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I am looking for ways to advertise my new home business featuring finer spa products...what would you suggest? Here is a link to the website www.pinkpapayaspa.com or www.pinkpapayaparties.com/angela

Looking for a name for new business featuring gift baskets and interior decorating? Hello, I am starting up a home business where I will create custom gift baskets. I will have the option for the customer to bring me the stuff and I make it look pretty or I will create the basket using one of my themes. I also plan to offer services such as interior decorating, home organizing, and possibly even event decorating. I need a name that is classy and can encompass all of these things. I am in a very touristy town with many potential upscale clients. So far I am the only gift basket company out there(almost out there:o)) Ready, get your thinking caps on! Thanks!

How do I find people that are interested in a home based business that features a binary system pay plan? It is a unique business called an unfranchise. It is a paradigm shift in the way people shop on the internet. I am excited to show it to you. Visit my web site that can be your web site if you qualify. Join the winning team today in one to one marketing. http://www.marketamerica.com/basesloaded/

Anyone know of a home based business review site that is reputable? I'm looking for like a public, reputable published review of the biggest home based businesses. Something like wall street journal or money magazine or something that I know isn't biased or sponsored by some business featured.

Business Directory/Local Portal Home Business Opportunity...looks good...do you think I can succeed with it? I have been investigating a popular home based business opportunity, which is operating a local business directory and portal for my city. I would make money by selling featured listings and banner ads, as well as with built-in affiliate programs and the best part is that it doesn't require any programming knowledge (since I don't have any!). Anyhow, the one with the best appearance and features seems to the www.yourcityguide.net. They pre-load the website with all my local businesses and have many other great features. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with them or operates a city guide themselves. Do you think I have a good chance of success considering the minimal investment?

Are there any features in "windows vista home basic" that are not available in "windows business edition?" I currently have windows vista home basic installed on my computer. I also have a copy of windows business on disk. Windows home does not hav aero so I was going to use the business disk to upgrade my system. Will I be losing any features of the home edition? Such as movie maker?

What is the name of the article from 9/26, 2007 that was the feature. It talked about Top 5 home business?

Upgrading Vista Home Premium to Vista Business? When I upgrading Vista Home Premium to Vista Business, will I have feature of both the OS (the special multimedia functionality of Vista Home Premium and the special functionality of Vista Business like Fax, IIS and other business programs) or will it remove the multimedia functionality of Vista Home Premium and only have Vista Business functionality after upgrading…? Actually I want both multimedia and business functionality after I upgrade. Note: please don’t suggest me Vista Ultimate. I know it has all that I want but it’s expensive, that’s why I plan to upgrade to vista business.

Has anyone tried a stay at home business called Live Ops.? This job entails answering calls from your home and processing orders from infomercials. The company is called LIVE OPS INC. and you usually have to go through a series of test in order to qualify and send in forms for a background check as an independant contractor. Requirements are high speed internet, phone line with no features such as call waiting, or privacy director just a basic phone line and a phone that you can use a headset. I just sent in my forms and would like to know if anyone is doing this as a stay at home job, how is the pay and your experience. Thank you

Are all work from home business' a scam? If a company is in good standing with the BBB.Featured in a national magizine is it too good to be true?What if there is a 100% money back no risk fee that is no more than the cost of going out for pizza?Is this too good to be true?Or am I just skeptical? or Am I just afraid to fail because of lack of effort?What is the normal reaction? If all these awards money and success can be achieved why should I be afraid.Would you do it for extra money every month?Why/Why not?

What are you looking for in a home based business site? what features/ topics are important to you? what do you expect to see /read on a homebased business site? have a great day!

what are you looking for in a home based business site? what features/ topics are important to you? what do you expect to see /read on a homebased business site? have a great day!

Working From Home???? I'm thinking about working from home - which would mean moving from my office. There is never anybody at home during the day, and the office building I currently work in, is pretty much empty - the lovely lady on reception duty, and the moody git who takes the rent from me only pops his shiny forehead round the door every so often. When answering, (I'm basically looking for either "yeah - go for it, take the business home, and save the huge rent" or "no, because..... and reasons," please consider that social / interpersonal relationships with co-workers is not a deciding feature - neither home or work supplies social relief!!

Working from HOME? I'm thinking about working from home - which would mean moving from my office. There is never anybody at home during the day, and the office building I currently work in, is pretty much empty - the lovely lady on reception duty, and the moody git who takes the rent from me only pops his shiny forehead round the door every so often. When answering, (I'm basically looking for either "yeah - go for it, take the business home, and save the huge rent" or "no, because..... and reasons," please consider that social / interpersonal relationships with co-workers is not a deciding feature - neither home or work supplies social relief!!

How do I do a single mail-merge email to my business opt-in leads all at once from my Yahoo address? I have a business in which I help mentor home-business owners on how to massively expand and explode their own businesses. On my business website, there is available my free report on how home entrepreneurs can access the "what" and the "how to" of growing their enterprises. To those who opt-in for this info, I want to then do a mail merge -- send the same report to several people at one time, yet it be personalized with their name, as if personally sent by me as a single email. In Word, there is the mail merge feature, but is it available in Yahoo?

