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- Launching an Online Newsletter - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from James ArmstrongFollowing is part three of an interview with Cheryl Benton, owner of 747 Marketing. Their website says, "We've built a consulting business that helps our clients gain unfair competitive advantages by outwitting the other guys." Visit Cheryl Benton’s website simply by Googling 747 Marketing. ...
Views: 1581 - It's Back to Basics - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from James ArmstrongPerhaps not surprisingly, some sales today are rising out of sheer necessity, like buying food, clothing and shelter. In fact, men and women today are in the midst of a significant re-ordering of their priorities back to the basics. For example, the basic necessities of life at "everyday low ...
Views: 1617 - On Being a Marketer - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2009 from James ArmstrongFollowing is part two of an interview with Cheryl Benton, owner of 747 Marketing. Their website says, "We've built a consulting business that helps our clients gain unfair competitive advantages by outwitting the other guys." Visit Cheryl Benton’s website simply by Googling 747 Marketing. ...
Views: 1689 - Becoming a Marketer - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2009 from James ArmstrongFollowing is part one of an interview with Cheryl Benton, owner of 747 Marketing. Their website says, "We've built a consulting business that helps our clients gain unfair competitive advantages by outwitting the other guys." Visit Cheryl Benton’s website simply by Googling 747 Marketing. ...
Views: 1590 - Wanted: Baby Boomer Teachers! - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from James ArmstrongToday, there is a greater demand for teachers nationwide than there has been in many years. Of course, there is not an equal demand for every teacher in every specialty, but there is a tremendous need for teachers precisely because so many baby boomers are leaving the teaching profession due to ...
Views: 1634 - Energy Independence or Death - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2009 from James ArmstrongTo paraphrase a quotation from Patrick Henry, who of course was one of our founding fathers in America, "give me energy independence or death." In our economy, it's time to face this truth: Boone Pickens, the famous Texas oilman, knows a lot more about energy and energy policy in America than ...
Views: 1595 - After The Shock, What Do I Do? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2008 from James ArmstrongMen and women have asked me, as the Editor of NowWhatJobs.net, exactly what motivated me to write my book and, subsequently, to start my website? Here's my response. Actually, I went through a rightsizing/downsizing exercise on three separate occasions during the decade of the 1990s. So I ...
Views: 1546 - Being A Caregiver - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2008 from James ArmstrongFollowing is part two of an interview with Phyllis Slater, owner of Slater Solutions LLC. Ms. Slater has devoted years to providing coaching and concierge services to the working caregiver and aging parent. Visit Phyllis Slater's website at EldercareConcierge.Blogspot.com. Q. Is caregiving ...
Views: 2916 - Planning For Tomorrow - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from James ArmstrongFollowing is part three of an interview with Phyllis Slater, owner of Slater Solutions LLC. Ms. Slater has devoted years to providing coaching and concierge services to the working caregiver and aging parent. Visit Phyllis Slater's website at EldercareConcierge.Blogspot.com. Q. Why should ...
Views: 1637 - Becoming A Caregiver - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2008 from James ArmstrongFollowing is part one of an interview with Phyllis Slater, owner of Slater Solutions LLC. Ms. Slater has devoted years to providing coaching and concierge services to the working caregiver and aging parent. Visit Phyllis Slater's website at EldercareConcierge.Blogspot.com. Q. Why did you ...
Views: 1774 - Turning a Layoff into Success - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from James ArmstrongBaby boomers are probably disadvantaged by being older. While our society, in both the U.S. and Canada, is largely beyond the point of discrimination by race, gender, nationality or religious preference, for example, I do believe there is an age-based discrimination that has continued among ...
Views: 750 - In Your Next Chapter, Caring For An Aging Parent - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2008 from James ArmstrongAs you begin to transition into the next chapter of your life, other considerations will begin to emerge on your horizon. Among those factors entering into your new equation may be the consideration of caring for an aging parent or parents. Q: "I can't get more job training because I'm ...
Views: 715 - Moving Can be a Taxing Decision - by Submitted on May 26, 2008 from James ArmstrongSo, what motivates federal employees and others to move during retirement? While there may be other factors, this list covers a number of the considerations many of our fellow baby boomers and others consider important in making such a decision. First, we may decide to move because a specific ...
Views: 834 - The Shortage of People for Jobs - by Submitted on May 26, 2008 from James ArmstrongThere is a tremendous disconnect between what the professionals in the economic development community and the human resources community know about the job situation versus what the typical man or woman in America believes about jobs in our country. The most common misperception, in the United ...
Views: 789 - Trends And Countertrends Examined - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from James ArmstrongFrom the Heartland of America, economics takes on the familiar face of someone you know, who may have recently lost his/her job. Should we blame the politicians in Washington, DC of this party or that? Probably not. On the other hand, should we blame members of organized labor or union ...
Views: 868 - Nurse, Turned Flight Instruction School Owner/Pilot Extraordinaire - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2008 from James ArmstrongOn a recent Sunday afternoon, this writer caught up with a successful woman business owner, whose flight instruction and general aviation business is physically located at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. But, how did Evelyn A. Carlson, a Nursing Instructor at St. John College ...
Views: 2379 - University Of Texas Professor, Turned Arbitrator-Mediator - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from James ArmstrongOn a recent Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Oklahoma City, I happened to meet someone who is called into the situation only if there is a dispute between a labor union and management that cannot be resolved by the parties themselves. Yes, he belongs to an elite group of men and women ...
Views: 2398 - Sheri Tingey, Alaska Entrepreneur Extraordinaire - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2007 from James ArmstrongToday, Sheri Tingey, who is age 60, runs a family business called Alpacka Raft, which has created and built a series of ultra light, packable rafts for use in long distance backpacking and wilderness racing. Sometimes, a "new" business opportunity can begin with a challenge or a question from a ...
Views: 1831 - A Shift Will Happen In The Future - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2007 from James ArmstrongNo, it hasn't happened yet. But, the process has begun and it will continue as more and more employers of every possible description in America come to understand about the current and coming labor shortage in the United States. Here are the current facts. There is already a nationwide shortage ...
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