Fulfilling Your Passion by Creating a Non-Profit Business

Welcome to the LA CPA Expose’ .  These articles outline business and personal financial advice on a variety of topics.  You should always consult your professional and legal advisors before implementing any new strategies.

            

 

Business Strategy and Tactics: What We Can Learn From How We Raise our Kids

Our kids hate us…when we don’t give them money.  Oh sure, we pay of their schooling, sports, and other school-related activities, but we are determined to require them to work for their recreation money.  All three of my boys have worked for me from time to time.

So, when I came across Barbara Haislip’s article, How to Raise en Entrepreneur, it rang true with lessons with business strategy and tactics:

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Fulfilling Your Passion by Creating a Non-Profit Business

Do you have a passion to do charitable work?  Have you thought of creating a non-profit to make the world a little bit better? Have you been asked to volunteer or participate on a board of directors of a non-profit?  Today, we will be addressing this aspect of our society and some advice to starting or maintaining your own on-profit business.

 

  

Antiquing: How My Wife Convinced Me, and The Impact on Business Strategy

It started with Chumlee.  I walked through the living room to my computer and stopped to watch Rick and Chumlee on Pawn Stars discuss the historical significance of something like a musket rifle.  This intrigued me, but what really got me interested in their antiques was “value.”  No, I don’t mean some 1920 decorative egg, I mean something that won’t break down within two years like my microwave.

Eight years ago, we purchased moderately expensive sconces.  We didn’t realized that they would only last about five years.  They developed an electrical short, and succumbed to the outside elements.

Inspired by the Pawn Star’s antiques, I bought four 1929 sconces at an estate sale that I will recondition.  I believe these will be a better value than going to a lamp store to pay $200 per sconce.  These antiques have lasted over 80 years, and are pretty cool to look at.  I believe they will be a good value.

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