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Urgent Aid for the Haiti Disaster Victims - Every Dollar Donation Matched

Dear Business Shrinks Friends: A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port Au Prince on Tuesday, January 12th. The damage is extensive and the number of injured or dead is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of lives and growing. The big issue now is getting food, water and medical supplies to help the poorest of poor. Many of you know that we, at the Business Shrink, have been involved in building orphanages, delivering soccer gear and building micro lending a… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on January 26, 2010 at 10:22pm — No Comments

Feeding and Clothing Children in Need - Response to the Poverty in Haiti

By Shane Hackett, Internet Entrepreneur and Humanitarian. For the past 2 years, we have been building homes for orphaned children in Haiti and Africa. Our Company, Triad Media, and my family have contributed to help build several orphanages and financially support over 100 children on a monthly business though our business, family and friends.

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Added by The Business Shrink on September 8, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

The Top 20 Business Social Media Sites - Social Media For Business

Social Networking has gone from a novel idea to a global phenomenon! No, it is not a FAD! Worldwide, millions of people are using social networking to reconnect with loved ones and friends, participate in career related networking, to meet new people, and even offer information on their business! Click Here for a great social media video. Social Networking is on the front lines, hand in hand with blogging, revolu… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on September 8, 2009 at 2:22pm — No Comments

How to Profit from the Great Real Estate Depression of 2009, Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (8:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT)

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar Seat Now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/343096513 - Learn how to jump into any market and identify value in 15 quick minutes - Learn the secret tools that su… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on July 9, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

Negotiating From Weakness, Thursday, May 28, 2009 (9:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST)

“Negotiating From Weakness” This FREE Online Seminar will teach individuals how to use negotiating tactics and set up win-win investments. Chicago, IL.—The Business Shrink presents online seminars designed to guide business owners, real estate investors, and educated consumers in neg… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on May 15, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Thursday, May 14, 2009 (Time: 9:00 PM EST - 10:00 PM EST) -

The Great Real Estate Depression of 2009 FREE Online Seminar Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009 Time: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST Listen online Or Attendee Call-in Number: 484-589-1010 Access Code: 6… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on May 4, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

“The Great Real Estate Depression of 2009” - Part 2

Business Shrink Online Seminar - Part 2 “The Great Real Estate Depression of 2009” The Business Shrink: Peter Morris Real Estate Expert: Dr. Bruce Tizes Seminar Host: Shane Hackett This is the second installme… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on April 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

The Great Real Estate Depresson of 2009 - Part 1

Business Shrink Online Seminar “The Great Real Estate Depression of 2009” Part 1 The Business Shrink, Peter Morris Dr. Bruce Tizes, Real Estate Expert Online Seminar Host: Shane Hackett Shane: Hello and welcome everyone to the… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on April 22, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

"Negotiating from Weakness" This FREE Online Seminar will teach individuals how to use negotiating tactics and set up win-win investments.

“Negotiating From Weakness” This FREE Online Seminar will teach individuals how to use negotiating tactics and set up win-win investments. The Business Shrink presents online seminars designed to guide business owners, real estate investors, and… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on April 22, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Stressed out moms make fat kids feeding the obesity epidemic

Obesity is a national problem in the United States and continues to be a major issue for health care and productivity. Just not too long ago in 1991 no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Now the only state that isn't higher than 20 percent is Colorado. What is… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on September 12, 2008 at 3:40pm — 1 Comment

America searches Google for "freudian slip" after Biden speech

"Inquiring minds wanna know" the saying goes. Last night's Vice President acceptance speech by Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention proved inquiring minds wanted to know what a freudian slip was. As America watched the DNC they grabbed their keyboards and started fiercly typing in what they wanted more information on. The well known phrase, "Just Google It" proved itself to be true as American's immediately researched what a freudian slip was. The flurry of searching all started with… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on September 4, 2008 at 9:09am — No Comments

Who says business isn’t personal? Ning.com & WidgetLaboratory.com proved it is

Ning.com and WidgetLaboratory.com are still trying to untangle the mess of last Friday morning. We take a step back and different look at how this business deal turned personal and emotional. While a lot of networks on Ning and thousands of users have been effected things have started to become more clear with communicatio… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on August 25, 2008 at 8:53pm — No Comments

DIY Social Networking site Ning loses credibility in one day

The social networking platform Ning has been growing at a breakneck

pace with numbers from traffic analysis site Compete stating Ning has had growth around 690.9% in the year of 2008 in U.S. v… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on August 22, 2008 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments

Comedian, Steve Byrne, discusses Asians in comedy and film

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Peter: Yes indeed – Peter Morris is your Business Shrink. I’m Peter Laufer, pleased to be sitting in his chair here in our San Francisco studios today and taking care of Business Shrink business for him. You are always invited to check out TheBusinessShrink.com to learn more about Pete… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on August 19, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

The Easiest Way To Recycle and Pay It Forward - Freecycle

Whether it's for the official spring cleaning or it's the seasonal cleanup in your house you most likely have a stack of things you don't need, use anymore or want to get rid of. Often times people decide to try and sell it all on eBay and make some extra cash. Selling a collection of used items can often become… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on August 14, 2008 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Removing the nose to save the penis

If you've been in any metropolitan area in the United States or Europe, you have most likely seen police on bicycles. The practice is actually quite old with the first bicycle police documented in Kent County in the UK in the year 1896. By 1904 there were 129 rural police bicycle patrols operating in Ken… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on August 8, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Gun Control: Campus Style

Since the devastating shooting at Virginia Tech University, there has been an abundant amount of talk on allowing more guns on campus. Legislation is seemingly always in talks about whether or not to allow universities in their state toward allowing guns to metaphorically ‘litter’ the college campuses. When delving further into the issue, it is hard to see an easy agreement that is appealing to both s… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on August 6, 2008 at 3:00pm — 11 Comments

Missionary style beefcake calendar has member excommunicated

On July 13, 2008, Chris Hardy, a Las Vegas entrepreneur, was excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for creating and selling a calendar of returned male Mormon missionaries. One of the most confusing aspects of Hardy’s schism with the LDS Church… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on July 31, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

The million dollar business of unclaimed baggage

The latest and most publicly provided statistics from the Bureau of Transportation on the airline industries number of passengers was in 2005. Those numbers can be studied in depth by… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on July 28, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Criminal information unleashed for all to see, Google style

Armchair detectives rejoice! One of the most useful free tools has been launched for use by the professional and amateur alike to delve into strangers, friends and neighbors criminal histories. If you have ever suspected that the weird neighbor you have has committed some horrendous crime or is reminding you of "The Burbs", there is a weapon that can be added to an arsenal of investigative or just plain snooping tools.… Continue

Added by The Business Shrink on July 23, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments