Who would have guessed there is still money to be made in 8 track tapes? Thanks to O. K. Conner writing for the Fort Worth Business Press, we met Kathy Gibson and husband, Daniel making money with 8 track tapes. Yes, the same 8 track tapes that everybody had to have… in the 1970s.

Right here in Arlington, Texas. I love it. Human ingenuity and a little curiosity and pursuing opportunity to see where it goes has Kathy and Daniel in their own thriving 8 track tape business in 2009.

Make sure you wander over and read this great story. O.K. Carter spins a great tale, He is certainly an artful entertainer with written words.  And then head over to your closet and see what hidden treasure you have stashed away. You can’t judge the value either. The world will decide what it wants. I just found some old College History texts on my bookshelf. I doubt if they are hot.

Oh, and let us know what you have in your closet. Tell us about your oddball collection. Within our North Texas Community we have the talent and the experience to create businesses and deal flow. You never know what you might become involved in.  And, if you find any old 8 track tapes, even if they look busted…

Eye Catching Reminder - Yes You can get Cash for your Clunker

I heard the post heading while listening to an excited radio announcer on Stu radio playing in my head. American Initiative is as strong as ever and demand for a great buy on cars is alive and well. All you need is the right incentive. It all sort of made me happy.

Car dealers chasing a new way to get people on their car lots. People coming out to look at and buy cars. A photographer named Vyto Starinskas of the Ruland Herald captured this hilarious photo.  Would that catch your eye driving by? (Of course, here in Texas, we  have probably seen something like this being driven down the public road.)  I found it in the New York Times with the help of the  Associated Press.

Is Cash 4 Clunkers that much a better offer than what you can find venturing onto your average car dealer lot any old time? I don’t know, but it sure caught the nation’s eye. The $1 Billion fund was gone in an Internet moment. Or I guess it was gone in a dust up of confusion wondering what had been created. Somebody with a finger on the STOP button decided we had better assess what kind of accountability problem had been created.

The $1Billion represents over 250 000 new cars sold. That is lots of cars sold in short order and I found it a pleasant antidote  from the shocking experience witnessing the melt down in American auto  institutions.

While politicians argue about the right flavor of legislation and debate whether it is government out of control or effective stimulation, Americans are waiting, and not patiently, for the opportunity to open up again. Let’s hope the congressional chefs don’t screw it up.

Can you imagine what happens when legislators put the finishing touches on the next $2 Billion? Lots of people on car lots. Things are looking better. Let me know if you see any particularly savory offers concerning  Cash for Clunkers from North Texas  car dealers. Ours are as crafty as any. Yes, that makes me smile.

How many of you use Twitter? How many of you are just wondering what the heck it is all about? How many of you have a Facebook account? We all certainly hear a lot of talk about high tech and Twitter and Facebook and you wonder if it makes any sense for your business. Some of us are even behind that curve. We are still wondering what it is! It certainly is what everybody is talking about who wants to sell you something. And that makes you nervous, because when people are selling hightech and telling you, you are missing the boat, they usually have a high BS to Value ratio.

And then you hear detractors who call Twitter a toy to entertain the idle and people needing attention… it certainly has these by the Netful, but here is a great little article on the value of Twitter to help you sell products and services from your business. From the New York Times, this short article is stuff you need to hear. This simple narrative will help bring perspective.  The title says it all. Mom-and-Pop Operators Turn to Social Media. I hope the term social media is familiar. Social media is the terminology for Internet tools that make virtual socializing easy. The social media in this article is all about Twitter.

Now, don’t get nervous if you have no clue as to what Twitter is about. It is free, it is easy. Do you like to fish, do you remember your learning curve on fishing? It is longer than the learning curve for Twitter. So check out this article and come back and we will talk some more about Twitter over at our Connecting to Talent Blog