I've started a business. What do you think? Hey everyone! I recently started my own online business (www.Dunnaj-Store.com). It's called, Dunnaj International. It is an online store featuring home entertainment, electronics, home interiors, decor, furniture, lighting, automotive, designer bags and sunglasses glasses, lawn furniture and lighting, automotive, & much more too come. Right now I am still working on it (meaning not all products are up) but what do you think I can add to the site to make it more appealing or what do you think of the site all together? Would you purchase from Dunnaj? I think it's coming along very well... PLUS! We have FREE SHIPPING on all our products! Don't ya think that's awesome!? Tell me what you think!

Would this help my business? I own and operate an online store (still under construction) which features home entertainment, electronics, automotive, home decor, furniture, housware, etc. I am offering free shipping on every product store wide, all the time! Forever & ever. The prices on the products are close to wholesale price. For example, a $6,000 Plasma Screen TV that I would be selling would be marked down to around $2,000. Do you think this is a good idea? Do you think this will draw people to do business with my online store, when the prices are lower and free shipping is always included? Or what ideas do you propose I take into consideration? And by the way I do integrate some of the shipping cost into the product's selling price. The reason why I can offer so many products at lower prices is because I do not pay for any products until the products sell. This mean I have the money to advertise, etc. The reason I do offer products at around wholesale is because I am partnered with a wholesale marketer provider. The products are all new, if some are not new yet refurbished it is mentioned in the certain product's description.

Vista home w/ Tablet PC? I just bought Vista home premium edition and didn't realize that I couldn't update it from my XP tablet edition.... what should I do... it gave me the option to delete all the programs on my computer and install vista home... do I want to do this?? Can I still use the "tablet" features w/ home edition? Can I install home premium and then update to business? I've obviously opened the packaging and everything. Also, is there any easy way to save all my files?? (mostly pictures?) Thanks!

Name a show that Kensington Carpet One Floor & Home has been featured on.? Name a show that Kensington Carpet One Floor & Home has been featured on. Kimberly B. says, "I just want to say thank you for offering such a great service...I redeemed my accumulated points for a _______ for my new business."name the Course Coordinator & Personal Mastery Coach. This person is a member of the Personal Best Calgary TeamWhat is the vehicle currently being restored by the Reynolds-Alberta Museum Restoration Shop? Give us the right answer and we will give you 1500 Country Club points!

business wireless plan? Why is it that wireless companies sell business plans cheaper than family plans and include more features to the business than the family? My wife has an in home daycare, can I just go into the store and get a business plan? Is there anything special you have to do to get a business plan?

How can network users use V.92 modem on hold on a wireless home network? Greetings, I have an ad-hoc wireless network in my home and need remote modem-on-hold. I live in a rural area where there are far more deer than people, with no chance of a broadband connection being offered by my phone company. My wife and I both run businesses out of our home that require us to be on the internet a great deal through our 56k dialup connection. Clients occasionally call, and though we have the "Callwave" service and tried similar services they are not really what we need. I am looking for a way that any of the computers on the network can use the modem-on-hold v.92 feature so that any home network user can answer the call by voice even though the modem in use is on the network server as an ICS internet gateway. All computers are running XP Pro. Anyone know how this can be done? Thanks in advance

How do I find a featured article on yahoo? I saw a featured article about "25 home-business ideas" on Yahoo's home page this morning(it was in that featured box on yahoo's home page). That box has been "refreshed' and when I clicked on "More Features", I can't seem to find that article anyway. Does anyone know how to search for this article? I typed in a string of words pertaining to the title of the article on Yahoo's search box, but nothing came up. Can someone please help? Thanks.

WHAT are THE BASIC NEED to CREATE A BUSINESS WEBSITE? I WANT TO CREATE MY OWN WEBSITE FOR BUSINESS (RELATED TO HOME BASED JOBS, EMAIL DATABASE, ALL ABOUT MAKING MONEY ONLINE AND OFCOURSE LOTS OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT TOO WITH LOTS OF FREEBEES)PURPOSE. SO CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ARE THE THING NEEDED TO CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL WEBSITE (DETAILED AND STEP BY STEP DESCRIPTION) [NOTE: I HAVE DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED AND LOOKING FOR HOSTING FOR FREE FOR THE FIRST MONTH, ECOMMERCE FEATURES, PASSWORD PROTECTED DIRECTORIES,ETC.] I DONT HAVE ANY CREDIT CARD -THE BIG PROBLEM. aLSO TELL ME ABOUT THE LOGO, WESITE DESIGN. HOW TO SETUP MY OWN TERMS AND PRIVACY FOR MY WEBSITE, ETC.

what should i look for in a new computer? I am going to but a new box (CPU) for home and business use. What features should i ensure it has? I wish to spend about AU $1,000 = US $825

Should small business owners be the main character in their own TV commercials or use a professional? Often I see TV commercials for small businesses where the owner is the main character in the commercial. The majority of the time I find these types of commercials are horrible. One specific commercial for a local upscale restaurant features the owner. Throughout the entire comercial you do not know if the business is a restaurant, a funeral home, or a super market. All the owner does is give the name of the business and wants you to stop by and shake his hand. A few years back I saw a TV commerical for a local contractor. The owner begged and pleaded for the public to hire him. Now the ACE Harward commericals seen in Pennsylvania are done by the owner and I think are done very well.

