The Happy Entrepreneurs Business Opportunity Blog

Harley Davidson XR1200 - A ride up Hartside Pass

2014-07-01T06:33:00.001-04:00

Theodora is has produced a programme to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb Show Me Financial Freedom

A Little Tour of Melmerby in Cumbria.

2014-07-01T06:31:00.001-04:00

2013-10-09T06:03:00.000-04:00

Creating a business as a CV writer. (Continued from yesterday.)

2013-10-09T05:18:00.000-04:00

Most people spend far too little time preparing their own CVs or just don’t know what should be included and how to put over the necessary information. Selling yourself – which is what compiling a CV is - is never easy. A professional CV writer can make sure nothing is left out – or that too much unnecessary information is included.

This is where this business opportunity comes in. Set up your own CV writing business, compiling and supplying professional quality CVs to job hunters. You can operate this business as a part-time sideline or a full time business. You can run it from home in your spare time and you don’t need very much start-up cash. Choose a professional- sounding business name to trade under rather than using your own name.

As a CV is basically a clear, concise statement of an individual’s personal details, educational history and work experience to date. If you’re well organised, methodical, and have decent writing skills CV writing could be the perfect business opportunity for you... especially as there’s more demand for this service ever.

You don’t need to be a writer to write CVs. Most CVs can be compiled from cut and paste templates. But you must always present a professional image. Customers want to know that you can create a better CV for them than they can do themselves.

Although you can offer your CV writing service to anyone, it’s a good idea to think about how you could target it more carefully to certain types of customers that could be more profitable.

Targeting a specific industry. This could be ideal if you have some knowledge of, or connections with, a particular industry, e.g. IT, Accountancy, Motor industry, Retail, Marketing, Construction, Finance, etc. Exploit your existing know-how of that business and specialise.

By working within one industry (or a few of industries) you can become known as an expert in compiling CVs for that industry. It will make marketing easier, and help you build a reputation.

Targeting higher-level employees. E.g. Management, Executive, Director, Professional. It’s possible you could charge much higher fees by doing this, possibly hundreds of pounds for a detailed director-level CV.

Your Own CV Writing Business

2013-10-08T10:16:00.002-04:00

In the present employment situation, although the economy is improving, jobs are still difficult to find. Employers rely on the CV to decide firstly who to call for interview and secondly who to employ. Although a good interviewee personality counts for a lot, the CV could be the deciding factor.

For details of how you can build a profitable business preparing good, professional CVs visit www.showme-financialfreedom.co.uk .

Six Secrets to Creating a Successful Business

2013-10-03T06:36:00.001-04:00

1. Choose something that really fires your interest. Whatever you choose should not just be a way of making money. You need to really love what you’re doing. This passion will carry you through the lows that any business will suffer at some time or other.

2. Find a new twist on an already successful idea. Look for some product, service or system that you enjoy and see if you can adapt or improve on it to create your own product.

3. Whatever you create must be something a lot of people will want to buy. Even if you product is good you won’t be successful if it only appeals to a small, niche market.

4. Your start-up and running costs must be low. A small new business that has high running costs is pretty well a disaster waiting to happen. Small business, small start-up investment, small running costs. Economise as much as possible without cutting quality.

5. Keep your accounting and economics simple. Nothing difficult. Just a simple formula.

Profit = selling price minus buying price minus costs.

6. Really work on marketing. You need to be smart and professional. Customers won’t search for you if they don’t know you’re there and that your product is the best on the market. Study how other successful entrepreneurs do it. What brought to your attention the suppliers of things you have purchased in the past? How easy was it to find them?

Now think about it. What is your passion? What is missing that you think would make it more enjoyable?

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2013-07-12T06:04:00.001-04:00

Why borrowing is not a good thing.

2012-11-14T03:17:00.000-05:00

Far too many businesses are relying on large scale credit from the Bank. The days when credit was considered to be a short-term back-up have unfortunately gone.

This comes at a cost. What most people don’t realise is that all these amounts of debt and interest are paid by all of us – the consumers. The consequence of this is that everything we buy comes at a premium. Our cost of living would be a lot less if we weren’t financing the Banks by the back door.

Don’t be in a rush to borrow money to fund your project.

