Written by a former mining analyst, under a pseudonym, this book covers some of the less publicized factors which influence the price. These will be of interest to gold bugs as well as those who are curious about investing in the yellow metal

Keep your part-time business a secret if you are working for someone else! Locate products to sell and figure out if there is a market for them. Learn about legal structures for your part-time business and government sales tax permits. How to select the most suitable computer hardware and software to help you run your business efficiently. Learn how to create your own Web site and what's involved in opening your own Web store. Look at selling at eBay auctions or opening your own eBay store...

How to find products to sell and how to research the market. Explore the advantages of running a home-based business and establish it. Learn how to select business computer hardware and software. Find out how to create your own Web site with e-commerce capabilities. How to use online and offline advertising to drive traffic to your Web store. Look at selling at eBay auctions or opening your own eBay store. Figure out the cost and factors you will need to address in raising money. Establish...

This book helps readers evaluate their chances of obtaining formal venture capital or investment from angels. It takes a realistic approach and will save them time and effort in locating equity capital. It describes the venture business; the players and how much money is available. It discusses venturist's preferences and where to find them. It provides profiles of typical angels and the kind of investments they make. It covers angel clusters and corporate angels and hints on where to find...

Where to get an idea for starting a business and find out if it can make money. Learn about the legal forms of business; how to set objectives and begin operations. Computer hardware and software that can help you get off to a flying start. The basics of online and offline advertising and easy ways to create a Web site and sell online. How write a business plan.

This book assumes that you have a tight advertising budget and that you have to get the best bang for your buck. You will learn the use of advertising "hooks" and how they differ for the business market as opposed to the consumer market. The chapter on direct mail advertising will take you through the steps in creating an effective direct mail piece. The Internet offers tremendous opportunities for advertisers in the digital age and this book leads you through the steps to establ...

What is involved with direct marketing and the process of disintermediation to cut out the middleman and increase profit margins? This book covers direct mail marketing, telemarketing and fax broadcasting. It shows how to effectively use print media, radio and TV. It shows you how to create your own Web site and conduct e-commerce. Learn about Search Engine Optimization; permission-based e-mail and e-newsletters to drive traffic to your site. Sell at eBay auctions and set up an eBay store....

Find out what people want and where to get great ideas to start your business. How to use the Internet as well as traditional sources to conduct your market research. Details of how to go about preparing your plan and the topics you should cover. How to use your plan to obtain financing. You have to decide between debt or equity. Learn about angels or informal investors or how to get bank financing. Take a look at the choices you have for the legal form of your business together with regis...

This book helps readers set their priorities and objectives and then organize them. It provides tips on how to handle time consuming activities such as replying to e-mail, faxes and snail mail.It shows readers how to create time blocks. Suggestions are offered on how to make meetings more effective and take less time. Readers are given a review of software for online conferencing so as to cut down on travel time. It covers time management during a crisis as well as software programs which ...

Software to help prepare a manuscript and conduct research. Ways to edit and proofread plus the cataloguing, copyright and legal stuff. How to publish and market print books and sell online. How to prepare eBooks and the self-publishing alternatives. Learn about pricing and how to sell through resellers.

The movie, The King's Speech, drew attention to the challenges of public speaking. This book provides hints on making a formal speech from a podium. It covers specific scenarios: the after dinner speech, delivering an address at a wedding and the delicate task of delivering a eulogy at a funeral. It covers presentations at business meetings, instructional seminars and workshops. It reviews software programs to reinforce a presentation. It goes behind the scenes at television and radio stud...

Essential reading if you are fed up with the paltry interest paid on bank savings accounts or the lackluster performance of your investment advisors. It assumes no prior knowledge of investing It shows how publicly traded shares are created; how the financial markets operate and how they are regulated. It covers equities, bonds, exchange traded funds, hedge funds and mutual funds. How to set up a trading account. It covers fundamental and technical analysis and the importance of allocating...