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Use Feng Shui Coins To Increase Your Income - Jakob Jelling
Feng shui coins can allow you, among other things, to increase your income. By keeping three coins tied with a read thread, you would protect your already existing income as well as increase it. According to Chinese traditions, three coins tied...
7 Tips to Get More Mileage Out of Your Publicity - Bill Stoller
7 Tips to Get More Mileage Out of Your Online or Offline Publicity by Bill Stoller, Publisher Free Publicity, The Newsletter for PR-Hungry Businesses http://www.PublicityInsider.com/freepub.asp You worked hard to get a story on your business in a...
How Creative Intelligence Alliances Can Help You Grow Your Business - Gisela McKay
Who do you report to when you are the boss? How do you deal with unmotivated days, or those times when you feel overwhelmed? Successful people have known how to deal with these pressures for a long time. In the early 1900s a man named Napoleon...
Parenting and Running a Home-Based Business - Sue and Chuck DeFiore
An Ann Landers column "Parenthood is not a job for the weak at heart" caught my interest. Job Description for a Parent Position: Parent Job Description: Long-term player needed for challenging, permanent work in chaotic environment....
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Written By:
Jim Heim
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We are all familiar with the term “corporate restructure” in this day and age. Do you ever think one will ever personally affect you? After being employed by a major Midwestern retail chain for 28 years I didn’t think so. I started working for them in college; you know to get through school. I was studying management so it was only natural to get involved in their management program there. After graduating I was offered a position that required moving. No questions ask, my wife and I packed up everything we owned, left our families and pursued the American dream.
After 25 years in management, working in 3 cities at 5 different locations I had slipped into that false sense of security. Then those meetings started about how the company was going to transform. “Big” competition was moving into the area the company operated in, there had to be changes to survive and “move forward”. The restructure inevitably meant cuts in overhead which of course translate into staff reduction.
It was early in January, after a successful Christmas selling season, that the tension really began to build. Changes in the wind were blowing strong now. All management personnel were to attend a mandatory meeting on Thursday. At this meeting a sketchy outline was given of the new direction the company was taking. We were thanked for our efforts in seeing the company through its best year ever. Then just as we were to be excused we were informed that over the next two days each of us would meet with the store manager to find out our part, if any in the changes.
The next day was the day I had my appointment. I entered the store manager’s office and sat down. Not 10 seconds after that I knew of my fate, “as you know the company is restricting” the manager said. He continued “your position has been eliminated, you will be ask to leave after this meeting”. I was astounded that after all the time and dedication I had poured into the company I was “being - continued below ...
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eliminated”!
I did receive a charitable severance package but then what. I was thankful that my kids were grown and on their own but how was I going to pay the bills? Could I afford to keep my home? What if the car quits? Energy costs are on the rise, can I heat my home? Can I even afford gas for the car? What would you do in this situation?
After the initial shock wore off I realized life would go on. My girlfriend, who also worked at the same store and suffered the same fate as I, started our own business. We do home repair with a focus on paint and wallpaper.
That works as well as the effort you put into it. Another problem is the Holidays. First, people don’t want their house torn up during the holidays. Second, they can’t afford to have changes because they are paying for the holidays.
Like many people I have a home computer which I enjoy. Hey! Why not make money at home with the computer? I searched around a bit, trying a few “it’s quick and easy to make cash” programs. Watch out for the “offers” that suggest “for just $19.95 you can make cash today”. Also be cautious of programs with a one or two page website. It didn’t take long to figure out it was them making the fast buck!
What I was looking for was a company with a solid background, one that had been around with a track record to prove it. One that offered more than an email address for support or questions, one with no money up front to join. With a bit of time and effort you can find a solid opportunity to invest your time and energy in.
How secure do you feel in your job?
About the Author
Jim Heim has over 25 years of retail management experience. He has his own Home Improvement business. He is an Executive Affiliate with SFI and is willing to help those who wish to help themselves secure their future. Learn more by visiting. http://www.takethisjobandluvit.com
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The New Western Canadian Stock Exchange - William Cate
The New Western Canadian Stock Exchange By William Cate Published May 1998 [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/] Can three centers of stock fraud merge...
10 Things Solopreneurs Need to Do With Their Email - Susan Dunn M A
Permission it granted to reprint provided bio line stays intact. 1. Go through your emails and find names of prospective clients who slipped away. Follow up on these. Remember ... it takes an average of 7 times for someone to 'bite'. 2. Get your...
Eight Great Ways to Fill a Workshop in a Bum Economy - Suzanne Falter Barns
Yes, you can fill a workshop when spending is down and buyers are wary. If your topic is clear, your marketing materials well-done, your product solid and your title catchy, success shouldn’t be tough. The fact is that people are as hungry as ever...
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