According to ConsumersAffairs.com a trend is emerging in the U.S. Home owners are taking action on their own, looking to move their home that’s been on the market for nearly a year in the downturn.

Industry estimates say more than 16,000 people around the country are into this trend. There are at least five websites enabling web-savvy entrepreneurs to seize the new (more…)

The new Economic Stimulus Plan signed last week by President Bush, could have the effect of lowering lease rates for corporate borrowers as leasing companies pass on the benefits to their customers.

A provision included in the stimulus plan was “Bonus Depreciation” a term used to describe accelerated depreciation of purchased equipment that exceeds $250,000. The main benefit of this provision is to give businesses an opportunity to accelerate the depreciation of a large purchase.

Normally, if a company acquired $1,000,000 in equipment, the company could claim depreciation in the first year of (more…)

A 28-year old New Yorker has created a password-protected website for residential properties–personalized sites for tenants, owners, etc. at large apartment buildings. Some 450 buildings since its January 2007 inception!

This means that real estate developers, property managers, building owners, (more…)

WealthClasses Inc, has announced a ground breaking seminar called “Just like the Bank.”
The seminar promises to educate attendees about building wealth using arbitrage - just like the banks.

Arbitrage is the lifeblood of banking and is defined by Investopedia as “riskless profit.” It is the “simultaneous purchase (more…)

Here is a no-frills site has a list of links to sites where you can get information about the tax laws in most countries of the world. Just scroll down the list and you’ll see links to sites from Australia to the UK, and dozens of countries in between. Some countries (more…)

Looking for an ideal business situation where you profit without any risk? Robin J. Elliott a “Joint Venture” professional says a JV is a real dollar maker.

Elliott points out that one leverages the resources, time, money, skills and efforts of other businesses through joint (more…)

What does a 50-foot naval utility boat, a shipment of used hearing aids, and 3 large water holding tanks have in common? They were all used to start a small business and their buyers were savvy enough to get them at steeply discounted prices from Government Liquidation – the exclusive reseller of surplus assets from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

With nearly 24 million small businesses in the United States, small business owners and entrepreneurs are finding unique ways and sources to (more…)

Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail and Editor-and-Chief of WIRED magazine, had this to say in an interview with Stephen Covey for Speed of (more…)

Introducing BizEX Trade Network located in Johannesburg, South Africa. BizEX is a member of the International Reciprocal Trade Association. For more information see: BizEX

For other trade exchanges globally see: Globally

For trade exchanges in the U.S.A. (more…)

Have come across several barter sites I’d like to share with you…

1. Swango… “Swapping as easy as shopping.” This is an onlne clothes bartering site, i.e. where clothing is the currency. One uploads their clothes and assigns a “credit” value to them. When someone buys one of your items their “credits” are transferred to you.

Swango is an associate with a charity that provides apparel to those in need. The charity, Dignity U Wear has clothed over 260,000 children and families in (more…)