By borrowing money the economy is spiralling out of your control. Every business currently in debt to the Banks realises the truth. The deeper your debt the less control you have over your business. When there is a downturn in the economy you are limited in what you can do to survive it. Your debt is still hanging round your neck. You can’t get rid of it and the Banks stop lending so you can’t expand to cover the extra money you need to expand.

Result. Very, very hard times, catastrophic reduction of your available products possibly ending in bankruptcy.

The way forward is not expansion into larger and larger businesses. The stability of our future lies in the entrepreneurs who are prepared to start small and concentrate on building up finances and developing at a realistic speed according to what the market requires. A small business can change direction, alter marketing methods, etc. at speed. Overheads are more manageable. Economies can be without the dead weight of debt hanging overhead.

The person who has this control over the business is in a position to develop as far as he or she wants. The choice to remain as a small one-person or family affair or to develop to any level up to an international company is not controlled by the millstone of debt.

Successful entrepreneurs are willing to take on work that they normally wouldn’t consider to build up the finance they need to get started. They don’t spend time feathering the nests of bankers with great dollops of interest.

Once you are in the clutches of debt it is very difficult to extricate yourself but it can be done.

The ‘Show Me Financial Freedom – The Key to Success’ is a series of inexpensive Ebooklets available from Amazon which offer helpful suggestions on starting up small businesses with little or no outlay.

The first two are already available. These are ‘Easy Ways to Make Money From Car Boot Sales and Markets’ and ‘Twelve Easy Ways to Make Money With Your Camera’ both by Lesley Cooper.

Redundant? Unemployed? Be your own Boss. Part two

2012-10-19T03:25:00.005-04:00

Yesterday it was all about looking on the bright side of being jobless. Today we’ll look at some of the obstacles you’ll face right at the start. Forewarned is forearmed.

The first and largest obstacle is your own state of mind. Which do you feel?

Despair? A sense of inferiority – that you are somehow lacking in something but you don’t’ know what?

Humiliation? Shame? The feeling that you will be looked down on by your family, friends and aquaintances? Uselessness? Anger?

The list of negative feelings is long and the more you dwell on them the longer it gets.

O.K. Take a couple of days to wallow a bit and get it out of your system then take yourself in hand and get started. You are now your own boss. You are your business. Are you going to accept failure?

Unfortunately a lot of people never get past the first step, hide in the comforting shade of Social Security and become too terrified to step out of it. The longer you rely on that prop the more difficult it is to step out of it and the more terrifying the outside world appears. The obstacles seem bigger the longer you look at them and you become smaller and more insignificant in your own eyes. So the sooner you get a grip and take the first step to independence the better.

More obstacles to look out for tomorrow. But don’t worry – the solutions are on the way.

In the meantime why not consider some suggestions for business start-ups in ‘Easy Ways to Make Money from Car Boot Sales and Markets’ and ‘Twelve Easy Ways to Make Money With Your Camera’ both by Lesley Cooper. These short Ebooks are really inexpensive and are available to download from Amazon. They are part of the ‘Show Me Financial Freedom – The Key to Success’ series of short Ebooks which are designed to help readers find their own niches with suggestions for their development. More books are in preparation at the moment.

Please send all comments and questions to freedom@percydale.com to ensure that you receive a quick reply.

Redundant? Unemployed? Could be the best thing that ever happened to you! Part one.

2012-10-18T10:40:00.000-04:00

Redundant? Unemployed? Could be the best thing that ever happened to you.

If you’re in that position at the moment it probably doesn’t feel like it. But think about it. When you had a job, even if you didn’t particularly like it, you felt a degree of security. You just had to trundle on and at the end of the week or the month you would be paid.

You didn’t have to think about how to fill in the time, there were set patterns for what you had to do. Even in a position where you needed to use you were still operating under the umbrella of the organisation. Now, suddenly, you have time to do ------ what?

The answer is that you now have the time and opportunity to take risks and start taking complete responsibility for your life.

If you hadn’t been forced into this position would you have dared take the risk of giving up everything that felt safe and secure and start your own business?

It isn’t all that difficult once you get started although it does require hard work and commitment particularly in the early stages. The up-side is that the income is all yours. No-one can sack you. You can stay as a comfortable small business or develop and expand.