Vista VS leopard? Would like to read different opinions on which one deserves applause? MS's hardwork of 5 years will payback or Mac's Leopard is far much better? Who do u think photocopied who? Timemachine looks pretty good, will Vista have enough features for businesses and home users to attract them? Please give ur thoughts and give other knowledge related to the question you have.

Vista Business help? i want to buy a new laptop and found a sony vaio FZ283BN but i found out that it comes with vista business my problem is that i am a home user and it dosent come with multimedia applications like the movie maker or gallery thing i want to know if i should buy it anyway and if i do is there a was to enable or get these features later separatly and i was wonderign if i do buy it how would i down grade to home premium all other information would be good also thanks

Problem with touchpad on MSI VR600 running on Windows Vista Business? I got the above laptop and it came with windows vista home basic but i upgraded to windows vista business. I found one problem. I can't seem to be able to use the touchpad lock feature now (Fn+F3). Are there any software settings that i have to arrange?

How do I locate a story on today's featured articles on yahoo home page? I clicked on "more featured" but the article I'm looking for is not listed? It was an artile of starting a business online is 30 days. Any feedback appreciated. Thanks, Mike

Should I just stick with Windows XP Pro or upgrade to Vista Business? Even though I am a home user, the "Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0" suggested Vista Business is the best version for my PC. I was wondering, based on performance (speed), which is better XP Pro (the one I'm running now) or Vista Business (or any other versions)? Here are my system details (taken from Crysis "Can you run it"): - CPU: You Have: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz - CPU Speed: You Have: 3.01 GHz - System Ram: You Have: 1023.2 MB - OP: You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 22600) - Video Card: You Have: RADEON 9600 SERIES (ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x4150)) - Video Card Features: Video RAM: You have - 256.0 MB Video Card 3D Acceleration: You have - Yes Video HW Transform & Lighting: You have - Yes Vertex Shader Ver.: You have - 2.0 Pixel Shader Ver.: You have - 2.0 Free Disk Space: You Have: 102.0 GB (out of 130GB)

Small Business with Big Marketing Questions - how to market successfully for my needs? I have a small business doing Medical Continuing education. As the owner I have tried to handle all important aspects including marketing up to now. I'm at a point now where I've added to our website a job board, and will soon being adding email newsletters & featured ad space. I can no longer do a successful job myself, so here are my questions: 1.) If I'm paying someone commision only, what is the average draw they should receive? 2.) Is it better to hire someone part-time within the company or to try to hire an outside marketing firm? 3.) If hiring an outside firm, where do I find them, as I won't have a lot of work to offer them. Not sure it matters, but the business is "decentralized" so everyone would work out of their own space/home. Thanks

