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Archive for April, 2008

Storage for the imported products

Uncle Ben is into importation. He is actually a middleman for medium sized and small sized businesses who cannot afford to set up their own importation account and do not have contacts abroad. What my uncle does is, he is the go between between his business partners abroad and the local businessmen here. Last month I remember, he received a shipment of imported baby products from Germany. He had a problem with storage because the importation exceeded the quantity that he was expecting. He had to rent a small warehouse just to accommodate the deliveries. What got him angry was the fact that the owner of the small warehouse charged a high amount of rental fee for just three days. He knew that my uncle had no choice but to bite the bullet so to speak and he took advantage of it.

So when I found out that there is a storage van that can be rented out from Go Mini’s, a Boston Self Storage, I thought that uncle Ben should know about this right away. He is expecting a large container of imported goods this week again and he might need temporary storage once more. Instead of the unreasonable price being charged by the small warehouse near his office, might as well get a storage van from Go Mini’s instead.

Much needed funds

Most of my relatives have their own businesses. My uncle Sonny has several businesses in different industries. One of these businesses involve installment sale of consumer products. This is by the bulk and not on retail. The amounts of money involved are quite high. When a number of his clients defaulted on their payments, my uncle was alarmed. What he did was assess the situation and when he knew that he would be needing the help of an expert, he immediately contacted a collection agency to help him get back his much needed funds.

What he did not know is that, these agencies charge unreasonable fees. Fees that when you compute would add up to a big chunk of the collectible amount. It was unfair indeed. My uncle thought of getting a full time collection staff but decided against it when he realized that he really needs an expert to handle the difficult accounts. That’s when he found out about American Profit, a Debt Collection agency. These third party will not take away the money that should have been your profit. They will just charge a minimal collection fee and that’s it. Now this is the help uncle Sonny needs.

If you are also interested, go and visit them at AmericanProfit.net for more information.

About my work

icorps.gifI am a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Math with minor in Information Technology. When I was in college, I got envious with my sister because she was already earning her own money. She was working that time already. When I was offered to work for an IT company near the university, I quickly grabbed the opportunity. I was enjoying it so much that I was considering quitting college temporarily and would instead concentrate on work. Plus the lure of the dollar is so great. I was earning money of my own sweat and blood. It was a terribly good feeling.

But my dad found out about my plans of quitting college. My uncle overheard me talking to an older cousin of mine about it. Needless to say, my dad was furious with me. In our family, education is very important. Everyone should graduate in college. And I am no exception. He made me quit my job, made me concentrate on my studies, took my car from me and was taken and picked from university by the family driver, much to my consternation. It was embarrassing but I understood my dad’s anger over my neglect of my studies. I learned my lesson well.

I saw that iCorps.com, a Boston IT Outsourcing company, is offering its services to businesses out there. This is the same work that I had back then. And I would love to work as an IT guy just like what iCorps.com is offering others.

Temporary place

Shiela would have been happy with her month long vacation except for the fact that she kept on worrying about the art pieces that she left at home. She lives in a townhouse far away from family and friends. She loves the serenity and solitude of the place that is why she bought it. Unfortunately, whereas before she can ask a relative or a friend to look out for her house while she is on a trip, now she can only lock up her house and hope to high heavens that nothing bad happens to her valuable art pieces.

Shiela is a family friend and I would tell her about Imagine Minds Eye’s Fine Art Storage services that they offer to art collectors and enthusiasts out there. They offer a temporary storage area for valuable art pieces like paintings, antiques, chandeliers, and the like. Shiela has several antiques at home as well as expensive Lladro figurines. She collects it and we all know how expensive a piece of Lladro is. That is why she is always making sure that her house is safe and secure. She put an alarm system in her house. But there are far more cunning robbers out there right now that sometimes you can only do so much. Now with ImagineMindsEye.com’s fine art storage, even if you are in a far away place pampering yourself, you can stop worrying about your art pieces and trust that they are in secure hands.