You decide on your priorities. You enjoy the fruits of your labour. You are your own boss.

Please send all comments and questions to freedom@percydale.com to ensure that you receive a quick reply.

Read more tomorrow.

In the meantime why not consider some suggestions for business start-ups in ‘Easy Ways to Make Money from Car Boot Sales and Markets’ and ‘Twelve Easy Ways to Make Money With Your Camera’ both by Lesley Cooper. These short Ebooks are really inexpensive and are available to download from Amazon. They are part of the ‘Show Me Financial Freedom – The Key to Success’ series of short Ebooks which are designed to help readers find their own niches with suggestions for their development. More books are in preparation at the moment.

The Key to Success

2012-10-17T04:07:00.000-04:00

Theodora has produced a programme to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb Show Me Financial Freedom

The world is in a sorry financial state at the moment. People are losing their jobs with poor prospects of finding new ones.

There is no need for anyone to be unemployed.

I can sense load squawks of horror! 'What does this idiot woman think she’s talking about?'

Everyone has some skills, qualities, ideas, experience or time that a lot of other people will be eager to pay for – when they know what it is and when and how they can find it. The trouble is that many of us don’t realise that we have anything worthwhile.

You’ve probably read that statement in my blogs before because it’s a point I can’t make often enough.

O.K. So it’s not easy, but starting your own small business is very do-able.

Something else that you will have read before – being in an economic downturn is the ideal starting point for becoming your own boss.

Small businesses have lower overheads, fewer staff so less paperwork and expense and freedom to enjoy the fruits of your own labour – and nobody can sack you.

The key to success is to start NOW.

To sum up:-

Why Be Self Employed?

In order to enjoy your life you need two things:

Firstly you need enough freedom to be able to do whatever you want without worrying about money.

Secondly you need enough money to not have to work in a dead end job you hate just to get by.

Economic times are going to be very hard for a while and ~ there is no job security for anyone except the boss.

So now is the time for setting up your own business so that you are the boss who can’t be sacked. We’ve been warned that possibly for the next ten years times are going to be hard. Belts will have to be tightened and living standards will be lower than we have come to expect.

Bad times don’t last for ever. Things eventually get better.

When the economy – or anything else – is at the bottom, the only way is up.

While the majority of people sit back and complain, you can start something small that will grow with the economy.

Remember the entrepreneur’s adage. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Tough times don't last - tough people do!"

Money-making ventures started now will grow as things improve. The majority of large, successful businesses started small in times of recession or at least economic hardship. They were also started by ordinary, usually nearly penniless people who knew that they had to do something to survive with any degree of comfort.

People who don’t desperately need money don’t usually have the burning passion needed to grow something big from something very small. So now is the time to say goodbye to stress, goodbye to deadlines, goodbye to coming home from work every night tired and depressed and start thinking.

Don’t scare yourself by thinking too big at the start. Being your own boss should be enjoyable so grow at your own pace.

Concentrate on the important things.

Visit Show Me Financial Freedom and look at the Business Opportunities page. I’ll be updating it regularly but for the moment I’d like you to look at two short Ebooks books in the “Show Me Financial Freedom – the Key to Success” series by Lesley Cooper available from Amazon.

The first is “Make Money From Car Boot Sales And Markets ~ The easy way to boost your income and build a successful business”

The second is “Twelve Easy Ways To Make Money With Your Camera - Tips on how to start a successful business as a photographer.”

These first two Ebooks in the series will give you some ideas to work on. Look for something in them that you enjoy doing. If there is nothing that lights your fire it won’t be long before more are prepared and uploaded.

Survive The Recession And Grow

2012-05-15T01:42:00.000-04:00

Listening to the news can be depressing. Terrorism and 'weapons of mass destruction' are no longer the main threat. Economic collapse worldwide is looming. Now is the time to act.
Two things to think about.

a) When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
b) Don't wait until you're up to your neck in alligators before you start draining the swamp. (Think about it.)

1) Look for a money making opportunity. Why not start a business at home? If you can earn a second income it will be the first step in gaining financial freedom. Follow this plan to get started on the right road.