hey i need help my business plan :: give your opinion or try to help me? Executive Summary: 1. Applicant/Company Information -Name: Design coffer shop -Address:132 Cedar Grove Rd, Ruckersville, CA 90324 -Phone: (909) 834-3434 Fax: 904.326.1039 -Contact Person: Evelyn Reyes -Business Structure: Sole Proprietorship - Banking Information: Bank: Wells Fargo Bank Address: 3035 Van Buren Blvd Riverside, CA 92503 Phone: (951) 351-3402 Contact: Erica Smith, Financial Services Manager -Anticipated Start Date: Design coffee shop it well began operations in November 2009, and we going to prepare the plans to undertake a small expansion. As soon as possible after the scoping plan approval. Brief outline of your business concept: Design coffee shop is company involved more greatest the originally coffee shop. It providing graphic design and marketing communication services. it not provide big business . It just likes a small business Every day, millions of Americans wanted to sit down and enjoy the smell cup of coffee and lay back & see the background artwork from graphic design artist. "A person had dreamed to spend more than 50 cents for a cup of coffee. A few years, now they glad to pay $1 to $4 for their cappuccino, mocha latte or vanilla ice blended drink." The specialty-coffee business is growing at a healthy pace. The completive the Starbucks, The Coffee Bean, Pet’s, Dietrich’s and other major chains serve average quality drinks in establishments that have the same generic design appearance. Indeed, Starbucks and The Coffee Bean are often referred to as "fast food" coffeehouses due to their "cookie cutter" design. Now that Americans' coffee preferences have broadened and matured, many are asking for more from their design coffee shop. We offer high-quality products in an upscale environment. Furthermore, our high-profile location in San Bernardino provides a mixed customer base that will maintain high levels of business in every season, at all times of the day, every day of the week. Vision and Mission Statement The design coffee shop will become the more like small museum. We will serve a perfect product at a very reasonable price. We will also be a meeting place for graphic design artists and a place for them to show off their work. We will create an atmosphere conducive to creative expression and promote the creative process. Our primary goals over the next year are: 1. Secure financing for start-up of at least $10,000 for space and equipment. 2. Renovate our space in Old Town. 3. Acquire equipment necessary for business, i.e. coffee pot, cappuccino machines, blenders, etc. 4. Make agreement with coffee distributors, and bakery vendors. 5. Create a cozy, artist friendly environment (i.e. choice of colors, choice of music, decor) 6. Open for business and become the foremost coffeehouse in the area. MARKET OPPORTUNITY Marketing will play a vital role in the success of small company is java net because they will put some our advertising, I not want exert gate too much our company. it something sample for customer to understand. It only one or two location be. The design coffee shop is our target market is mostly student. Because it when come student they wanted to sit back and relax. Design coffee shop going to be locate one of San Bernardino. Ownership The Design coffee shop is a general partnership between Lisa and Sandy Mason. Each partner is equally involved in operation and management of the shop, each to her own abilities. Location and Facilities The Design coffee shop is located in the Old Town section of San Bernardino, California. We currently own the building we will occupy, though painting and renovation are sorely needed. Products and Services Description of Products and Services The Design coffee shop will offer high quality coffee, tea, hot coca, and cappuccino, at a very reasonable price. We will also sell homemade cookies, brownies, and doughnuts, also reasonably priced. Key Features of the Products and Services All drinks will be made with filtered water and the highest quality ingredients we can get. Frozen drinks will have caramel or chocolate syrup drizzled in the glass and over the drink. Cappuccino and hot coca will have whipped cream toppings as well as the option for candy sprinkles. Cookies will have the option of a chocolate or caramel dip and sprinkles. We will offer designer flavored cream and five kinds of sweetener, i.e. sugar, honey, Equal, Splenda, and Sweet-n-Low. Cream and sweetener is at no extra charge. Production of Products and Services We will use only filtered water and will brew our coffee in commercial coffeepots that will be thoroughly cleaned between uses. We will bake cookies and brownies in our own on-site oven from proven recipes, daily. Future Products and Services Within the next three to five years we expect to branch out into catering and offer homemade pies, whole or by the slice. Comparative Advantages in Production Our low overhead and cheaper pricing will be the key to our success. Industry Overview Market Research There are other businesses that serve only coffee in our Old Town. Size of the Industry Nationally, the coffee shop industry is quite large, but in somewhere, there are more. Key Industry Trends This industry is booming at the present time, there is a trend toward small cozy places and away from the large generic chain. Industry Outlook The coffee business does not show signs of slowing down. With new innovations such as flavorings and additives, it should continue for some time. Marketing Strategy Target Markets Our target market is a artist and writers who need a nice quite cozy place to think and do their work. Description of Key Competitors Of the three coffee shops in the area, one is a large chain with a very expensive product, one is really a home-style restaurant, the last one, and our biggest competitor is an antique store with a "tea room". Analysis of Competitive Position Our pricing strategy and comfortable atmosphere will be the key to our success. None of the other shops in the area can offer this. Pricing Strategy We will offer three sizes of drinks, small $1.00, medium $1.50 and large $2.00. Our cookies and brownies will sell for $1.00 each. Promotion Strategy We intend to advertise in the local newspapers and offer a "frequent drinkers club" discount to our best customers. We will also send out ads via direct mail, which will include cents off coupons. Management and Staffing Organizational Structure Our organizational structure will be a simple pyramid style with the owners putting in as much work as the employees. Management Team April and Arlene will share management and supervisory responsibilities equally. Arlene for the morning shift. April for the afternoon shift. Staffing We will hire two busboys and two waitresses; these will be recruited from the local high school. Labor Market Issues In this area there are many high school students looking for work, part time or full time, we want to fill that need. Market Risks The main risk is monetary. The area may not be ready for a place like ours and we may not do a great business. Implementation Plan Implementation Activities and Dates 1. Begin building renovation 12/08 2. Complete renovation 2/15/09 3. Begin preliminary advertising 2/15/09 4. Purchase and setup equipment 2/15/09 5. Open for business 5/1/09 Financial Plan Balance Sheet Current Assets: Building $150,000 9 computer $10,800 Furnishings $5,000 Equipment $5,000 Cash Arlene $5,000 April $4,500 Accounts Receivable None Inventory Coffee $1,000 Tea $500 Other Assets Cups $3,000 Total Current Assets $182,800 Liabilities: Accounts Payable (monthly) Water $200 Phone $150 Electric $500 Donut Vendor $1,000 Warehouse Club $1,000 Coffee Distributor $1,000 Wages $5,000 Advertising $1,000 Taxes Payable Property Taxes $500 Employee Taxes $2,000 Operating Loans Payable Startup Loan $500 HP Design jet Z2100 Photo Printer series- models $ 97 Total Liabilities $12,947 on going per month Projected Income March 05 Coffee $6,000 Tea $2,000 Cookies $1,500 Donuts $2,500 Misc. $4,000 Total Income for March $16,000 Total Projected Net Profit (Cost/Benefit) $3,150 for March This would assume 20 pots of coffee sold a day, plus an assortment of other items. This also assumes the market will not increase or decrease due to weather or economics. This would be an average month. my major is graphic design i don't know how making business plan] i have the layout just email me evelynreyes12@yahoo.com you want see it this for my class project

Wanting to get Started with a Photo Enhancement Business -also Freelance Photo on the side Got Questions? Ok basically I am just looking for a Rundown of what all I am going to need to get started with my Business I am looking to do Very Creative, Unique Photo Enhancements for profit as well as doing some Freelance Photography (Portraits and Model Portfolios then more venues down the road) Right now I'm considering focusing on the Enhancments first and opening a Website to feature my Work - once I get enough examples to display-- I'm getting PaintShop Pro XI, a Graphics card for virtual memory, and a harddrive for Storage - also getting a more sate of the art Camera all in the next couple of days I am Serious about making this my home Busines so I can stay at home with my daughter I probably wont be able to 100% persue the Photography (Portraits & such) until I build my portfolio and gain more insight in the field - I've taken 2 years of traditional photography but still learning alot What about liscensing and such ?? Looking to get started ASAP Anything I need to know ?

