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From The Editor 5

10 Reasons to Plant Trees...Now!!! 11

South Carolina Wedding & Event Planners: Career Outlook 13

Profiting From the Green Movement 17

Barter Is Smart Business 22

Time To Refinance or Buy!? 26

A One Tank Trip 28

South Carolina Firsts 32

About North Charleston 34

Bunker Shot Perfection: Blast Your Way To A Better Golf Score 36

Neighborhoods 38

Commerical Real Estate - Renting In Today’s Market 41

Shopping 40

Dining And Entertainment 41

Travel & Tourism 42

Churches, Schools, & Religous Supplies 43

Professional Services 44

Clothing Stores and Accessories 45

House and Home 46

Personal Care 47

Medical 48

Real Estate 49

Automotive 50

Banking and Finance 51

Specialities 52

Coupons & Specials 53

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From The Editor
Buy Local
Promoting local business is as simple as having other company’s
business cards or brochures posted on a board in your store. In an
effort to promote your area, we are distributing decals that say “Check
us out at www.MoncksCorner.sc,” in hopes that local shoppers will visit
the site to find local restaurants, clothing, specials, coupons and more.
We are doing our part, so please join us, and promote your local mer-
chants, and everyone will benefit!

Top Ten reasons to Think Local

Buy Local - Be Local – Help Local Businesses

1. Buy Local -- Support yourself and Moncks Corner. Many

studies have revealed when you buy from an independent, locally
owned business in the your own area, rather than a nationally owned
businesses, considerably more of your money is used to make
purchases from other local businesses. Local businesses continue to
strengthen the economic base of the local community. These include
case studies showing that local local owned businesses generate a
premium in enhanced economic impact to the community and our tax
base.

2.Support Local Area Community Groups:

Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from
smaller Moncks Corner area business owners than they do from large
companies.

3. Keep Your Area Unique: Where we shop, where we eat and

have fun -- all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind local
businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character. Local tourism
businesses also benefit. “When people go on vacation they generally
seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not
just anyplace.” ~ Richard Moe, President, National Historic Preservation
Trust.

4. Reduce Environmental Impact: Locally owned businesses

in your area can make more local purchases requiring less
transportation. This generally means contributing less to sprawl,
congestion, habitat loss and pollution.

5. Create Additional Jobs: Small local businesses are the

largest employer nationally and in the community, provide the most jobs
to local residents.

6. Receive Better Service: Local businesses often hire people

with a better understanding of the products and services they offer, and
take more time to get to know customers.
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From The Editor
- Continued

7.Invest in Your Community: Local

businesses are owned by people who live in this
community, and they are less likely to leave, and are
more invested in the community’s future.

8. Put your Taxes to Good Use: Local

businesses require a relatively little infrastructure
investment and make more efficient use of public
services as compared to nationally owned stores
entering your area.

9. Buy What you Want, Not What Big

Advertising Budgets Want you to Buy:
A South Carolina marketplace comprised of tens
of thousands of small businesses is the best way
to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-
term. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting
products and services based not on a national sales
plan but on their own interests and the needs of their
local customers, promises a much broader range of
product choices.

10. Promote Local Prosperity: An esca-

lating body of economic research shows that in an
increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and
skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in
communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind busi-
nesses and distinctive character.

