Recession Marketing For Small Businesses and Independent Professionals

Over the last few months the financial news has been grim. In late 2008, while the federal government had not yet officially acknowledged that the U.S. economy is in "recession," financial markets were screaming headlines of "panic," "crisis," and even "Armageddon." When even savvy investors like Warren Buffett and T. Boone Pickens are losing billions in the stock market you know that things are getting crazy.

We don't want to minimize the pain and suffering faced by many due to circumstances beyond their control, but we don't want to give in to fear and panic, either. Hopefully the new administration in Washington will focus on helping the folks on Main Street rather than bailing out the super-rich on Wall Street. Meanwhile, here are some practical self-help strategies for navigating through tough economic times, maybe even getting ahead:

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Business and Economy - Self Employed Entrepreneur - 3 Major Rules for Well Rounded Success!

In today's business and economy, is there a risk in being self employed? Absolutely! Is there a greater benefit (financially) in being self employed? Absolutely! The fact is that nothing worth fighting for is risk free and being self employed is the only true way to become financially free. If you are satisfied with your "lot in life" then find another article to read. If you want to know what it takes to become successful in life, then read on.

Most countries are based on Free Enterprise, yet this simple concept seems to be generally lost. Since the industrial revolution where more and more people were needed to build the countries infrastructure, jobs have become a replacement for free enterprise. You see, some entrepreneurs got greedy and decided to brain wash potential entrepreneurs into thinking that there is "security" in having a job rather than owning your own business. They want you to think that it is easier to work for someone than to own your own business. They want you to think that you need to have some sort of special education to be an entrepreneur. HOGWASH!

Importance of Financial News in Our Daily Lives

Gone are the days when there was no concept of any money and people used to barter material things. However, the present day world is all about money which has become the prime mover of all aspects of life. Most people are either employed in a job or carry on some form of business in order to earn money. The stock market is another platform where individuals, as well as small and large entities, do stock trading, again with the intention of making money. Essential inputs for formulating a strategy for stock trading are latest stock market updates, knowledge of best stocks to buy in 2012, the latest financial news, stock analysts' ratings and information regarding the most active stocks.

However, there are many people who are either not interested in stock trading or lack money, or they do not want to put whatever money they have at stake in the stock exchange. For such people, finance news and the latest stock market updates might seem to be superfluous and the happenings on Wall Street might seem to be of no use to them. But they must realize that our daily lives are deeply affected by what happens in the stock markets.