2) Be positively optimistic. Making money at home is not impossible but if you have a negative approach you will never achieve anything.

3) Do not mix with people who are negative. If they are members of your family so you can’t avoid them make it quite clear that being negative will not be tolerated. Let everyone else moan about how hard up they are now. You are going to do something about it.

4) Being positive not letting your problems overwhelm you. It is not the same as ignoring the facts. So now you must make a complete breakdown of your financial situation. Sort them into a) Urgent (mortgage or rent, utility bills, Direct Debits, credit card or loan repayments, etc.). b) Important (living expenses, clothes, entertainment, etc.) Can be postponed, reduced or cancelled (magazine subscriptions, club memberships, entertainments.)

5) Now you need to look for money making business ideas and business opportunities. Everyone has some skill, information, experience or time that other people will be glad to pay for. So start thinking, start writing and work out just what you have to offer. Need help to develop your ideas? Visit http://showme-financialfreedom.co.uk/ and see how ‘Prospecting for Gold’ can take you step by step through the process of finding and developing your business niche as fast and as far as you want it to go.

Prospecting For Gold Part Three.

2012-05-14T04:51:00.001-04:00

First of all read 'Prospecting For Gold' Parts One and Two..

Well, how does it sound to you? Are you ready to take the first step to finding your own pot of gold.

That first step wil bring you anything from extra spending money to your own small business or an entrepreneurial empire. The choice is yours.

BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT FIRST STEP.

Register for‘Prospecting for Gold’ NOW . (Instructions follow in 'Prospecting For Gold Part Three').

Email us at Gold@percydale.com with your name and address and we will send a Standing Order Mandate for you to download.

Complete all the details (and don’t forget to sign it) and take it to your Bank.

Your first manual and the three free gifts will then be sent to you by post.

Important.

There is a very good reason why we don’t include a download form now. Some people have a burst of enthusiasm when they read about some business opportunity. They download‘stuff’ then forget to take any action. We want to concentrate on people who are really keen to take action. They are more likely to be people who will make that extra effort to contact us, fill in the form and take it to their Bank.

Are youserious about making some extra cash working part time or full time and growing your own pot of gold?

P.S. Don’t Forget you can cancel a Standing Order any time by notifying your Bank or Building Society.

P.P.S. Don’t Forget! With Your First ‘Prospecting For Gold’ Manual you will also get these three valuable Bonuses:-

1 - Self Employment In 100 Ways

2 - How to Find £1,000 You Never Knew You Had

3 -Millionaire Mentality

P.P.S. Don’t Forget!

If you decide the course is not for you ….. just return the manual and we will refund your money immediately but the bonuses are yours to keep.

To take advantage of this offer ........ Email Gold@percydale.com for your Standing Order Mandate for £27.

Remember that you can end your subscription at any time by notifying your Bank in writing and cancelling your Standing Order.

Theodora is has produced a programme to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb Show Me Financial Freedom

Prospecting For Gold Part Two

2012-05-14T04:12:00.000-04:00

(Read 'Prospecting For Gold Part One' first - then -) Start ‘Prospecting For Gold’ Now!

How does our system work? Each month you will get a manual showing your own personal plan of action.

There will be practical suggestions as well as helpful information on the many different opportunities that are available. Some will give you an immediate income others will be more long term. But they will all be practical.

And there are also places in the manual for you to make a note of the progress you have made that month. At any time you can email us with questions or comments which will receive prompt attention.

Plus you will also receive Three valuable bonuses to help you on your way.

1 - Self Employment In 100 Ways. If you have no real idea of what sort of business you would like to have, or you feel like a change or you just want to see some other options then this book will be invaluable.

2 - How to Find £1,000 You Never Knew You Had. We would all like to find we had more money than we thought we had. Here’s how to find it!

3 - Millionaire Mentality. The best way to become a millionaire is to think like one. That’s not as easy as you’d think. Just look at the Lottery winners who find they aren’t as happy as they thought they’d be – because they aren’t thinking like millionaires – they’re thinking like people who can’t handle being rich.

Plus

You have our better than No Risk guarantee.

If you don’t want to continue to take advantage of ‘Prospecting For Gold’, you can return the manual and get a full refund immediately with no questions asked

but

the three bonuses are yours to keep whatever you decide!

