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Success In Business

When someone starts a business, it’s never their intent that it fails.  If you consider that  you were going to fail and that would be the outcome, you never ever would have started to begin with.  Realize that 8 out of 10 business fail in the first 5 years.  So what does that mean for you and what can you do about it?

 

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Multiple Assaults

Starting a business should be handle much like when a country goes to war.  The generals never just go into the battle and guess what they’re going to do, they have gone to school, studied, learned their enemy and strategized.  So when they go on a mission, they know what they’re going to do and when they’re going to do it.  They know when airstrikes are going to happen, when ground troops are going in, and when to set up a M.A.S.H unit.  Because the realty of war is death and injuries.  They don’t go in half hearted to fight, it’s a full on assault.

They same has to be true for you and your new business.  You need to study!  Yes, you need to do your homework.  You need to study the enemy (your competition) and find out what he/she does well, but also what they do poorly.  You need to have a M.A.S.H. unit.  That is, you need to have your plan in place for when things don’t work the way you planned.  For example, if sales don’t come when you think they will; have resources lined up so that you don’t have to close your doors, have your car repo’d and you don’t have to lose your home.  You have got that plan in place.

Your Arsenal!

Like an army, your arsenal has to be in place.  Do you have your SEO agency in New York in place?  So that your name and your company is getting out there?  Do you have your social media marketing agency set up, so that you can get onto the social media sites and get your name out there for you.  So that when they see that little red ant, they think of you?  Are you online at all?  Do you have  your website designed and user friendly?  Is your website designed in such a way that it’s responsive to cell phones.

Is your arsenal ready?

 

 

Your Product!

The product that you’re choosing to merchandise is important.  You can have all of your ducks in a row, but have a terrible product and it never fly.  If you are one of 20 restaurants on a corner,  then it’s not necessarily how good your food is, but your location.  Are you one of 5 dentists in a strip mall?  If so, you’re going to have a hard time getting new customers over the other 4 businesses that are in your neighborhood.  Worse, is there a genuine need for what you have and what you do?  Are you feeling a void that currently exists.  This is why Microsoft worked so well.  Not only did they fill a void, but they created a need that we didn’t even know existed.  Now you can’t imagine not having a computer, let alone talking with someone around the world!

Is your product needed?

YOU Can’t Live!

That’s right, YOU can’t live without being in business for yourself.  This is a must above everything else.  Why?  Because you’re going to be working seven days a week.  You’re not going to see your family.  You’re going to miss important events.  You’re going to work late into the night and then turn around and get up early in the morning.  It’s all part of the unspoken cost of starting a business and making it work for at the very least, the first 5 years of it’s existence.  Then you might be able to start cutting back on hours…maybe.

Are You Ready?

That’s the question that remains; are YOU ready?  It’s a time of blood, sweet and tears.  It’s a time when you have a lot to loose, but you also have a lot to gain.  So do those around you, those that you live with…your family.  It’s a hard road, but if you succed…well there’s nothing better!  Ask Bill Gates!

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It’s HOT!

 

It’s Hot ~ It’s Summer

You’ve probably noticed, it’s very hot outside!  While for most, it’s a sign if summer arrived, fun and trips to the beach, it’s also got something else going on that you need to make sure that you’re prepared for the down side: Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion

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Heat Exhaustion

Simply put, heat exhaustion is where your body is overheating.  It most often occurs in the summer, because of the increase in external heat.  It’s easier to overheat when it’s hot out, then when it’s cool or cold.  Clearly because in winter it’s cold and that helps keep your temperature lower.  That has it’s own issue, that will be discussed at a later time, for now we’re focusing on heat exhaustion.  Because it’s hot out, you’re more active, which is fine.  But it also means that you have to have cooling come from another source.  It can be that you stay indoors, but if that’s not possible,  you have to make sure your hydrated and hydrated well.

Hydration

Hydration doesn’t mean that you drink diuretics.  That means that things like coffee, tea and beer doesn’t count for fluid intake.  It means that you need to drink lots of water.  You may not be a fan of water, but if you knew that you would be getting heat exhaustion, you’d make sure that you drank a lot.  And if you knew that you were going to be staying the night in the hospital, you also would have made sure that you took in enough water.

Signs And Symptoms

It’s one thing to have heat exhaustion and it’s another to know that you have it.  If you don’t know, you’re likely to continue to do the same behaviors until you literally drop.  Consider the following signs and symptoms that may indicate that you have heat exhaustion:

  • Confusion.
  • Dark-colored urine (a sign of dehydration)
  • Dizziness.
  • Fainting.
  • Fatigue.
  • Headache.
  • Muscle or abdominal cramps.
  • Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.

If you have been in the active in the heat (yes, this includes walking) and exhibit any number of these symptoms go and see a doctor immediately.

 

Heat Stroke!

Heat stroke is not the same thing as heat exhaustion.  To begin with, it’s more sever.  Where it is related to heat and to much of it, it’s where the heat regulator in the body actually shuts down.  If you will, the heat regulator in the body breaks and can’t cool the body down.  The end result is death.  Keeping cool and hydrated suddenly isn’t a game, it’s life and death.

Signs And Symptoms

If you or a loved one have any of these signs and symptoms, get medical help immediately.

  • Altered mental state or behavior.
  • Alteration in sweating.
  • Flushed skin.
  • Headache.
  • High body temperature. A body temperature of 104 F (40 C) or higher is the main sign of heatstroke.
  • Nausea and vomiting.
  • Rapid breathing.
  • Racing heart rate.

