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The Big Problem Dealing With Secondary Glazing And Condensation Build-Up

July 31st, 2010 No comments

Secondary – and double-glazing are both tried and true methods of making a building more energy efficient. Both will reduce heating and cooling costs and also lessen carbon-dioxide emissions. Both work well but are certainly not equal in their efficiency or functionality. For one thing, there is an on-going problem with secondary glazing and condensation. This is not such a problem with double-panes.

Those who elect to install double glazing can expect to save about one-half of their current energy consumption. Good quality double-glazed windows are extremely efficient at blocking not only heat loss but also air and noise pollution. They will make your home quieter, cleaner, warmer (or cooler in summer) and more comfortable. They’re very good at their job.

What makes double-glazing work so well is the sealed space left between the two panes of glass. This void, which may either contain a vacuum or be filled with air or another gas (usually argon), makes for a very good insulation barrier between you and the outside world. This insulating space must be completely sealed (air-tight) in order to function properly.

Sometimes ‘Low Emissivity’ (Low-E) glass is used, which significantly increases the window’s efficiency. This Low-E coating, applied to one side of the glass pane, is able to keep the heat in your house by bouncing it back when it’s trying to escape through the window. At the same time, Low-E allows the sun’s solar rays through, making good use of the sun’s warmth. It’s a great technological innovation.

Because proper double-glazing will employ an air-tight seal, chances of condensation appearing are minimal. The same cannot be said about secondary glazing, which is one of its shortcomings. Because secondary windows are placed on the inside of existing single-paned windows they just don’t work as well as when the primary window is replaced with a double-glazed unit. Unfortunately, adding double-paned models isn’t always possible.

Prior planning consent is not required in order to install secondary windows. For homes that are listed (or in Conservation areas) this may be the best option. It may, in fact, be your ONLY option.

Secondary glazing and condensation problems associated with this method of upgrading your windows is something to consider. They will also cut your energy bill and reduce your emissions but only about half as much as the double-glazed units. Half, of course, is better than none and, in some cases may be the only alternative. Consider the options.

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Why Go Public – How To Raise Capital – Save Your Company Now

July 31st, 2010 No comments

If you think economic conditions are tough now, you haven’t seen anything yet. Europe’s collapse is just getting started which will affect our exports, banking and real estate market all over again. Our nation’s current financial traction is only temporary and we still have one to three more cycles of down spiraling real estate market conditions to deal with.

Believe none of what you hear from politicians and half of what you see as to them it’s all just a sitcom entwined in smoke and mirrors. To your local government official you’re just a rat on a treadmill chasing after scraps from their table. Do you honestly think you matter to them? All they care about is votes, don’t be naive by thinking they ran for office because of social conviction.

You are just a vote on a ticket in a ballet box, nothing more. The two sectors of the market that have been hardest hit are small/medium size business due to lack of growth capital and shrinking client base and the employees of these companies who have lost their jobs because of cut backs. Being that most issues lie with the demise of the entrepreneur let’s take a closer look at the problems they face and how we can solve them.

Small business is the lifeblood to our nation’s economy. Our entrepreneurs feed an economy which once guzzled luxury items, technology and solutions that made our lives easier. With funding cuts from the top of the economic food chain (Fed to banks to entrepreneurs) there are no lines of credit to offset temporary losses which in turn creates substantial losses without the critical and timely rebound. Companies can’t grow because of the lack of expansion capital, lease options and other alternative financing mechanisms.

While your senator will stand and entertain questions at a press conference make no mistake you’re trapped in a spider filled casket in a forgotten crypt. Grim? Absolutely. Disgusting and despicable is more like it. Instead of promoting concepts that can empower business owners, politicians keep silent as we all slide into the tar pit in one communal involuntary suicide.

Here is the information that they are not telling you. Here is a solution to the problem of a bankrupt middle class and the ever shrinking small/medium size business. Our solution lies in two very simple words, “Private Capital”. There are solutions and you have power to change your fate.

