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<p><a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com"><img class="alignright" style="margin: 5px;" title="Marketing Funnel Mastery by Mike Klingler Creator of Renegade  Professional" src="http://www.prlog.org/10667249-marketing-funnel-mastery-by-mike-klingler-creator-of-renegade-professional.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="115" /></a>Greetings from Hiro Kaneko.</p>
<p>I just attended an awesome webinar  last night hosted by Mike Klingler.</p>
<p>I was one of the lucky  ones to make it on there live as it was maxed out at 1000 participants  really fast.</p>
<p>it was a bit crazy to see GoToWebinar bugging  out like that from people trying to jump on after it reached max  capacity&#8230; more on that later&#8230;</p>
<p>*****************************<br />
But  first, a couple of important business items:</p>
<p>#1 &#8211; Mike&#8217;s new  &#8216;<strong>Marketing Funnel Mastery</strong>&#8216; course is going to be available for free  to all Renegade Professional members. If you already are a  member, congrats! enjoy the course as I am/will because this will  be a game changer!</p>
<p>Mike said that he will be re-recording  the entire presentation rather than do massive editing of last  night&#8217;s webinar. The recording should be available on thursday or friday.</p>
<p>#2  &#8211; For those who are not yet a member of Renegade Professional (or  don&#8217;t even know what it is), this is a perfect opportunity to take  advantage of Mike&#8217;s<br />
generous offer.</p>
<p>His &#8216;<strong>Marketing Funnel  Mastery</strong>&#8216; course will be sold for $997 after he closes the door  this Saturday evening.</p>
<p>as mentioned earlier, this entire  course is f.ree to all <a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com"><strong>Renegade Professional</strong></a> members. Even without  this course, it&#8217;s a no-brainer for me, but with this, there&#8217;s  absolutely no excuse for you not to join if you really want to  make big things happen for you.</p>
<p>Find out more detail below:<br />
<strong>=&gt; <a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com">http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com</a></strong></p>
<p>#3  &#8211; If you do join through my link, you&#8217;ll get 30 minutes of one on  one coaching with me. As you may already know, I am a member of  Coaching Cognition so you&#8217;ll get REAL coaching. You can be coached on  ANY topic you like during the session &#8211; internet marketing, attraction  marketing, any specific online marketing strategies, keyword  research&#8230; you name it&#8230; even tax strategies (which is what I did  for 15 years in corporate america where my hourly charge rate was  $972 per hour at the time I walked away =))</p>
<p>Just make sure  you join thru this link below:<br />
=&gt; <a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com"><strong>http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com</strong></a><br />
and  forward your receipt to kaneko.hiro@gmail.com with the subject  line <strong>&#8220;Marketing Funnel Mastery BONUS&#8221;</strong> and I&#8217;ll get in touch with  you to schedule our coaching session.</p>
<p>***************************</p>
<p>Back  to what happened last night&#8230;</p>
<p>With a rush of thousands of people  trying to get on the webinar, it totally bugged out the  gotowebinar system.</p>
<p>Pop-up messages kept popping up Mike&#8217;s  screen every few seconds saying &#8220;You have exceeded 1001  participants and someone is trying to join. Please delete a  participant to allow them access.&#8221;</p>
<p>This is what happens even  with the leading webinar service on the market today. These pop up messages  literally interfered with Mike&#8217;s presentation and<br />
froze the  screenshots&#8230; that&#8217;s why Mike is re-recording the entire  presentation for us =)</p>
<p>But we kept going, and I understand  that 950 people (including myself) stayed thru the entire 2 hour  webinar.</p>
<p>Now, all I can say about what Mike shared last night  is WOW! I knew he would deliver in a big way, but I now truly believe  this &#8220;Marketing Funnel Mastery&#8221; course will revolutionize the  entire industry.</p>
<p>So, the re-recorded presentation should be up  for anyone to watch on thursday or friday. This will be free for  everyone, but only until Saturday evening.</p>
<p>Make sure you  watch the re-make if you didn&#8217;t get on last night cuz this is  surely a game changer.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Hiro</p>
<p>email:  kaneko.hiro@gmail.com (personal)<br />
phone: 917-370-6877 (personal cell)</p>
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<p><a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com"><img class="alignright" style="margin: 5px;" title="Marketing Funnel Mastery by Mike Klingler Creator of Renegade  Professional" src="http://www.prlog.org/10667249-marketing-funnel-mastery-by-mike-klingler-creator-of-renegade-professional.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="115" /></a>Greetings from Hiro Kaneko.</p>
<p>I just attended an awesome webinar  last night hosted by Mike Klingler.</p>
<p>I was one of the lucky  ones to make it on there live as it was maxed out at 1000 participants  really fast.</p>
<p>it was a bit crazy to see GoToWebinar bugging  out like that from people trying to jump on after it reached max  capacity&#8230; more on that later&#8230;</p>
<p>*****************************<br />
But  first, a couple of important business items:</p>
<p>#1 &#8211; Mike&#8217;s new  &#8216;<strong>Marketing Funnel Mastery</strong>&#8216; course is going to be available for free  to all Renegade Professional members. If you already are a  member, congrats! enjoy the course as I am/will because this will  be a game changer!</p>
<p>Mike said that he will be re-recording  the entire presentation rather than do massive editing of last  night&#8217;s webinar. The recording should be available on thursday or friday.</p>
<p>#2  &#8211; For those who are not yet a member of Renegade Professional (or  don&#8217;t even know what it is), this is a perfect opportunity to take  advantage of Mike&#8217;s<br />
generous offer.</p>
<p>His &#8216;<strong>Marketing Funnel  Mastery</strong>&#8216; course will be sold for $997 after he closes the door  this Saturday evening.</p>
<p>as mentioned earlier, this entire  course is f.ree to all <a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com"><strong>Renegade Professional</strong></a> members. Even without  this course, it&#8217;s a no-brainer for me, but with this, there&#8217;s  absolutely no excuse for you not to join if you really want to  make big things happen for you.</p>
<p>Find out more detail below:<br />
<strong>=&gt; <a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com">http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com</a></strong></p>
<p>#3  &#8211; If you do join through my link, you&#8217;ll get 30 minutes of one on  one coaching with me. As you may already know, I am a member of  Coaching Cognition so you&#8217;ll get REAL coaching. You can be coached on  ANY topic you like during the session &#8211; internet marketing, attraction  marketing, any specific online marketing strategies, keyword  research&#8230; you name it&#8230; even tax strategies (which is what I did  for 15 years in corporate america where my hourly charge rate was  $972 per hour at the time I walked away =))</p>
<p>Just make sure  you join thru this link below:<br />
=&gt; <a href="http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com"><strong>http://ClickByClickHomeBusiness.com</strong></a><br />
and  forward your receipt to kaneko.hiro@gmail.com with the subject  line <strong>&#8220;Marketing Funnel Mastery BONUS&#8221;</strong> and I&#8217;ll get in touch with  you to schedule our coaching session.</p>
<p>***************************</p>
<p>Back  to what happened last night&#8230;</p>
<p>With a rush of thousands of people  trying to get on the webinar, it totally bugged out the  gotowebinar system.</p>
<p>Pop-up messages kept popping up Mike&#8217;s  screen every few seconds saying &#8220;You have exceeded 1001  participants and someone is trying to join. Please delete a  participant to allow them access.&#8221;</p>
<p>This is what happens even  with the leading webinar service on the market today. These pop up messages  literally interfered with Mike&#8217;s presentation and<br />
froze the  screenshots&#8230; that&#8217;s why Mike is re-recording the entire  presentation for us =)</p>
<p>But we kept going, and I understand  that 950 people (including myself) stayed thru the entire 2 hour  webinar.</p>
<p>Now, all I can say about what Mike shared last night  is WOW! I knew he would deliver in a big way, but I now truly believe  this &#8220;Marketing Funnel Mastery&#8221; course will revolutionize the  entire industry.</p>
<p>So, the re-recorded presentation should be up  for anyone to watch on thursday or friday. This will be free for  everyone, but only until Saturday evening.</p>
<p>Make sure you  watch the re-make if you didn&#8217;t get on last night cuz this is  surely a game changer.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Hiro</p>
<p>email:  kaneko.hiro@gmail.com (personal)<br />
phone: 917-370-6877 (personal cell)</p>


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<p>But I just love this song &#8216;My Way&#8217; by Frank Sinatra.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s really chock full of life lessons and how one may wish to lead his or her life.</p>
<p>I remember my old man used to love singing this song at Karaoke. So did my Taekwon-do grand master. They both took the road less traveled&#8230; on their own terms&#8230; no apologies. They have both been my inspirations and mentors of mine who have shown me a noble way to lead one&#8217;s life. I think that&#8217;s why they both loved this song and loved singing it&#8230; because the song, in their own ways told their respective stories.</p>
<p>I also see leadership qualities that can be learned from the song, especially for entrepreneurs (which, by the way, is a term that originated from French which means someone who is willing to take upon herself or himself a new venture or enterprise and accepts full responsibility for the outcome&#8230; thought it was quite fitting.)</p>
<p>Well, without further ado, here are the lyrics (for those who&#8217;ve never heard of the song before).</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>=====</p>
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<p><em>And now, the end is near,<br />
And so I face the final curtain.<br />
My friends, I&#8217;ll say it clear;<br />
I&#8217;ll state my case of which I&#8217;m certain.</em></p>
<p><em>I&#8217;ve lived a life that&#8217;s full -<br />
I&#8217;ve traveled each and every highway.<br />
And more, much more than this,<br />
I did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>Regrets? I&#8217;ve had a few,<br />
But then again, too few to mention.<br />
I did what I had to do<br />