Larry Local
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South
Carolina
Wedding &
Event
Planners:
Career
Outlook
Can you imagine a more
exciting career than being the
person who helps to plan a
couple’s happiest day together
and makes them lasting
memories for the rest of their
life? Or planning a Corporate
Event for some of the largest
companies in South Carolina.
The best part is you are creating
an event that you do not have to
pay for. If you are interested in
a career as a wedding or event
planner, read on to discover
general description, educational
requirements, and your job
outlook information.
Wedding and Event
Planner Job Description
Wedding or Event planners, as
the name implies, handle many
or all of the details of setting up
a wedding or other event from
coordinating the caterers to
directing the dinners. The term
wedding planner is a
classification of how involved the
person is with their clients’
wedding. There are two other
classifications which are
wedding consultants and
wedding directors.
Wedding consultants allow
couples to plan the wedding and
offer only their advice and
expertise. Wedding planners
oversee and are responsible for
much of the work of the wedding
from beginning to end, but the
couple is still involved. Wedding
directors take care of the entire
wedding event, which affords the
couple getting married to only
focus on getting married.
Wedding directors sometimes
usually attend the wedding to
make sure the day goes exactly
as planned. If it rains on the day
of an outdoor wedding, the
wedding director will have an
alternate plan already in place.
Wedding planners, specifically,
perform a variety of tasks. They
make appointments with clients
and vendors, provide gown
options, provide wedding theme
options, and plan for the
unforeseen among other things.
The business side of wedding
planning involves staying within
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your budget, and making sure
the vendors get paid. Wedding
planners who handle all aspects
of the event are mostly
self-employed working both
part-time and full-time. However,
special event centers,
wineries, hotels, and other
hospitality facilities also offer
employment opportunities.
Wedding planners must also
write contracts and be efficient
marketers of their business. The
best wedding planner in South
Carolina must get their name
known, and can only handle a
certain amount of weddings in
any given time.
An event planner does the
same basic tasks as the
wedding planner, but the event
will dictate what is different. A
big corporate event may require
several sound and video
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systems. A golf tournament may
require many sponsors being
adequately recognized.
Whatever the event, having
alternative plans when things go
not as planned is the mark of a
good planner. This means that
you must have a long list of
suppliers and people in the
service industries that can
stand in when problems arise.

Educational Requirements
for Wedding & Event
Planners

There are no federal, state, or

local laws requiring wedding or
event planners to have
anything other than a business
license. Very few
colleges/universities offer
degrees or certificates in
wedding and planning. Online
schools offer training; however,
carefully research the online
school prior to paying any fees
or signing up for classes. The
best schooling is the College
of OJT ( On the Job Training).
Working for a wedding or event
planner and learning from the
ground up is the only way to
truly learn the business.
Certification is increasingly
becoming sought after because
clients want to make sure their
special day is handled by a
professional.

Job Outlook for

Wedding & Event Planners

Wedding and event planning

in South Carolina is a growing
field with more and more
opportunities. Creating a
profitable business is a slow
process. Attracting clientele
takes time, but there is always
plenty of work for good
planners.

