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This area will be used for information about specific members. We may list each member's birthday for the month, or other
significant events, such as weddings, births, or graduations. This is a great way to keep up to date on how fellow members
are doing. We could also have links to members personal web sites.
Here are some members enjoying the piano. Ya sure....Bunde!
This might not look like too much FUN, like a Game site or something, but
I learned a long time ago that LIFE is not a GAME! If it were, I played it with my cousin, owner of Ben Service, Virginia,
Mn., a long time ago.
Did I win? How can you win? Huh? Email me at this address if you know "How to WIN!".... straitjkson@yahoo, NO! info@ downtownpublishing.com.
Know why I did that? Because of software people use to collect email addresses that's why. Maybe I taught you something and
maybe I never will, your call! Or address it to the webmaster, SAME PERSON! Believe IT!!!
Mine eyes have seen such things
as Crime.org and http://www.artcrimes.com
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Consider joining me. I know I am going somewhere. Do you?
Where? You may find out that there are people in this world, not on TV, who have REAL LIVES and going somewhere besides
around in a circle. They get up, do their thing all day and do the same things day after day....
Is this YOU?
That is not true here. I am always changing. I am never the same person day after day. I change as much as the wind, sometimes.
This business is evolving day by day. I am selling vinyl signs now. I will be recruiting shortly.
Maybe you've been recruited here. Welcome, thanks for checking me out! I hope you hang in there for improvements and such.
And PLEASE consider joining, I promise to try to make it worth your while.
 
Checklist For The New Home-Based Business
Article by: Elena Fawkner
Article source: A Home Based
Business Online
www.ahbbo.com
So, you've decided to take the plunge and start your own home-based business. Congratulations!
You're on your way to true financial independence. Protect your business and your livelihood by making sure you have paid
proper attention to the following:
1. Cash Flow
Do you have adequate working capital to support your business (to support you!) during
its early stages? Have you started your business part-time while continuing to work full-time to make sure it is a viable
income producer for you and that income is adequate for your needs? DON'T give up your day job until you can give an
unequivocal YES to these questions.
2. Business Licensing
Have you obtained all necessary licenses and registrations for your business?
Do you comply with your local zoning regulations? This is especially important for both legal and insurance reasons
if you expect to have clients visit your home office.
3. Insurance
If you expect to have clients visit your home office, have you taken out insurance
in case they are injured on your premises? Your normal homeowner's insurance will NOT cover business visitors unless
you notify your insurance company that you are operating a business from home and the insurance company endorses your policy
to include this risk.
In all other cases you should take out a separate policy to cover your business visitors. In this
regard, whether you comply with local zoning regulations may be important. Your insurance company may refuse to cover you
if you are conducting your business illegally. For these reasons it is imperative that you obtain all proper registrations
and licenses for your business.
Another type of insurance you should take out is public risk insurance. No matter the nature of your
business, if you are dealing with other people (and what business isn't?), you should have public risk insurance to cover
you in case of a claim for negligence.
A third type of insurance to consider is income protection insurance. If you have made the transition
from paid employment to self-employment, you no longer have the benefits that went along with your paid job which may have
included disability or income protection insurance. You will need to purchase this cover for yourself.
4. Benefits
Once you have left the paid workforce, you may find that you have also left
behind your medical, dental and optical benefits. You need to make sure you purchase adequate insurance for these expenses.
5. Accounting and Tax Advice
The best time to seek accounting and tax advice is before you
start your new business. Your accountant will be able to advise you about things such as the most tax-effective structure
for your particular business and what types of expenses you can claim against your business income. It is important
to obtain this advice at the beginning of your business venture so you know exactly what records you should be keeping and
whether it is best for you to purchase or rent capital equipment such as your computer.
6. Time Management
Make sure you have thought through how you will deal with the day to
day distractions that will come up when you work from home and plan accordingly. For example, if you know you will not
be working from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm because this is the time between when your children return from school and when they
go to bed, try to schedule as many non-business activities for this time period as possible rather than taking breaks during
your business hours. Need milk? Get it when you're out picking the kids up from school, not at 11:00 am because
it's easier than starting that new webpage. Remember, self-discipline is your best friend and vital when working from
home. Procrastination, on the other hand, is your greatest enemy.
Working from home is the dream of many. Don't let that dream turn to ashes by overlooking the "basics"
of sound business and risk management.
Elena Fawkner is editor of A Home-Based Business Online ... practical ideas, resources and strategies for
your home-based or online business. http://www.ahbbo.com
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Featured
Entrepreneurial Resources
www.mnwfc.org Minnesota Workforce Center - tools and resources for Minnesota business owners.