And saw it through without exemption.</em></p>
<p><em>I planned each charted course -<br />
Each careful step along the byway,<br />
And more, much more than this,<br />
I did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>Yes, there were times, I&#8217;m sure you knew,<br />
When I bit off more than I could chew,<br />
But through it all, when there was doubt,<br />
I ate it up and spit it out.<br />
I faced it all and I stood tall<br />
And did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>I&#8217;ve loved, I&#8217;ve laughed and cried,<br />
I&#8217;ve had my fill &#8211; my share of losing.<br />
But now, as tears subside,<br />
I find it all so amusing.</em></p>
<p><em>To think I did all that,<br />
And may I say, not in a shy way -<br />
Oh no. Oh no, not me.<br />
I did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>For what is a man? What has he got?<br />
If not himself &#8211; Then he has naught.<br />
To say the things he truly feels<br />
And not the words of one who kneels.<br />
The record shows I took the blows<br />
And did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>Yes, it was my way.</em></p>
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<p>But I just love this song &#8216;My Way&#8217; by Frank Sinatra.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s really chock full of life lessons and how one may wish to lead his or her life.</p>
<p>I remember my old man used to love singing this song at Karaoke. So did my Taekwon-do grand master. They both took the road less traveled&#8230; on their own terms&#8230; no apologies. They have both been my inspirations and mentors of mine who have shown me a noble way to lead one&#8217;s life. I think that&#8217;s why they both loved this song and loved singing it&#8230; because the song, in their own ways told their respective stories.</p>
<p>I also see leadership qualities that can be learned from the song, especially for entrepreneurs (which, by the way, is a term that originated from French which means someone who is willing to take upon herself or himself a new venture or enterprise and accepts full responsibility for the outcome&#8230; thought it was quite fitting.)</p>
<p>Well, without further ado, here are the lyrics (for those who&#8217;ve never heard of the song before).</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>=====</p>
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<p><em>And now, the end is near,<br />
And so I face the final curtain.<br />
My friends, I&#8217;ll say it clear;<br />
I&#8217;ll state my case of which I&#8217;m certain.</em></p>
<p><em>I&#8217;ve lived a life that&#8217;s full -<br />
I&#8217;ve traveled each and every highway.<br />
And more, much more than this,<br />
I did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>Regrets? I&#8217;ve had a few,<br />
But then again, too few to mention.<br />
I did what I had to do<br />
And saw it through without exemption.</em></p>
<p><em>I planned each charted course -<br />
Each careful step along the byway,<br />
And more, much more than this,<br />
I did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>Yes, there were times, I&#8217;m sure you knew,<br />
When I bit off more than I could chew,<br />
But through it all, when there was doubt,<br />
I ate it up and spit it out.<br />
I faced it all and I stood tall<br />
And did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>I&#8217;ve loved, I&#8217;ve laughed and cried,<br />
I&#8217;ve had my fill &#8211; my share of losing.<br />
But now, as tears subside,<br />
I find it all so amusing.</em></p>
<p><em>To think I did all that,<br />
And may I say, not in a shy way -<br />
Oh no. Oh no, not me.<br />
I did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>For what is a man? What has he got?<br />
If not himself &#8211; Then he has naught.<br />
To say the things he truly feels<br />
And not the words of one who kneels.<br />
The record shows I took the blows<br />
And did it my way.</em></p>
<p><em>Yes, it was my way.</em></p>


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<p>If you&#8217;d ask me what one income tax advice I can give you that will have the biggest impact on your bottomline, it would be this: To realize that there are two tax systems in this country (and in many others), and use the tax system that will tilt the tax laws in your favor.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.conspiracyagainstyourmoneyx.com?t=hirokaneko.com_tilt-tax-laws" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-912   alignright" style="margin: 5px;" title="The Conspiracy Against Your Money" src="http://hirokaneko.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/conspiracy-against-your-money.jpg" alt="The Conspiracy Against Your Money" width="259" height="194" /></a>Believe it or not, there are two income tax systems in this country that you should be aware of &#8211; one for the “<strong>educated</strong>” and the other for the “<strong>uneducated</strong>” (i.e. one for those who know the rules, and the other for those who don&#8217;t; they may also be known as “<em>the system for employees or W-2 wage earners</em>” and “<em>the system for self-employed or small business and/or home based business owners</em>”). And the important thing to note here is that you get to choose which one you want to be in.</p>
<p>The first system, or the “educated” system, is designed to create economic growth. The second system, or the “uneducated” system, is designed to take away your wealth.</p>
<p>Note that they are not “<em><strong>the system for the rich</strong></em>” and “<em><strong>the system for the poor</strong></em>” as it is sometimes mistakenly known to be. Even if you are not millionaires or billionaires (at least not yet), you can also benefit from the “educated” system by studying the rules and applying the knowledge.</p>
<p>Here’s a simple formula to illustrate the difference:</p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="438">
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<td width="438" valign="bottom">
<table style="height: 107px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="496">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom"><strong>SYSTEM FOR THE EDUCATED (BUSINESS OWNERS)</strong></td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"><strong> </strong></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom"><strong>SYSTEM FOR THE UNEDUCATED (EMPLOYEES)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom">EARN</td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom">EARN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Less: SPEND</span></td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Less: PAY TAXES<br />
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom">PAY TAXES</td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom">SPEND</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong> </strong></td>
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<p>In the first system, the amount of taxes you pay is based NOT on the amount of money you earn, but <em><strong>on the amount of money you have left over after deducting all of the expenditures</strong></em> you may have for your business from what you’ve earned.</p>
<p>In contrast, in the second system, the amount of taxes you pay is based on the amount of money you earn from your job as salaries and wages. The taxes are immediately taken out of your earnings through tax withholding. Whatever that’s left over is the amount you can spend. That’s the basic pattern of wage earners or the uneducated tax system.</p>
<p>If you take a look at your recent pay stub, you&#8217;ll see that the first line is your gross pay. Let&#8217;s say it&#8217;s $1,000 for simplicity&#8217;s sake. But as you probably already know, you can&#8217;t live on the $1,000 because you have taxes to pay. Federal taxes, state taxes, city taxes&#8230; and FICA or social security taxes where you pay half and your employer pays the other.</p>
<p>Adding them up, an average American pays anywhere between 42% and 55% in taxes. In other words, pretty much half of what you make goes to pay your taxes! &#8230; and this doesn&#8217;t include sales tax, property tax, excise tax, gasoline tax, and many other forms of taxes that you likely not pay too much attention to&#8230;</p>
<p>Let’s go over an example. Suppose you are an employee with annual salary of $100,000:</p>
<p>Income                         $100,000<br />
less: Taxes (approx.)   <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> &lt;$50,000&gt;</span><br />
Spendable Income          $50,000</p>
<p>Can you see now what Bill Gates was referring to in my previous post, <a rel="bookmark" href="../truth-about-taxes/">The Truth About Taxes That They Don’t Want You To Know About</a>? He knew that the secret to building wealth was not simply making a ton of money, but was <strong>keeping more of what he made</strong>! It&#8217;s really about what you keep&#8230; not just how much you make (although this is part of the formula).</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a lot more difficult to get ahead when you&#8217;re paying upwards of 50% of your hard-earned money to the &#8220;tax man&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>Now, as an employee, it’s true that you do have a limited number of deduction items such as individual retirement account (IRA) contributions, 401(k)s, mortgage interest and property tax deductions for your home, charitable contributions deductions, etc.</p>
<p>But, the number of items is very limited compared to those that are available to self-employed and business owners.</p>
<p>The &#8220;educated&#8221; tax system provides a significant tax advantage over the &#8220;uneducated&#8221; tax system. Business owners are allowed to effectively lower the amount of money on which they are taxed (as you can see from the illustration above).</p>
<p>Why is there such a huge, fundamental difference in the way business owners are taxed compared to wage earners?</p>
<p>Well, I am not sure. Maybe it&#8217;s because this country was founded by entrepreneurs. Maybe it&#8217;s because the country&#8217;s economy is driven by business activities, which in turn employ people who pay taxes on the salaries/wages that they earn (hmm&#8230; encouraging businesses to create more jobs for people who will start paying taxes in the &#8220;uneducated&#8221; tax system&#8230;). Business owners make political contributions to support the elected officials and lawmakers who in turn run the government.</p>
<p>Whatever the reasons, the important thing for YOU is to realize that there exists this major, fundamental difference in the taxation system, and to capitalize on it.</p>
<p>So, what can you do?</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve already got a business or are self-employed, great. You&#8217;re well on your way to reap the benefits that are afforded to you. If you don&#8217;t already have a business, now is the time to really consider it. Learn and use the &#8220;educated&#8221; tax system as soon as possible and start to tilt the tax laws in your favor!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a couple of resources to get you started (even if you already are a business owner, these are great tax educational resources for you):</p>