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Profiting
From the
Green
Movement
People in South Carolina are
active in “going green” and
doing their part to save the
environment, save money and
promote the local economy in
the process. There are many
green initiatives in the state
from local blogs getting the
word out to green businesses,
green home builders and homes,
recycling programs, as well
as, organizations designed
to promote South Carolina
agriculture and SC products.
Surely you have heard the buzz
on going green and if you want
to start getting involved and
doing your part, here are some
tips to get you started:
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• Avoid
idle
letting your car
- Every second you spend
idling your car’s engine means
needlessly wasting gas, as well
as, adding wear and tear on your
vehicle. Idling over 10 seconds
wastes more gas than is needed
for startup. Overall, Americans
idle away 2.9 billion gallons of
gas a year, worth around $78.2
billion.
• Turn off your computer -
Save energy and wear and tear
on your machine by shutting
down your computer when
you are done using it and in
the evenings before you leave
work. You’ll save an average
of $90 of electricity a year.
The Department of Energy
recommends shutting off your
monitor if you aren’t going to use
it for more than 20 minutes, and
the whole computer if you’re not
going to use it for longer than
two hours.
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Profiting On The Green
Movement
- Continued
• Ask your power company
about green energy - More
than half of all electricity
consumers in the U.S. now have
the option of purchasing green
power from their local utility. Find
out how you can purchase green
power by visiting the Department
of Energy’s state-by-state list of
providers. You can also check
with your own utility to see
what’s available. Palmetto Clean
Energy is a local South Carolina
green energy program http://
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default.asp
• Keep sensible tabs on
your thermostat - It is to
your benefit to pays to pay close
attention to your thermostat,
since most South Carolina
households spend 50 to 70%
of their energy budgets on
heating and cooling. For every
degree you lower the thermostat,
you’ll save between 1% and
3% of your heating bill. Do the
same thing in reverse with air
conditioning.
• Wash your clothes in
cold water - An easy way to
clean green is to turn the dial
on your washing machine to
cold. Most laundry loads do not
require hot water, and 90% of
the energy used by washing
machines goes into heating
the water. The higher the water
temperature, the higher the cost
to you and the planet.
• Enroll in online billing
- Save natural resources, as
well as late fees, by registering
with online bill-paying options.
Paperless billing not only saves
trees; it also reduces the fossil
fuel needed to get all those
billing envelopes from them to
you and back again. Plus, you’ll
save money on stamps.
• Get rid of junk mail - program is a new, exciting,
Approximately 100 million trees
and 28 billion gallons of water
are used to send junk mail to
Americans annually. You can
eliminate 75% of unsolicited
mail by registering on the Mail
Preference Service on the Direct
Marketing Association website
(for a fee of $1). Within 90 days,
most unsolicited mail will stop.
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• Print on both sides of
paper - Most software programs
give the option for double sided
printing, but yet most still print
only on one side of the page.
Consider this: the U.S. alone
uses 4 million tons of copy
paper annually, about 27 pounds
per person. Save dough and
South Carolina landfills.
• Carpool! - If your commute
to work is 25 miles each way
and at least half is in typical
stop-and-go traffic, you’ll save
roughly 10 percent of your
monthly carbon emissions by
carpooling. Not to mention
saving money on gas!
• Buy Certified South
Carolina produce - The
Certified South Carolina
cooperative effort among
producers, processors,
wholesalers, retailers and the
South Carolina Department of
Agriculture (SCDA) to brand
and promote South Carolina
products. Our goal is for
consumers to be able to easily
identify, find and buy South
Carolina products.

Barter
Is Smart
Business
Barter is a form of trade where
goods or services are traded
for other goods and/or services,
without cash being exchanged.
Barter normally replaces money
as the method of exchange in
times of monetary crisis, or when
the currency is unstable and
devalued by hyperinflation.
What Are The Benefits
Barter?
Barter Can Bring New
Customers: This enables you to
expand your market and
maintain your cash-paying
customers.
Barter Conserves Cash: Barter
generates new customers
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because buyers are encouraged
to pay with their products or
services and save cash.
Simply put: If you had to make
a purchase for $1000, would you
rather write a check or pay with
an equal amount of your
product/service at its normal
selling price to a new customer?
Most businesses prefer to barter
and keep cash.
Barter Raises Profitability:
Barter customers pay retail
prices and fees, so you get the
full value of your goods and
services.
of
Barter Moves Surplus
Inventory: Retailers must keep
their inventory moving and our
customers shop for the most up
to date merchandise each
season. Carolina Barter
Exchange can deliver you
buyers to move excess
inventory, eliminating the
advertising costs and heavy
discounting otherwise needed to
achieve this goal.
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 • Merchants accounted saving an
average of $32,700 using barter
and saw and average cash flow
raise of 18%.