How can I learn to truly trust my husband while he's away on business with a beautiful co-worker? My husband has never given me reason to not trust him, but I know him very well. I know what he is attracted to because we often talk about physical features that we both find desirable in the opposite sex. He has been coming home a lot lately talking about this girl at work. Yes, he is often talking about what a wonderful Christian she is and never about her beauty. Yet I just have this deep fear that while he may not act on anything, he is looking at her with lust in his heart. We are both Christians and have only been married since July. He is leaving to go to Chicago with her for 4 days, and I am terrified. She is so perfect! She is in his field of work (he loves his job), she is beautiful (much thinner and shorter than myself), and is such a virtuous Christian! I feel as though I will never measure up! He tells me time and time again that he feels nothing for her and that he loves me, but I am so nervous about this business trip. What do I do? He is my everything.

Planning on opening up a package/liquor store, do you think this is a unique idea that will help business? I have never seen a package/liquor store that has a drive-thru feature. Many people are hungry after work and stop at a drive thru fast food restaurant and bring food home. I know when I have a bad day at work, I count the minutes until I can run to the package store, and am not in the mood to be bothered with going inside a store. I always have an easy typical order of a six pack. Do you think it would be a good idea to have a drive thru for my new business? Are there any laws around this idea to consider?

HP officejet v40 - Need to Hook Up Fax Feature? I have my printer hooked up so I can use the printer/copier/scanner features, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to get my fax to work. I have a brand new Acer computer with a high-speed DSL modem. Right now l have the home version of MS windows. I can see in the "Control Panel" that the fax icon is there and that is says it's ready. Although when I try to fax, nothing happens and nobody can fax me. Do I need a new program installed? Any suggestions? Please reply ASAP, as I would like to use it for my home business. Thanks!

in 2006 which mac laptop should i buy? I have a Gateway laptop now, but it's slow. I use quickbooks, MS Outlook, MS word, MS excel and the internet extensively in my home business - usually all at the same time. I also use itunes, have an ipod, and travel alot. I do not want to mess with both a desktop and laptop, so my laptop needs to be able to handle my home needs fast and travel well. I'm more concerned with performance and features than price.

Can I use Call Transfer with VOIP? Hello I hope someone can help me I have been on the phone today for 5 hours to BT and I still do not know the answer so if there is anyone out there who knows about voip then please answer. Basicaly I currently have a residential bt line with unlimited calls in the UK but I have started to work from home and I need to have a facility on my phone where if I call up a client and then I want to transfer the client to one of my colleagues at another office, notify my colleague that I have a client on the phone and then hang up leaving just the client and my colleague on the phone.BT say I cant have this feature on a residential line-need a business feature line.Calls on a bus line are 10p so I looked into bt business broadband voice which is £20 a month but offers unlimited voip calls however I still need the facility to transfer potential clients and I have spoken to many people at BT some say it is possible if I have a IP phone with a transfer button some say its not-does anyone know?

Anyone have more info on the company Waiora? I have been trying to research the company Waiora. I read in the Home Business magazine that it is a great company to work for and that you can literally make 800k a year working from home through them. Has anyone heard more, or tried working for them? It seemed like a pretty easy job but there are a lot of scam work from home jobs out there. I tried to have faith in it though because it a gentleman was featured on the front of this magazine stating how he works for them and makes tons of money. Any info would be great. Thanks!

Anyone have info on the company Waiora? I have been trying to research the company Waiora. I read in the Home Business magazine that it is a great company to work for and that you can literally make 800k a year working from home through them. Has anyone heard more, or tried working for them? It seemed like a pretty easy job but there are a lot of scam work from home jobs out there. I tried to have faith in it though because it a gentleman was featured on the front of this magazine stating how he works for them and makes tons of money. Any info would be great. Thanks!

How do I get a grant/funding to start a small business.? I have a radio feature on the air. Which is a great radio product with an outstanding audience-appeal. Everyone LOVES it!. However, as a single parent with 6 sons ages 2-17, I NEEED funding to promote my feature into a viable income for my boys and I. I research, write and produce all of my episodes at home with very high broadcast quality. The radio feature is not a talk show. It is a 3 minute feature aired throughout a broadcast day (i.e. at the bottom of every hour etc.) I have over a million fans at this point yet have no money to promote it. I think a grant could be possible. Any educated suggestions?

Can I legally start a porn site from my home in utah? I want to start a porn sight featuring myself and some boyfriends and girlfriends, but I live in utah. Would I be violating any state laws? Would I have to set up a business entity? How would I start this sort of thing?

why did microsoft make so many versions of Vista? I have used home basic and premium and they are pretty much the same just a few features are different why don't they just make it like XP and have business and another kind not lots.

which is better: windows vista business or xp professional ?? in terms of features, quality, functions for the end-user, typically for home use. Or tablet edition pc ??

