Archive for January, 2010

Expanding your business with new premises

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

For any small business, making the that you will grow your business, perhaps beyond your comfort zone from the back room or, and therefore into commercial premises, may fraught with risk along with worry.

While the renting of domestic residential property is protected by strands of governmental legislation, the tenet in commercial property can be that landlord and tenant, vendor plus purchaser, should be free to negotiate terms freely. Only in relation to term security of tenure as well as in some pretty particular areas of landlord as well as tenant law, does the tenant gain some governmental.

Premises may be likely to be the second or third burden toward your business interest, after salaries, and sometimes IT. The property market can be exceedingly mature, with several landlords being hugely experienced experts, and you can find many possible traps for the unwary. unwitting business, concerned simply by myriad issues as they can incredibly easily into one, or more, of traps.

This does not be and the greatest can be to take. There’s to, legally binding agreement the start of relationship, making sure potential for potential problems is minimised. A small financial investment in professional fees early on as part of to ensure that you are advised by real estate professionals including a solicitor, will significant expense and heartache subsequently.

You can find numerous choices to be made as soon as setting up a small business. Where to locate, type of premises, right to and, at least in the near term for flexibility, and to lease premises? Most must be addressed, in conjunction with a surveyor plus a solicitor, early in the.

It should be, landlords will be generally not “sharks”. Nearly all might be hugely professional, and also provide degree of customer service, some specialising in the provision of workspace toward small. Others might be little themselves, leasing surplus to supplement income as they their corporation. , they are in business to make money because of their property assets and that means!

Don’t forget that there’s loads of information on locating commercial property online. Regardless if you are purchasing an industrial property, office property or even a warehouse. Additionally, there are tons of commercial premises search engines to narrow down your search.

What makes a good pub In San Pedro de Alcantara?

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

So, what makes a good pub? Well I suppose it all depends on what you want to get out of the pub. For example are you looking for a pub to watch the football with your mates, perhaps something more romantic is afoot or it could even be a venue for an impromptu business meeting. I suppose what I am saying is that a ‘good pub’ is totally dependent on the occasion.

The Local Pub

Many of us have a local pub or bar that we frequent more than others, a place where everybody knows your name. You know that Tuesday is a quiz night, on Thursday there’s karaoke and on Friday live entertainment. Ok, if you prefer a more relaxed atmosphere where you can sup on a pint of real ale and converse with friends the Saturday night rock sessions might be more akin to ‘bar hell’.

For me a local pub is a place where I feel comfortable, where I can mix with likeminded people, a congregation point but not necessarily the final venue. And yet it’s not really the pub itself that keeps me coming back for more, it’s the regulars. It’s not the bricks and mortar, the fixtures and fittings nor the decor; it’s the people that periodically cohabit that space and time that make all the difference. It’s the software not the hardware that keeps me going back.

Finding a New Local

Two years ago I moved from Scotland to San Pedro de Alcantara on Spain’s Costa del Sol. In doing so I left behind my local and many dear friends. Slowly, as my social circle began to expand, I had the opportunity to visit a few pubs in San Pedro de Alcantara. The first thing I noticed was that smoking is still permitted in bars. This might be a step in the wrong direction for many, but as a smoker it was a pleasant change to the element battling leper colony I used to visit every time I needed nicotine fix.

In truth the climate here is such that there are only a couple of months that you need to move inside anyway. And I have to say that sitting on a terrace watching the sun go down over the Mediterranean beats drinking indoors every time. One habit I did have to break though was drinking pints, I still drink beer but from a canya (a canya is just short of a half pint). The temperature during the summer months can exceed 35c, so if you are ever in the neighbourhood ask for a canya unless you like very warm beer.

One possible problem facing me was that I spoke very little Spanish. Being on the Costs Del Sol its common that bar staff understood English, although not necessarily fluent, ordering a beer and something to eat was actually quite simple. My Spanish has improved since then because my daily activities actually involve more than ordering the occasional beer.
Although I had visited a few pubs with friends none seemed to be a good fit. It took some time before I found a pub that had my name carved on the bar and nothing could be more different to my Scottish local. It is traditional in the sense that they still give free tapas with every canya and have large hams and sausages hanging behind the bar. The regulars are of mixed nationality including Spanish locals, Dutch, German, French, Irish, Portuguese, Italian and Scottish. The beer is inexpensive and spirits are measured at a five second pour which is probably a treble measure in the UK.

With all this cheap booze on the go you might expect a drunken rabble, on the contrary, most Spanish bars are very family oriented and you will regularly find young children accompanying their parents at any time of the day and into the evening.

Anyway I have found my local now; I have been accepted into the fold and have even gained a new nick name… Escocian.

