Friday, March 26, 2010

Investing in Property caution

Many home buyers and investors are being swept up in a frenzy of fear and greed as property markets hot up. These buyers are setting themselves up for problems in the future.Traditionally when we come out of the slowdown phase of the property cycle and enter a more buoyant market, buyers who were hesitant to make a move start to emerge and in turn, activity increases.However, now many investors, who feel they missed out over the last year as they watched others make good money in property are snapping up properties the day they come on the market, sometimes at thousands above the asking price.
Many of these “green” investors are making poor judgement calls, buying properties without doing their due diligence and paying the same high price for their mistakes as others have before them.
The take home message is that now, more than ever, you need to avoid getting swept up in the housing market hype and keep a level head when it comes to purchasing property, whether you’re a homeowner or investor.

With the market being selective as to which properties are increasing in value, it is critical that you do your homework and remember that you can’t just buy any property and become a successful property investor. You need to look for the type of property that will out perform the averages in the long term, regardless of cyclical highs and lows.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

How to successfully promote your entrepreneurial business

To succeed as an entrepreneur, especially a woman entrepreneur you need a good dose of self confidence is a prerequisite. Pushing yourself into the market place is at times a necessity.But what guidelines should be followed when interacting with potential clients?Getting super-promotional is understandable but can cause a difficult situation to arrise. In order to promote your entrepreneurial idea you may find that you are ready to promote your business or product or idea and you may be ready to sell it but the timing may not be right for the client and they are not ready to listen let alone buy or support in any way.

Before jumping in with the sales message and an over exhuberant confidence consideration needs to be given to the context of the situation and the people involved. There is always a need to stop, listen, and appropriately connect when the situation either lends itself or you are able to steer the conversation into the appropriate direction. So to promote your entrepreneurial business don't just tell everyone about it and then take off. You need to placate a relationship, listen and respond appropriately, build your credibility and offer your services when the situation presents itself and you have the foundation on which to successfully build your entrepreneurial business.

Monday, March 15, 2010

time to flower


watch trends in the economy both local and global, take note, think laterally, find niche and flourish

New markets

yesterday, after a very full and productive weekend, I was sitting at a club with my friend listening to jazz and just enjoying resting my feet, when a couple got up and started dancing. wow, they were so good.
as we watched more women and finally a couple of men got up and started dancing, just having a great time. all these people were of the "baby boomer" age. ok, I thought, these people are here to have fun, dance, drink and spend some money and generally enjoy life. this is a niche market I want to get into and as the Universe always responds in my reading today I came across this brilliant article. have a read, it is just so true and correct
http://www.itsinthestarsonline.com/verve/_resources/The-old-generational-groups-of-Baby-Boomers-Generation-X-and-Y-need-rethinking.pdf
I'm in guys!
Whats the next step?