<p>book =&gt; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071623787?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=hirokaneko.com-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0071623787">Lower Your Taxes &#8211; Big Time! 2009-2010 Edition (Lower Your Taxes Big Time)</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=hirokaneko.com-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0071623787" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
audio =&gt; <a title="Tax Strategies for Business Professionals" href="http://www.taxreductioninstitute.com/product.asp?specific=jnnonph0" target="_blank">Tax Strategies for Business Professionals</a> (I got you a 10% discount from the author &#8211; just use &#8220;hiro&#8221; as your coupon code and you&#8217;ll get a 10% discount on this audio series as well as any other products on the site if you are interested <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Both resources are products of Sandy Botkin who I&#8217;ve personally met in person and have been following throughout my tax professional career, and he is the real deal <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p>If you&#8217;d ask me what one income tax advice I can give you that will have the biggest impact on your bottomline, it would be this: To realize that there are two tax systems in this country (and in many others), and use the tax system that will tilt the tax laws in your favor.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.conspiracyagainstyourmoneyx.com?t=hirokaneko.com_tilt-tax-laws" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-912   alignright" style="margin: 5px;" title="The Conspiracy Against Your Money" src="http://hirokaneko.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/conspiracy-against-your-money.jpg" alt="The Conspiracy Against Your Money" width="259" height="194" /></a>Believe it or not, there are two income tax systems in this country that you should be aware of &#8211; one for the “<strong>educated</strong>” and the other for the “<strong>uneducated</strong>” (i.e. one for those who know the rules, and the other for those who don&#8217;t; they may also be known as “<em>the system for employees or W-2 wage earners</em>” and “<em>the system for self-employed or small business and/or home based business owners</em>”). And the important thing to note here is that you get to choose which one you want to be in.</p>
<p>The first system, or the “educated” system, is designed to create economic growth. The second system, or the “uneducated” system, is designed to take away your wealth.</p>
<p>Note that they are not “<em><strong>the system for the rich</strong></em>” and “<em><strong>the system for the poor</strong></em>” as it is sometimes mistakenly known to be. Even if you are not millionaires or billionaires (at least not yet), you can also benefit from the “educated” system by studying the rules and applying the knowledge.</p>
<p>Here’s a simple formula to illustrate the difference:</p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="438">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="438" valign="bottom">
<table style="height: 107px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="496">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom"><strong>SYSTEM FOR THE EDUCATED (BUSINESS OWNERS)</strong></td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"><strong> </strong></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom"><strong>SYSTEM FOR THE UNEDUCATED (EMPLOYEES)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom">EARN</td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom">EARN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Less: SPEND</span></td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Less: PAY TAXES<br />
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="178" valign="bottom">PAY TAXES</td>
<td width="24" valign="bottom"></td>
<td width="225" valign="bottom">SPEND</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong> </strong></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>In the first system, the amount of taxes you pay is based NOT on the amount of money you earn, but <em><strong>on the amount of money you have left over after deducting all of the expenditures</strong></em> you may have for your business from what you’ve earned.</p>
<p>In contrast, in the second system, the amount of taxes you pay is based on the amount of money you earn from your job as salaries and wages. The taxes are immediately taken out of your earnings through tax withholding. Whatever that’s left over is the amount you can spend. That’s the basic pattern of wage earners or the uneducated tax system.</p>
<p>If you take a look at your recent pay stub, you&#8217;ll see that the first line is your gross pay. Let&#8217;s say it&#8217;s $1,000 for simplicity&#8217;s sake. But as you probably already know, you can&#8217;t live on the $1,000 because you have taxes to pay. Federal taxes, state taxes, city taxes&#8230; and FICA or social security taxes where you pay half and your employer pays the other.</p>
<p>Adding them up, an average American pays anywhere between 42% and 55% in taxes. In other words, pretty much half of what you make goes to pay your taxes! &#8230; and this doesn&#8217;t include sales tax, property tax, excise tax, gasoline tax, and many other forms of taxes that you likely not pay too much attention to&#8230;</p>
<p>Let’s go over an example. Suppose you are an employee with annual salary of $100,000:</p>
<p>Income                         $100,000<br />
less: Taxes (approx.)   <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> &lt;$50,000&gt;</span><br />
Spendable Income          $50,000</p>
<p>Can you see now what Bill Gates was referring to in my previous post, <a rel="bookmark" href="../truth-about-taxes/">The Truth About Taxes That They Don’t Want You To Know About</a>? He knew that the secret to building wealth was not simply making a ton of money, but was <strong>keeping more of what he made</strong>! It&#8217;s really about what you keep&#8230; not just how much you make (although this is part of the formula).</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a lot more difficult to get ahead when you&#8217;re paying upwards of 50% of your hard-earned money to the &#8220;tax man&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>Now, as an employee, it’s true that you do have a limited number of deduction items such as individual retirement account (IRA) contributions, 401(k)s, mortgage interest and property tax deductions for your home, charitable contributions deductions, etc.</p>
<p>But, the number of items is very limited compared to those that are available to self-employed and business owners.</p>
<p>The &#8220;educated&#8221; tax system provides a significant tax advantage over the &#8220;uneducated&#8221; tax system. Business owners are allowed to effectively lower the amount of money on which they are taxed (as you can see from the illustration above).</p>
<p>Why is there such a huge, fundamental difference in the way business owners are taxed compared to wage earners?</p>
<p>Well, I am not sure. Maybe it&#8217;s because this country was founded by entrepreneurs. Maybe it&#8217;s because the country&#8217;s economy is driven by business activities, which in turn employ people who pay taxes on the salaries/wages that they earn (hmm&#8230; encouraging businesses to create more jobs for people who will start paying taxes in the &#8220;uneducated&#8221; tax system&#8230;). Business owners make political contributions to support the elected officials and lawmakers who in turn run the government.</p>
<p>Whatever the reasons, the important thing for YOU is to realize that there exists this major, fundamental difference in the taxation system, and to capitalize on it.</p>
<p>So, what can you do?</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve already got a business or are self-employed, great. You&#8217;re well on your way to reap the benefits that are afforded to you. If you don&#8217;t already have a business, now is the time to really consider it. Learn and use the &#8220;educated&#8221; tax system as soon as possible and start to tilt the tax laws in your favor!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a couple of resources to get you started (even if you already are a business owner, these are great tax educational resources for you):</p>
<p>book =&gt; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071623787?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=hirokaneko.com-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0071623787">Lower Your Taxes &#8211; Big Time! 2009-2010 Edition (Lower Your Taxes Big Time)</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=hirokaneko.com-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0071623787" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
audio =&gt; <a title="Tax Strategies for Business Professionals" href="http://www.taxreductioninstitute.com/product.asp?specific=jnnonph0" target="_blank">Tax Strategies for Business Professionals</a> (I got you a 10% discount from the author &#8211; just use &#8220;hiro&#8221; as your coupon code and you&#8217;ll get a 10% discount on this audio series as well as any other products on the site if you are interested <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Both resources are products of Sandy Botkin who I&#8217;ve personally met in person and have been following throughout my tax professional career, and he is the real deal <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Well, good luck! and make your life LESS TAXING!</p>


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<p>In this day and age economic down trend, an uptrend to start a home based business is spreading across this country and have become widely recognized as one of the most desirable businesses to start.</p>
<p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that out of 100 people that start working at the age of 25, by the age of 65&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li> 1 is wealthy</li>
<li> 4 have enough money to retire</li>
<li> 63 depend on Social Security or charity</li>
<li> 29 are deceased</li>
</ul>
<p>What&#8217;s shocking about these statistics is &#8230;95% of people, age 65 and over cannot afford to retire &#8230;many will be forced to work until they die. What happened to safety and security?</p>
<p>In J. Paul Getty&#8217;s book &#8216;How To Get Rich,&#8217; his first rule for success is, <em><strong>&#8216;You must be in business for yourself. You will never get rich working for someone else.&#8217; </strong></em></p>
<p>This may be one reason why, according to Home Incorporated, every 10 seconds in the U.S. someone starts a home based business. Tens of thousands of people are waking up to the fact that there is a better way to make a living.</p>