Here Comes the Bride…and Groom with no Religion in the Way

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Here Comes the Bride…and Groom with no Religion in the Way

The advancement of science and technology has increased the occurrence of inter-religious marriages. People from around the world are getting to know people from other parts of the world. The Internet, telephone and advancement in transportation makes it very easy for people to maintain long distance relationships. These relationships can sometimes culminate in marriages. These pairs look for a means of marriage, where there is no religious preference. You can start a business, marrying couples that have religious differences.

Some people feel that inter-religious marriages are not feasible or possible. However, this is not so, as love has no boundaries. All they need is a good sense of understanding of each other and an understanding of the religion and beliefs they intend to practice after the marriage. So to help them, start a business that marries such love filled couples. To start a marrying business, you first have to get an instant ordination.

It is easy to be ordained; there are many sites offering instant ordinations for people from different states and countries. When becoming an ordained minister, you have to first be aware of the legal doctrines of your state, country, or province. The site you visit for ordination then produces a form you fill out. A pastoral staff then reviews the information and the request you make. Then the notification of your ordination is sent to you by email. Most sites have ordinances made a few times a week; so you can be sure that you will hear from the site a few days after submission of the form.

Ordinations are provided free of cost and it is supposed to be for life, at no cost or question of faith. However, when applying for ordinations, it is necessary for you to provide your complete and legal names in your application. This is because it is you with the name given in the form that is to be ordained, and not anyone else! Remember, it is not the computer that ordains you; the pastoral staff is in charge of ordaining you!

Once you are legally ordained, you can start legalizing marriages. You can also perform funerals, baptisms, and all other functions performed by the clergy. It is all right to charge about $250 for performing a marriage, and perhaps around $150 for the reception. Independent countries have their independent marriage rules. Even the individual states of the United States have their independent laws. So, it is not enough having just an ordination, get to be well versed with the rules of your state and country so that you perform marriages following the right laws and regulations!

You can do some advertising of your services by creating a website stating what services you offer. You could also create pamphlets to distribute at the church and other places couples may go. The more publicity you make, the better the chance of people requesting your services. Once you set a reputation of a worthy person to approach for inter-religious marriages, you are sure to find many couples waiting outside your door to get married!

Resources:

http://www.ulc.net/

http://www.nawoonline.com/

http://www.superweddings.com/neatideas.html

http://www.ourmarriage.com/

Beginnning a football programme collection

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

To effectively launch a collection of football programmes, an individual needs to choose a theme to their collection. There are thousands of football programmes available in Britain, and even more around the world. To give a collection some sort of meaning a theme ought to be adopted to avoid unwanted accumulation and to keep to a designated budget.

Sometimes you come across a football programme that joins or crosses two themes at once. These may prove to be valuable acquisitions in years to come as they signify a special or historical occasion, which will revive memories for soccer fans from across the globe in the future.

A football programme is a good way to remember a memorable event at a particular match. This could be in the form of an achievement such as a player milestone, which is featured in the programme itself. Player milestones come in many forms, such as an appearance record, a goal getting record, the final match of a players career, a number of years of service by the manager, and much more.

The darker side of football is also often recorded in the programme. These tragic events interest collectors who see them as poignant reminders of the past. They are sought after and valuable as a result. The tragedies at Hillsborough, Ibrox and Bradford have valuable programmes associated with them, not only for the match itself, but also the subsequent commemorative games.

A very valuable set of football programmes to own are those related to the Munich Air Disaster involving the Manchester United team and Busby’s Babes. The programme from the game against Partizan Belgrade who Manchester United were playing on the tragic trip can sell for over £1000. A similar sum can be obtained for the programme against Sheffield Wednesday directly after the disaster, where the players list wasn’t filled in for the Manchester United team.

Notable events are usually reflected in the content and design of the programme. Important football programmes to get hold of are final matches in an old stadium, or the first issue within a new one. Most programmes of this type are easily available with interesting articles and historical information, making them a gem in any football programme collection.

Programmes can mean different things to different collectors. You may value a prticular programme highly for entirely personal reasons and memories which they may conjure up. For other collectors the pursuit is one of passion, understanding more about the history and traditions of a football team that they support. Whatever your reason, collecting football programmes is a highly rewarding hobby, and comes highly recommended to any soccer fan.

List Of Careers

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

When you are thinking of changing your job focus you need to consider what your strong suits are. Too many people follow a career path that is in an area they do not really enjoy. These are typically the people you will notice are complaining loudly about how much they despise their job. A much better way is to think about what you truly enjoy doing, and find a job that lets you do it. A list of careers is a great tool to hlep narrow down the search. Not many people realize all of the career choices that are available to them.

