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How You Can Use Your Spare Time to Make Your Fortune

by Tyler G. Hicks, from his book Smart Money Shortcuts to Becoming Rich My favorite way to get rich fast, which may or may not be your favorite way, is to work in my spare time. For instance, I’m writing this while in a jet some thirty thousand feet above the Atlantic, headed for England. […]

8 Steps to Your Fast Fortune Starting Today

by Tyler G. Hicks from his classic book Smart Money Shortcuts to Becoming Rich. You have, within yourself, all the skills needed to build & fortune quickly. If you didn’t have the interest in building a fortune in as short a time as possible, you’d be reading another book, perhaps the newest novel or detective […]

How to Get Winning Testimonials That Will Help Your Business

by J.F. (Jim) Straw A client once wrote to me – “Dan Kennedy always emphasizes testimonials. What if you are new to the business and don’t have any?” Although Dan Kennedy is an old friend of mine and one of the finest mail-order marketers alive (second only to myself), like all of us ol’ pros, he […]

How to Obtain Business Capital Without a Credit Rating

Let’s use the worst-case principle to explore ways you can obtain capital without a credit rating. I’m not saying you find it impossible to obtain credit — we’re talking about Mr. Worst Case. He’s a guy who really needs help. All of us can learn something from his experiences. Mr. Worst Case needs what for […]

The 500-Million-Dollar Man Answers 6 Important Business Questions

J.F. Jim Straw was called the “500-Million Dollar Man” because throughout the course of his amazing business career he conducted well over $500,000,000 dollars worth of business. Think about that. That’s more revenues than some countries! So when Mr. Straw stops to answer some questions, then it would behoove you to listen because the man […]

Grow a Small Manufacturing Business Quickly with Exporting

by J.F. (Jim) Straw When most small manufacturing businesses start-up, they concentrate their sales efforts on the known markets here in the U.S., defining their markets as These small manufacturers do this all the while overlooking the larger — more profitable — markets outside this country. Most small manufacturers who do investigate the possibilities of exporting […]

How to Borrow Assets to Get the Loans You Need

THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE PEOPLE with bad credit in this world than people with good credit. If you’re either type of person you may want to consider borrowing collateral to make your credit stronger or to reduce your interest cost (if you have a good credit score). With this asset now on your balance sheet, […]

How to Take Advantage of the Entertainment Licensing Boom

Entertainment Licensing, where a seller uses the name, image, or likeness of an entertainment personality, such as an actor, singer, children’s character (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck) for promotion purposes, is booming today. Why is this? Because: ADD TO YOUR CART NOW . . . So how can you get in on licensing entertainment personalities to […]

How to Create a Money-getting Pitch for Your Business

Fundraising is incredibly easy. You just call a few investors, tell them how great your idea is, and they write you a check. If your idea is really good, they don’t even ask for equity. They’re just so excited to be a part of your company they can’t wait to give you money. OK, that’s […]