How much does this cost?

The answer is aridiculously low price of £27 per month in the UK payable by Standing Order - which means that at any time you can withdraw from the Course by contacting your Bank and cancelling the Order.

Register for‘Prospecting for Gold’ NOW . (Instructions follow in 'Prospecting For Gold Part Three').

Prospecting For Gold Part One

2012-05-14T03:35:00.000-04:00

Are you completely satisfied with where you are in life?

For most of us the answer is ‘No’.

So ask yourself - - - What Do You Want? Really, Really Want?

(As the song puts it!)

More Time ~ ~ ~ ~ ?

To spend with your family and friends.

Or to travel to all those places you’ve heard about but never visited.

Or to take up a new hobby.

More Money ~ ~ ~ ~ ?

You couldn’t really do any of those extra things as often as you’d like without a lot more money.

So…… Wouldn’t You Like To Increase Your Income Dramatically

And……… Have All The Time To Enjoy It?

If you are already a multi-millionaire - or already have everything you want - you won’t be reading this. So I’ll assume you are like most of the rest of us and would like to make a lot more money and enjoy doing it.

That last bit is important.

Who wants to spend their time doing something they don’t enjoy?

Many people try to make millions and don’t succeed. The reason is they expect dramatic results yesterday if not sooner with hardly any effort on their part.

Or They forget that thinking and planning what they are going to do is NOT the same as actually doing it. In other words, they are so busy planning the trip they never start the journey. Then they complain because they haven’t got anywhere and blame it all on the map.

If you want to be successful you have to be methodical.

What you want is a plan of action – And the determination to follow it through.

We have produced that plan for you called ‘Prospecting For Gold’

This is a monthly programme that leads you step by step along the path to success.

It doesn’t matter whether you are a new entrepreneur or have been in business for a long time and want to try something new.

All that matters is that you are dissatisfied with where you are at the moment and want something more and better.

We can help you find that Something! Perhaps the thought of being a multi-millionaire – or even only a millionaire – seems highly improbable.

Perhaps all you want is enough cash in the Bank to be able to spend more time with your family, or on your hobby, or travelling or whatever. The principle is just the same. You take the same path to success but you stop when you have what you want. Or you can pause and take time out before carrying on with your journey.

Whatever your destination is you won’t get there until you have taken that first step.

'Prospecting For Gold Part Two' comes next.

Now Is The Time To Stop Dreaming And Begin The Journey.

'Prospecting For Gold Part Two' comes next.

Don’t Be Caught Out By Extravagant Promises.

2012-04-24T03:23:00.000-04:00

These are desperate times. And it is at times like these that people are tempted to try these schemes that cost anything from £5,000-£9,000. And there are enough of them about. What makes them really attractive is the promise that if you don’t make a profit in the first few months you will be refunded anything you’ve spent.

Sounds great doesn’t it? You can’t lose – until you read the small print on the acceptance document you receive when you’ve made your money.

Somewhere near the end of the letter will be a sentence pointing out that the cost of the course isn’t included in that promise. Only expenses accrued after the introductory course will be considered. Even if you have only made £1 profit you won’t be able to claim.

Perhaps you realise that the opportunity may not be as golden as it first appeared but there is a let-out clause. The seminars are usually two or three days long. The promise is that if you think the business is not for you as long as you back out by the afternoon you can reclaim the full fee.

Drawback! - The full details of what commitment is required in the way of time and cash are not always made clear on the first day. In fact negative points are not made until it is too late.

What the people who promote these courses don’t tell you is that they make their money from selling the course to hopefuls like us, not from following the course.

To my mind the promoters of these courses are guilty of mis-selling. Trading Standards agree but as most of the people in the department know nothing about internet business they aren’t interested in following it up.

It is because of these what I see as dodgy practices that I decided to put together the Prospecting For Gold programme.

Prospecting For Gold helps you to find and develop a full or part time business (the choice is yours) using only the time and money you have at your disposal. There are guidelines for getting started even if you have little time and no money. You are helped to find what skills, knowledge or experience you have that people will be anxious to buy or learn.

You will learn how to get people to pay you for what they want from you.