The best place to start is by writing down all of your interests. Do not just list interests that are related to the job you hold now. List everything including hobbies, sports and pastimes. It may be surprising to learn that video game tester and secret shopping are both on the list of careers. You can actually make a living doing something that you love if you just do a bit of research and know where to look for opportunities.

It has been said that the average person changes careers three times in their lives before they retire. Unless you have a job that you adore you may find yourself fitting in with that average. It can be exciting and rewarding to take a new direction in life. Even if you feel that you are stuck in your current position because of financial obligations, consider the fact that many jobs require little to no training and you can be working as soon as you are hired. This helps make the transition from your old career to the new one a little bit easier.

A Little On Golf’s History

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

As a participator sport, golfing has been gaining in popularity for quite a while now. But the History of Golf actually goes way back, and has evolved into a very technical sport. Golf is thought to have originated in Scotland in about the fifteenth century. Hitting stones with sticks over grass and sand and into rabbit holes is the legend of its Scottish beginning.

Of course there is no unanimity in the acceptance of that story since there were other more or less competitive activities involving sticks and balls going on. But it is likely that Scotland did help popularize this game of counting the number of hits it takes to hit some kind of a ball into a hole. When the Royal Family took up the sport it was given international exposure, and golf gained in popularity in a big way.

By the early 1800’s golf was being enjoyed by both women and men. Golf clubs at this time, were designed in basically the same way as they are now. The rules of golf were very similar to those of the modern game by this time as well. However, with the handmade clubs and balls being on the expensive side, the game of golf was mostly enjoyed only by people having enough money as well as the time.

Mass production of golf clubs made of metal began late in the nineteenth century, bringing equipment prices down and thus putting the sport in reach of more and more of the world’s sporting population. Affordability did wonders for the popularity of the game. Throughout the world golf courses and the fore runners of country clubs were being built. In 1894 the USGA was founded as participation in the sport of golfing soared. Golf was added as an Olympic sport in 1900 and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) was formed fourteen years later.

Over the years, rapid improvement in the technical aspects of golf equipment design and production resulted in lower prices and golfers getting better results when hitting the ball. Money increasingly flowed in to the sport as golf tournaments flourished all over the world, providing a huge audience for marketers to hawk their goods and services. At the same time as television began taking off in the 1950’s, the emergence of superstar golfers drew the interest of millions of viewers. The popularity of top golfers drew ever more followers to televised golf and at the same time encouraged more people to take up the game.

In today’s market, a golf-phenom like Tiger Woods attests to the draw of the game of golf by putting the sport on the radar of virtually everyone who looks at the television or newsstand. Pro golfers demonstrate ever more tremendous skill. Weekend players and amateurs play and practice and embrace the developments in the sport. Even Computer Golf Games are able to entertain and challenge millions of virtual golfers.

Throughout the world, people of all ages are enjoying golf. Golf instruction is readily available at courses, clubs, schools and shops, for anyone who wants to learn the basics or to improve their skills. For many, the availability of golf has become an important consideration in planning vacations and business trips. In summary, the game of golf has become immensely popular, entertaining and challenging millions of people.

Car Transport to Spain

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Most European removals specialists will have specialised car transporters to ship cars to/from the UK and Spain via Southampton Purfleet, London , Dover, Immingham, Hull, Ipswich and Harwich docks. However there are more exotic ways of transporting cars and other vehicles worldwide.

Vehicle transportation companies deliver and collect cars, boats and motorcycles all over Great Britain and Ireland and can deliver or collect vehicles to Spain, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Portugal or virtually any other European country. There are also US based moving companies too.

Most can collect and deliver door to door or you can deliver or collect your car from the docks saving you a fair amount of money, as its the ‘each end’ transportation that really adds to the cost ov shipping your vehicle overseas.

A lot of companies who transport cars to Spain will also be general removers or furniture removal companies, so you will be able to ship all your belongings over to your new country using the same carrier.

It’s not just cars and bikes, but boats and yachts too. If you have a boat or yacht that you would rather not sail half way round the world, then ask your transport company for a quote, most will be glad of the business.

So, cars, motorbikes, boats, yachts and trucks can go on a lorry and then onboard ship to get your preferred method of transport to your destination country.

Your furniture may well have to go in a different type of container, but can usually be shipped by the same company.

Get a puppy for sale

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

You should never find puppies for sale off of Internet sites that ship puppies anywhere in the country or even the world. These could be nothing more than virtual fronts for puppy mills.So, to protect oneself from such a possibility take great care to make sure that whoever you get your puppy from has the reputation to deliver a sound, happy, healthy puppy.

Careful research on what constitutes a good breeder will give you the needed information so that you can make an intelligent decision from where to adopt a puppy.

