Archive for April, 2011

Body Worn Cameras Simplify Stealth Operations

April 30th, 2011

Body Worn Cameras Simplify Stealth Operations ImageBackpacks, sunglasses, buttons and baseball caps, what do these items all have in common? They are just some of the things that body worn cameras are concealed in. Even cell phones, pagers, day planners, watches and pens can contain the new types of miniaturized surveillance cameras available for covert use. There is even a blue denim jacket with a concealed camera that is used by police departments and television stations.

Do you need to take hi quality digital photographs on the sly? One of the type of body worn camera, that is a watch, can take up to 320 pictures and download those images straight into your PC. There are body worn cameras that look just like a pen, and that actually work if you need to write with it. These pens are wireless and come with an external transmitter that can be hidden in a pocket or bag. The wired versions of these pens can be plugged into a camcorder or micro VCR.

What if you just want a body worn camera on you to take quick pictures whether for fun or covert operations? There are body worn cameras that are smaller than a credit card and are actually used as key chains. They can also be used as a web cam.

Are you a smoker? With an imitation cigarette lighter that is actually a digital camera, you can take great pictures, simply and easily as these cameras feature automatic exposure. These little beauties can also be used as a PC camera.

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Bootstrap Financing Your Way To Business Success

April 27th, 2011

Bootstrap Financing Your Way To Business Success ImageDo you need to start or grow your business but have little money? Before you look to banks and similar sources of financing, why not bootstrap your way to business success? A bootstrap is a small loop of leather or other material that is found on the top rear or sides of a boot. The purpose of the bootstrap is to help you pull your boot on. In business, bootstrapping has come to mean helping oneself without seeking outside help. It means using your own resources to finance, promote, and develop your business.

Here, then, are some ways of financing your own business by using your own initiative and depending less on outside bank financing.

1. Operate a Home-Based Business
 
Operating your business from home could save you a fortune. First of all, you eliminate the costs of expensive commercial rent, commuting, et cetera.

As well, your business use of home expenses would be deductible for income tax purposes. Since your home is your base of operations, your travel and automotive expenses from your home to clients would be deductible.

2. Accept Credit Cards

Rather than financing receivables and assuming the risk for bad debts, why not accept credit card payments?

3. Drop Ship Products

Rather than financing and stocking inventory yourself, consider drop shipping.

With drop shipping, when you make a sale you contact the manufacturer or authorized distributor who ships the product to the customer with your invoice and shipping label. Advantages include no warehousing, shipping, or inventory costs.

4. Use Your Customer`s Money

Selling memberships, subscriptions, gift certificates, and coupon books are just a few ways of getting your clients to pay upfront. Obtaining advance deposits and retainers from your customers can help finance your business operations and reduce or eliminate the need for bank financing.

5. Licensing

Instead of trying to finance the manufacturing and marketing of your invention, which could cost millions of dollars before you have your first sale, why not license it to a company with the necessary expertise and capital? You will then receive royalties in return for your idea.

6. Other Bootstrap Financing Methods

Aggressively control costs, barter, get extended terms from suppliers, establish strict credit and collection policies and procedures, rent (or lease) instead of buying equipment, buy used equipment instead of new, sell off excess inventory and equipment, obtain free publicity instead of paying for advertising, and do whatever else is necessary to generate cashflow and profits.

In these ways and many others not listed here, you may be able to start and grow your business successfully with very limited capital. Thus, you will avoid having to obtain expensive debt or equity financing.

Many who were unable to obtain financing from any other source have successfully bootstrapped their way to business success.