And the unique promise is that at any time you can stop using the course and restart it whenever you want at the place you left off. You don’t have to start again from the beginning. And of course you don’t make any payments when you are not taking the monthly manuals.

It doesn’t cost thousands or even hundreds. I can offer Prospecting For Gold for just £27 per month. (Outside the UK fees will be slightly higher related to the cost of postage.)

Stop Wingeing, Get A Life And Start Living

2010-08-03T15:26:00.000-04:00

If I hear one more winge on TV I shall be very temted to put it out to be recycled.

We, as a nation, have got so soft and mollycoddled that as soon as anything goes wrong we start to winge and whine and demand that the Government 'Do something about it'.

It's about time people got real. There is a global economic downturn which could teeter into a recession at any moment so we all have to economise. So far everyone is agreed that there have to be drastic cuts - as long as they are made by someone else. Everyone thinks that their particular interest is too important and should be the exception that doesn't suffer any cut backs.

No-one and nothing should be exempt. If we can't afford it we can't have it. It's the only way we can get back on a sound economic footing and able to spend a bit more.

But what do you expect from a society that expects its young to stay in education for at least a third of it's pre-pension life.

The young are full of energy and joie de vivre and should be out in the real world getting to grips with life. As it is the only excitement some of them can generate is through vandalism, gangs and bullying. If they were earning a living they wouldn't have time for all that.

What's all this got to do with being your own boss?

Until we expect our young and ourselves to take responsibility for our own lives we will only be living a half life. When you are your own boss you have responsibility but the triumph and excitement you feel when you've cracked a problem and won through is exquisite.

So if times are tight get out there and start your own business and encourage your children to do the same instead of aiming at being wage slaves - no matter how well off that may make them.

Theodora is has produced a programme to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb Show Me Financial Freedom

What Will Success Mean to You?

2010-08-02T17:26:00.000-04:00

We all want to be successful but the word 'success' means different things to different people. Which is your definition?

Success 1. Wealth. I want to be a multimillionaire. I want at least one large car and to live ina mansion in the country. I also want to have a large yacht and apartments or houses in the United States and in the most popular European countries. I want to mix with important and famous people.

Success 2. Power. I want to make my mark in the business world. I would exercise great influence in this field and earn in excess of £1 million per year minimum. I would enjoy having the power over people and events.

Success 3. Contentment. I want to have enough money to live comfortably and to have the freedom to enjoy my private life, to spend time with my family and friends and to enjoy my hobbies to the full. I want to be able to make as much money as I want when I want it but my success depends on my happiness and the happiness of my family. The operative word is contentment.

Which appeals to you? Personally I enjoy being out of the rat race. I'm free to enjoy my life in the way I want, in the country with my horses, dog and other animals. It suits me and I am happy. But I also know that if I wanted more I have the capability and confidence to acquire all want. To me, that is success.

Why not email me at success@percydale.com with your ideas.

For the next few days you can follow me on Be Your Own Boss/

Theodora is has produced a programme to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb Show Me Financial Freedom

Motivational Conferences – Are They A Good Thing?

2010-08-01T16:38:00.001-04:00

Many budding entrepreneurs are beguiled by motivational conferences. There’s a buzz of excitement in the air. The hall or conference room seems to be filled with successful men and women. The speakers on stage are multi-millionaires.

What’s more they all tell the same story. Anyone can do it. It isn’t difficult. For a reasonably investment you can receive from them the blueprint of their success. With this information you can practically start spending your millions right away.

You go home in a state of euphoria. And then the real world kicks in. The blueprint for success is not as simple as it was made out to be. Quite often it isn’t all that comprehensive. If you weed out all the waffle and make a list of the relevant points 100 pages of the A4 sized manual is condensed into as little as 10 pages.

You also find that you don’t have the time to get the system going and there are costs you hadn’t allowed for.

If you do manage to get something up and running it doesn’t always attract the promised degree of response.

You feel that you are a failure. Somehow it is your fault that you’re rather worse off than you were before. Desperately you sign up for another conference and the whole rigmarole starts all over again.

Well cheer up. It isn’t you. It’s the system. The vast majority of the audiences are in exactly the same position as you are. They are aspiring millionaires who have had to struggle and rely on credit cards or savings to pay anything from several hundred to several thousands of pounds to attend the course. And they too have had minimum success.

