World Traveling Business Owners

What is better than working for yourself? Working for yourself while you travel the world. With the ability for entrepreneurs to work from virtually anywhere in this online world, more and more are packing the computer and working while they travel the globe. Anything more exciting than that?

This is actually my goal as well once I get everything rolling the way I want it. Throw my laptop in a bag with my clothes, and bedding sets and hit the road. I can do almost every aspect of my online work from anywhere so why not do it while I kick it in every sports stadium in the world?

What are world travelling entrepreneurs doing? Take a look at a couple stories of small business travellers. Way to enjoy life is it not?

Employees Want Greener Employers

You must hear one of the most popular buzz words around right now constantly. "Green". Whether you believe that global warming is an elaborate hoax, or is a true issue, you aren't likely to get away from hearing about all the Green Projects, and celebrity endorsements of a Greener Way of Life. You can probably attribute a lot of this to Al Gore's low vision aids from his Nobel Prize winning documentary (if you really want to call it that) "An Inconvenient Truth".

Not just in the news, but the average employee is chiming in on the need for a Greener World.

Nearly 60 percent of 2,281 workers surveyed by Adecco USA, a Melville, N.Y.-based human resources firm, said they felt their employers should be taking more steps to reduce or recycle waist. Among all respondents, women and younger employees were the biggest supporters of workplace green practices.

Many employees also felt businesses tended to exaggerate their environmental policies, adding that green practices play a role in their choice of employer. Still, only 31 percent said they would take a pay cut for the sake of the environment.

Of course you have to take these leading surveys with a grain of salt. Who exactly is going to say no to questions like: "Do you think your employer should do more to recycle?" ? Seriously. Who would? Not many. So realistically you can say these surveys are rather insignificant, unless that is you are one of the peopel that don't think about polls that way. Many people do not, and the headline says it all.

New State Taxes Coming?

There are always some sneaky little taxes that states try to slip in for small business owners aren't there? States that are clueless about running their budgets try nearly anything to find ways to get into the pockets of business owners and residents. Places like Michigan do things like double fine you for traffic violations. Not only are you paying for the ticket, but the Secretary of State throws another fine on top of the one you already got. Nothing like paying ofr a crime twice now is there?

Well, Inc.com takes a look at some of the states like Ohio, and MAryland that are looking to add some revenue from who else? Small businesses. Whether you whip 7th Heaven book, or you produce heavy duty equipment there are probably some shady lawmakers out there trying to take a bigger cut of your income.

Teen Entrepreneurs

Starting a business has never really been subject to age, but there wasn't a whole lot of opportunity for a teenager to build a business before there was that thing called the internet. Be it websites, or just selling custom picture framing on a place like Ebay, the internet has opened the door to almost anyone to earn money with out being an employee.

Although I tend to think mostly of the opportunites available online, this article on Teen Business Tips gives all kinds of ideas that will help young money grubbers get their start. It wouldn't hurt most adults to check them out as well since there is gold in them there hills!

Quick Look at the Economy this Week: Home Sales at 13-Year Lows

After listening to the candidates talk about the economy with some pretty general points let's look at where we are at right now this week with some of the leading economic issues. Maybe you can look a head and get your luxury watches because you know what to expect.

Consumers are growing more pessimistic about the economy amid continued declines in the labor and housing markets. Here's a look at this week's economic developments and how they may affect your business. More on this

Sales of new homes declined by 1.8 percent in February to 13-year low annual rate of 590,000 units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

By the end of the month, there were 471,000 new homes left unsold on the market, enough for a 9.8 month supply at the current sales pace. Despite the declines, median sales prices rose by $18,500 last month to $244,100.

New home sales have now fallen by nearly 30 percent over the past 12 months.

Candidates Views on Economic Crises Compared

All 3 of the presidential candidates addressed some of the economic issues we face in the country this week.The bulk of the areas discussed cover the financial and housing markets and the crisis that we face at the present time. Something that has many Americans sweating and in need of acne wash.

Listen to NPR analysis by Adam DAvidson here as well as see the full sepeeches by the candidates.

Recession-proof tips

The falling dollar has probably caused a lot of business owners to actually fall over fainting while watching the value of their proftits come in weak. Falling injuries are making walk in tubs all the rage as small business owners everywhere are gimping around after lowing the blood to their brains in this economy.

What can you do to help combat the looming Recession?

The "R" word strikes fear in the hearts of everyone, but it's particularly cruel for entrepreneurs who are already working against the odds--narrow margins, big-business competition and no more than 24 hours in a day.

Take a look at small business recession tips to help keep the blood pressure level and the fainting to a minimum.

Easy Business Card Creation and Logo Design

Got to take a look at a free business card creation tour today and had a pretty good time making one. If you want to try creating one check out this site and get ready for your logo design session.

The process is pretty simple. For a test and see way just go to that main page and take the tour. It will bring up a set of images you can choose from, then it asks you to put your business name and such on there. Then if you are more artsy than myself you can modify the look with the image tools they have. I got real fancy and cahnged the color of one of my words as you can see. Man, I'm talented. You can do much more than that. Then after that you can save your logo, and pick from dozens of business card layouts. You buy your logo and such and you are offered 100 free business cards at the end as well.

Should you Outsource Your Payroll?

Very good question. Something that I ahve considered many times in past businesses. In fact I have considered something that would outsource a lot of my employee administrative work. In some situations it would actually lower a few of my taxes and safety costs associated with various businesses. I never needed weight loss pills to when I had to think aobut such things as OSHA.

This article on Payroll Processes is definitely a must read for a small business owner who has several employees. You may find that the cost associtated with outsourcing far outweighs the headache, and in some cases the cost is actually less than your valuable time.

2008 Business Hot Trends and Topics

2008 brings us a new episode of 2008 Hot Trends that you should be checking out. These are the things that you should see at trade show displays as to what is going to be the hottest industries of 2008. Not surprisingly, the big focus of this year according to the article is that of Spirits. Alocohol, not ghosts, as well as speacialty foods and other tangibles.

Other focuses are senior citizen services and products. Things that help getting old easier, as well as services to spread the word about ailments.