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5 Tips to Save Money Online

by Kyle Taylor - June 17, 2013 0 Comment

With the cost of everything rising, more people have taken to online shopping due to the higher selection in not only things to buy, but where to buy them from. Previously, with high streets, you were [...]

This Guy Makes $5 Million a Year Playing Poker

by Kyle Taylor - June 11, 2013 1 Comment

Have you ever heard of Daniel Cates? He’s a 21 year old computer nerd who makes a living playing poker online. The New York Times even published a story about him a few months ago and led with [...]

Weird Business #5: “How to Make Money Selling Macquariums”

by Kyle Taylor - April 24, 2013 2 Comments

TGIF! For this Friday’s weird business feature I thought I would share a business that I previously operated….building Macquariums. For those of you who don’t know what a Macquarium is, [...]

Would You Share Your Home to Save Money?

by Kyle Taylor - April 9, 2013 5 Comments

I have been reading more and more blogs and articles on how to save money, but none seem to address one of the largest expenditures we have, where we live. For the majority of us our housing costs make [...]

How to Make Money by Renting Out Your Clothes

by Kyle Taylor - April 4, 2013 1 Comment

If you’re like most women and teenage girls, you likely have several formal dresses that you had to buy for weddings, proms, fancy dress or other formal events. While you may have paid high prices [...]

How to Choose an Accountant

by Kyle Taylor - February 26, 2013 0 Comment

If you have decided you are going to beak out and create your own business then almost like finding a doctor when you move to a new town, you’ll need to find an accountant. Although there is no legal [...]

Benefits of Expanding Your Business Overseas

by Kyle Taylor - February 6, 2013 0 Comment

Egypt, good as a start-up location for an overseas business? The answer would have to be yes, long term. Short term? That’s an open question given the political and economic difficulties facing the [...]

How to Start a New Small Business

by Kyle Taylor - December 16, 2012 1 Comment

Owning your own business is part of the American Dream for many. Working for yourself is liberating and can encourage you to work harder and, hopefully, earn more. Even if you don’t earn more than [...]

How to Make $500/week Cleaning out Foreclosures

by John Preston - April 22, 2012 10 Comments

The trick to entrepreneurship isn’t always how to start a business; it’s what business to start. And it’s also not always about creating something new. When Steve Jobs built Apple, computers had [...]

Start a Tutoring Business THIS Weekend (& How to Find Paying Clients)

by Kyle Taylor - April 14, 2012 7 Comments

This is a guest post by Bill Hazelton Education is one of the world’s leading industries and by the year 2017 the private tutoring market alone is expected to top $100 billion. Parents are worried about [...]

How To Cash in On The Jeremy Lin Mania

by John Preston - March 6, 2012 1 Comment

What do Jeremy Lin and tulips have in common? Mania. In the 1600’s, a single tulip bulb was worth a small fortune. At the time, tulips were thought to be one of the most vibrant and colorful flowers [...]

How to Make Money as an Event Planner

by Kyle Taylor - January 19, 2012 2 Comments

It’s one of those jobs that sounds great in theory. I mean, who wouldn’t love a job planning parties? Truth be told, event planning is a stressful job suited only for the most organized and [...]

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