These conferences are not scams. The speakers are as successful as they claim and the blueprints they sell are the methods they used. They are perhaps a little economical with the truth about how much it actually costs to place advert or buy lists of addresses, not to say the increasing cost of postage. They also don’t allow for the fact that most of the hopeful attendees spend most of their time earning a living and can’t work on the schemes they’ve bought into sufficiently.

By all means try them. You might be one of the people who are successful. Don’t class yourself as a failure if you don’t belong to that group.

It is possible to build up a very successful business and to be your own boss by working in a way designed specifically for you in your situation and with your financial situation and commitments taken into account.
For more information on how this could work for you send your name and address to entrepreneur@percydale.com

Theodora is has produced a programme to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb Show Me Financial Freedom

Beat The Credit Crunch - Be Your Own Boss - To Sum Up

2010-07-31T12:27:00.001-04:00

The next few years are going to be very financially tight for most people. Jobs will be lost, wages kept at an all time low and prices will rise. Already we are beginning to feel the bite but it is going to get much worse. So what are you going to do? Hang in there waiting for the axe to fall or get your finger out and do something about it?

Don't wait until the crunch really hits home. Join the people who can't be sacked. Be Your Own Boss.

So how will being your own boss will give you financial freedom?
Look at it this way. When you are employed by someone else all the money you make has to go towards supporting the boss, his family and the business. The harder you work, the more the money you make will benefit him. You might get a bonus if you're lucky.

Being your own boss means that all those benefits go to you, not the someone else. That's where the freedom comes in. You are also free because you can choose when you work, how you work and where you work.

There are other advantages. Firstly, you can't be sacked. When you work for someone else in times of economic crisis you can't guarantee that if the boss has to cut costs you won't be the first to go.

Most people are terrified at the thought of taking on that responsibility. Others think it is a brilliant idea to be their own boss but feel that they wouldn't know where to start. That's where I come in. Having been a successful entrepreneur for longer than I care to remember I have developed a series of steps which will help budding entrepreneurs to find the skills, experience and information which will help them climb the ladder of success. It’s called ‘Prospecting For Gold’.

Anyone can use it to either start a new business or, if you are already a successful entrepreneur, to give you new ideas and new roads to travel.
What about the risks of being your own boss?

Of course they exist but they needn't be inevitable. Let's look at why people can fail.

Firstly the most obvious is that they haven't produced a long term business plan for their new venture.

Secondly, they can sometimes be tempted to start off at full tilt instead of building up gradually and continually monitoring the progress of the venture.

Thirdly, they are entering a market about which they know nothing but which they have been told will make them millionaires in no time with very little effort. Probably they have answered one of the get rich quick schemes on offer. Most of these 'businesses' are not scams, they're just not as simple or free to operate as they suggest.

Fourthly, while being optimistic is a good thing, over-optimism without very good cause is the place where fools go but angels fear to tread. You might miss a vital sign that there is a weakness which, if not dealt with immediately, may prove fatal to your business aspirations.

To really enjoy being your own boss and building up your own financial freedom you should start from the point of something you like and know about. Remember everyone has a skill, knowledge, experience or time that people will pay for. To help you discover how to utilize what you have a look at ‘Prospecting For Gold’ at http://www.showme-financialfreedom.co.uk/

Theodora has produced a programme to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb Show Me Financial Freedom

Be Your Own Boss - Sell Other People's Products

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You can make a very nice living from selling other peoples products. It's called Affiliate Marketing.

When people create a product, it might be a PDF file, a book, an information manual or video or anything similar which they want to sell on line they can do it themselves. The alternative is to pay other people - affiliates - commission for selling their products for them.

The affiliate puts up a web page promoting the item they have selected. As there will be a fair few affiliates each one tries to make his page the one that stands out. The prospective purchaser is then directed to the seller's page. When a purchase is made the seller sends the product to the buyer and the affiliate is paid the agreed commission without having to bother with packing and shipping the product.

The really successful affiliate concentrates on finding products in a particular niche market. By keeping in contact with the purchaser and providing a good service he or she will be the person who the purchaser will approach for more items in the same niche.