Will Gore's Show Be The Biggest On Earth? Notice where it's being held in communist China! Gore show is set to be biggest on earth Gore show is set to be biggest on earth China will broadcast Live Earth, giving the climate change concerts an audience of 2 billion. Will that silence the sceptics? David Smith reports Sunday July 1, 2007 The Observer Nowhere, perhaps, will be more important than Shanghai. One of eight cities hosting Live Earth concerts for Al Gore's crusade against climate change on Saturday, it will help deliver a vast audience across China. And with the world's most populous country on board, organisers believe they can reach 2 billion people and eclipse even Live8 as the biggest global media event of all time. It will begin at 1.10am British Summer Time in Sydney, Australia, then roll around the globe with concerts in Tokyo, Johannesburg, Shanghai, Hamburg, London's Wembley stadium, New York and finally, at 8pm, Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach. A special performance at the British Antarctic Survey Station in Antarctica will ensure all seven continents are included. There will be saturation coverage from TV, radio, the internet and at more than 6,000 parties in 119 countries. Critics have argued the 24-hour spectacular - featuring more than 150 acts including Madonna, Lily Allen, Genesis, Bon Jovi, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson - will do more for the stars' careers than raising awareness of climate change. But Gore will use it to urge people to sign a seven-point pledge calling on governments to agree, within two years, an international treaty that cuts global warming pollution by 90 per cent in developed countries and by more than half worldwide. It also asks people to cut their own pollution, make their homes, businesses, schools and transport more energy efficient, and plant new trees and preserve forests. With its rapid economic growth and soaring carbon emissions, China is regarded as a crucial target for this message. Kevin Wall, the executive producer of Live Earth, has succeeded where he did not two years ago as a co-organiser of Live8, the centrepiece of the Make Poverty History campaign. 'We're on Chinese TV with 800 million people, ' he told The Observer. 'People often think on a parochial basis, so it's vital to be there. We've got to talk and make the whole world listen.' Live Earth China, on the steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, will feature popular national singers as well as Britain's Sarah Brightman, and be broadcast across the country by the Shanghai Media Group. Steve Howard, chief executive of The Climate Group, a London-based campaign organisation supporting Live Earth, said: 'The US and China are responsible for half the world's carbon emissions. Live Earth will get huge attention in both. The biggest issue on the planet ever requires the biggest media event ever.' The seed was planted less than two years ago at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California, when Wall, a veteran concert producer, attended a slide show about global warming presented by Gore, as featured in the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth 'Over the course of the 90 minutes my wife and I were very emotionally moved by the climate crisis,' said Wall, 54, a father of three. 'We understood for the first time it was about us, our children and our children's children. This is not just a movie - it's happening.' Wall met the former US vice-president and discussed taking the message to as many people as possible: 'After Live8 I said never again, but I got the call from Al Gore, the global rock star on this issue. What I can do on the day is deliver 2 billion pairs of eyeballs.' On Saturday Gore will be at the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, near New York City, where the Police, Smashing Pumpkins, Alicia Keys and others will perform. 'We don't want him getting on planes burning carbon,' Wall acknowledged. Profits from Live Earth will go to Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection. But the entire event has been questioned by Bob Geldof, organiser of Live Aid and Live8. In May he said: 'I hope they're a success. But why is he [Gore] actually organising them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect? Everybody's known about that for years. We are all fucking conscious of global warming.' Sceptics have also pointed to the amount of electricity used to power the speakers and lights, and the fuel spent on ferrying musicians and their equipment to the venues by plane and lorry. Wall said: 'We are trying to minimise the carbon as much as possible. Most artists are coming from nearby areas. Madonna, for example, lives in London and will be performing at Wembley.' He added: 'There are 3,000 concerts a year. We're doing 10, but touching 2 billion people about what I think is the biggest issue that's ever faced humanity.' Steve Howard of the environmental charity Climate Group said: 'Dealing with climate change doesn't mean we have got to stop live performances or call for a moratorium on football matches. There are positive choices for people to make. If we get this right, in 10 to 15 years time every product will be a green product. 'Live Earth is a big step in the right direction.' Howard added. 'Arnold Schwarzenegger put it well when he said in Washington DC: "We need to make the environment cool and sexy."' Organisers deny that Live Earth will be a one-off that could be soon forgotten. They have produced more than 60 short films, 30 public service announcements featuring stars such as Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz, and a book, The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook by David de Rothschild, that will be published in Britain this week. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2115785,00.html

Starting a website with payment/checkout features? I have a home business and would like to sell my products online. Although I am quite computer litterate i dont know the first thing about starting a website. I would like to start out with my own domain name.. possibly with .com.au on the end instead of .com I need to be able to have different catagories for my different products and the standard 'About Us', 'contact us' stuff too.. I need to be able to accept payments (preferably through paypal) I would like to be able to maintain the site myself.. add new products and info etc.. I have done some reasearch but still dont know where to start.. If someone could give me a ball park figure of how much i would be paying that would be great.. I live in Australia too by the way.. Thanks

23 yo female starting own business~ need tips please? I offer personalized gifts for the whole family. Mostly frames for babies. Some personalized jewlery for momz & dadz, girlz & boys, men & women. A small line of framez for all occassions. I am filing my DBA tomorrow with the county clerk. I am awesome with my hands .... especially when it comes to making things. I don't have high hopes or my head in the clouds. I have to set up my webpage ... and my husband's friend may be able to do that ... hes a big web designer here in houston and is featured on the Buzz quite often. I take this as a second job right now until things pick up. I sold jewlery I made last year around Christmas and I made almost $600 in two weeks ... just selling to people I worked with. I was a charge nurse at a nursing home. So I couldn't push my items 100%. What are some tips you could offer me? I don't know what to specifically ask. Some frames on the web are going for $22-27 and don't look 20% like the ones I am going to make. My price will be 10-25 Where can I buy wholesale stickers by Jolee For You? Please feel free to spill away .. on anything that may be beneficial for me. ALL IS APPRECIATED!