<p>According to Success from Home magazine, there are three factors that are changing the landscape of how people make a living in the 21<sup>st</sup> century.</p>
<p><strong>1. No Job Is Secure</strong></p>
<p>The days of staying with one company for your entire career (like your father did) are over. In these days of frequent layoffs and downsizing, even state and government jobs no longer enjoy this &#8220;secure&#8221; status. Budget constraints due to a lack of consistent tax revenue coming in (the money that goes to pay for these jobs) have forced many of these people to consider other job opportunities.</p>
<p><strong> 2. Technology</strong></p>
<p>The computer and the advent of the Internet has allowed small business owners to expand their reach for customers from a local business, limited to a certain geographic area, to a global enterprise almost overnight. The way we communicate today has little to do with where your office is located &#8211; millions start their own businesses right out of their homes. Even employers are seeing the benefits of having employees work out of their homes.</p>
<p><strong> 3. A desire to Take Control of One&#8217;s Future</strong></p>
<p>For most middle-income Americans, living paycheck-to-paycheck has simply become a way of life. In <em>Rich Dad, Poor Dad</em>, Robert Kiyosaki talks about the long-term effects of this kind of lifestyle. &#8220;Financial struggle is often directly the result of people working all of their life for someone else. Many people will have nothing at the end of their working days.&#8221; A new generation of entrepreneurial-minded people is reversing this once inevitable subsistence by starting their own businesses. They are creating a better life for themselves and their families by taking control of their income.</p>
<p>I am a strong advocate of people starting a business, particularly to start a home based business. Here are some of the reasons why:</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No boss</span></strong></p>
<p>You are the boss. You get to make all the decisions. Decisions on what to work on (your passion), how to work them (your way), how much you want to work (your time), etc.. And, you do not have to put up with an upset, stressed out, procrastinating boss and answer to his/her demands and orders. Wouldn’t that be great?</p>
<p>Yes, you are accountable for the results as well. You take all the responsibilities. But you will have no ceiling on your earnings. And besides, when you are working on your passion, work will not feel like work. It will be something you look forward to. You will want to wake up early to get to work because you can’t wait.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No Commute</span></strong></p>
<p>You don’t have to commute to work everyday and waste your precious time in rush-hour traffic or on public transportation. You will also have the freedom to spend more time with your family and friends.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Freedom To Work When You Want</span></strong></p>
<p>The freedom to set your own hours to work is, in my opinion, one of the best reasons to start a home based business. This freedom is especially valuable for stay-at-home moms (or dads) who have children to take care of and need the flexibility in their work schedules.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Freedom To Work On What You Want</span></strong></p>
<p>Starting your own business inspires your creativity as you involve yourself in the things that you love to do. You can be working on your passion and getting paid for it. It’s a great feeling to be in control of your life and doing what you want.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">You Don’t Have To Quit Your Current JOB</span></strong></p>
<p>You can always start out on a part-time basis until things get rolling and you’re able to replace your income from your job with the income you generate from your home based business. An added bonus here is that any losses that you incur in your start up phase (most businesses normally start out this way) can offset your other income (e.g. wages from your job, interest, dividends, your spouse’s wages, etc.) thereby reducing your tax bill (significantly).</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No More Worrying About Your Job Security</span></strong></p>
<p>You will no longer have to worry about the economy or corporate mergers that often results in “restructuring” and “downsizing”. Nor will you have to worry any longer about playing office politics just for the sake of your job security.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Small Startup Cost</span></strong></p>
<p>Many traditional businesses require a heavy investment in equipment and office/retail space. When you start a home based business, you usually do not have these huge initial capital outlays. Of course, depending on how far you want to grow your business, you can choose to invest more into the business as the business grows. Still, the initial capital investment that’s required is far less than many traditional businesses.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No employees (or very few of them… maybe or spouse and/or children?)</span></strong></p>
<p>With more and more regulations being imposed on businesses by the government, it has become an administrative nightmare. A serious business needs to hire specialists to keep up with the regulations.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Little, if any, chance of lawsuits</span></strong></p>
<p>An ancillary reason for not having employees. Once you start to have employees, there are possibilities where they have to sue you for something (of course, they could very well be good employees, working hard with loyalty for you day in and day out).  But, in this litigious environment, you really want to try to minimize that risk.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Much less overhead costs (compared to traditional businesses)</span></strong></p>
<p>Overhead costs or overhead expenses refer to ongoing expenses of operating a business. The term overhead is usually used to group expenses that are necessary to the continued functioning of the business but that do not directly generate profits.</p>
<p>Overhead expenses are all costs on the income statement except for direct labor and direct materials. Overhead expenses include accounting, advertising, depreciation, indirect labor, insurance, interest, legal fees, rent, repairs, supplies, taxes, telephone, travel and utilities.</p>
<p>When you start a home based business, your overhead costs will be significantly less than a traditional, brick and mortar business, biggest item being rent. As you are working out of your own home that you already own or rent, there’s no additional cash going out, whereas a traditional business will usually rent out an office space, a wholesale/retail space, restaurant space, etc.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Sense Of Pride</span></strong></p>
<p>Wouldn’t you feel great to be able to tell your family and friends or just somebody you meet that you are an entrepreneur running and operating your own ‘home based business’?</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Increase Your Confidence</span></strong></p>
<p>Setting out to start a home based business from the ground up is an endeavor that will surely bring about many different challenges, personally, financially, emotionally, etc.. You are embarking on a mission without the certainty of outcomes and the risks involved. You will gain confidence as a person as you face and overcome these challenges.</p>
<p>The late Jim Rohn, who has been internationally hailed over the years as one of the most influential thinkers of our time, often mentions about this lesson he received from his mentor, Earl Shoaff:</p>
<blockquote><p>“<em>Set a goal to become a millionaire for what it makes of you to achieve it.<br />
</em></p>
<p><em>Do it for the skills you have to learn and the person you have to become. Do it for what you’ll end up knowing about the market place. What you’ll learn about the management of time and working with people.</em></p>
<p><em>Do it for the ability of discovering how to keep your ego in check – for what you have to learn about being benevolent. Being kind as well as being strong. What you have to learn about society and business and government and taxes and becoming an accomplished person to reach the status of millionaire.</em></p>
<p><em>All that you have learned and all that you’ve become to reach the status of millionaire is what’s valuable. Not the million dollars.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Money is important. That’s the primary reason for most people to work at a job or to consider starting a business. We all need to pay our bills, put a roof over our heads and get something to wear. We also want to enjoy the good things in life and take vacations.</p>
<p>But what if you set a goal to succeed in business for what it makes of you to achieve it? Wouldn’t that be inspiring?</p>
<p>And finally…</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tax Benefits</span></strong></p>
<p>Having your own business opens the door to <strong>significant</strong> tax benefits. Tax benefits that most people don’t even know they exist. Tax benefits that can save you tens of thousands of dollars every year.</p>
<p>And this is one of my specialties as a former Certified Public Accountant and a tax consultant.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230; as I begin to reveal to you the tremendous tax benefits that are afforded to business owners (that are not available to employees e.g. W2 wage earners).</p>
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ex-CPA turned Online Business Entrepreneur</p>
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<p>In this day and age economic down trend, an uptrend to start a home based business is spreading across this country and have become widely recognized as one of the most desirable businesses to start.</p>
<p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that out of 100 people that start working at the age of 25, by the age of 65&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li> 1 is wealthy</li>
<li> 4 have enough money to retire</li>
<li> 63 depend on Social Security or charity</li>
<li> 29 are deceased</li>
</ul>
<p>What&#8217;s shocking about these statistics is &#8230;95% of people, age 65 and over cannot afford to retire &#8230;many will be forced to work until they die. What happened to safety and security?</p>
<p>In J. Paul Getty&#8217;s book &#8216;How To Get Rich,&#8217; his first rule for success is, <em><strong>&#8216;You must be in business for yourself. You will never get rich working for someone else.&#8217; </strong></em></p>
<p>This may be one reason why, according to Home Incorporated, every 10 seconds in the U.S. someone starts a home based business. Tens of thousands of people are waking up to the fact that there is a better way to make a living.</p>
<p>According to Success from Home magazine, there are three factors that are changing the landscape of how people make a living in the 21<sup>st</sup> century.</p>