• 1 in every six businesses

participated in at least one barter
transaction for the first time with
intentions to do more in the
future.
What is Barter?
- Continued • 1,845 new corporations had
barter transactions surpassing
$100,000.
Raise Efficiency
• 74% of all Fortune 500
Service Business: Increase
companies utilized barter-up a
billable hours! If you are not at
whopping 14% from last year.
100% capacity 12 months a year
and you can handle new
• 93% of all small business
customers, Carolina Barter
owners (less than 25 employees)
Exchange can help you fill your
report trying barter with a
free time with new business
positive result.
opportunities. And now you will
have trade dollars to purchase
Carolina Barter Exchange (CBE)
the products and services you
is the fastest growing barter
need.
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Carolina. CBE has representa-
Hotels: Suppose you have 10
tion in all 46 counties including
vacant rooms at $100 a night
Charleston, Columbia, Hilton
and you need a new brochure
Head Island, Myrtle Beach, and
for $1000. Barter provides a way
Greenville.
for you to buy your brochure, fill
your rooms (at your cost), and
CBE is the fastest growing trade
maintain your cash.
exchange in The Carolinas. CBE
helps its member companies
Networking Increases Your
enhance their businesses
Customer Base: Barter
through exchange of products
customers will bring you all the
and services instead of making
cash referrals that your current
cash disbursements.
clients bring. You will increase
new cash paying-customers, as
Some examples of the products
long as you give your barter cus-
and services we offer include:
tomers the same great services
advertising, printing, travel and
and pricing you offer
vacations, auto repairs,
everybody else.
restaurants, caterers, art and
custom framing, office
Get Virtually Anything! equipment, medical treatment,
computer services and more.
Recent year statistics:

• The common dollar amount of

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Time to
Refinance
or
Buy !?
Right now, mortgage rates are
at their lowest level since 1971.
Think about that. Twenty-five
years ago, homeowners were
paying as much as 18% on a
30-year fixed. Today it’s just
a little over 5%.Combine that
rate with the tax advantages of
a mortgage, and you have an
incredibly cheap way to build
wealth, but you better act now.
Real estate guru Barbara
Corcoran has already seen a
tremendous surge in refinance
applications – more than triple
the average – and the number
of people getting approved is
astronomically higher as well,
she says. But that doesn’t mean
the low rates are a panacea for
the ills of the housing market. It
is only once home prices start
to go up that we will finally see
a light at the end of tunnel,
Corcoran says. Until that
happens, we are still going to
have to crawl out of this mess.
“[Low interest rates are] a not a
lifesaver,” Corcoran says. “This
is just a helping hand.”
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David Kittle, chairman of the
Mortgage Bankers Association,
has this advice to homeowners
looking to refinance: Do it. Don’t
get greedy searching for another
quarter-point. Lock in rates
now. He is seeing applications
soar over 125% just since
Thanksgiving due to the low
rates.
Of course, you should only
refinance if it saves you at least
3/8 on the rate and if you plan on
staying in your home for at least
four years, Kittle says. Along
with good credit, proof of income
and money by means of a down
payment or equity in the home,
there are certain things every
homeowner needs regardless of
interest rate levels.
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A One Tank The state’s culture has been shaped by its European, African and
Caribbean settlers, as evidenced especially by the food, which is
Trip some of the most delicious we’ll ever have the pleasure of eating.

