BNI Business Spotlight ~ Debbie Sylvester
Today’s featured member is Debbie Sylvester of Defranco Merril Insurance – Debbie & I met about 4 years ago now when the Madison Marketeers started up. BUT I had heard about her long before that! (all good things of course!) We were in the original chapter (Seattle’s Best) but missed each other by just a [...]
Who Wants to Be You? Identity Theft a Common Risk for Consumers
Nine million. That’s how many Americans have their identities stolen each year, estimates the Federal Trade Commission.
From January 2005 until October 2007, a staggering 215 million personal records were breached, reported the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. The FTC noted that, in half of the criminal incidents in 2005, thieves obtained goods or services worth $500 or [...]
Think About This Information When Choosing Your Business Insurance
by Wade Henderson
Let us now talk about the types of business insurance entrepreneurs should be concerned about:
The risks that business insurances deal with are of three kinds:
The first one is related to all damages that would cost a company to lose money and need business insurance coverage to start business again.
The second one [...]
SMALL BUSINESS INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE
The following is a list of helpfull publications from the Small Business Administration. I am attaching a copy of the SMALL BUSINESS INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE. You might download any of the other publications at the SBA website, sba.gov
1. PROBLEMS IN MANAGING A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS MP-3: Specific problems exist when attempting to make a [...]
Tips for Saving Money on Business Insurance
Insurance companies base insurance premiums on statistical and specific evaluated risks. As the risks associated with insuring a particular activity, item or individual increase, so do the premiums charged. Of course, there are steps you can take to minimize your insurance costs.
Obtain at least three quotes for each type of insurance you need and analyze [...]
Business insurance sure is ’spensive
My blog today will only be about insurance, because unfortunately I wasn’t able to spend much time working today because I’ve been playing nurse for my husband, who has an ailment that bears a strong resemblance to swine flu. Unfortunately the clinic won’t test him for it, maybe because of all of the swine flu hype, [...]
Insuring your home-based business success
Tamsyn Burgmann
SPECIAL TO THE STAR
It wasn’t until a valued customer called, freaked out by a rogue bumble bee she found resting dead in her loose leaf tea, that the risks of running a home-based business dawned on Hatem Jahshan.By then, Jahshan and his wife Tonia had been operating their tea party consultancy, Steeped Tea, out [...]
Tips For Buying Business Insurance.
Just like your house, your business must be protected in the event of fire or other sorts of damage. However, business insurance can be a dear offer for a new businessman who may not have the obligatory capital to speculate in correctly safeguarding the facility.
The excellent news is that there are techniques to [...]
Don’t Be A Mullet-Head Photographer
by Joshua Hudson
One of the biggest weaknesses of any small business is in its willingness to adopt a “mullet strategy” in its business plan: they are all business up front and all party in the back. In many cases, small businesses (especially wedding photographers) create a professional website with a few great images and start [...]
MANITO (2002)
]Starring: Franky G, Jessica Morales
Written & Directed by: Eric Eason
Director Of Photography: Dieder Gertsch
This film is So powerful, So good, So seamless. It’s not like watching a movie. It’s more like watching a documentary. There is not a false note in the whole movie.
Why not a higher grade? It ends too soon and it ends [...]
Beware of TATA AIG …
A colleague of mine is facing real challenge with TATA AIG for her vehicle Insurance Claim. Her story in her own words.
1. After I sent SMS for initiating the claims, I got back a call from them after 30 hours. By that time, I was really tired of waiting.
2. In their documentation they only [...]
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours”
Yesterday Chris and I went to a networking event hosted by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, “Business After Hours.” When you do basic research on how to start a business in your particular state, you will read over and over to contact your local Chamber of Commerce. Your local Chamber of Commerce is an [...]
Columbus Day progress
Another week has vaporized and we’ve crossed off much of our to-do list. Up until about this point in our business plan (a little over 2 months in), the items on our to-do list have gotten much bigger — meaning, instead of a task taking an hour or two or less, now to-dos are taking [...]
From Basement Selling to Big Box Selling
Last September I, Jamie Bird was sewing in my basement, which also served as my office, warehouse, shipping center, and business storage space. I was just grabbing my thread to start sewing a new batch of wet bags for next day shipment when my phone started ringing. This was my personal number, not the business [...]
Ignorance isn’t bliss with PPI
Recent research from price comparison site moneysupermarket reveals that only one in seven Brits consider Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) as crucial and almost a quarter do not know what it is. “This is extremely concerning,” says PPI lobbyist Sara-Ann Burgess from Burgesses, “PPI is a financial lifeline and could make the difference [...]
The Credit Crisis
This week, the big news has been the troubles in the financial world. Three of the top five investment banks are now out of business, insurance giants are seeking lifelines from the federal government, and the turmoil seems likely to spread to other sectors of the U.S. economy. But for people who aren’t employed as [...]
Mid-week progress chart
So far this week, we’ve…
placed our first order with one of our wholesalers — over half our order is backordered, which seems to me to be both good and bad (good: the stuff is selling, bad: can we realistically promise decent shipping times to our customers?)
opened our FedEx/USAA small business shipping account. Up to 38% [...]
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RSA delivers new Tradesman Business Insurance Product
RSA has launched a new tradesman business insurance product.
The product is designed for businesses with up to five employees and covers a wide range of trades from decorators, builders, carpenters and electricians through to some of the more unusual occupations such as Feng Shui consultants, butlers and sculptors. It is aimed predominantly at businesses that [...]
Business Insurance
Every company, whether it is large or small needs to consider business insurance. This is important for the health of the business and for peace of mind. Usually this can be an all inclusive policy that covers every aspect of the business including the building where appropriate.
Covering a Business in the Home:
Most people think that [...]