5 Businesses You Could Start From Your Garage

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Being an entrepreneur doesn’t mean you have to invent a huge product or do something incredible. Sometimes it is doing a small service out of your own house. If you have a decent size garage, here are a few great options to get started. 1. Bicycle repair Repairing bicycles can actually be a surprisingly lucrative … Read more

5 of the Dirtiest Parts of Your Hotel Room

People have always wondered whether their hotel rooms are as pristine as advertised. Spotting a speck of dust here and there is one thing, but there have been stories of cleaners simply not cleaning the rooms at all. Are these stories true? The shocking truth is yes, and they happen more often than you think. … Read more

8 Must-Have Apps for Your Teens

If you parent a teen and your teen is a proud owner of an iPhone or iPad, you have probably noticed the amount of time that he or she spends on their device is ridiculous.[1] Of course, all of their friends, all those snaps, all those memes, and all that buzz keep your teens rather … Read more

The Benefits Of Crowdfunding

Having a great idea but not having the ability or opportunity to bring it to fruition can be frustrating. It can be difficult to get funds or find investors who believe in your idea or vision enough to bank on you and invest in it. This is one of the reasons crowdfunding is changing the … Read more

4 Ways to Relive Your Youth After 40

Most people aren’t thrilled about growing old. They think they’re too frail to have any fun. However, a lot of the problems with growing old are purely psychological. If you’re in your late 40s or 50s, it’s not too late to recapture some of your youth. Here are some ways you can feel young again. … Read more

15 DIY things to do to increase home safety

Each year, we make resolutions to improve our health, increase our savings and spend more quality time enjoying family and friends. But what about maintaining and improving our home safety? With a burglary occurring every 20 seconds, home security, safety and maintenance should be a top priority for everyone. Set some time aside over the coming … Read more

3 Legal Issues Online Retailers Must Be Aware of

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Many experts believed that the eCommerce industry would peak in 2011. However, it has been growing faster than anyone would have predicted. The industry reportedly grew 14.6% in 2015. It grew another 16% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2016. Rapid industry growth creates new opportunities for online retailers. However, it has also attracted more … Read more

5 Rules for Overcoming Adversity and Emotional Pain

“Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world, the disarray. I choose to see the beauty. To believe there is an order to our days. A purpose.” – from the popular show, “Westworld” It’s different for us all. My personal quest for purpose began with five stages of grief and one startling realization … Read more

Four Things You Can Fix Without Calling A Repairman

Part of life is that things deteriorate and eventually break. This is true for just about anything (although my Toyotas sometime make me believe this may not be true). Because most people’s homes have a large number of appliances and systems working together to make everything run smoothly, it may often feel like there is always something … Read more

Are You A Boss Or A Leader? And One Is Definitely Better Than The Other

Are you a Boss or a Leader?

You’ve nursed your dream along slowly, patiently with equal parts of blood, sweat and tears. And now it’s starting to blossom and grow. People are noticing you, your business is growing. You’ve gone from a one-man show to hiring employees.  Congratulations. Take a moment and smile and thank everyone for their support and commitment. But … Read more