I want to start a "green" home business. Any suggestions or companies I can try?? I am looking for a home business that is profitable, fun, with lots of support that only features "green" products and living. It needs to be something I can do online. I am a stay at home mom of 2 very young children so it has to be something that I can do in the least time possible. thank you.

In the Sims 2 open for business, whats the features, and tell me everything there is to know? i just need to know all the facts (main facts) about open for business, and i want to make it a home business so yeah. Please say as much as possible i mean what are all the new features, i already have all system requirements

Are you thinking of getting involved doing a stay at home mail order business ? Check this out- you might learn something REALLY valuable ! http://youtube.com/watch?v=RpUMWZsIH0g&feature=related

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Can anyone suggest to me a good place to advertise for employees to work from home in Colorado? Our company is expanding and we REALLY need to find some people to train in the Colorado area. I already advertise on the larger sites like craigslist and monster. I am looking for something more local. The business is mostly computer work, comes with benefits and a 401k plan and was recently featured on the television show 60 minutes. Any innovative ideas would be appreciated. We are looking for motivated individuals to train to make a six figure income within 2-4 years. Someone just emailed and asked me if we want employees for other states. The answer is yes, we hire nationally, but there is a need in Colorado in particular. Shopper guide? need more details

PR - How can I intice a writer as my local paper to pick up my story? I would like to see if I can get one of our local papers to print a story about Moms running there businesses from home. And have a company I do marketing for be featured to gain some local positive PR for the company. I have limited experience in this area of marketing. Any suggestions?

How do I print out a 1099 on TurboTax? I have the latest TurboTax Home and Business edition. On the box it says I can print out a 1099 for my employees. NOWHERE are easy menu or search buttons directing me to that feature. How do I create and print out a 1099?? Please talk to me like I'm a high schooler, because this program is making me feel like one...

Local magazine writes feature story ads wants sugestions for more facts to put in story;what is needed in ad? Feature Story usually shows photo of owner/employees, tells what they do as a service, address,phone, fax. Lists some hints into in home repairs for those businesses. Restaurants tell of some meals and food and drinks. What could consumers use as more information--I say map and directions, but after that I am at a loss for more usefull information--any helpful thoughts?

Looking for a team to create online income? (work at home)? No, I'm not going to spam or anything, but I would like to propose an honest question to anyone out there who is looking for an online business: I have recently set up my page, www.isuccess.ws, and used the information from the GDI website to fill it. The company has been around for 8 years and it's been featured in many magazines so I do not doubt it's repuation/stability. I like all of you look for new online jobs just about any day when I have nothing better to do, and it's rare I come across one I'm willing to pay for. Anyway, there is a free 7 day trial, and I wanted to know if anyone is interested in making a business team to help each other advertise, or start up their own companies. I am more than willing to dedicate some time into helping anyone interested. The best part about this business is that you make money by helping others do the same. Email me or IM me on AIM at fejjery18(if I am online), and I will surely talk this over with you in detail.

Where can I find woman who want to be Image Consultants? My business is growing quick since it was featured on Breakfest TV and Canada AM and I need woman accross Ontario that want to help other woman learn to dress for their body shape - I provide the training but I am having a hard time finding woman who want to work from home Suggestions?

How can I become a copywriter without going back to college? I am a full-time features writer and editor (regional and women's magazines) and I love it, (I write a lot about fashion and food - my two favorite topics) but I know business writers make more money. I would like to take some copywriting courses to boost my income. I'm a quick learner and do well with at-home studies. I taught myself to write as a living after having a career as a celebrity makeup artits. I heard American Writers and Artist Institute is good. The at-home study course is $507. Any advice?

does anybody know how to go about getting a food/gastronomy book published? For three years now, I've wanted to write a book featuring cuisine and restaurants of the Czech Republic. Mostly because lack of confidence, and not knowing how to go about it, it's only continued to be a dream (despite support for it from friends back home and in Cz). However, I must do this project and would greatly appreciate any insight that you might offer me. I lived in Liberec (Bohemia) for 1 year, and also graduated from culinary school last year, which is why this idea compels me so. My overall aim is to help future travellers to Cz appreciate the gastronomic qualities of the food by introducing them to the delightful dishes and restaurants (as well as proprieters) that I encountered whilst there, and, in doing so, provide these great establishments with an increase in business and pride in receiving recognition.

Why does Microsoft produce different versions of Windows while Apple only produce one that has it all? It's very weird though. There's a Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center, Tablet PC, Embedded, and Starter. While Apple has only Mac OS X Tiger but has all the features like a home computer, for students, and multimedia. On the other hand, there's Windows Vista Starter, Home Basic and Premium, Business, and Ultimate. While Apple has only Mac OS X Leopard with all the features of Home, Business and Multimedia.

