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How to host fabulous and fun baby shower

How to host fabulous and fun baby shower

General, Home & Garden
Invitations---Set the mood with a fun invitation. In Tracy Stern’s book “Tea Party,” she suggests using paint sample strips from a hardware store and attaching a clear sticker on them with the party information. Select color waves of blue for a boy, pink for a girl, or yellow or green if the baby’s gender isn’t known or kept a secret. Or keep it simple, eco-conscious, and save postage by using evite.com to send notices of the event. Experts say that the perfect time for a baby shower is about six weeks before the due date. This is usually a time during the pregnancy when mother feels comfortable and relaxed. So, in terms of planning, start sending out invitations in about the sixth month. Décor-Fill empty plastic baby bottles with appropriately colored M & M’s. It’s even cute...
How to work past the age of 65

How to work past the age of 65

Career
As the expenses of daily life rise and the strain of the economic climate puts a drain on family finances, few find it possible to save enough money so when the time comes they can retire in comfort. Even if they do plan saving the traditional ways, the income derived from pensions, social security and RRSPs are often not enough to meet the rising costs of living. A report issued by National Summit on Retirement Savings that was held in June, 1998 states, “Americans must save more today if they are to realize the dream of a financially secure retirement tomorrow.” Section two of the report says: “Many Americans are not planning or saving enough to be able to afford to retire.” That hasn't changed since then and in today's poor economic climate savings are even harder to achieve. ...
How to calculate taxes withheld from a paycheck

How to calculate taxes withheld from a paycheck

Business
The law requires employers to withhold income taxes from employees’ paychecks. The tax withheld depends on the type of tax. The employee can generally control federal income tax withholding because it is largely based on his filing status, income and number of allowances. However, the government sets the Social Security and Medicare tax amounts. Figuring payroll taxes can be confusing, but once the process is understood, the withholding can be determined. Federal Income Taxes on a Paycheck Use Form W-4 and the IRS withholding tax tables to determine federal income tax withholding. The filing status and number of allowances from are on the W-4. Then, use the withholding tax tables (Circular E) for the appropriate tax year to perform the calculation. If the employee has 10 or fewer...
How to advertise a small business

How to advertise a small business

Business
The first priority is to determine the primary target audience and then any secondary targets that may occur, whether they are seasonal or simply a smaller, secondary group of customers that should not be overlooked. The first mistake that many small business owners make is to overestimate the target audience, thinking that in some way they can make meaningful claims that will please everyone. Not true – most businesses appeal to a certain definable demographic. They may be mostly male or mainly female. They may be in a specific income bracket for the most part. The business may appeal to a mostly young crowd, or to yuppies, or even to senior citizens. The typical customer may be a laborer, a blue collar or white collar worker, or mostly professionals. Sure – not everyone who pat...
How to set up business, advertisement or PR agency

How to set up business, advertisement or PR agency

Advertising
Since the beginning of the agency or business has an influence on its future fortunes, people who are considering setting up a public relations or advertising agency need to make sure that their business has a sound footing. One needs to explore to settle on the particular areas they can do well. One also needs to know which areas have good job offers and how they will be able to win good contracts or jobs in those areas. Knowledge about these should form the basis for setting up a new firm or business. Acquiring the necessary information for setting up a successful agency should involve activities like market research, writing successful business plans, building good business networks and relationships, and acquiring relevant skills training and experience. In addition, setting up ...
How to work at home and be your own boss

How to work at home and be your own boss

Career
The global economic instability and increasing competition from low-cost countries has created a highly unpredictable job environment. “Job Security” seems to be a relic of the past. Gone are the days when a job brought better financial stability and predictability than a business. If that is the case, where is the advantage of choosing a job over the challenges and uncertainties of entrepreneurship? However, this does not mean that entrepreneurship does not require preparedness. Here are some key suggestions for anyone toying with the idea of quitting a 9-to-5 job and becoming his or her own boss: Work on an Idea Great enterprises are created out of great ideas. It is important to widen the horizons, expand knowledge levels, meet enterprising people, attend business events an...