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A big change

There will be a big change in my daily routine come June of this year. I will be taking up Law and will be quitting work for a while.

Such a big challenge but I know I can do it.

Making it more doable

I remember a time when my sister kept on ranting about the problem her previous company was experiencing. They were having a very hard time collecting debts and two of her three staff were exhausting all their time in collection. It was really frustrating her because the company was in a bad shape financially and all because the previous accountant forgot to collect on time. Their funds were all tied up in receivables. They needed funds to be able to finance a major project so collecting those overdue receivables was number one priority.

If only there was an American Profit’s Debt Collection back then, I am sure my sister would have had less worries and pressure to collect. Her two staff who shouldn’t have had to concentrate on collection would have been useful to her in financial statements preparation. She was under a lot of stress back then.

If you are also under the same dilemma and would like to get a collection agency who will not eat a big chunk of the amount they are collecting, then go to AmericanProfit.net right away. They can help you with your collection without charging a large amount. Go ahead and visit their site now for more information.

Taking care of the valuables

I remember a family friend, an old and dignified lady friend of my mom, loves to boast of her valuable paintings. She kept telling everyone who would like to listen that she has expensive paintings at home and that three of it alone can already finance a small company. She threw caution to the wind and did not mind the dangers posed by her talkativeness.

Of course, it was no surprise to everyone who knows her when her Picasso painting was taken from her house when she was on vacation. Everyone knew how much a Picasso painting costs. An original Picasso painting, that is. She was really devastated when she found out about it upon arrival from her vacation. Her house did not have a security system that would have protected her valued possessions.

It would have been better had she known about ImagineMindsEye.com’s Fine Art Storage services. They could have stored her valued paintings in their vaults and she did not have to worry or suffer the loss of her Picasso painting.

If you are also going on a vacation and are afraid of something might happen to your fine arts at home, just go and contact ImagineMindsEye.com and they will take care of it for you.

Your company's IT needs

My cousin’s company is still in its organizational phase. She is slowly easing into the operational side of things but not yet full blown. So she wants to hire some IT guys to help her out in setting up the technical side of things. But since her company is still not yet operating fully, she is under a tight budget and is following it strictly. She is now looking into getting an outsourced IT specialist to help her out in her office.

ICorps.com is a Boston IT Outsourcing company that can help my cousin solve her IT problems. No need for her to hire a full time IT employee but rather, she can sought out the help of ICorps and they will surely send over an IT specialist who will help her out.

This is the same procedure that a friend of mine did when he was just starting up his business. He just outsourced some of his employees and when the time came that he could really pay a full time employee, then he got one.

If you are interested in getting an IT guy, then go and visit ICorps.com now and learn more about their IT outsourcing offer.

The big move

My friend is planning to move out of his parents’ house by the end of the month. It will be a big move for him because he is what you call born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He is a rich kid and is very much used to the pampered life. He will be moving to a condominium unit that he bought using his own money. He is already working and is not asking for money from his parents. I admire his guts. I am not a pampered son but I was doted on by both my parents, being the youngest. I enjoyed the luxury of having household help doing all the cleaning, laundry, ironing, cooking and other household chores. So when I decided to move out of the family house to live on my own, it was really hard for me. A year before my move, I already tried to learn how to cook and do the laundry. I know how to clean the house so that was not a problem then. Still, it was hard to move out of the comfort zone. I can just imagine how doubly hard it will be for my friend.

Anyway, he asked my help in getting a moving company to help him out. I told him that he better get the trusted one. Humboldt, a Boston Moving Company. Better be sure with the company who will handle your possessions, I told him. So this one will be scratched out from his worries. The big move will be smooth for him.

For the little kids at home

You all know that I have a two year old niece named Anika and a three-month-old nephew named Santi. I love giving them gifts. I love showering them affection. They are such cute little babies and my sister is their proud momma.

