Friday, May 25, 2012

Understanding Economic and Political Systems Across Borders

Your business investment is affected by the type of political system in the country you wish to invest or explore. Before you decide in which country to do business with, you first need to examine the type of economic and political system it operates in. The three major political systems are (1) Capitalism, (2) Communism, and (3) Socialism. Work operations and habits are affected by each system, and your investment will also be affected in several ways that you may or may not like. Therefore, to be sure that you are going to do business in a potential country with acceptable environment without regret, you need to arm yourself with information to guide you through your investment period.

Capitalism:

Capitalism is an economic system that leads to creation of wealth in most of the world. Most of the factors of production [land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge] are privately owned and used as pleased to produce goods and services. In a free market, what to produce and the quantity to produce is dictated by the market. In this market, buyers and sellers negotiate prices for goods and services. In capitalistic countries, consumers directly or indirectly inform producers on; what they want, how many they want, in what form they want it, how they are going to take possession of it, and so on. In such countries, while business owners make decisions on what to produce, how much to charge for products, how much to pay workers, where to produce goods and services, government often interjects to set the minimum wage, and also set standard for environmental safety reasons. Capitalism is what promotes the wealth of developed countries and responsible for their economic stability.

Friday, May 11, 2012

How to Start a Home Based Business and How to Earn Thousands of Dollars

If you're like many people, you are looking to start a home business today--an online business. But with so many business opportunities like those out there, how do you select the right one? As exciting and glorious as these businesses sound, at least 97% of the people who start their own businesses fail. So, it's very important that you carefully choose the way in which you get into an online business.

The first rule about getting involved in a home business is to understand why you want to do so. Are you looking for supplemental income from a part-time online business that you can do from home, or would you rather be growing it into your new career, a career of greater freedom and control in which you can make thousands of dollars per month or even more? Knowing what your goals are helps you sift through the many offers you will find out there.

Once you know why you want one, the next rule for starting your home business is to find one that you will really enjoy and find interesting. If you aren't going to enjoy it or it doesn't hold your interest, your online business won't get very far. You won't have the needed motivation and you won't understand the products that you need to sell.