20 May 12 XBRL - A Small Cap Advantage

INTRODUCTION Recent revelations of shady accounting practices have fueled investor demand for more transparency in corporate reporting. New regulatory rules such as Sarbanes-Oxley are also driving the need for faster and more accurate reporting of financial results to investors and other stakeholders. Unfortunately, preparation and distribution of financial information to multiple audiences can be time consuming for reporting companies since different stakeholders require different levels of ...

19 May 12 Internet Business - How to Make Real Money

We all are in search of the silver bullet that will put our business on autopilot and the only thing we have to do is to cash the checks. Aren't you looking for this as well? Isn't this the reason why you're actually reading all these articles, including this one? You're hoping to find the one tool, the surefire method, the hidden trick or the magic system that will make your dreams come true. Once again I have to disappoint you. There is no such thing as a silver bullet that will magically run ...

18 May 12 10 Ways to Stretch Your Printing Budget

I have worked in the advertising industry for over fifteen years and learned many tricks to stretch the budget. In general many printers are desperate for business. Low cost office color printers and posting materials on the Internet have taken a large bite out of the market. Read the 10 tips below and see if you can get more printing for less money. 1. Use the Internet- Call a few local printers for estimates and then look on the Internet for the best deals. Usually the best areas to purchase ...

17 May 12 The Trials and Tribulations Of Learning A New Computer Skill

It all started several years ago when I walked out on a well-paid job of 11 years. I needed to get another job fairly quickly. My monthly mortgage repayments were pretty hefty. Something I hadn't thought about during my dramatic exit. I eagerly poured over the job columns in the newspaper. Yikes, every job required Microsoft Word. To get another job, I needed to learn a new computer skill. So what? There are loads of people "in the same boat" in this ever-changing world. If they can do it, so ...

16 May 12 TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKETS

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKETS By Steve McLaughlin (1,045 words) For some of us, the image of Nikita Khrushchev banging his shoe on the podium of the United Nations in the early sixties and uttering the words "We will bury you" is burned into our minds. For others, Ronald Reagan standing in front of the concrete and barbed wire monstrosity separating East and West Berlin and saying: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" echoes resoundingly today. Solidarity in Poland, the ...

15 May 12 Gracefully Accepting Feedback a Key Employment Skill

Gracefully Accepting Feedback a Key Employment Skill With the long-term trend of protecting employees' individual self esteem added to an overriding concern over expensive employee lawsuits, accountability is more a buzzword than a way of life at most companies. This is a state of mind that has existed since the 1960s, so the average employee has never received real quality negative feedback -- the kind of feedback that might help startle him or her out of career-dashing behavior and toward a ...

14 May 12 How To Write A Great Radio Ad!

If you've listened to some radio ads lately you may have picked up on something, right as you punched the button to change the station. And that is that most radio spots, and by that I mean about 97%, are boring or just plain annoying... and boring. One problem is that many advertisers rely on the station to write and produce their spots. And who can blame them? The stations usually offer those services for free. And the word "free" is the operative word here as in, "you get what you pay for" ...

13 May 12 Powder Coating the PAINT TECHNIQUE that is ABOVE the REST

The paint can make and unmake the looks of your motorcycle. A wrong choice of paint can make you the laughing stock of your rider's club. So be very careful in choosing your motorcycle paint. Have you ever heard of powder coating? Do you have any idea just what it is? Well if you don't, then this article is just what you need. Powder coating is one of the best painting technique out there however not everybody is aware of it. In powder coating the preparation is very important if you want to ...

12 May 12 Discount Motorcycle Tires; can you take advantage of them?

The sales of discount motorcycle tires over the internet are one of the fastest growing in the motorcycle parts, accessories and related products market. But are you in a position to take advantage of them? Michael Holmes takes you through the pros and cons of buying discount motorcycle tires... Picture this scene. You are surfing the net, looking for some extra chrome to stick on your pride and joy (that's your motorcycle not your 4 year old daughter by the way), when you come across a site ...

11 May 12 How to Use Online Two Tier Affiliate Programs to Your Advantage

To those who are not familiar with affiliate marketing, two-tier could be a new term to you but to those who are involved in this kind of money-making experience; it could mean a stream of income. Two-tier is an enticing feature of a particular affiliate program wherein, affiliates are allowed to sign-up additional affiliates below them. So that when the sub-affiliates otherwise known as second tier affiliates, earns a commission, the affiliate above receives a commission too. In two-tier ...