biz n buzz

I went gaga over the craft ideas of mylifetime.com with its multitude of dainty concepts in display. It does not only feeds my entrepreneurial imagination but also my willingness to help stay-at-home-moms or business minded individuals acquire more skills.

Women should aspire of having at least a small business to create new pattern of success.  By this way you are increasing your financial I.Q.   I know this is possible with proper encouragement and trust that you can make it.

Engaging into arts and crafts business is one of my affilate dream.  Through MyLifeTime I saw beautiful examples of handmade products with additional step-by-step instructions for people to follow. For sure I will keep coming back to check out the latest update of their site.

This coming Sep. 2-5, 2008 a big event will be happening in Thailand.  This year’s ITU Telecom Asia 2008 will be held in Challenger 1-3 of Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok.

Other infos.:
Trade days : September 2-4, Entrance fee 800 baht
Trade&Public day: September 5 Entrance fee 200 baht

The leading ICT Exhibition and Forum and major networking platform for players from across the Asia Pacific region is here to inspire Thai innovators and business investors.  ITU Telecom Asia 2008 will showcase the region’s latest ICT innovations while a high-level Forum will explore and debate key areas central to the growth of the Asia Pacific telecommunication industry.

A Youth Forum will be featured to bring together young people from across the region for a packed programme of discussion and debate.  The TDS (Telecommunication Development Symposium) hosts  these networking opportunities for meeting and conducting business.

Contact Organizer :

International Telecommunication Union
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Tel.+41 22 730 56 81
Fax.+41 22 730 64 44
URL : www.itu.int/itutelecom

The Official website : http://www.itu.int/ASIA2008/

College American students who came lately for a trip were so surprised to know that some dogs have no owners here Thailand. They tried to ask how come? Well, stray dogs are common in Asian countries. Animals could survive without proper shelter. Whereas in US most animals are well cared for by the owners. I know cats are sent to the vets if it seems to loose appetite and canines for dog grooming when their hairs have to be tidied. Not only that, other service for grooming includes– hair combing, ear cleaning, bathing, hair cut and trimming of nails.

People who dream of starting their own Pet Care Business should acquire pet handling skills in order to safely supervise and care for your pet friends.  Business management skills are also important to manage employees and operate profitably.  These are just some of the few tips that I could share in starting this small time yet pleasurable business.

Internet marketing or commonly referred to as online marketing or eMarketing is no other than marketing your products and services on the Internet.  When applied to a small-medium enterprise this businesses has the capacity to serve customers like most big businesses do.  People would say that if your business does not appear on the search engines, well it’s time to hassle.  Which means take more effort to have your good and services get recognized.

Help is not a problem.  There are professional programmers that are willing to bring in success to your endeavor. For website building ang maintenance, Codes and Styles are perfect for your need.  Their site address is easy to remember as it goes with the namesake http://codesandstyles.com.

Specialty businesses are usually retail stores that offer specialized types of items. For now let me focus on Baby Shower Favors. Most stores that cater on baby shower gifts have extensive supplies of stocks. With choices ranging from playtime toys, diaper bags, toy boxes & storages, potty chairs, slippers, strollers and more. The pricing policy of these items is generally in medium to high range, depending on the brand, quality and factors of exclusivity for selected outlets.

This specialty stores differ from department stores and supermarkets that carries a wide range of merchandise.  Oftentimes it operates on single location. Products may vary significantly, in most cases stores like these are not brand sensitive.  Establishing customers is way too easy as it gives a more personal appeal to shoppers wherein owners uniquely poured out their ideas to bring about what they really are passionate of– the products they sell.

This month, a friend of mine for sure is hosting baby shower party since her family expects her to deliver the baby around first week of September.  We normally share a potluck party during special events like this.  I expect it will be another night of fun, laughter and surprises for the community members.

Mark your calendars on November 28, that is going to be Black Friday! It means that it is possible for you to buy items for holiday on lowest items. It’s going to be the start of BER month soon.  It’s time to start saving for the season of giving.  I read on the ads that a lot of new surprises will await the lucky shoppers of black friday online. More than being able to get quality items on sale you may also have the opportunity to win Nintendo Wii or iPod.  Sounds fun to me.

I’m interested to check out Ritz Camera deals that day as I have always been dreaming to have 18-200 Nikor VR Lens for my D40X.  Earlier I was chatting with my good friend M who shares the same passion in photography.  She gave me numerous tips on how to do well with our chosen hobby.  I was all the more excited to try out other gears to harness my skills. In addition to that, she showed me some links on how to create some DIY gadgets for portraiture paraphernalia.  I found it neat and easy to follow.  Hope it might resemble the way it was demonstrated by the artist. I need to save money now.

If you are thinking of ways to  invite more customers and encourage them to patronize your products and services.  You could do this by placing some talking avatars on your website.   This brings life to your website just like somebody is speaking to them in person.

There are commercial software that allows businesses to create speaking characters without programming skills needed.  One of the famous Speaking Avatar service provider is SitePal.

Website developers can use SitePal’s programming API and Flash features to create unique dialogues delivered by talking avatars.  This is not only useful for business at the same time for classroom instructions.  You can find more information and examples from www.SitePal.com.  Give it a try.

There has been a growing trend for programmers and regular employees with flexible time to work at home rather than going to the office. You can save a lot of time in installing Pragma software on your PC of laptop. Pragma is an industry leader in telnet and Secure Shell technology and offers the most popular telnet server for Windows.

Pragma’s secure connectivity product solutions are a fundamentally more secure way to retrieve remote management, file transfer and applications delivery across your network infrastructure.  Accessing your office computer from your home is so much easy.  It’s always crucial to deliver reports on time.  Delays of sending big files can only be a myth in using Pragma Systems.

Date of event: 8-17 August 2008

Venue: Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani (Challenger, Hall 1, Hall 2, Hall 3)

Time: It opens at 9 in the morning and closes at 9 in the evening.

What to expect: A huge sale on Thai products awaits shoppers in 50% - 80% discount on all items.

Today is going to be the last day.  It’s really a great chance to purchase native and handmade products for Christmas presents.  Too early? Not too long.  Few more days and it’s going to be September.  People are surely anticipating for shoppers to start saving for the season of gift giving.

Flowers of all season like mums, roses, chrysanthemums and orchids are a common sight in Talad Thai ( Thai Market).  Luckily this biggest market in Thailand is just right across the place where we live, with only a matter of five minutes travel by taxi or bus. A block of around 1,000 x 1,000 sq. meters.

It’s fascinating to see the multitude of variety of flowers that are sold in there.  They not only display the bounty of nature but also the chance of helping the economy through export.