I always browse the internet for possible baby gifts for little Santi. My nephew is such a joy to see and I found some really cute baby gifts for him at PolkadotPatch.com which I know he will smile about when he sees it soon. I just can see his little smile now…

If you want to give baby gifts as well, just go to PolkadotPatch.com now.

Investing in real estate

Since my sister is a finance person, she always gives us advice on where to invest our money. When there was rumors circulating that the stock market will go down hard, she advised us even before to sell our stocks right away. And we did, we followed her advise. True enough, the economy is not doing good right now and the stock market is down.

When she said that she likes to look into buying some Branson lots, we immediately told her to handle everything cause we really do heed her advices. It is good to have a sister who is good in numbers.

Garage sale online

When my parents, my sister and I cleaned the house and sorted out the old things that we have there in the attic, we found some really useful items that we can sell second-hand. There are even bags and other girly stuff of my mom and my sister that are still unused, wrapped in bubble wraps. Can you imagine the ladies in the house??

Anyway, so I thought why not sell some online, right? My cousin has an online shop already and I am thinking that we can share the profits. Good idea, ain’t it? And my cousin is amenable to the idea!

So I sorted all books that we have. Did I mention already that we are a family of bookworms? My dad, mom, sister and I love reading books, of different genres. After all of us have gone through the book, it will surely go to the attic for the cousins. But some never did. Now what my cousin needs for her online shop is an ecommerce software so that shoppers will have a convenient way of checking out their purchases.

Are you also looking for a shopping cart software for your online business? Then go to Ashop.com.au now and get one!

Unisex bracelets

My girlfriend pointed out that there are unisex bracelets out there which are stylish yet very comfortable. She is talking about a Titanium QRay bracelet that we both found online a few days ago. This bracelet is very comfortable, I tell you. I had one of these but with the round ends. I gave it away because the round ends irritate me to no end. It bugs my wrist and puts pressure to it which I dislike so much.

Apparently, when we checked the Q-Ray bracelets, it will naturally fit around your wrist and it also has flat terminal ends which is a really good thing. I thought I will get two, one for me and one for my girlfriend. I will also get a couple more for my cousins. They will love this bracelet for sure.

Another thing popped in my head when my girlfriend and I were discussing it. You see, my girlfriend has a boutique and I am thinking that we can put there the funky colored Q-Ray bracelets for sale. What do you think? Sounds like a good idea, right?

Well then, go ahead and check it out yourself if you are interested. Their site can be found online at BocaBracelets.com and you can go right ahead and visit it now. See more of their designs and get one for yourself or for a love one.

An online shop

I have posted sometime ago that my cousin is planning to open up an online fashion shop of her own. My uncle gave her the capital that she needs to buy some computer equipments like scanner, a Canon DLSR, a laser printer, some software that she needs… the whole nine yards. Except that she is still looking for a shopping cart software that she can use for her online shop.

I told her that the best one that she can get is from AshopCommerce.com, the leader when it comes to ecommerce software. An online shop or any online business for that matter should have a shopping cart that users can use to make their shopping more convenient. AshopCommerce.com has the exact shopping cart software you and my cousin are looking for. So if you are interested in an ecommerce software and would want to get one for your online business, AshopCommerce.com is the online portal you need to head on to. Go ahead and visit Ashop Commerce now for more information.

Reduced telecoms costs

I am a highly technological person. My father gave me my first computer when I was three. I had my first laptop when I was seven. And because we keep abreast with the latest in technology at home, I learned to keep myself updated as well, even when I moved into my own place.

So when I joined the company I am currently employed at, I learned to appreciate other technological advancements like VoIP Phone Systems. This phone system works like a wonder because aside from improved communication lines, one can also use VoIP to call the US unlimited and free! Now I can keep in touch with my numerous cousins abroad for lesser costs.

You can learn more about this amazing Nimbus VoIP phone systems by Xpander Communications. Check out their site now.

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