Aiken
Do you like horses, the City of Aiken is your destination. Explore
Got the vacation blues?
the Thoroughbred Hall of Fame & Racing Museum; the facility
South Carolina abounds with
presents the history of thoroughbred racing, spanning more than a
destinations you can visit on one
century. Admission is free. Also in Aiken, is the DuPont Planetarium,
tank of gas…trips that showcase
located on the grounds of the University of South Carolina. The 30-
the Palmetto State’s beauty
foot dome has fully-automated, state-of-the-art projection systems;
without busting your budget.
an observatory is also on hand, featuring a variety of powerful
What a rich, exotic place South
telescopes for stargazing purposes. Downtown Aiken is filled with
Carolina is. One of the original
southern charm. The restaurants, antique shops, and local stores will
American Colonies, the state has
fill anyone’s afternoon.
an abundance of historical sites
that bring our nation’s past to Greenwood
vivid life. The outdoors lover can
enjoy a variety of activities such Continuing on your trip and take Highway 19 towards Greenwood.
as kayaking, hiking, saltwater On the way you will pass by the Ninety-Six National Historic Site,
fishing, even scuba diving where two battles of the Revolutionary War were fought and where
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visitors can experience it for
themselves in the original
Star Fort, built in 1781,
the Stockade Fort and siege
trenches, or by strolling through
the original town sites of
Cambridge and Ninety-Six. This
historic site is a fascinating look
at the way things were when
our nation was in its infancy.
Well worth the time to explore!
Get back on Highway 19, and
continue on to the US-25 which
leads you to Greenwood. This
town, with its fresh air and
sunny skies is a great place
to pull over and enjoy some of
the many outdoor activities to
be found here. The Heritage
Trail is a 2-mile paved path,
perfect for walking, jogging, or
biking. Lake Greenwood is a
fine place to break out the rod
and reel and try your luck with
the catch of the day. By night,
you can dine at any one of the
myriad of fine restaurants, which
showcase cuisines from Europe,
the Caribbean, or good old-
fashioned American steak and
potatoes.
Clemson
Get back on the US-25, and
merge with the US-178 to
Clemson. (Thirty miles later
via the US-123 and you are in
Greenville). Both cities offer
more opportunities for fishing,
golfing and fine dining. In
Clemson, you should take
a day to enjoy the natural
wonders of Paris Mountain,
with its 1200-acre grounds,
majestic, monument-like
peak, and the Sulphur Springs
hiking trail which makes for an
excellent workout.
Truly, South Carolina offers
visitors a chance to enjoy the
modern age while giving us a
glimpse into our nation’s past;
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South
Carolina
Firsts
Like any other State, South
Carolina is full of “Firsts”. The
following is a list of some of the
more popular Firsts, that may be
good to brag about, or for use in
a trivia game:
• First European settlement in
South Carolina in 1526 near
Georgetown settled by Spanish
explorer Lucas Vasquez de
Ayllon named San Miguel de
Gualdape (Rumor has it that he
was the first “Half-back”- that he
wanted to be half way back from
Florida to New York)
• First permanent English
settlement in South Carolina
established at Albemarle Point in
Charleston in 1670
• First free library established -
Charleston, 1698
• First opera performed in
America - Charleston, February
18, 1735
• First building to be used
solely as a theatre - Dock
Street Theatre in Charleston,
constructed in 1736
• First Jewish synagogue in
South Carolina (Kahal Kadosh
Beth Elohim) - Charleston, 1750
• First Black Baptist Church
established, Silver Bluff, 1773
• The Charleston Chamber of
Commerce was the first city
Chamber of Commerce in this
country - 1773
• First public museum -
Charleston Museum, organized
January 12, 1773
• First business publication -
South Carolina Price Current in
Charleston, 1774
•The first time a British flag was
taken down and replaced by an
American flag was in Charleston
in 1775
• Golf was first played in the city
limits of Charleston. The South
Carolina Golf Club was formed in
1786 - this was the first golf club.
• First Roman Catholic Church
St. Mary’s August 24, 1789,
Charleston
• First cotton mill built - James
Island, 1789
• First fireproof building built -
Charleston, 1822
• First steam locomotive built in
the United States to be used for
regular railroad service - “Best
Friend of Charleston,” 1830.
• First municipal college -
College of Charleston, opened
April 1, 1838
• First Roman Catholic cathedral
in South Carolina Cathedral of
Saint John and Saint Finbar -
Charleston, April 1845
• First state to secede from the
Union, December 20, 1860.
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• First shot fired in Civil War
on Fort Sumter in Charleston
Harbor, April 12, 1861.
• The first submarine ever
to sink an enemy ship was
the H.L. Hunley used by the
Confederates on February 17,
1864 in Charleston Harbor
against the U.S.S. Housatonic.
• The first state intercollegiate
football game took place on
December 14, 1889 with Wofford
defeating Furman
• First commercial tea farm -
Summerville, 1890
• First black woman to practice
medicine in the state was Dr.
Matilda Arabelle Evans in 1897
• First textile school established
in a college - Clemson, 1899
• The first car was manufactured
in Rock Hill by John Gary
Anderson in January 1916
• First woman lawyer in South
Carolina - Miss James M. Perry
of Greenville was admitted to
practice on May 4, 1918
• First national historic
preservation ordinance passed
by Charleston city council on
October 13, 1931
• First television station WCSC
broadcast from Charleston June
13, 1953
• First U.S. Senator elected by a
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About
North
Charleston
The city of North Charleston sits
on the boarder of Charleston
and Dorchester counties. North
Charleston’s has almost
quadrupled in population since
it’s conception on June 12,
1972, encompassing over 73
square miles. With a population
of over 85,000, North Charleston
is the third largest city in South
Carolina.
Until the Civil War, what is now
North Charleston, consisted of
primarily of plantations. The
turn of the 20th century brought
a boom of industry to the North
Area, with the opening of E.P.
Burton Lumber Company and
the Navy Shipyard. In 1912, a
group of Charleston business
men laid out the Park Circle
area. Much of Park Circle still
adheres to the original 1912
plan.
This thriving city is home to the
North Charleston Coliseum,
Performing Arts Center, &
Convention Center. This
complex is home to the South
Carolina Stingrays, an ECHL
minor league hockey team, and
is a major hub of cultural events
and conventions for the
Tri-county area.
North Charleston’s climate has
resulted in some of the most
beautiful communities in the
area. Several major developers
have entered the market over
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the past several years with a
huge selection of new housing.
With exceptional choices for the
first time buyer, to top executive
homes and homesites, these
sprawling neighborhoods
offer a wide range of amenities
including golf, fishing, tennis,
playgrounds, nearby schools,
day care, shopping, dining and
recreational opportunities. As
part of the area’s boom, many
developers have integrated
fitness centers and jogging trails
into the communities. Parks and
Community centers also add
to the beauty of these carefully
planned neighborhoods.
North Charleston is home to
several highly acclaimed
“magnet” schools, including
Garrett Academy of Technology,
Charleston County School of
the Arts, and The Academic
Magnet High School. The city
is also home to many well know
colleges inclueding, Trident
Technical College and
Charleston Southern University.
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Bunker Shot
Perfection:
Blast Your
Way to a
Better Golf
Score