Training sources abound for new puppies. Make sure you start your puppy training fairly early on, as they can learn bad habbits that are hard to break.It might seem to be taking a long time to get your puppy to pay attention because they are just naturally exhuberant.

In conclusion it is important for you to select a good puppy breeder from where to adopt a puppy and then to make certain that you start puppy training as soon as feasible.

Values in the Mountains

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

There is nothing like the summer time in the Rocky mountains.  An area that is well known for the winter time activities is actually more appealing in the summer time. Activities such as hunting, golfing, hiking, biking, fishing, and shopping are enjoyed by millions of people each year.  The ability to enjoy concerts, picnics, bbqs, etc… outside is just something you cannot do in the winter.  The lack of humidity and bugs is also agreat releif for people coming from the midwest or east coast.

Golfing in Colorado is a great experience.  Many courses are embedded in the mountains and offer views you will never get anywere else.  Most likely you will also see spectacular mountain real estate and wildlife.  Don’t be suprised either when your ball goes 10% - 15% farther due to the high altitude.

Hunting in Colorado is usually a fall activity however there are places in Colorado where the hunting is truly amazing.  There are hunting ranches that allow you to rent the cabins and hunt the private property.  Outfitters are also in abundance but charge quite a fee.

The fishing is also incredible for avid fisherman.  You can expect to catch a variety of Rainbow, Brook, and Brown trout in the streams of the Rocky Mountains.

Shopping in Colorado is not too much different than anywhere else except when it comes the mountain real estate.  Great real estate investments in Colorado are available these days.  The prices have adjusted to a point where it makes great sense to get property that has a world class location.

 

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Hidden Support

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Hidden Support

Do you have great administrative skills?

Do you want to work for more than one client?

Do you want to run your own business?

If so then working as a VA could be for you.

Virtual assistants (VA’s) are home-based professionals who perform a wide range of office functions for one or more clients without setting foot in the client’s office. Among the many services a virtual assistant can provide are word processing of documents and spreadsheets, research, contact management, appointment scheduling, meeting and event planning, mailings, and follow up with clients or other contacts. A VA partners with their client, learning their business and providing the support needed to help them effectively grow their business and create more free time.

A VA can tap into their client’s voice mail several times a day and ‘clean it out’ leaving the client the calls that they need to handle. A VA is more than an assistant and more than a message taker or message deliverer. A VA *is* their client and acts on their behalf, protecting the client and their time/space from the demands of the public/customers. Some clients even empower their VA to set policy, make exceptions, solve problems, make mistakes, coordinate efforts, screen heavily, anticipate their needs and be a partner, not just a VA.

A Virtual Assistant is just like an executive assistant or personal assistant, except that the Virtual Assistant handles clients’ affairs from a distance, and electronically.

Below are the 10 most common ways in which clients utilize the services of a Virtual Assistant

* Bill payments
* Screening and forwarding mail
* Screening and handling email
* Sending out mailings and follow up
* Managing projects or reporting
* Follow up with clients or other contacts
* Reminding clients of important dates
* As a sounding board for pointing out what clients cannot see/giving advice
* Screening/handling phone messages
* Developing systems of support

So as you can see it is a challenging and interesting role. In addition to carrying out the varied duties above the VA also gets the pleasure and satisfaction of running their own business. They are a businessperson rather than an employee. From an employer’s point of view Virtual Assistants offer several advantages over a paid employee, saving the client tax and employee benefit challenges. As businesspeople market and communicate more and more via the Internet, virtual assistants can be very useful especially if a client does not require the services of a fulltime employee. With more and more people setting up small consultancies and other businesses the demand for VA’s can only grow.

VA’s can work for one client or more than one client, performing a wide variety of time and money saving tasks. A virtual assistant is self-employed; bills only the hours worked or by tasks completed, and is dependent on referrals and steady workflow.

Professional VA’s bill at rates $30+ per hour.

The more professional, industry-specific education a VA has, more experience working with virtual clients, the more she can make happen for her clients, and the more vast her resources, the higher her fee will be. Many VA’s work on a retainer agreement with clients — they block a certain number of hours per month to be used by a client. The client pays a monthly fee (a certain number of hours X $/hour = monthly retainer) at the beginning of each month. Unused hours don’t roll over to the next month. Expenses are additional. The per hour rate on a retainer is usually discounted by about 10%, in recognition of the client’s willingness to buy a block of time. A retainer relationship comes with a higher level of commitment to the partnership created — for both people.

To find out more visit these web sites

http://www.sba.gov/

http://www.ivaa.org/International - Virtual Assistants Association

http://www.virtuasis.com/links.com - Virtual Assistance Industry links