The Northeast Entrepreneur Fund is an equal opportunity employer, lender, and service provider.
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Recent Events
In this column we may review past events and how successful each of them was. For example, this past month, my other
art group I belong to, who will be migrating here as is possible, went to the Four Season's restaurant for a Christmas Party.
It was an enjoyable experience for everyone involved, and one we hope to do again and again.
Next month I have been invited (you too, maybe) to the Minnesota capital on February 22 on behalf of Minnesota Citizens
for the Arts to meet with Legislators and other "Activists".
Never made it here, by the way. What a shame!
This is an entry to a Blog on a Site Somewhere
Hello out there in Journalistical Bloggerness Distressed States of
America.
I'm your captain yeah yeah yeah yeah! Comes to my mind! Yup, now it's
who's gonna have the better BLOG?!?
I will I will! AND with all of them springing up like zits on yer
kid sister, how will anyone know where to start? I guess I will TRY to
connect THE BEST in one spot...
Because I WANT (And YOU know how US americans WANT- Even Uncle Sam
WANTS- and there's never enuf, for some people in this Republicised
Dog Meat "I can beat you at or My Governor can kill Your Governor
whatever" Country.
Hmmm! Well, let's see if this much makes it thru the editing process
for this website, before I really get into it, but please visit my
site, I think you'll like......
It's ALL GOOD If it is the TRUTH!
Tell me you wouldn't have liked to get next to Cory Rudl.
He was an entrepreneur of entrepreneurs. His site: http://www.internetmarketing.com or marketingtips.com
This is an excerpt from the email I recieved from Perry Marshal:
If you're an Internet marketer, your
life has been touched by Corey Rudl
whether you ever bought anything from
him or not.
Corey innovated and introduced so many
advanced practices to Internet marketing
that it's literally hard to remember and
list them all.
As just one example, take affiliate marketing.
Before Jeff Bezos and Amazon, Corey was already
running what he called a 'referral program.'
More importantly, Corey was not only among
the very first to use affiliate marketing,
he went through the hard work of making
the tools he used easily available to
thousands of small businesses.
To a very large degree, Corey is personally
responsible for the sheer speed with which
advanced marketing techniques were
introduced and disseminated throughout the
Internet.
Without his contribution, it would have been
a very different world for all of us.
As you may already know, Corey passed
away last Thursday.
Corey didn't speak about himself very
often, but one day, four years and a
half ago, I got him to tell his life
story.
It's fascinating to hear how he got started
and there's much to learn from it for
all of us.
I think it's also a good way to remember this
remarkable man who contributed so much to our
industry.
http://thesystemseminar.com/corey
Also see SEO page for more on Cory Rudl. I am striving to follow steps to stay on the path that Cory helped me get on.
What if? It ALL doesn't add up?
Are you a Sierra Club Member Here's the Local site
Would you like to belong to something really Special?
DTPco will be the first For Profit company to pledge
50% of profit to foundations, that I know of. WHY?
Because the owner/webmaster/artist does not care to be TOO RICH! I want this organization to improve the
lifestyle of each and every member.
-Bryan Klabunde
AKA Art C. Bundefied
DTPco Editor
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Handheld Gaming's Next Wave
Wednesday March 23, 2005 1:00PM PT
PSP
The next generation of home consoles is still some time away, but the handheld war has already arrived. The Big N (or "Nintendo"
for those of you with a life) has long dominated the handheld market, but rival Sony has entered the fray with both controllers
blazing. Its entry in the battle, PlayStation Portable (henceforth known as the PSP), goes on sale at midnight. Naturally,
the unwelcome competition has Nintendo fearing for its fiscal future, and rightly so. Sales of Sony's game playin', movie
watchin', music rockin' machine are expected to be brisk. Searches are certainly heating up on the $249.99 (plus tax) toy
-- over the past month, we've seen mondo spikes on "Sony PlayStation Portable" (+378%), "Sony PSP release date (+422%) ,"
and "Sony PSP games" (+71%).
Part of what makes the PSP so powerful is its ability to do more than just play Qbert. Searches on "PSP movies" and "PSP music"
indicate fans are eager to learn more about its multimedia talents (hint: your DVDs aren't gonna work). Interest in the PSP's
lineup of games is a decidedly mixed bag. Big gun title "Metal Gear Acid" isn't garnering many searches, but queries on "Twisted
Metal Head-On" are on the rise. We're also seeing a stampede of searches on "PSP review," indicating many gamers will take
a wait-and-see approach before trading in their Game Boys.
Reported via YAHOO! March 30, 2005
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