by Mike | Mar 31, 2014 | It is a Journey, Starting Out, Types of Business |
How a yardman became a multi-millionaire
If you are reading my blog or plan to read my book, you would like to have one million dollars in the bank. How often do you think about it? What are you doing about it? Get started, but if you start, make sure you put the time and energy into your new tried and true business to be successful.
I talked to a lady in North Carolina; she has a business that she started a couple of years ago. It is a throwback business, she teaches refinement. (more…)
by Mike | Mar 24, 2014 | Inventions |
Easy Path for Inventors
Easy Path for Inventors
Keep your day job and continue working on your business plan or growing your tried and true business. However, I have recently learned there is potentially an easy path for inventors and anyone else with an idea. This may work to see if an innovative idea will have any merit or even a remote chance to make some money, with minimal effort. One evening while watching CBS, a news story about Quirky.com was on and I found it very interesting. (more…)
by Mike | Mar 18, 2014 | Raising money, Venture Capital |
How to raise money from everyone.
You do not have to wait for your business plan to start warming up potential investors. You do need to have your pitch in your head, hit the hot buttons. What you are doing, why you are qualified, how much you need, and what kinds of returns they might expect? Ask them if they might be interested, get their name and number and tell them when you get it all together you’ll let them know. (more…)
by Mike | Mar 12, 2014 | Biggest Problems, Finding Money, Raising money |
Anyone can learn to raise money.
It was in my “in between years”, the seven years I struggled after I was recruited out of the Army and before I started my company which would make me a millionaire in four years. It was the first time I had tried to raise any money. My partner on this deal was the real estate expert and we only needed $200,000 to get this piece of land and he assured me we could flip it for a big profit. (more…)
by Mike | Mar 4, 2014 | Goals, It is a Journey |
Before I start I am not trying to make people rich, but financially independent, which I have arbitrarily defined as one million in the bank. However, once you hit one million dollars most people keep going.
I guess not many people want to be poor, but I also feel not many people are willing to do what is necessary to get rich. When I ask people do you want to be rich? Most say, “ Yes, I want to be rich.” So let’s focus on those people. (more…)