In this way you can build a customer base who you can approach directly with other products.

For help and advice on being your own boss and suggestions for finding your own niche click here http://www.showme-financialfreedom.co.uk/ or email affiliate@percydale.com . Also have a look at Be Your Own Boss/

You Are Everything You Choose To Be

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Wouldn't you like to have the financial freedom to do all the things you want to do? You could be your own boss, take time off to be with your family and friends. Or you could travel anywhere in the world and spend time on your hobbies. So what is stopping you?

From the time we were very young we have had dreams of what we want to do. When we were very young we believed it was possible to achieve our dreams. Unfortunately family, friends and life itself seems intent on telling us that we can't.

Most of us are convinced by the negative bombardment and settle for a life we don't really want but we get by. Eventually we almost forget our dreams. When we do remember them it is with rueful regret. We accept that they were just never going to happen.

Sometimes we see other people living our dreams. Were they just lucky? They aren't any more intelligent or better educated. Are some people born unlucky?

Your brain is a super computer, and like any other computer it will act in the way it is programmed. If you have fed it the wrong information you will get the wrong result. Now you have to de-bug your brain and reload the information that will lead to your success.

The answer is resoundingly negative. If your dream is humanly possible then you can achieve it. You need to get rid of all that negativity out of your brain and reprogramme it with positivity.

Now is the time to get started. For help and advice click here http://www.showme-financialfreedom.co.uk/ or email freedom@percydale.com . Also have a look at Be Your Own Boss/

Being Your Own Boss and Achieving Financial Freedom by Internet Marketing

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Internet Marketing is rapidly becoming a really popular way to make money.

Most people start by selling odds and ends they want to get rid of on Ebay or Amazon. These are the two best known sites at the moment but others are being introduced. After a few successful sales it is obvious that here is a very good way to build up your own business.

After you have sold all your own spare bits and pieces you will need a good source of more items. For a start try car boot sales and charity shops. By a bit of haggling and buying several items at a time you can get quite a good deal.

But you don't have to rely on objects bought in this way. Buy goods wholesale - you can find sources in 'The Trader' magazine.

There are very clear instructions on both these sites telling you exactly how to sell, how you get paid, etc. Read them very carefully before you start. It is also essential to start in a small way until you are certain of what you're doing.

I also suggest you stick to Ebay and Amazon at first before trying other sites. They have been established long enough to have ironed out any problems and they do offer all the help you need.

For more information visit http://www.showme-financialfreedom.co.uk/ or email freedom@percydale.com

Theodora is has produced a programme called 'Prospecting For Gold' which is designed to help new entrepreneurs find a business that suits them. It also will give existing entrepreneurs the opportunity to extend their businesses or find new financial mountains to climb. Click here to learn more - Show Me Financial Freedom

Internet Marketing Using Sites like Ebay and Amazon

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Creating Your Own Products Is An Exciting Feeling.

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We could all do with a bit of excitement. Creating a product which people want to by is a real thrill.

What about writing an instruction manual for something that most people would be interested in? 'How to make money', 'How to have a happy family life', 'How to lose weight', 'How to attract a girl/boy friend', 'How to improve your golf', 'Fly fishing for beginners', 'Grow your own vegetables'. The list of subjects is endless.

You don't have to be an expert in any of these things. You can find all the information you want on the web.
Never copy anything word for word. That is plagiarism which is illegal.

Other products you can make may be craft based. Create something which has a unique twist. It may seem totally stupid and un-commercial. But just think back on all the zany crazes that have taken off in the past.

Who would have thought that putting some dilute liquid detergent in a small container and attaching a twist of wire with a circle at one end would still be a steady seller decades later? Children everywhere have great fun blowing bubbles.

Of course if you have the knowledge to invent something new, have access to good marketing advice and are prepared to have a go then the sky's the limit.

'Prospecting For Gold' is a monthly plan which will help budding entrepreneurs to make the most of their abilities and experience. Being your own boss and achieving financial freedom isn't rocket science, but you need to know how to light the fuse. To learn more click here to visit http://www.showme-financialfreedom.co.uk/ or email freedom@percydale.com

Until tomorrow - start thinking.