<p><strong>1. No Job Is Secure</strong></p>
<p>The days of staying with one company for your entire career (like your father did) are over. In these days of frequent layoffs and downsizing, even state and government jobs no longer enjoy this &#8220;secure&#8221; status. Budget constraints due to a lack of consistent tax revenue coming in (the money that goes to pay for these jobs) have forced many of these people to consider other job opportunities.</p>
<p><strong> 2. Technology</strong></p>
<p>The computer and the advent of the Internet has allowed small business owners to expand their reach for customers from a local business, limited to a certain geographic area, to a global enterprise almost overnight. The way we communicate today has little to do with where your office is located &#8211; millions start their own businesses right out of their homes. Even employers are seeing the benefits of having employees work out of their homes.</p>
<p><strong> 3. A desire to Take Control of One&#8217;s Future</strong></p>
<p>For most middle-income Americans, living paycheck-to-paycheck has simply become a way of life. In <em>Rich Dad, Poor Dad</em>, Robert Kiyosaki talks about the long-term effects of this kind of lifestyle. &#8220;Financial struggle is often directly the result of people working all of their life for someone else. Many people will have nothing at the end of their working days.&#8221; A new generation of entrepreneurial-minded people is reversing this once inevitable subsistence by starting their own businesses. They are creating a better life for themselves and their families by taking control of their income.</p>
<p>I am a strong advocate of people starting a business, particularly to start a home based business. Here are some of the reasons why:</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No boss</span></strong></p>
<p>You are the boss. You get to make all the decisions. Decisions on what to work on (your passion), how to work them (your way), how much you want to work (your time), etc.. And, you do not have to put up with an upset, stressed out, procrastinating boss and answer to his/her demands and orders. Wouldn’t that be great?</p>
<p>Yes, you are accountable for the results as well. You take all the responsibilities. But you will have no ceiling on your earnings. And besides, when you are working on your passion, work will not feel like work. It will be something you look forward to. You will want to wake up early to get to work because you can’t wait.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No Commute</span></strong></p>
<p>You don’t have to commute to work everyday and waste your precious time in rush-hour traffic or on public transportation. You will also have the freedom to spend more time with your family and friends.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Freedom To Work When You Want</span></strong></p>
<p>The freedom to set your own hours to work is, in my opinion, one of the best reasons to start a home based business. This freedom is especially valuable for stay-at-home moms (or dads) who have children to take care of and need the flexibility in their work schedules.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Freedom To Work On What You Want</span></strong></p>
<p>Starting your own business inspires your creativity as you involve yourself in the things that you love to do. You can be working on your passion and getting paid for it. It’s a great feeling to be in control of your life and doing what you want.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">You Don’t Have To Quit Your Current JOB</span></strong></p>
<p>You can always start out on a part-time basis until things get rolling and you’re able to replace your income from your job with the income you generate from your home based business. An added bonus here is that any losses that you incur in your start up phase (most businesses normally start out this way) can offset your other income (e.g. wages from your job, interest, dividends, your spouse’s wages, etc.) thereby reducing your tax bill (significantly).</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No More Worrying About Your Job Security</span></strong></p>
<p>You will no longer have to worry about the economy or corporate mergers that often results in “restructuring” and “downsizing”. Nor will you have to worry any longer about playing office politics just for the sake of your job security.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Small Startup Cost</span></strong></p>
<p>Many traditional businesses require a heavy investment in equipment and office/retail space. When you start a home based business, you usually do not have these huge initial capital outlays. Of course, depending on how far you want to grow your business, you can choose to invest more into the business as the business grows. Still, the initial capital investment that’s required is far less than many traditional businesses.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">No employees (or very few of them… maybe or spouse and/or children?)</span></strong></p>
<p>With more and more regulations being imposed on businesses by the government, it has become an administrative nightmare. A serious business needs to hire specialists to keep up with the regulations.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Little, if any, chance of lawsuits</span></strong></p>
<p>An ancillary reason for not having employees. Once you start to have employees, there are possibilities where they have to sue you for something (of course, they could very well be good employees, working hard with loyalty for you day in and day out).  But, in this litigious environment, you really want to try to minimize that risk.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Much less overhead costs (compared to traditional businesses)</span></strong></p>
<p>Overhead costs or overhead expenses refer to ongoing expenses of operating a business. The term overhead is usually used to group expenses that are necessary to the continued functioning of the business but that do not directly generate profits.</p>
<p>Overhead expenses are all costs on the income statement except for direct labor and direct materials. Overhead expenses include accounting, advertising, depreciation, indirect labor, insurance, interest, legal fees, rent, repairs, supplies, taxes, telephone, travel and utilities.</p>
<p>When you start a home based business, your overhead costs will be significantly less than a traditional, brick and mortar business, biggest item being rent. As you are working out of your own home that you already own or rent, there’s no additional cash going out, whereas a traditional business will usually rent out an office space, a wholesale/retail space, restaurant space, etc.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Sense Of Pride</span></strong></p>
<p>Wouldn’t you feel great to be able to tell your family and friends or just somebody you meet that you are an entrepreneur running and operating your own ‘home based business’?</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Increase Your Confidence</span></strong></p>
<p>Setting out to start a home based business from the ground up is an endeavor that will surely bring about many different challenges, personally, financially, emotionally, etc.. You are embarking on a mission without the certainty of outcomes and the risks involved. You will gain confidence as a person as you face and overcome these challenges.</p>
<p>The late Jim Rohn, who has been internationally hailed over the years as one of the most influential thinkers of our time, often mentions about this lesson he received from his mentor, Earl Shoaff:</p>
<blockquote><p>“<em>Set a goal to become a millionaire for what it makes of you to achieve it.<br />
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<p><em>Do it for the skills you have to learn and the person you have to become. Do it for what you’ll end up knowing about the market place. What you’ll learn about the management of time and working with people.</em></p>
<p><em>Do it for the ability of discovering how to keep your ego in check – for what you have to learn about being benevolent. Being kind as well as being strong. What you have to learn about society and business and government and taxes and becoming an accomplished person to reach the status of millionaire.</em></p>
<p><em>All that you have learned and all that you’ve become to reach the status of millionaire is what’s valuable. Not the million dollars.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Money is important. That’s the primary reason for most people to work at a job or to consider starting a business. We all need to pay our bills, put a roof over our heads and get something to wear. We also want to enjoy the good things in life and take vacations.</p>
<p>But what if you set a goal to succeed in business for what it makes of you to achieve it? Wouldn’t that be inspiring?</p>
<p>And finally…</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tax Benefits</span></strong></p>
<p>Having your own business opens the door to <strong>significant</strong> tax benefits. Tax benefits that most people don’t even know they exist. Tax benefits that can save you tens of thousands of dollars every year.</p>
<p>And this is one of my specialties as a former Certified Public Accountant and a tax consultant.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230; as I begin to reveal to you the tremendous tax benefits that are afforded to business owners (that are not available to employees e.g. W2 wage earners).</p>
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<p>Are you ready to start a small business and taking back control of your life and your family&#8217;s future? Starting a small business and being an entrepreneur can be a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week obsession. It can be extremely rewarding or very painful. Being your own boss can be exhilarating one minute and terrifying the next. So can being financially responsible for the success or failure of your enterprise.</p>
<p>As you read the pros and cons listed below, think about what you want out of life. What are your priorities? If being independent, working hard, and building your own fortune are goals of yours, and you aren&#8217;t afraid of taking risks and possibly failing, entrepreneurship may be for you. If you value financial security and the support of colleagues, you&#8217;ll probably do better as an employee rather than an entrepreneur.</p>
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<h2>Pros of Starting A Small Business</h2>
<p><strong>Independence:</strong></p>
<p>Business owners do not have to follow orders or observe working hours set by someone else. Entrepreneurship can even provide an opportunity for someone to prove to society what he or she can accomplish.</p>
<p><strong>Satisfaction:</strong></p>
<p>Turning a skill, hobby, or other interest into your own small business can be very satisfying.</p>
<p><strong>Financial Reward:</strong></p>