Do you think this would be a good business? please help me? I want to have a small home business that is like this.... I want to offer families with young children or toddlers to build them a model HO scale train layout with Thomas the tank Engine features, like a roundtable shed, Gordon's hill, and Thomas' branch line. I would have to charge an up front price of an amount between 300 and 700 dollars, so I can purchase all supplies and engines to make the kids happy. Ioriginally thought of just making normal Ho layouts, but I thought it would attract the young kids if I can build Thomas the tank engine layouts. I use to watch that show when I was a toddler and I made myself a model train layout, but I know I can do more. I use to watch that show when I was a toddler, and know I'm 14 and I think I can make those creations that the Tomas creators make. Do you think this is a good idea?? my name isn't jackson?? more: oh and another thing, I really don't want to do it for the money, I just want to do what Iove to do, my hobby. I just think more families with young children would want a thomas layout instead of a modern day one like the one I made for myself. more: oh and another thing, I really don't want to do it for the money, I just want to do what I Iove to do, my hobby. I just think more families with young children would want a thomas layout instead of a modern day one like the one I made for myself. more: oh and another thing, I really don't want to do it for the money, I just want to do what I Iove to do, my hobby. I just think more families with young children would want a thomas layout instead of a modern day one like the one I made for myself. Oh and another thing, I really don't want to do this for the money, I'm still have to go to school every weekday, I just want to do what I love in my free time, my hobby, I just think that more families with young children would want a fictional Thomas layout instead of a modern day train layout like the one I made for myself

Can i use a dell Vista OEM disk on another dell laptop? My dad recently bought a dell laptop with the same spec as mine part from he has AMD Turion x2 2.0ghz i have AMD Sempron x2 1.80ghz. His laptop was shipped with VIsta Business mine was shipped with vista home basic. I like the features of business and i would like to be able to use his vista disk on my laptop. Both are dell. I know for a fact dell computers come with the serial included in the oem disk and a different serial on the COA on the back of the laptop. Is there anyway i can use his disk on my laptop?

Can you invoice from Quicken 2008 Premier? I am not seeing the invoicing feature on my quicken 2008 premier. I just upgraded from 2008 deluxe thinking that I would be able to invoice after the upgrade. Do I need home and business or will premier do this?

How do you connect 2 computers, one home, one business, by using Windows Remote Desktop feature? One is XP, the other Vista. I need to know step by step what to do on both ends. Please answer as simple and direct as possible. (1,2,3,...) Don't worry about hurting my feelings from your simplicity, because that's exactly what I need. I have tried with the Help programs on Windows, and you see what I have resorted to now! Thanks!

Free call forwarding number to my cell.? I am looking for free service like Google's Grand Central, where I can forward my phone calls to my cell phone for my home based business. One of the features I am looking for is the ability to have just my number forwarded so that I know it's a business call, I don't need to know who is calling.

Where can i advertise products from a home business on an official website? Hello I am looking to create a web page to advertise and sell products from a small part time home business, is there any known for free? and can have pages and pictures with links to payment features e.g. paypal? thanks.

Can I sue this online business for fraud? I was contacted by a rep of web design company Higher Impact, asking me if I was interested in an online home business opportunity. He had a voice recording explain everything to me and I thought it couldn't hurt to try. The basics behind the idea are that I buy a website from the company for a one-time, fixed fee of $110. The website would feature products from the company's sponsors offering health care, mortgages, and something else. For every product sold through my site, I would get a commission. My only job then, would be to drive traffic to my website. For that, the rep explained to me that the company will provide me with "marketing coaches" that will "coach" me on how to drive traffic to my website. I bought the idea, gave the my CC info and paid $110 for the website. The rep told me that I will get a call from a "coach" in 2-3 days. I wait 14 days, and after submitting a complaint to their site, I get a call the next day from the "coach". He sweets talks (i.e. bullshits) me about how good this business opportunity is, and tells me that he will have another "coach" contact me in several minutes. The "coach" finally calls me, and after 10 minutes of trying to bullshit her way to getting me "excited" about this business opportunity, she tells me that there are three packages available - on for $5K for 10K traffic to my site, one for $10K, and another for $20K. At this point, you probably know why I consider this to be fraud. I was never told that their "coaching" would consist of them peddling me their "traffic packages" for tens of Gs. I could easily just get my $110 back and finish this, but this is straight up, no-bones-about-it FRAUD, and I don't want them to get away with it!!! Is there anything that can be done about this in courts? Could I sue them, and if yes, then for which possible amount? Up to 10K, 100K, mil K??? Obviously money wouldn't be the only issue here, as their business practices are fraudulent and need to be rectified. Thanks in advance!

Logoff/shutdown script in Vista Home Premium? I have been using Windows XP Media Center Edition for the past 2 years and have configured several scripts to run automatically at logoff and shutdown. In XP, I could set these up through gpedit.msc. Now, I've switched to Vista Home Premium. Home Premium does not have features like Group Policy (yes, I understand that I need Business or Ultimate... but I got this copy of Vista for free through HP's Express Upgrade program, and just recently got around to using it). I'm trying to set up a script to automatically run at logoff or shutdown. Since I don't have gpedit, how can I do this? (I don't want to make some sort of shortcut on the desktop/quick launch/wherever -- I want this script to run on a normal shutdown). There's gotta be a way... a Google search yields virtually no results. I'm trying to figure out how to get my own script to run at shutdown, NOT a script that shuts down the computer.

what is the best financial software? what i want to know is what is the best financial software. currently i use microsoft money home and business, i want a software that can do all that money can as in add different accounts and such and also probaly more new great features..any suggestions will be greatly appreciated