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A Secret Of Business Growth - Pick Passionate External People
Do you remember Frank Sinatra’s song…? “I did it my way”Excellent song. I love it.And you know what… some business owners love the notion of ‘doing it my way’ so much that they ‘hold’ onto every aspect of their business – so much so that they don’t allow people to help them to grow.They latterly stop their staff from helping them.They stop their ‘accountant’ from helping themAnd they stop any outside expert from helping them…There may be all sorts of reasons for this behaviour…They may be too proud to ask for help.They may be too scared to ask for help (as it can make you feel quite vulnerable).They may think it’ll cost too much to get help (well if you think education costs too much – you should try ignorance).Or they may think that they don’t have time to look for help… don’t trust anyone to help them, or even worse, they may think they

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A software consortium can include: * Programmers * Multimedia specialists * Graphic designers * Marketing consultants * Packaging consultant * Retail consultant * Product Development consultant * Accountant/Bookkeeper * Virtual Assistant * Business coach

A consortium can form that specializes in children books or educational products. The group can consist of educational specialists, graphic designers, marketing consultants, self- publishing expert, agent, and various types of writers. Artist guilds work off the same principle of consortiums. Some consortium, many guild

Benefits of Defending Yourself with a Pepper Spray
Pepper spray is an inflammatory agent which is used to inflame the eyes and cause breathing difficulties, which in turn can cause a person who is attacking you to be put into a position where they are unable to cause any damage to you or your property. When a person is sprayed their eyes will literally clamp shut meaning they cannot see at all. If the person is standing, they will immediately be brought to their knees in a coughing fit and will be left with the ability to breath only small amounts of air, enough so that it is uncomfortable, but not restricted so much that it is life threatening.Although the effects of pepper spray depend on the strength of the spray, you can generally expect to disable your attacker for around 30 minutes, which should give you an adequate amount of time to contact the police and allow them to take things from there.You can buy pepper sprays in a variety of size

Are you an entrepreneur but don't like selling alone? A consortium is a combination of different industry-types of entrepreneurs working together to attract business as a group. Even though each member maintains their individuality and operates as the same as self-employed.

They band to create a more valuable package to fulfill bigger needs for clients and for increased visibility and credibility.

The positive side to being part of a consortium is that you can work on larger projects. Larger than any single entrepreneur can accomplish alone. Together they can enter into contracts that require multiple skills and still maintain the freedom of their entrepreneur-hood they so desire. They gain being part of a team and organization while still keeping your independence.

A consortium can provide the security of core revenue that helps them breath, not chase prospects as hard, and usually take care of regular living expenses. It is also a great way to transition from employee to self-employment. The transition allows the learning and growth at a slower steadier rate. Each member learns from other group members by sharing their success and mishaps. This way the risk factor of being self-employed is less.

The consortium can also band products to create higher priced, more valuably perceived, packages. Larger packages are easier to sell. A group package of various authors is more attractive to buyers. Everything that the buyer needs is then packaged and available with one purchase.

Being a part of group also removes the pressure of trying to be an expert at everything. And allows each individual to focus and be brilliant at what they specialize. There are many types of group configurations for consortiums. Let me give you a few examples of some of them. These groups formed a single purpose.

An entrepreneur consortium can include: * CPA * A writer specialty in business plans and advertising copy * A financial management consultant * a human resource consultant specializing in benefit programs and employee manuals * An Internet consultant * Web master * Strategic planning consultant * A secretarial service or virtual assistant * Graphic artist * Brand specialist * Public relations firm

A training consortium can include: * Writers (copywriter, web writer, direction mail writer) * Editors (line editor, grammar editor) * Reference checker * Graphic designer * Multimedia specialists * Videographers * Presentation trainer * Voice coach

Cheap Business Phones
Cheap business phones and phone systems are available from several U.S. as well as international manufacturers. Most business telephone systems essentially consist of several internal telephones, fax machines and other devices, connected to each other and to the outside world by a switching system. Switching systems, called PABXs or PBXs are distinguished from smaller systems by the fact that external lines cannot be normally selected at any individual extension.Smaller systems are called "key systems" and are cheaper than PBXs. A specific outgoing line is selected to make a call and external number is dialed on a key system. To make a call on a PBX system, the user needs to dial 9 or 0 followed by the external number. Requirement of 0 or 9 dial will differ, depending on that particular system. PBX automatically selects an open outgoing trunk line to complete the call.A PBX performs three basic

le skills and still maintain the freedom of their entrepreneur-hood they so desire. They gain being part of a team and organization while still keeping your independence.