Medical Treatment

As you’ve seen, heat stroke is a life and death issue.  If you don’t die from it, consider the following health issues that can result from heat stroke!

  • Brain damage
  • Heart Damage
  • Kidneys and muscle damage
  • Death

So what causes the difference in degree of injuries and damage from heat stroke?  The length of time that it takes to receive treatment.  If you’re not sure what’s going on, get to a hospital immediately.  If you’re to far from a hospital go to an MD based urgent care.  They are technically emergency room doctors and they can at least get treatment started and call for an ambulance!

Conclusion

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are no laughing matters.  They can alter your quality of life forever.  It’s something that can come on suddenly and severely. Remember to, that you can head either of these off by short periods in the sun as well as plenty of fluids.  This is especially critical after coming off of winter.

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ARMEX Blast Media

ARMEX is one of the industry leading baking soda-based abrasive. ARMEX had a network of authorized distributors worldwide that sell portable and contained soda-blasting equipment systems, accessories, and part as well as the full line of ARMEX Blast Media Formulas.

ARMEX Blast and Cleaning Media are baking soda-based abrasives for the removal and cleaning of hard coatings and contaminants that can be used comfortably and efficiently without disturbing the base material.

ARMEX can be used to remove contaminants and coatings without distortion or damage to a wide range of substrates, including wood, stone, metal, fiber, glass, even carbon. Soda blasting is a very effective method of cleaning and depainting when one or more of the following points is important:

No roughening at the entire surface, therefore conventional abrasives cannot be used. The flexibility of soda blast media will prevent damages to e.g. hydraulic parts or (surrounding) rotary.

Because ARMEX is completely soluble in water, it is ensured that no residue is left behind in e.g. engines or process installations.

ARMEX performance is very exceptional. Because the ARMEX crystal is soft and breakable, it will not damage bearings, seals, or other moving components like hard abrasives will. It quickly exposes surfaces for non-destructive inspection and testing, with no metal removal or cracks closure. Its superior contaminant removal provides for a cleaner surface, which is fundamental to maximizing coating performance. Also, ARMEX formulations are non-flammable and non-sparking and can be used in hazardous duty areas.ARMEX is not just baking soda. It is a
uniquely formulated sodium bicarbonate abrasive produced for blasting. The protective additives in ARMEX avoid clumping and clogging issues and are essential for uninterrupted operation, especially in high humidity environments.

The ARMEX soda blast media comes in different particle sizes to suit each application. It is considered a one-pass media. Unlike other abrasives ARMEX is extremely friable, it fractures
into much smaller particles upon impact. This results in a more intense cleaning action softens the impact on substrates and also changes the particle to a fine dust no more suitable for removing coatings.

Using ARMEX with the proper tools maximizes cleaning performances and minimizes media use, often providing excellent productivity because concern for surface deterioration even at high pressures is minimal and this make ARMEX process to be as cost effective as other abrasive processes.

ARMEX media provides a superior worker and environmental safety profile compared with solvents, caustic chemicals, high-pressure water and sandblasting. The media contains no free silica, and it’s suitable for use in FDA-regulated facilities.

Contrasted to other blast media, little ARMEX is needed to depaint or clean a square meter of surface area. The result is less trash generated. Also, ARMEX media in and of itself is non-toxic and is easier and less expensive to dispose of. I, it can be disposed of in a sanitary landfill and can be washed into a sanitary sewer because it's soluble in nature. In fact, it may also be useful as a buffering agent during the waste treatment process.

It quickly and thoroughly clean or remove paint virtually any surface with little or no masking or pre-washing. It is ideal for difficult and hard-to- reach areas, reducing or eliminating solvent cleaning and hand tooling. ARMEX is ideal for turnaround situations for removing a coating or contaminant, or other alteration of that surface because many cleaning and depainting jobs can be done while the plant and equipment are still in operation.

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ArmaKleen Aqueous Cleaners

ArmaKleen is a company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey that manufactures aqueous cleaners that are environmentally friendly and more effective in cleaning most plastic and metal surfaces than your traditional commercial cleaners. ArmaKleen products are water-based and can easily remove ink, rust, oil, adhesives, paint and many other kinds of residue. Their products are formulated to work well in cleaning industrial and commercial parts which require high quality cleaning solutions. Best of all, ArmaKleen cleaning products are economical to the average company that wants to find a quick cleaning solution for their messy surfaces. You can use the aqueous cleaners in most immersion, manual, ultrasonic and spray washing equipment. There are specific kinds of ArmaKleen cleaners that are made to remove certain residues like their Paint & Ink Remover, the Universal Paint Gun Cleaner, Rust Remover, Defoamer and more.

ArmaKleen is actually a joint venture that was formed between two major companies that produce cleaning products. These companies are Safety-Kleen Systems and Church & Dwight. ArmaKleen utilizes Safety-Kleen Systems’ innovation with environmentally friendly cleaning solutions and merges it with the premier cleaning solutions of Church & Dwight, which is also the company that creates Arm & Hammer brand products. Consumers are familiar with Arm & Hammer as being affordable, natural and effective in its cleaning solutions. With all of these cleaning formulas combined into one, ArmaKleen products have become the number one source for cleaning away all kinds of residue regardless of what surface needs to be cleaned.

ArmaKleen products are meant for professional use which is why they are not sold in ordinary retail stores. Anyone who is interested in purchasing or inquiring about ArmaKleen products will have to be associated with a commercial or industrial company. You can go directly to their website at www.armakleen.com and contact the company directly if you meet these requirements.