<p>Through hard work, the sky is the limit. Most of the great fortunes in this country were built by entrepreneurs. Countless small businesses have grown in to large companies that have produced fortunes for their owners. Many entrepreneurs also create wealth by building businesses and selling them when they have become profitable. A successful business can sometimes be sold for a tremendous sum.</p>
<p><strong>Self-Esteem:</strong></p>
<p>Knowing you created something valuable can give you a strong sense of accomplishment.</p>
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<h2>Cons of Starting A Small Business</h2>
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<p><strong>Business Failure:</strong></p>
<p>Many small businesses fail. You risk losing not only your money but also the money invested in your business by others. Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, had several small business failures before making it big. He once said, &#8220;Failure is a chance to begin again more intelligently. It is just a resting place.&#8221; He also said, &#8220;We learn more from our failures than our successes.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Obstacles: </strong></p>
<p>You will run into problems that you will have to solve by yourself. You may face discouragement from family and friends. Liz Claiborne&#8217;s family was dead set against her becoming a fashion designer and starting her own business. Her father was afraid the business world would be too rough on her. Claiborne proved him wrong by building Liz Claiborne, Inc. into a billion-dollar corporation.</p>
<p><strong>Loneliness:</strong></p>
<p>It can be lonely and even a little scary to be completely responsible for the success or failure of your business.</p>
<p><strong>Financial Insecurity:</strong></p>
<p>You are not guaranteed a set salary or any benefits. You may not always have enought money to pay yourself. King C. Gillette invented the disposable razor and started the Gillete Company, which is a billion-dollar business today. In 1901, though, Gillette&#8217;s fledgling company was $12,500 in debt &#8211; a lot of money back then. As Gillette recalled, &#8220;We were backed up to the wall with our creditors lined up in front waiting for the signal to fire.&#8221; Gillette managed to secure financing from a Boston millionaire and save the company. An entrepreneur may face equally intense financial challenges many times.</p>
<p><strong>Long Hours/Hard Work:</strong></p>
<p>You will have to work long hours to get your business off the ground. Some entrepreneurs work six or seven days a week. During the early years of establishing McDonald&#8217;s restaurants, around the country, Ray Kroc worked about eighty hours a week. His simple motto was, &#8220;Press on.&#8221;</p>
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<p>As you may have realized while reading the above pros and cons of starting a small business and being an entrepreneur, they often represent two sides of the same coin. The hard work of establishing and running your own small business can reap great financial rewards and build your self-esteem.</p>
<p>Although you may face loneliness, financial insecurity, and other setbacks, as you overcome these obstacles you will become a much stronger person. Even if you r business fails, you will have gained valuable business experience. Your next business will be more likely to succeed.</p>
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<p>Wishing you nothing but success,</p>
<p><strong>Hiro Kaneko<br />
Internet Marketing Business Coach </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.your7figuregameplan.com/?t=hirokanekodotcom-startasmallbusiness" target="_blank">Are You Building Your Dream, or Someone Else&#8217;s? Start A Small Business By Plugging Into Our Global Community of Successful Internet Entrepreneurs. Learn How I Make Serious Money Online and Live A Dream Life From Home And How YOU Can Do The Same. Free Information Reveals All</a></strong></p>
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<p>Are you ready to start a small business and taking back control of your life and your family&#8217;s future? Starting a small business and being an entrepreneur can be a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week obsession. It can be extremely rewarding or very painful. Being your own boss can be exhilarating one minute and terrifying the next. So can being financially responsible for the success or failure of your enterprise.</p>
<p>As you read the pros and cons listed below, think about what you want out of life. What are your priorities? If being independent, working hard, and building your own fortune are goals of yours, and you aren&#8217;t afraid of taking risks and possibly failing, entrepreneurship may be for you. If you value financial security and the support of colleagues, you&#8217;ll probably do better as an employee rather than an entrepreneur.</p>
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<h2>Pros of Starting A Small Business</h2>
<p><strong>Independence:</strong></p>
<p>Business owners do not have to follow orders or observe working hours set by someone else. Entrepreneurship can even provide an opportunity for someone to prove to society what he or she can accomplish.</p>
<p><strong>Satisfaction:</strong></p>
<p>Turning a skill, hobby, or other interest into your own small business can be very satisfying.</p>
<p><strong>Financial Reward:</strong></p>
<p>Through hard work, the sky is the limit. Most of the great fortunes in this country were built by entrepreneurs. Countless small businesses have grown in to large companies that have produced fortunes for their owners. Many entrepreneurs also create wealth by building businesses and selling them when they have become profitable. A successful business can sometimes be sold for a tremendous sum.</p>
<p><strong>Self-Esteem:</strong></p>
<p>Knowing you created something valuable can give you a strong sense of accomplishment.</p>
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<h2>Cons of Starting A Small Business</h2>
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<p><strong>Business Failure:</strong></p>
<p>Many small businesses fail. You risk losing not only your money but also the money invested in your business by others. Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, had several small business failures before making it big. He once said, &#8220;Failure is a chance to begin again more intelligently. It is just a resting place.&#8221; He also said, &#8220;We learn more from our failures than our successes.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Obstacles: </strong></p>
<p>You will run into problems that you will have to solve by yourself. You may face discouragement from family and friends. Liz Claiborne&#8217;s family was dead set against her becoming a fashion designer and starting her own business. Her father was afraid the business world would be too rough on her. Claiborne proved him wrong by building Liz Claiborne, Inc. into a billion-dollar corporation.</p>
<p><strong>Loneliness:</strong></p>
<p>It can be lonely and even a little scary to be completely responsible for the success or failure of your business.</p>
<p><strong>Financial Insecurity:</strong></p>
<p>You are not guaranteed a set salary or any benefits. You may not always have enought money to pay yourself. King C. Gillette invented the disposable razor and started the Gillete Company, which is a billion-dollar business today. In 1901, though, Gillette&#8217;s fledgling company was $12,500 in debt &#8211; a lot of money back then. As Gillette recalled, &#8220;We were backed up to the wall with our creditors lined up in front waiting for the signal to fire.&#8221; Gillette managed to secure financing from a Boston millionaire and save the company. An entrepreneur may face equally intense financial challenges many times.</p>
<p><strong>Long Hours/Hard Work:</strong></p>
<p>You will have to work long hours to get your business off the ground. Some entrepreneurs work six or seven days a week. During the early years of establishing McDonald&#8217;s restaurants, around the country, Ray Kroc worked about eighty hours a week. His simple motto was, &#8220;Press on.&#8221;</p>
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<p>As you may have realized while reading the above pros and cons of starting a small business and being an entrepreneur, they often represent two sides of the same coin. The hard work of establishing and running your own small business can reap great financial rewards and build your self-esteem.</p>
<p>Although you may face loneliness, financial insecurity, and other setbacks, as you overcome these obstacles you will become a much stronger person. Even if you r business fails, you will have gained valuable business experience. Your next business will be more likely to succeed.</p>
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<p>Wishing you nothing but success,</p>
<p><strong>Hiro Kaneko<br />
Internet Marketing Business Coach </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.your7figuregameplan.com/?t=hirokanekodotcom-startasmallbusiness" target="_blank">Are You Building Your Dream, or Someone Else&#8217;s? Start A Small Business By Plugging Into Our Global Community of Successful Internet Entrepreneurs. Learn How I Make Serious Money Online and Live A Dream Life From Home And How YOU Can Do The Same. Free Information Reveals All</a></strong></p>


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<p>You can see yourself as an entrepreneur, setting your own hours, being your own boss, enjoying the freedom of being self employed. And you can just imagine what life will be like once you’re a big success and pulling in all that cash.</p>
<p>But hang on. Before you run to the car showroom and test drive your dream car, let me ask you something: Are you cut out to be an entrepreneur? Do you really have what it takes to get rich?</p>
<p>To answer, let’s see how you rate on these five characteristics. Can you / do you:</p>
<p>Stick with something even when you don’t yet see results? The day you officially start your business will be one of the most exciting days of your life. You’ll probably run on adrenaline for the next several days if not weeks.</p>
<p>But then you come down off your high. And now you’re working the same amount of hours, trying to get your business off the ground, but it’s just not as exciting any more. The worst thing, however, is that you’re not yet seeing results… so you don’t have any tangible rewards to motivate you and keep you moving forward.</p>
<p>Let me ask you this: Can you stick with something even if it doesn’t pay off immediately? If so, this whole entrepreneur thing might be for you.</p>
<p>Let go of a losing idea? Trust me on this: When you spend days and weeks working on an idea, it will feel like your baby. And really it is, because it certainly is your brainchild.</p>
