The video game industry has some of the smallest profit margins on earth. Unless you’re a game store retailer who also deals in trading in used games. If you’ve ever been to a Gamestop or an EB Games and tried to trade in your old games, they’ll buy them from you for $3 – $5…
Protect and Organize Your Inventory
So along your entrepreneurial path, you’ve decided to go into retail, which means you’ll be bearing the burden of inventory. Most people think of the risk involved in holding inventory is based on whether or not the item sells. Too often, security ends up being more of an afterthought. When you start losing inventory to…
Use a lot of Printer Ink? Don’t Spend a Lot!
It’s a well-proven fact that printer companies don’t make their money selling printers. They make their money on the ink you’ll buy afterwards. Countless tech publications have posted stories about how manufacturers make cartridges with special technologies to ensure that you’ll buy plenty of ink. How can you beat this system? Well, short of throwing…
Things From TV: Extreme Makeover Window Coverings
Now, I haven’t really watched too many of these home makeover shows – I think the last one I really watched much at all was “Trading Spaces” on TLC where the couples redecorated or renovated their neighbor’s or friend’s houses. However, these types of shows are always a blast. Just yesterday I kept thinking that…
New York’s Beautiful Houses
For some reason (maybe it’s because I live in the South), I never really equate New York with beautiful landscape and nice housing with big yards in my mind. Maybe it’s because most gritty crime dramas on television based in New York are in the city. Anyway, if you’re doing pretty well in business, you…
I Got a New Gadget – Now What?
It would be ageist for me to assume that a lot of older folks aren’t getting into the new technology as much as the younger folks. As time passes, I think more and more people are realizing that older generations are receptive of new technology if they receive them as gifts, because technology is usually…
Buying a car in the UK? Check Out NetCars
Again, keeping a global perspective on who might be out there reading my blog, I’ve come across a pretty neat UK automotive website, NetCars.co.uk. Their site is pretty comprehensive, including the ability to read reviews on cars, check values, find cars for sale, a place to sell my car, and even a blogs area where…
Quick Start-up: Prepaid Phone Cards
One of the easiest markets that will always be open and in demand is prepaid phone cards. Now this business is expanding online and more and more consumers are choosing to make their purchases using the convenience of the internet. If you’re like I’ve been for a few months, trying to find the right online…
Health Insurance for Entrepreneurs
Talking about my phone insurance reminded me that for a lot of start-ups, a big question is: Where are you going to get your health insurance from? Normally, the business you work for provides you with health insurance. If so far your business only includes partners and not employees, this is something you’ll all need…
UK: DialaFlight
The other day I blogged about getting great deals on travel to Disney World, and I thought today I’d talk to you about traveling from another country altogether: the UK! A lot of my most favorite rock and punk music has come out of the United Kingdom. Americans are often accused of being too America-centric,…