Bunker shots can be daunting

but it’s really all in your head!
Use these simple techniques the
next time you’re in the bunker
and blast your way to a better
score.

Golf ScoreFirst, don’t change

your swing. Use the loft of
the club and your back swing
to determine your distance.
Of course this will take some
practice so you know how to
shorten your backswing to get
the distance you need. You use
your back swing to adjust your
distance because you always
want to accelerate through
the ball. You never want to the
club head to decelerate. Also
open the club face if needed to
decrease the distance the ball
will travel.
Use the “bounce” on the club to
launch the ball out of the sand.
Don’t worry too much about the
definition of bounce but try this
the next time in the practice
sand trap. Take your sand
wedge and swing at the sand.
Vary the angle the club hits the
sand. When you bring the club
down steeply you’ll take a lot of
sand and leave a large “divot”
in the sand. Decrease the angle
that you strike the sand until you
can feel the club almost bounce
off the sand. Feeling that is
more important than the actual
definition of bounce. The key is
to have this bounce feel when
hitting the ball out of the sand.
Open the club face and aim
slightly right with an open stance
with the ball forward in your
stance, slightly off of your left
heel for right handed golfers.
When you swing follow the line
of your feet.
Keep the weight on your left foot
and don’t try to lift the ball, let the
club do the work; trust me the
club will lift the ball.
Hit about 1 inch behind the ball.
The key is to get sand between
the club face and the ball. This is
where that bounce comes in to
play.
Also, expect more roll on the ball
when faced with a down hill lie
in the bunker because the ball
won’t get as much spin and tend
to roll quite a bit.
Use and practice these
techniques to get yourself off
the beach and onto the green.
For more helpful tips, advice,
or to add some Golf Tips and
Suggestions of your own - you
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Neighborhoods investment of time, but material
costs are often low.
1. Neighborhoods are where we all grew up a long time ago. Today, 6. With neighborhood action,
because of golf courses, shopping areas, subdivisions, jobs, schools, compared to activity on larger
and a transient society, a neighborhood means different things to scales, results are more likely to
different folks. be visible and quickly
forthcoming. The streets are
2. Neighborhoods can be as small as a dozen or so houses, and be as generally cleaner; the crosswalks
many as thousands of homes. are painted; the trees are
planted; a festival draws a
3. Neighborhoods are common, and perhaps close to universal, since crowd.
most people in urbanized areas would probably consider themselves
to be living in one. 7. Visible and swift results are
indicators of success; and since
4. Neighborhoods are convenient, and always accessible, since you success is reinforcing, the
are already in your neighborhood when you walk out your door. probability of subsequent
neighborhood action is in-
5. Successful neighborhood action frequently requires little specialized creased.
technical skill, and often little or no money. Action may call for an

