http://www.joelblock.com/blog Helping You Hit Your Financial Bullseye Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:45:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The banks got billions of TARP (Troubled Asset Recovery Program) dollars over the past 9 months. And now, the Small Business Administration has announced that TARP dollars will start flowing through to small businesses across the country. Each small business that has suffered "Economic Injury due to the Recession" is eligible ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/452/do-you-need-35000-for-your-business/ We've all gotten used to the logic put out by some of the brilliant marketing people in Corporate America that their companies are too big to fail. In fact they're so big that their failure might cause a ripple through the United States and the World economies that we might ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/443/if-you-are-too-big-to-fail-are-you-too-big-to-be-in-business/ I normally don't get terribly philosophical, but today is one of those days that I'm thinking about my life and my business in a new way. I consider today to be the first day of my new life and of a series of new opportunities. I want to consider things ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/440/what-about-celebrating-my-re-birthday/ In the heat of baseball season, I cannot help but to derive a few metaphors from my favorite sport.   It is said that in baseball pitching is 75 to 90 percent of the game. Pitching is defensive, but you cannot win a baseball game with 90 percent excellence in pitching. You ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/438/is-pitching-enough-to-help-you-win-the-game/ Many professionals and other people who I know have very few references that point to them on Google. For whatever reason they fail to write articles or publish papers that make it into the enormous catalog that makes up Google.   I regularly advise people to increase the volume of their Google ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/436/do-you-want-google-to-find-you/ So many people who I know are whining and moaning about the effects of the bad economy on their business. I can't deny that this economy has had devastating effects for many people. And even though the media is saying that the recession might be over, the truth is that ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/433/is-there-a-silver-lining-to-this-bad-economy/ I was at the gym yesterday, talking to a long-time friend who had just finished a conversation with one of his friends. My friend said that he was quoting me when he told this friend that "everybody has to cooperate during these difficult times so that we can help one ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/427/why-is-now-the-time-to-work-together/ We're proud to announce that the Deal Making & Syndication Symposium being held this weekend in Florida is setup to be an amazing success. This event is officially sold out, so unless you are already registered or finalizing your arrangements with our office, you can learn more about our next ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/426/deal-making-syndication-symposium-is-sold-out/ People who know my colleague and good friend Joel Eisenberg, respect him immensely. He is not only an award winning screenplay writer, book author, ghost writer and speaker; he is also a down to earth, straight shooter - and a nice guy.   Last year, his company made an investment in a ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/423/taking-on-the-motion-picture-industry-for-a-good-cause/ Following a recent heated discussion about the economy and our recovery, my friend and colleague Mark Pearl agreed to put his thoughts in writing for my readers to consider. Let me introduce Mark, and you can draw your own conclusions.   Mark J. Pearl is a graduate of the Boalt Hall School ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/420/how-can-we-use-tarp-to-create-the-financial-recovery/