http://www.joelblock.com/blog Helping You Hit Your Financial Bullseye Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:02:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another shoe is about to drop in real estate. We have heard about the sub-prime loans and the take down of the banks and the institutions that have been holding that paper, but what we haven't heard about are the commercial properties that have so far escaped the damage that ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/252/do-you-want-some-business-advice-on-the-next-shoe-thats-about-to-drop/ My colleague Bruce Dobb of http://www.concernedcapital.org is a recognized expert in community redevelopment financing. As a result of a recent discussion that we had on business structure and related finance, he recapped the following information for our readers:The U.S. Treasury Department recently set aside $ 3.5 billion in tax credits ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/240/can-cdfi-funds-provide-a-reasonable-business-structure-in-this-economy/ The business world left many dazed and confused after a wild ride filled with economic turmoil and criminal wrongdoing during 2008. It is possible to trust the people on Wall Street, the people in Washington DC and any of the regulators wherever they may be after this train wreck? Is "business ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/224/is-there-any-business-credibility-left-after-the-crisis-of-2008/ Incredibly, the biggest outcome of the economic debacle and disaster that's facing our country right now is likely to be the evolution of a new set of values for a generation that's grown up on waste and excess. It may just turn out that our parents and grandparents were right ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/214/is-the-new-entrepreneur-training-a-course-in-values/ You might have heard that many of the credit card companies and the home mortgage companies are reducing the lines of their many millions of customers. Millions of credit reduction letters are going out from all manners of companies. Well, I got such a letter this week. Chevron Oil Company, using ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/210/is-the-credit-crisis-costing-your-business-revenue/ Readers of this blog frequently write in and ask where my information and insights come from. I review a lot of news articles and a lot of information. I've been around the block a few times and I have a lot of friends who are deep in the money business ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/207/where-does-my-information-come-from/ At this time of the year we are especially appreciative of what we have, such as our families, our friends, our health and other worldly objects. Of course, we should be thankful all year long but the holiday season does a good job of reminding us to pay attention to ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/196/put-a-mayo-jar-at-your-thanksgiving-dinner-table/ As we look forward to 2009, each of us has to take dramatic action to make it the best that it can be. Considering the difficult financial and economic circumstances that are facing the global economy, some challenges have become magnified for entrepreneurs. We now have to take extraordinary measures to succeed ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/192/growing-your-business-the-secret-to-making-the-2009-economy-work-for-you/ Every once in a while, you see somebody spot an opportunity and take the initiative to address it in a way that is different from everybody else. There is some sparkle that some people bring to bear, which provides them with rewards that were there for the taking, but that ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/188/growing-your-business-opportunity-and-initiative/ It's well known that many of the large national retailers in the United States are coming under fire. Traffic is down, consumer spending is reduced, and several of these large national retailers have recently filed for bankruptcy. Some of the bankruptcies have been reorganizations or chapter 11. Others are chapter ... http://www.joelblock.com/blog/178/growing-your-business-the-ripple-effect/