<p>But what happens if your idea doesn’t work out? What if one particular idea is just dragging down your whole business? Can you let go of it, even though you’re attached to it and still love it? If so, you might make a good entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Have confidence in your abilities? People are going to doubt you. Some may even laugh at you. If you listen to them, the chances of you enjoying success are slim to none.</p>
<p>Are you confident in your abilities and your idea? If so, then you might make a good entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Know the value of the products/services you provide? Here’s a big problem: Sometimes beginning entrepreneurs work like dogs for pennies. And a lot of times this happens because they don’t value the solutions they’re offering. The beginning business person thinks, “Gee, I wouldn’t pay that much for this product, so I better keep the price low.”</p>
<p>But you are not your market.  You are not your customer. And if you’re providing a good product or service with a high value to your customers, then you should charge them accordingly. If you’re charging too much, they’ll let you know.</p>
<p>But until then, you need to value the solutions you provide. And if you do value your products or services, then you might be a good entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Solve problems?  Finally, and this is a big one, are you a problem solver?</p>
<p>Obviously, problem solving comes in handy when you’re an entrepreneur, because the buck stops with you in your business. There’s no boss to solve your problems – you’re the boss. So it’s up to you to uncover and solve problems in your business.</p>
<p>But here’s the bigger reason: You’re in the business of solving your customers’ problems! If you know how to spot and solve other people’s problems, then you might be a good entrepreneur.</p>
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<p>You can see yourself as an entrepreneur, setting your own hours, being your own boss, enjoying the freedom of being self employed. And you can just imagine what life will be like once you’re a big success and pulling in all that cash.</p>
<p>But hang on. Before you run to the car showroom and test drive your dream car, let me ask you something: Are you cut out to be an entrepreneur? Do you really have what it takes to get rich?</p>
<p>To answer, let’s see how you rate on these five characteristics. Can you / do you:</p>
<p>Stick with something even when you don’t yet see results? The day you officially start your business will be one of the most exciting days of your life. You’ll probably run on adrenaline for the next several days if not weeks.</p>
<p>But then you come down off your high. And now you’re working the same amount of hours, trying to get your business off the ground, but it’s just not as exciting any more. The worst thing, however, is that you’re not yet seeing results… so you don’t have any tangible rewards to motivate you and keep you moving forward.</p>
<p>Let me ask you this: Can you stick with something even if it doesn’t pay off immediately? If so, this whole entrepreneur thing might be for you.</p>
<p>Let go of a losing idea? Trust me on this: When you spend days and weeks working on an idea, it will feel like your baby. And really it is, because it certainly is your brainchild.</p>
<p>But what happens if your idea doesn’t work out? What if one particular idea is just dragging down your whole business? Can you let go of it, even though you’re attached to it and still love it? If so, you might make a good entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Have confidence in your abilities? People are going to doubt you. Some may even laugh at you. If you listen to them, the chances of you enjoying success are slim to none.</p>
<p>Are you confident in your abilities and your idea? If so, then you might make a good entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Know the value of the products/services you provide? Here’s a big problem: Sometimes beginning entrepreneurs work like dogs for pennies. And a lot of times this happens because they don’t value the solutions they’re offering. The beginning business person thinks, “Gee, I wouldn’t pay that much for this product, so I better keep the price low.”</p>
<p>But you are not your market.  You are not your customer. And if you’re providing a good product or service with a high value to your customers, then you should charge them accordingly. If you’re charging too much, they’ll let you know.</p>
<p>But until then, you need to value the solutions you provide. And if you do value your products or services, then you might be a good entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Solve problems?  Finally, and this is a big one, are you a problem solver?</p>
<p>Obviously, problem solving comes in handy when you’re an entrepreneur, because the buck stops with you in your business. There’s no boss to solve your problems – you’re the boss. So it’s up to you to uncover and solve problems in your business.</p>
<p>But here’s the bigger reason: You’re in the business of solving your customers’ problems! If you know how to spot and solve other people’s problems, then you might be a good entrepreneur.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.your7figuregameplan.com/?t=hirokanekodotcom-cutouttobeentrepreneur" target="_blank">Are You Building Your Dream, or Someone Else’s? Start Your Entrepreneurial Journey By Plugging Into Our Global Community of Successful Internet Entrepreneurs. Learn How I Make Serious Money Online and Live A Dream Life From Home And How YOU Can Do The Same. Free Information Reveals All</a></strong></p>


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<strong>What&#8217;s a Maverick Entrepreneur?</strong><br />
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More money, more fun and more impact&#8230;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all about the philosophy of making more money, having more fun and giving back more&#8230;while writing your own rules for success&#8230; It&#8217;s a refreshing change from everything else out there.</p>
<p>It was founded by one of the most successful internet marketers today, Yanik Silver. If you haven&#8217;t heard of Yanik, he literally started with an idea at 3 o&#8217;clock in the morning and built it into a multi-million dollar online business without any staff (aside from a few virtual assistants one and his one part-time employee, namely his wife).</p>
<p>But more than the financial side &#8211; I&#8217;m really impressed with the way he lives his life. He&#8217;s done everything from Running with the Bulls to signing up for one of the first space flights. Now I might want to skip some of adventures he takes part in &#8211; but it&#8217;s the philosophy of never settling for an ordinary life that really resonates with me.</p>
<p>Plus, his sense of making a difference has been impactful. His companies have donated hundreds of thousands to worthwhile causes and it&#8217;s central to his core mission.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all about freedom!</p>
<p>Freedom to write your own ticket regardless of what&#8217;s going on with the crazy economy, the person in the White House or any external factor!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not just about making more moolah &#8211; but truly leading a balanced life where you make time for what&#8217;s really important.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re just getting going in your ventures no matter what industry you&#8217;re in &#8211; this is a perfect presentation to give you ideas on how to create a feeling of security in a very un-secure world.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re already successful &#8211; you&#8217;ll want to pay attention to the areas of making the most of your life and experiencing the joy of truly making an impact.</p>
<p>Yanik is out to change the way business is done.</p>
<p>He has some pretty audacious goals (he calls it the &#8220;Big Hairy Audacious Goal&#8221;) to help &#8216;Maverick-tize&#8217; 1,000,000 entrepreneurs by the year 2020 and impact 1,000,000 young entrepreneurs. You can watch this video that explains the 3 legs of his &#8216;Maverick Triangle&#8217;. It incorporates his philosophy of making more, having more fun and giving more back.</p>
<p>I was so impressed about his marketing savvy as well as this Maverick Entrepreneur philosophy that I&#8217;ve decided to hop on board. I even created a <a title="Maverick Entrepreneur Facebook group" href="http://groups.to/maverickentrepreneurs/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to spread this philosophy! I think people do like the philosophy like I do as the group is consistently growing <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a title="Maverick Business Insider" href="http://hirokaneko.com/recommends/mbi" target="_blank">Click Here</a> if you&#8217;re also interested in hopping on board =)</p>
<p>Take a look at the following 34 rules that Yanik came up with. They are very insightful and are filled with golden nuggets that anyone can take away a few lessons from&#8230; Enjoy!  <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a title="Maverick Business Insider" href="http://hirokaneko.com/recommends/mbi" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-80 alignright" title="maverick-entrepreneur-bookcover-aug08" src="http://hirokaneko.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/maverick-entrepreneur-bookcover-aug08.jpg" alt="maverick-entrepreneur-bookcover-aug08" width="208" height="288" /></a>34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs</strong></span></span></p>
<p>1. It’s got to be a BIG idea that you, your team and your customers can “get” in seconds.<br />
2. Strive to create 10x – 100x in value for any price you charge. Your rewards are always proportionate to the value you provide.<br />
3. You must charge a premium price so you have a large margin to provide an extraordinary value &amp; experience.<br />
4. Provide a ‘Reason Why’ customers should do business with you and pay you a premium.<br />
5. Get paid before you deliver your product or service. And when possible figure out how to create recurring revenue from transactions.<br />
6. You get to make the rules for your business. Don’t let industry norms dictate how you’ll work or who you’ll work with.<br />
7. Create your business around your life instead of settling for your life around your business.<br />
8. Consistently and constantly force yourself to focus on the ‘critically few’ proactive activities that produce exponential results. Don’t get caught up in minutia &amp; bullshit.<br />
9. Seek to minimize start-up risk but have maximum upside potential.<br />
10. Get your idea out there as fast as possible even if it’s not quite ready by setting must-hit deadlines. Let the market tell you if you have a winner or not. If not – move on and fail forward fast! If it’s got potential – then you can make it better.<br />
11. Find partners and team members who are strong where you are weak and appreciate being paid on results.<br />
12. Your reputation always counts. Honor your obligations and agreements.<br />
13. Never, ever get paid based on hours worked.<br />
