Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Nifty Mother’s Day Gift and Celebration Ideas
Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday of May, your chance to honor your mother or the mother of your children. Breakfast in bed, luncheon out, or a backyard barbecue are proven ways to mark the occasion.
5 Smart Ways to Advertise
Regardless of the type of business you run, you must advertise to get the word out. Some businesses do fairly well through customer referrals and word-of-mouth advertising, but most cannot rely on these strategies alone.
10 Upcycling Ideas For Your Home
Upcycling is a term that describes taking trash or some other discarded product and converting it for a new use. The term came into vogue during the 1990s, by taking the words “up” and “recycle” to create upcycle.
8 Sales Tips for Savvy Business Folk
No business can possibly survive apart from robust sales. If you aren’t getting new customers, then your business will soon collapse.
How to Get Out of a Rental Lease Early
Tenants commit to an apartment, typically by signing a lease for a one-year term. You are obligated to continuing to pay rent until the lease is up when either you or your landlord may renew it, cancel it, or allow it to go to month-to-month terms.
Business Choice: Pet Care
Youngsters and adults alike can find work taking care of pets. As freelancers, they can choose which jobs to take and what kinds of animals to care for.
Backup Cameras Become Standard Equipment in 2018
Rear backup cameras can help save lives especially for small children that may play near cars and get run over when drivers are backing up.
Federal Tax Return Extension: IRS Form 4868
Are you ready to meet this year’s tax filing deadline? You have until April 15 to file and to avoid penalties.
Flip This House Quickly and Profitably
House flipping is back, although it never went away. In the run up to the Great Recession, home flipping was enormously popular as investors found houses that needed tender loving care, fixed them up and sold them — often for a big profit.
Owner Financing for Your Small Business
Investing in a small business requires ample resources, namely capital and financing to get your business started. For many prospective business owners, money is in short supply what with home prices still way off from 2007 highs and available equity diminished accordingly.
7 Facts About the 2014 Fiat 500L
If you’re shopping for a new car, especially a compact model and you need a lot of interior room, so-called “urban utility vehicles” may be worth considering. The Scion xB, Kia Soul, Nissan Cube and the Fiat 500L each fit this criteria, small cars with generous amounts of passenger room and storage.
Working Capital Challenges and Your Small Business
Why is it so difficult for small businesses to raise capital? There are a number of reasons including an unproven business model, a sketchy business plan, a lack of personal capital, and the simple fact that a significant number of new businesses fail.
How to Earn Cash Fast
When you need money fast, do you borrow it? Sell something? Beg for it?
How to Save Money Toward Your Next Car
The car you are currently driving will not last forever. Unless you’re a mechanic and spend much time tinkering with it. For the rest of us, buying a new or good-condition used car every so often is the way to go.
7 Reasons Why Your Business is Not Making Money
Your business is struggling and it continues to struggle with not enough money coming in each week or month to pay your bills. Stay on that path long enough and you’ll soon find your business will have to shut down.
