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Be Flexible in the Face of Changing Circumstances

STRATEGY #6 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

If there’s ever been a time to adopt flexibility as a strategy, it’s now. The certainty we knew only a few short years ago is currently failing us, and our progress and even our survival may rest on our willingness to adapt to change and to new rules as much as anything else.

In 10 Ways To Survive a Down Economy (published on Christianpf.com June 1) we listed ten strategies to help you deal with the bad economy. Our topic for today, Strategy #6:

”Be flexible in your plans and ready to adapt to changing circumstances. If your job is eliminated, offer to contract or to work part time for the same company. If you develop multiple income streams, a shift to a part time arrangement may be to your advantage on a number of fronts. Be prepared to convert a negative development into an opportunity.”

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October 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: 10 Ways to Survive a Down Economy, Income/Business Ideas | Leave a comment

Can You Barter For What You Need?

By Kevin M

This is a weekly open forum dedicated to increasing income, cash flow and customer base, for anybody who needs to increase business or supplement a paycheck. Salaried employees, homemakers, small business owners, commissioned sales people, entrepreneurs, retirees—this is FOR you, and we’d like to hear FROM you. What works in one household or business may not work in another, but then again it might. Or it might be modified and adapted to different situations.

Barter services. There are barter clubs set up for this purpose, and it may help to join one or two, but it doesn’t necessarily require an organization.

Everyone has services they can perform, or items they no longer need that can be traded for what others might need or want. This can be easier if you’re self employed or if your circle of friends includes a number of small business people who can provide the types of service you might need, especially any type of repair work.

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July 24th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Income/Business Ideas | Leave a comment