14. Leverage your marketing activities exponentially by using direct response methods and testing.<br />
15. Measure and track your marketing so you know what’s working and what’s not.<br />
16. Bootstrap. Having too much capital leads to incredible waste and doing things using conventional means.<br />
17. Your partners and employees actions are their true core – not what they tell you.<br />
18. Keep asking the right questions to come up with innovative solutions. “How?”, “What?”, “Where?”, “Who Else?” &amp; “Why?” open up possibilities.<br />
19. You’ll never have a perfect business and you’ll never be totally “done”. Deal with it.<br />
20. Focus most of your time on your core strengths and less time working in areas you suck at.<br />
21. Make it easier for customers to buy by taking away the risk of the transaction by guaranteeing what you do in a meaningful way.<br />
22. Always have something else to sell (via upsell, cross-sell, follow-up offer, etc) whenever a transaction takes place. The hottest buyer in the world is one who just gave you money.<br />
23. Always go back to your existing customers with exceptional offers and reasons they should give you more money. It’s 5x less expensive to sell to happy customers than go find new ones.<br />
24. However the flip side is &#8211; fire your most annoying customers. They’ll be replaced with the right ones.<br />
25. The marketplace and competitors are always trying to beat you down to a commodity. Don’t let that happen.<br />
26. Develop and build your business’s personality that stands out. People want to buy from people.<br />
27. Create your own category so you can be first in the consumer’s mind.<br />
28. Go the opposite direction competitors are headed – you’ll stand out.<br />
29. Mastermind and collaborate with other smart entrepreneurs if they have futures that are even bigger than their present.<br />
30. Celebrate your victories. It’s too easy to simply move on to your next goal without acknowledging and appreciating the ‘win’.<br />
31. Make your business AND doing business with you FUN!<br />
32. Do the unexpected before and after anything goes wrong so customers are compelled to ‘share your story’.<br />
33. Get a life! Business and making money are important but your life is the sum total of your experiences. Go out and create experiences &amp; adventures so you can come back renewed and inspired for your next big thing.<br />
34. Give back! Commit to taking a % of your company’s sales and make a difference. It this becomes a habit like brushing your teeth pretty soon the big checks with lots of zeros won’t be scary to write. If you think you can’t donate a percentage of your sales simply raise your price.</p>
<p>Find out for yourself what it means to be part of the <strong>Maverick Entrepreneur tribe</strong>! <a title="Maverick Business Insider" href="http://hirokaneko.com/recommends/mbi" target="_blank">Click Here</a></p>
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<strong>What&#8217;s a Maverick Entrepreneur?</strong><br />
<span>***********************************</span>*******<br />
More money, more fun and more impact&#8230;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all about the philosophy of making more money, having more fun and giving back more&#8230;while writing your own rules for success&#8230; It&#8217;s a refreshing change from everything else out there.</p>
<p>It was founded by one of the most successful internet marketers today, Yanik Silver. If you haven&#8217;t heard of Yanik, he literally started with an idea at 3 o&#8217;clock in the morning and built it into a multi-million dollar online business without any staff (aside from a few virtual assistants one and his one part-time employee, namely his wife).</p>
<p>But more than the financial side &#8211; I&#8217;m really impressed with the way he lives his life. He&#8217;s done everything from Running with the Bulls to signing up for one of the first space flights. Now I might want to skip some of adventures he takes part in &#8211; but it&#8217;s the philosophy of never settling for an ordinary life that really resonates with me.</p>
<p>Plus, his sense of making a difference has been impactful. His companies have donated hundreds of thousands to worthwhile causes and it&#8217;s central to his core mission.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all about freedom!</p>
<p>Freedom to write your own ticket regardless of what&#8217;s going on with the crazy economy, the person in the White House or any external factor!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not just about making more moolah &#8211; but truly leading a balanced life where you make time for what&#8217;s really important.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re just getting going in your ventures no matter what industry you&#8217;re in &#8211; this is a perfect presentation to give you ideas on how to create a feeling of security in a very un-secure world.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re already successful &#8211; you&#8217;ll want to pay attention to the areas of making the most of your life and experiencing the joy of truly making an impact.</p>
<p>Yanik is out to change the way business is done.</p>
<p>He has some pretty audacious goals (he calls it the &#8220;Big Hairy Audacious Goal&#8221;) to help &#8216;Maverick-tize&#8217; 1,000,000 entrepreneurs by the year 2020 and impact 1,000,000 young entrepreneurs. You can watch this video that explains the 3 legs of his &#8216;Maverick Triangle&#8217;. It incorporates his philosophy of making more, having more fun and giving more back.</p>
<p>I was so impressed about his marketing savvy as well as this Maverick Entrepreneur philosophy that I&#8217;ve decided to hop on board. I even created a <a title="Maverick Entrepreneur Facebook group" href="http://groups.to/maverickentrepreneurs/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to spread this philosophy! I think people do like the philosophy like I do as the group is consistently growing <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p>Take a look at the following 34 rules that Yanik came up with. They are very insightful and are filled with golden nuggets that anyone can take away a few lessons from&#8230; Enjoy!  <img src='http://hirokaneko.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a title="Maverick Business Insider" href="http://hirokaneko.com/recommends/mbi" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-80 alignright" title="maverick-entrepreneur-bookcover-aug08" src="http://hirokaneko.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/maverick-entrepreneur-bookcover-aug08.jpg" alt="maverick-entrepreneur-bookcover-aug08" width="208" height="288" /></a>34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs</strong></span></span></p>
<p>1. It’s got to be a BIG idea that you, your team and your customers can “get” in seconds.<br />
2. Strive to create 10x – 100x in value for any price you charge. Your rewards are always proportionate to the value you provide.<br />
3. You must charge a premium price so you have a large margin to provide an extraordinary value &amp; experience.<br />
4. Provide a ‘Reason Why’ customers should do business with you and pay you a premium.<br />
5. Get paid before you deliver your product or service. And when possible figure out how to create recurring revenue from transactions.<br />
6. You get to make the rules for your business. Don’t let industry norms dictate how you’ll work or who you’ll work with.<br />
7. Create your business around your life instead of settling for your life around your business.<br />
8. Consistently and constantly force yourself to focus on the ‘critically few’ proactive activities that produce exponential results. Don’t get caught up in minutia &amp; bullshit.<br />
9. Seek to minimize start-up risk but have maximum upside potential.<br />
10. Get your idea out there as fast as possible even if it’s not quite ready by setting must-hit deadlines. Let the market tell you if you have a winner or not. If not – move on and fail forward fast! If it’s got potential – then you can make it better.<br />
11. Find partners and team members who are strong where you are weak and appreciate being paid on results.<br />
12. Your reputation always counts. Honor your obligations and agreements.<br />
13. Never, ever get paid based on hours worked.<br />
14. Leverage your marketing activities exponentially by using direct response methods and testing.<br />
15. Measure and track your marketing so you know what’s working and what’s not.<br />
16. Bootstrap. Having too much capital leads to incredible waste and doing things using conventional means.<br />
17. Your partners and employees actions are their true core – not what they tell you.<br />
18. Keep asking the right questions to come up with innovative solutions. “How?”, “What?”, “Where?”, “Who Else?” &amp; “Why?” open up possibilities.<br />
19. You’ll never have a perfect business and you’ll never be totally “done”. Deal with it.<br />
20. Focus most of your time on your core strengths and less time working in areas you suck at.<br />
21. Make it easier for customers to buy by taking away the risk of the transaction by guaranteeing what you do in a meaningful way.<br />
22. Always have something else to sell (via upsell, cross-sell, follow-up offer, etc) whenever a transaction takes place. The hottest buyer in the world is one who just gave you money.<br />
23. Always go back to your existing customers with exceptional offers and reasons they should give you more money. It’s 5x less expensive to sell to happy customers than go find new ones.<br />
24. However the flip side is &#8211; fire your most annoying customers. They’ll be replaced with the right ones.<br />
25. The marketplace and competitors are always trying to beat you down to a commodity. Don’t let that happen.<br />
26. Develop and build your business’s personality that stands out. People want to buy from people.<br />
27. Create your own category so you can be first in the consumer’s mind.<br />
28. Go the opposite direction competitors are headed – you’ll stand out.<br />
29. Mastermind and collaborate with other smart entrepreneurs if they have futures that are even bigger than their present.<br />
30. Celebrate your victories. It’s too easy to simply move on to your next goal without acknowledging and appreciating the ‘win’.<br />
31. Make your business AND doing business with you FUN!<br />
32. Do the unexpected before and after anything goes wrong so customers are compelled to ‘share your story’.<br />
33. Get a life! Business and making money are important but your life is the sum total of your experiences. Go out and create experiences &amp; adventures so you can come back renewed and inspired for your next big thing.<br />
34. Give back! Commit to taking a % of your company’s sales and make a difference. It this becomes a habit like brushing your teeth pretty soon the big checks with lots of zeros won’t be scary to write. If you think you can’t donate a percentage of your sales simply raise your price.</p>
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