Private capital comes in many forms but here we are going to talk about Regulation D Rule 506 which stemmed from the Securities Act of 1933 which is an SEC approved way of splitting your company up into organized shares and selling those shares to the public via public offering through private placement also referred to as a private placement memorandum. You can sell shares to accredited investors who believe in your business model. A PPM can be a pre IPO (otcbb) structure, long term investment with a certain exit strategy or you can pay dividends. There are many options, just pick one and move forward.

My personal favorite for helping qualified corporations raise capital and take control is using a PPM to raise a seed capital round and use the proceeds to fund an SEC audit, S1 Filing, 15c211 filing to FINRA approval and trading symbol disbursement. Yes, it is that easy to take your company public. Most companies won’t qualify for the NASDAQ or NYSE and you shouldn’t even consider the cesspool of the pink sheets but a wonderful platform that works great with the above and a solid investor relations strategy is the OTCBB (over the counter bulletin boards).

Once your company is public you can sell securities and cross collateralize your securities for a quick capital raise with minimal institutional banking intervention and drawbacks. Find a consultant who can take you through the process and can demonstrate solid comprehension of your business genre. Take control now!

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S1 Lawyer – S1 Attorney – Take Your Company Public The Right Way

July 31st, 2010 No comments

For companies wanting to go public the basic understanding is to find an S1 attorney that will look out for your best interest and make the process easy. But what you’re not thinking about is the sub-sector of predatory attorneys that just look at you as easy prey. They’ll jump into your company, distract you by confusing you with technical jargon, fast talking and stressful scenarios that could never happen and when you’re not looking they’ll carve out a nice fat piece of equity on top of their excessive fees that pile up as they rob you blind with their insularely fees.

Qualify your S1 lawyer the way you would a blind, deaf, mute, quadriplegic proctologist before you go in for surgery. The fact that they can do what you’ve read in their promotional material is possible but most likely won’t happen, not that it can’t happen it’s just they can’t make it happen. Got it?

Be wary of S1 attorneys that will try to confuse you and distract you from your original goal. Let’s say it was your goal to go public on the OTCBB, the attorney who wants to take you for a ride will distract you with statements geared towards far fetched issues to scare you into submitting to their, not so far off, actions of adding fees, slicing off equity and other things of this nature. A perfect example is an attorney who gets involved with the client’s PPM share price with oppressive authority. If you’re company has a valuation of $3m they are trying to tell you to sell shares pre public for $1.00 or so which is absolutely, completely unrealistic, especially when you look at existing in the post public arena. They will tell you that at .20 cents per share pre public your pre revenue company will never have a chance to get on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ should be the furthest thing from your mind at this stage as you should be focusing on your pre public share price and post public IR). If the predator S1 lawyer sees you’re organized and have a solid comprehension of the process they will take away your confidence in those around you to gain more dependence by you. They will tell you that you can’t pay your IR firm the way you’ve already pre negotiated or that they are dirty or whatever.

When it comes to the PCAOB audit they will absolutely insist on you using their guy even though he charges twice the amount of other firms that gave you a quote and you can rest assured that the markup is their commission for scaring you into using this firm.

At the end of the day the predatory S1 attorney will confuse you, up-sell, over charge, scare, belittle and whatever else they have to do to make sure that at the end of the day they can get away with charging and taking everything without having to deliver anything and it will be structured so that the blame falls on you for not fulfilling the obligations set on you by the attorney. Good luck out there!

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Soundness And Unrisky Advice For All Gutter Cleaning Company

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Being the owner of a company can be a stressful time for you or not so stressful. The stress can be if the people you have hired for various jobs are not operating in a safe manner. However, you will want to make sure that you are capable of providing Health and safety tips for all gutter cleaning businesses. These are necessary items that you are going to want to give to your hired help for the following benefits that you can discover.

One of the first benefits that you can discover is that your hired help will get training on what the job entails and how to perform in a safe manner. Since they will be operating in the safe manner you will see that they will put in to practice what they learned from the tips that you gave them.