Creating A More Pleasant Office Space
Many people find themselves working in a dreary office, with very little to inspire and stimulate. As office space becomes smaller for the regular working person, it seems as though working conditions are less pleasant, almost unbearable at times. This is especially true of cubicle environments. However, there are many things that can be done to help beautify and enhance the office space.A plant, or if there is room for more than one, plants, can help spruce up the office space. Studies have been done that support evidence that plants create a restorative atmosphere. Work environments decorated with plants are pleasant and provide a more positive atmosphere. The plant need not be large or brightly colored. A simple green plant, or small flowering plant, can make the office space infinitely more bearable. Plus, plants use carbon dioxide and create oxygen as a by-product. A work environment with plants

Why Accountants Make Good Clients
If you’ve read any of my other marketing articles you’ll know that I believe that one of the key foundations of a strong business is to have “good clients”. From a small business perspective Accountants come high on my list of the type of companies who make good clients.So, what it it about accountants that tends to make them good clients? Before I get in to the positives, let me just mention the two great weakness that accountants have as business people. They tend to look back rather than forwards. This is probably because of the way they’re trained. They deal with accounts which are always in the past. They look at the patterns of the past to work out what went wrong and then try to correct errors to create a more profitable future.The other negative point about accountants is that they tend to be “risk averse.” Yet many small businesses need to take risks in order to move forwards. Sometime

n entrepreneur consortium can include: * CPA * A writer specialty in business plans and advertising copy * A financial management consultant * a human resource consultant specializing in benefit programs and employee manuals * An Internet consultant * Web master * Strategic planning consultant * A secretarial service or virtual assistant * Graphic artist * Brand specialist * Public relations firm

Will Lawyers Sue Ford Motor Company on behalf of Shareholders if They Go Private?
We may see some interesting type lawsuits and new case law develop in the very near future as Ford Motor Company’s stock drops. Why you ask? Well it appears Ford Motor Company is going to go private, but in doing so some might say that it is purposefully finding things to do in order to lower its stock price prior to going private. Will those shareholders who have lost money due to the fast stock price drop sue? Will some lawyer try to file that class-action case against Ford Motor Company?This will be an interesting class-action lawsuit in that they are damned if they do and damned if they don’t and this could prevent future companies from attempting to go private. More and more companies are considering this due to the massive over regulation of the SEC Securities Exchange Commission and the incredible class-action lawsuits from groups of minority investors.Would such a suit hold water? No, p

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Let us follow the money trail of a consortium.

The client enters into a contract with the consortium. The consortium bills the client. Each consortium member discounts his or her rate and bills the consortium.

The billing difference supports the business side of the consortium. It can pay for marketing or other overhead expenses.

After the client pays the consortium, the consortium then pays the members who worked on that project.

Okay, that is fairly straightforward.

After the client receives their contractual services by the member, the member then bills their time to the consortium in "units" not dollars. Units work better than dollars because they equalize the various billing rates of the members. For example: a CPA may bill four units per hour, a writer three, and a virtual assistant one. The consortium keeps track of everyone’s units and pay members on a regular basis as set up in the consortium’s charter.

When the consortium is properly tax-structured, the revenue and expenses can balance themselves out. It is important to see a tax professional for details on structuring a consortium for tax efficiency.

A challenge when starting a consortium is to make sure that when looking for members, prospects do not mistake the first meeting as a new networking group starting up. People confuse the two and show up. This will give the organizers a misrepresentation of the "real" number of interested parties.

Joining a consortium is not a short-term project. It is important to know that joining or starting a consortium is long-term. There is the initial investment of time and money from all members. The startup phrase doesn't occur in one meeting. An agreement on many items needs addressing. Some established consortiums require a minimum of three years, however, many startups can require five, ten or twenty-five years commitment.

Oh, but when they work, they are make being in business so much nicer.

Usually the founding group elects three leaders to handle the administration. One of the three may have a higher voting right. Usually the one given the higher voting right is because of their investment of time or money, but not always. These leaders have the responsibility of organizing meetings and splitting up the consortium responsibilities between members in a fair manner.

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