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If you read my previous post about startup addiction, here is a book I recommend you to read about how you can use your addiction to help you success, instead of failing you.

Addictive Entrepreneurship, written by Allan J. Katz, is about discovering how your addictive way of thinking can be the main reason behind your failures in your business, and how to revert it into a propeller for you to achieve your success.…

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I am privileged to write this blog post on a book that I recommend you to read – it’s about investing in numismatic coins and bullion.

“A Survival Guide to Getting Started Investing in Numismatic Coins and Bullion” is written by Michael J. Hoiden, a self-proclaimed newbie (just like me! :D) in numismatic coins and bullion investing.

First thing first: What is numismatic?

According to Wikipedia, Numismatics (numisma, nomisma, “coin”; from the ??

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No small business can escape recession, but there are some that are able to sustain recession well.

Forget advertising, financing, or business services business that WAS thriving.

Some of the strongest businesses of all are those that main business is serving the public – Small businesses offering safety products and services, for instance, are thriving today.

Here are some businesses serving the public that are recession survivors.

Road and traffic safety products and services business

Vehicular warning lights,

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Email marketing has been around since the early days of the Internet (for business purposes.)

Internet marketers use email marketing campaign to promote their own and/or affiliated products to prospects.

The power of email marketing is in the size of the mailing lists. The more mailing lists members, generally means the more sales the Internet marketers make.

Internet marketers build up mailing lists through various methods, including ‘borrowing’ mailing lists – either the spam-free opt-in lists…

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Yes, you can make money from blogging!

However, make money online through blogging has always been challenging for me. Of all web investments I have, blogs are one of the hardest to monetised.

Not that blogs are not profitable. Blog CAN be profitable (Noobpreneur.com IS profitable, and could be way, way much better if I learn more on how to monetize this blog), but money wasn’t always come first in bloggers mind.

That’s why blogs – the good ones –…

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If you think nothing is recession-proof, think again.

“Thanks” to the recession there are some businesses that are thriving in today’s economy condition.

One of the business ideas that are successfully ride at the back of recession is businesses that are helping people to fight foreclosure.

Due to more and more people experiencing foreclosure today, those that can help homeowners to fight foreclosure will enjoy dramatic growth these days.

Great business ideas are always helping people to be better

In…

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I just happen to stumble upon a unique, revolutionary, even quirky new online business venture.

Why is that?

Me2Everyone.com is a online business startup, or shall I say, online community, is community-driven – in literal fashion.

The concept behind Me2Everyone.com

At first, I’m not sure what to expect when I was invited by a member to join the so-called “village”. But since I love new business ideas, I decided to pay the site a visit.

From the site I learn…

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Online pet store has always been big on the Net. Pet supplies, pet grooming and any other things related to pet are being offered regularly.

The market is there, the public interest is there, and the supply-demand dynamic is there.

However, just like in any other industries, pet business is packed with competition.

A niche or micro-niche in pet business: Specialty pet accessories business

To thrive, you need to go as specific as possible.

If you are planning to do…

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While most businesses tighten their budget on marketing, The UniversityDodge.com has another idea.

Small business owners often make this mistake in cost-cutting regime – they cut their marketing budget above anything else.

So wrong.

Marketing is very important to bring in many prospects, that more often than not will increase your small business exposure and revenue.

While many marketing activities can be bootstrapped and cost-cut, small business owners like to do more, often in a wrong way. Some of them…

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When it comes to answer a need or solve a problem, a simple idea might just enough to do good – and make money out of it.

If you asked me which business I am interested to run, own, or invest in, my answer would be: a business that solves a problem.

Being cutting edge and innovative is simply not interesting for me. I enjoy simple business, both online and off line that offer a solution to others.

In my…

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Christmas and new year celebrations are approaching, and businesses scramble for the high season we are about to enter today.

That includes my small business :)

Whilst most businesses will reap this seasonal benefit to certain extent, some businesses are actually dependent on this time of the year.

One of those businesses is greeting cards business.

By greeting cards business, I refer to both conventional ‘physical’ cards and e-cards.

Let’s have a look whether greeting cards business is THE business,…

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