P.T. Barnum - The Art of Money Getting

By Mark Frauenfelder / Source: Credit.com

P.T. Barnum, the great circus showman of the 19th century, is probably best remembered for saying, "There's a sucker born every minute."

That's a shame, because he never said it; his competitor did. And as a result of this misattribution, many people think Barnum was nothing but a brash huckster who wasn't worth learning from.

I counted myself among those who thought Barnum was a con artist, but fortunately my curiosity got the better of me when I saw that Amazon was offering a free Kindle version of his book, The Art of Money-Getting, and I downloaded it. (If you don't have a Kindle or tablet you can read it here.)

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How to Build a Six-Figure Business With Less Than $100

By Chris Guillibeau / Author of The $100 Startup

Over the past several years, I've been on a quest to study micro-businesses -- small operations (typically one person) that make $50,000 a year or more (often a lot more). The quest took me all over the world, at first to a large group of 1,500 "unexpected entrepreneurs" who volunteered to share their stories in detail.

I wanted to hear from all kinds of businesses -- both offline and online -- to decipher what made them so successful. How did they get started? What helped them grow into significant, reliable sources of income? How can you increase odds of success?

After much effort, a small team and I narrowed down the case studies to a subset of 70 that I focused on for final analysis. All 70 people had created freedom for themselves: new income and a completely new way of life. There are formulas.

Here is a highly-condensed list of 17 lessons learned…

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An Easy Name Makes Life Easier

By Chad Brooks / Source: Business News Daily

Parents wanting to give their children a leg up in the workforce can start early by giving them a simple name like Michael, Tom, Jane or Mary, new research suggests.

A study by professors at the University of Melbourne and New York University revealed that people with simple, easy-to-pronounce names were more likely to be favored for a promotion at work.

"The effect is not due merely to the length of a name or how foreign-sounding or unusual it is, but rather how easy it is to pronounce," said Simon Laham, the study's lead author from the University of Melbourne.

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