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2009
I have been a member of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce Toastmasters group for four months now. I joined Toastmasters because I wanted to gain confidence speaking in front of a large group. One of my 2009 goals was to speak on an Insurance related topic to an audience as a SME (...
01/27/2009
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I own a 2-Family in the Helderberg Neighborhood of Albany, NY, right near St. Peter's Hospital. The apartment will be available March 1st. We are listing the apartment for $950 a month. There is a full kitchen, bath, dining room and living room as well as washer and dryer. On-street parking. ...
01/23/2009
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I am a huge fan of local Chamber sponsored events. Tonight I set a booth at Business Expo. Kind of a small affair only about 30 tables, but it is these more intimate events that I usually find to be the most productive. Insurance services are a tough product to sell in that type of environment...
01/22/2009
I recently joined a local chapter of BNI, (Business Networks International, www.bni.com), the Crossroads Connection. BNI is a professional business referral group. There are many groups similiar to BNI throughout the country so when I say BNI, I really mean any business referral group. When I w...
01/21/2009
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A good Real Estate agent friend of mine once referred to the process of Home Inspection as a "Deal Killer." He was of the opinion that when the home inspector came into the prospective house he/she would scare the potential buyer out of buying the property. I'm not sure if this is an industry...
01/15/2009
It is reality that income property owners want to pay the least amount possible on insurance. This is a very obvious statement since insurance premiums directly effect the bottom line an income property produces. However, there are many pitfalls associated with the pursuit of lower premiums, ...
01/07/2009
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