-war on terror, post-recession era that profit and cash is now more important than credit. Bankruptcy is normal. Terms like First, Second, and Third-world countries no longer apply…