White House Rescue Plan Announced Today–All $75 Billion Of It

By Molly Greaves
 

President Barack Obama on February 18 rolled out the White House’s Rescue Housing plan of $75 billion to help struggling families avoid foreclosure and to bring some order to the housing market.  The President said taxpayer money could help save  between 7 – 9 million families who are risking foreclosure because they cannot [...]

The Dow Closes Down 382 Points, Down The Most In 3 Months…

By Molly Greaves

At 11:00 am today, the Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, was scheduled to announce the Obama Administration’s new bank bailout plan.  Earlier, U.S. stock futures were trading lower as investors prepared for details on the new financial rescue plan. When Mr. Geithner began his speech, the Dow was down about 80 points.  As he [...]

Top Outdoor Essentials. BE PREPARED!

By Molly Greaves
(here I am yesterday in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Today I’m back in Austin, comparing our hills for theirs!)
 
1. Water. Don’t leave without it. On a hot summer day, you can lose more than a liter of sweat per hour.
2. Energy Bars or Snack. Clif and Mojo bars are great tasting and great [...]

Make Your Own First-Aid Kit!

By Molly Greaves

As a State Park Member here in Texas, I made a first-aid kit for one of my recent treks. I looked up what to include and thought I’d pass it along to you so you can be since you can be prepared for every nick and scrape that happens along the way, should [...]

ASSET PROTECTION TIP and TWO REASONS TO FORM AN ENTITY

By Molly Greaves
I’ve been learning a lot about asset and privacy protection, studying various structures from Sole Prop to Dynasty Trusts, including structures not currently available in my state of Texas. I have a lot of personal real estate goals for my future, and want to make sure I have the correct protection for the [...]

TYPES OF PROTECTION NEEDED IN LIFE

 
By Molly Greaves

 
There are a lot of things that we humans are responisble for having, and knowing about. 
TYPES OF PROTECTION NEEDED IN LIFE:
Financial, tax, business, legal, retirement, insurance + privacy (moreso for some than others, although by not hiding your privacy you are more open to being sued)

How To File an Assumed Name (DBA)

By Molly Greaves
Here are the instructions on how to get a DBA in Travis County Austin, Texas. I hope you continue to read on whether you live in Austin or not, because the process should pretty much be the same in the county where you live. 
For my fellow Austinites of Travis County, here are the steps for [...]

Economic Development Groups in Austin

By Molly Greaves
I got the data for this list from the Austin Business Journal’s Book of Lists 2008.
These are the groups in regular-old alphabetical order…
Bastrop Economic Development Corp 303-9700
Buda Economic Development Corp 295-2022
Cedar Park Economic Development Corp 401-5014
City of Georgetown, Dept of Economic Development 930-3546
City of Kyle 262-1010
City of Leander 528-2852
City of Lockhart 398-3461
City of Smithsville 237-2313
Economic [...]

SBA 7(A) LENDERS

By Molly Greaves
Hopefully you read my blog entry before this entry, as that has the list of the SBA 504 Lenders.  This list compliments that list.  I got the data below from the Austin Business Journal, which I am a very happy subscriber of.
 
SBA 7(A) LENDERS
Ranked by $ amount of 7(a) loans approved Oct 2006-Sept [...]

SBA 504 Lenders

 
Thank you for checking out my blog!
When there is a downturn in the economy, you’ll find that as more people loose their jobs or get sick of worrying about losing their jobs, more and more folks are becoming entrepreneurs.
With that in mind, I know that although Austin is known to have it’s fair share [...]