Another reason to do this is you could be able to reduce some of your insurance rates, but you will need to check with your company before thinking that this is going to hold true. You are going to need to check with your insurance company, but they might be able to give you a discount if you can log that all of your employees have attended one of these sessions or received this information.

Your employees will see the safety on the job as a second nature. While it might take a while for them to do this as natural as can be it will start to get into the mindset that they have. The mindset then will be able to allow them to work safely at all times.

Since they are going to be able to work in a safe manner they are going to impress the people who are paying you for the job that you are completing. If they are impressing them you can find that you are going to keep them as a paying customer for a much longer time than what you might have if your people were operating in an unsafe manner.

The equipment could become a big safety issue since many of the injuries that you could see might be lifting injuries. Ladders are going to be a necessary item for this job and they could possibly end up having injuries by lifting these items if they are using improper technique.

As a business owner you are going to need to know the reasons why you should provide your employees with health and safety tips for all gutter cleaning businesses. By doing this you will be able to find that the above reasons are great ones that will encourage all of your employees to attend these educational sessions and adhere to what is taught.

A gutter cleaning company in London gives you professional workers who are devoted to health and safety while keeping your gutters free of debris. A gutter cleaning service is easy to find and use.

Real Estate Investors – Over The Counter Bulletin Board

July 31st, 2010 No comments

For real estate investors, there are two things that are always in short supply regardless of the ups and downs in the economy: capital and quality inventory. Most investors that I have worked with not only need capital but strategies to go after capital that is not issued based solely on a credit score. Even if a real estate investor has good credit they still have the obstacle of too many inquires and too many open loans on their credit report and funding sources are spooked by these distractions and turn the applicant down even though all of their loans are current and they have a solid FICO.

If the above describes you or if you have limited or poor credit and you’re a serious real estate investor, here is how to get all the capital you’ll ever need. First put a solid strategy together. Start with your company infrastructure. Organize your company with a CEO, CFO, Board of Directors etc. After you’ve done this you want to set up your inter-industry strategic alliances which should be composed of other investors, bird dogs, electricians, roofers, general contractors etc. You want each of these alliances to have a purpose. They should be a portal for industry niche knowledge and consultation and also referral hubs. Let each of your alliances know exactly what type of investments you’re looking for and as they are sending you referrals, reciprocate by issuing them work in whatever specialty they are in.

Next you want to have a solid business plan written for your company (don’t write this yourself, have a professional do it for you) that spells out the intricacies of your company, your alliances, your accomplishments and goals. Paint a picture of success and strength.

Next you need a mechanism for accepting investment capital so you’ll need a Private Placement Memorandum. This document package gives a technical breakdown of your investment opportunity and spells out the risks and advantages in detail to keep you from getting sued by investors down the road. This memorandum takes advantage of SEC Regulation D Rule Exemptions 504, 505 or 506. A PPM is the minimum requirement dictated by the SEC for accepting capital from accredited and non accredited investment sources. Real investors will demand an PPM anyway so it’s good to have it done beforehand.

Now that your company is properly structured, you have a solid board of directors and alliances; your business plan is well written and to the point, you have a solid outlet for accepting capital from investors, you are now ready for capital. Your best bet is to go back to the company who wrote your business plan and private placement memorandum and use their ‘investor finder’ service. Legitimate corporate consultants who write technical documents will also stand behind their work by assisting their clients in finding investors. One solid strategy for getting access to capital quickly and easily is to have your Investor Finder forward go through their database and email individual and institutional funding sources.

When you are contacted by these investment sources, give them the option to invest in your company using the PPM (which will give you a fund in which you will be able to rehab real estate, buy at auctions etc). You will also want to give them the option of investing in a ‘per deal’ scenario. Allow them the option to also (or only) invest in particular transactions with you so when you get a deal, with a solid investor finder service, you’ll eventually have 100+ solid investors to go to for quick capital on particular transactions that go above what your PPM fund can handle.

There you have it, a strategy that works 100% of the time for real estate investors globally. Your best bet, to make sure that you do this properly, is to hire a consultant that can set up this process for you. Cheers to your success!

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