August 2008
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Business29 Aug 2008 12:02 am
Roush Has An Advanced Liquid Propane Injection System
Roush is the name of the first dedicated propane-powered F-150 pickup truck. With complete durable Ford truck parts and also with a variety of truck accessories ford, Roush has an advanced liquid propane injection (LPI(TM)) system. The Roush F-150 LPI(TM) is designed and manufactured to operate solely on propane while providing the same horsepower, torque and drivability of an F-150 equipped with a gasoline-powered 5.4-liter, 3-valve Triton(TM) V-8 engine.
Popularity: 61% [?]
Business14 Aug 2008 10:24 am
Escaping Your Home Office From Hell™
10 Signs You Have a Home Office From Hell™
In denial? Okay, check out this list. If any of this sounds even vaguely familiar, you may have a Home Office From Hell. (And by the way, all ten of these stories came from real entrepreneurs who wrote to me during our annual Home Office From Hell Contest—so no worries, you aren’t alone.)
10 Signs you know you have a Home Office From Hell:
Sign number 10: “I want to hire an assistant, but we’d have to share a chair.”
If your business is expanding faster than you have Office furniture for, or you are meeting with your clients in the hallway.
Sign number 9: “My husband thinks I need to get a real job.”
If your husband or wife thinks that you spend your entire day chatting with the neighbors, or your mother-in-law is convinced you are running a drug cartel out of your living room.
Sign number 8: “My friends think that working at home means I never miss Days of Our Lives.”
If you are like Rodney Dangerfield and you “don’t get no respect” because your friends think you catch every episode of Dr. Phil and sleep until noon.
Sign number 7: “Starbucks is starting to encroach on my profits.”
If you are conducting all your big meetings in the Science Fiction section of Barnes and Noble or you are working on your sixth Grande Frappuccino.
Sign number 6: “I realized today at 4 p.m. that I was still wearing pajamas.”
If your idea of networking is talking to the cat, and you haven’t been in a shower or out of the house in over a week.
Sign number 5: “I could die here and no one would ever know.”
If you worry that it might be the smell that finally gets people to inquire about your business.
Sign number 4: “Why did God invent Oprah? How are we supposed to work when Oprah is on?”
If you are overwhelmed by the urge to climb back into bed or regularly feel a deep longing to do several loads of laundry.
Sign number 3: “No, the baby doesn’t go in the playpen. Important papers go in there so the baby can’t get at them.” If you find yourself picking Cheerios out of your laptop, chasing the kids around the kitchen while conference-calling Stuttgart, and wiping peanut butter off your client’s work.
Sign number 2: “I feel like I live at the Office…wait! I do!”
If your workday ends two minutes before you drop into bed, or you are taking 4 A.M. phone calls from sleepless clients.
Sign number 1: “Since you’re home all day anyway, I need a favor…”
If you are picking up your wife’s laundry, driving your friend to the airport, or running errands for your neighbors in the middle of your workday.
About the author:
Jeff Landers is a serial entrepreneur who has worked in commercial real estate since 1974. His company, Offices2share.com, helps small businesses nationwide make the leap from home office to “real” office with simple and cost-efficient alternatives. His advice has helped thousands of small businesses reach the next level of their development.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Business14 Aug 2008 04:11 am
Thanks To The World Wide Web
Looking to feed the soul of other people through your guitar playing, then online guitar lessons are a great place to start. Thanks to the World Wide Web, you now have access to specialized resources, allowing you to learn and master guitar. In just a short period of time, you will certainly impress all of your friends and family members with your skills.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Business13 Aug 2008 11:03 am
Escaping Your Home Office From Hell™
When are Executive Suites the Right Alternative for You?
Bob Carter used to work out of his home office, “I liked the idea of being my own boss and I had this picture in my head that I would make the sixty second commute to the computer in my socks and spend my day being focused and hyper-productive.”
Bob had good intentions. But he found himself distracted by his over-grown lawn, a mile-long “honey-do” list and his son’s geometry homework. “All these things needed to be done. They all seemed important. I was always torn.”
Bob needed a “real” office, but his business had just gotten off the ground. He knew he couldn’t handle a large rental commitment. Bob chose to move his business into an Executive Suite, sometimes known as an Office Business Center.
When I speak to entrepreneurs I often find myself extolling the benefits of Executive Suites because they make great transitional office spaces for start-ups. They get your business out of the house without tying you down to long-term lease commitments and large up-front capital investments. They are a wonderful “starter” office for a fledgling business. They make your business ”real” without all the hassles and financial headaches.
Executive Suites give you three big things - 1) more control over your cash flow 2) lots of flexibility for your growing business and 3) the opportunity to create a polished, professional appearance. If it’s time to get out of your home office, Executive Suites might be a great option for the next stage of your business.
About the author:
Jeff Landers is a serial entrepreneur who has worked in commercial real estate since 1974. His company, Offices2share.com, helps small businesses nationwide make the leap from home office to “real” office with simple and cost-efficient alternatives. His advice has helped thousands of small businesses reach the next level of their development.
Popularity: 10% [?]
Business13 Aug 2008 02:07 am
Work At Home Loneliness
Always dreamed of having your own work at home business, right? No boss. No commute. Your own hours. Sounds great. However, one rude awakening most new work at home business owners is the work at home loneliness that is a natural occurrence for most work from home careers. That lack of interpersonal interaction can take its toll on you, and you could even become irritable, lethargic, or sad for no reason.
Popularity: 8% [?]