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8. Because neighborhood action
usually involves others, such
actions create or strengthen
connections and relationships
with other neighbors, leading
in turn to a variety of potentially
positive effects, often hard to
predict.
9. Over and above these
community advantages,
neighborhood activity may simply
be enjoyable and fun for those
taking part.
crime, better outcomes for
children, and improved physical
and mental health. The social
support that a strong
neighborhood may provide can
serve as a buffer against
various forms of adversity.
Sometimes a neighborhood isn’t
a neighborhood until an event
occurs, which draws people
together, to become “neighbors”.

But in addition to these benefits,

considerable research indicates
that strong and cohesive
neighborhoods and communities
are linked –quite possibly
causally linked – to decreases in

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Commercial
Real Estate
– Renting
in Today’s
Market
First make sure that the area
you have chosen is right for your
intended business. If you plan
on expanding, take that into
consideration. Do you need to be
close to an expressway, or the
local airport? Before you decide,
think ahead, because you may
be getting into a long term
commitment.
Make sure that any space you’re
considering is big enough for
both your current needs, and
your foreseeable growth. Be
realistic and never over-commit.
Do your homework beforehand.
Investigate traffic patterns; tour
the area and building. Find out
who the previous tenant was,
and why the business left. Learn
what kinds of marketing the
location does in support of its
tenants (if any) and whether co-
operative marketing funds are
available to you.
Weigh the benefits of guaranteed
foot traffic at a mall location
against premium rent. Some
malls require that all tenants
stay open during mall hours, and
pay for common area usage as
well as the store’s own space
and upkeep. Stores may also
be asked to pay a percentage of
sales to the mall.
Identify your closest competitors.
Also check out neighboring
businesses with an eye for
complementary products or
services. If you are locating in a
mall, check the lease agreement
for any guaranteed protection
venture if you have a business
that is not being adversely
against competition. affected by this economy. Just
make sure you get the right
Evaluate whether the physical
location and space is a good fit
location……
with your product line. Do you
need a large, bright space or is
an office warehouse sufficient?
Investigate any restrictions
on signage. Signs are vitally
important to retail businesses,
yet many landlords decide on
what a store can and cannot do.
The rules may be even stricter in
a mall, which closely monitors its
physical appearance.
Negotiate the terms of your
lease aggressively. Think
about consulting a realtor that
is familiar with the area. Never
accept wording that’s confusing
or that leaves you wondering
who is liable for what. Ask
for the right of first refusal on
adjacent space in case you need
to expand. Negotiate for free
improvements, free rent, and
other incentives before signing
your lease.
Hire a real estate attorney who
not only specializes in lease
negotiations, but knows your
area and, preferably, has dealt
with your kind of business
before. A lease negotiation can
cover tens, if not hundreds, of
terms, and you want someone in
your corner who has seen it all
before.
Know who is responsible
for maintaining the heating,
air-conditioning and other
systems, as well as keeping
up the parking lot and building
exterior. This can be critical in
older buildings. Who pays for the
utilities and trash pick-up?
The time has probably never
been better to start a new
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 Final Words

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

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