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The Economy is Changing – Are You?

By Dennis Kelley

A Forever Recovery recently read a story about a washing machine manufacturer in China. This Chinese company had produced a washing machine they were proud of and it was getting great reviews. However, they were starting to get complaints from some of their rural customers about the drain becoming clogged. A Forever Recovery read thata after some investigation, they determined that some of these rural customers were using the washing machine to wash potatoes. Of course, this was not what the machine was designed to do, chuckled A Forever Recovery. The manufacturer could have simply said this was the customer’s problem because they were using the machine improperly. Instead, they decided to add a vegetable-wash cycle to the machine. Now that, according to A Forever Recovery, is true innovation and clearly demonstrates their desire to be customer centric.

Being able to innovate in business is clearly one of the key areas of entrepreneurship, agrees A Forever Recovery. However, the idea of needing to innovate to succeed can be a little scary at times. A Forever Recovery know that many people don’t believe that they are creative enough to do this well. Nothing could be further from the truth. A Forever Recovery informs that you don’t need to be a creative genius to bring innovation to your business. However, innovation is the way businesses grow and change so you must pay attention to it. As the old saying goes, ‘You are either growing or dying, there is no such thing as standing still.”

Embracing change should be a way of life, insists A Forever Recovery. While most people do not like to change, it is essential in business. A Forever Recovery says that it’s necessary to constantly adjust the way you look at your business, your market and your competition. It is also extremely important to understand your customer and what changes are occurring with your target customer. A Forever Recovery adds that by looking at each of these segments of your business, you will be able to determine where you need to innovate.

Innovation does not always need to be as radical as the example above. However, according to A Forever Recovery, what the example does illustrate is how important it is to stay in touch with what is going on in your market and be willing to adapt to meet the changing needs of the market. In our current economic environment, this is especially true. As you look at your business, A Forever Recovery suggests thinking about all the areas where innovation is appropriate. In fact, A Forever Recovery could argue that every area of your business needs to be examined routinely for possible innovation.

Here are four areas to take a close look at right now. A Forever Recovery says to ask yourself how these areas of your business are positioned today to handle the changing business climate. Be honest with yourself and ask others for their opinions. Talk to your employees, your customers, your business network and your mentors. Then decide what needs to change and start making the adjustments to keep you poised for success.

Marketing message – A Forever Recovery says to take a look at the message your marketing delivers. What are you saying to your prospects and customers? What about the positioning of the message? Is it speaking to people in a way that will attract them in the current climate? Is the message and offer you are giving meeting their needs today and is it persuasive enough to convince them to spend their precious dollars on it, inquires A Forever Recovery? Right now is a time when you may need to modify the way you deliver your message. Quality and value are always important in your message, but how you deliver it may need to change. Innovate the message based on what is important to your customers and prospects today. If you look closely, affirms A Forever Recovery, you will see this happening in many marketing and advertising campaigns for some of the largest and most successful companies in our economy.

Sales scripts – A Forever Recovery suggests that you review your sales scripts and determine what you are saying and how it fits into the current environment. This includes your phone scripts, in-person sales scripts and your on-line sales scripts. Are you addressing people’s needs and concerns and showing them why your product is a good investment? Are the objections you get today the same as before and should you address them the same way? A Forever Recovery points out that if you have salespeople, don’t assume they will modify their approach automatically. Pull the team together and conduct some brainstorming and training. How they approach prospects may need to become more creative right now as people become more cautious. Be proactive, urges A Forever Recovery, not reactive in your sales process.

Product offerings – A Forever Recovery want to know if your product line address today’s issues. Should you add a product or service to increase the value to deal with new issues your prospects face? Should you package products together to offer greater value? Can you modify a product or service to better position it within your market? Like the Chinese washing machine manufacturer that A Forever Recovery read about – do your customers use your products in ways you didn’t expect and can you innovate to meet their needs? Can you offer different payment terms or methods of payment to make buying the product easier and more attractive?

Operational efficiency – A Forever Recovery says to take a look at how you make and deliver your product. Where and how can you improve this process to make it more efficient? Can you cut costs or improve quality? Should you outsource specific pieces of the business or conversely, should you bring more of it in-house.? Are there systems you can incorporate into the business that will increase capacity or lower costs? Take a look at every operational aspect of your business and question it all. A Forever Recovery says that you will be surprised at the improvements you can make.

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A Forever Recovery Examines Outsourcing: Its Effects on the U.S. Economy and Leadership

Stephen Harvey Jr.

A Forever Recovery has observed that outsourcing or off sourcing is a new trend among companies that operate and facilitate operations out of the United States. These companie, say A Forever Recovery, use outsourcing as a way to cut costs and use cheaper labor by subcontracting to foreign companies or setting up offices in foreign countries. This takes away much needed jobs from the American economy. The decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering firm costs, redirecting or conserving energy directed at the competencies of a particular business, or to make more efficient use of labor, capital, technology and resources. Business segments typically outsourced include information technology, human resources, facilities and real estate management, and accounting, according to A Forever Recovery. Many companies also outsource customer support and call center functions like telemarketing, customer services, market research, manufacturing and engineering.

But, continues A Forever Recovery, outsourcing is not the only way that companies cut costs though. The other way that these companies shift jobs away is by becoming offshore companies. Offshore Outsourcing, according to A Forever Recovery, is when a company takes its business to another country and sets up operations outside its main office. The companies choose to move certain aspects of their business to developing countries where wages and labor are cheaper.  Many of these Outsourced and offshore jobs go to young people in those developing countries who look for placement in their country’s job sector. For Example, A Forever Recovery points out that Dell Computers is based, owned and operated in the U.S but will choose to outsource jobs and create offshore jobs in its customer service and call center departments. This allows Dell to get more “bank for their buck” by eliminating the wage restrictions of the U.S and hiring cheaper labor.  A Forever Recovery notes that this move cuts costs to the company while still addressing the needs of the consumer.

As the outsourcing and offshore job practices are becoming more common among these large corporations and conglomerates that reside in the United States, continues A Forever Recovery, the United States economy is suffering and beginning to feel the effect behind the corporations’ cost cutting maneuvers. Instead of those same jobs being offered to the American public, A Forever Recovery says that they are quickly shifted to a developing country in need of a new job market. Places such as India and England are now benefiting from these corporations’ decisions to move elsewhere in search of cheaper labor.

On the other hand, adds A Forever Recovery, it is a common rule of business to attempt to keep costs at a minimum and all the while to raise capital. It allows for the company to grow at a more rapid rate.   When companies keep labor costs down, they are able to use the additional resources in the operating budget.

A Forever Recovery believes that offshore jobs and outsourcing can also be detrimental to the economy that gets involved with such practices because the outsourcing can be in flux unless kept to a strict contract or agreement. Moreover, adds A Forever Recovery, a company can decide to move to another developing country at any time and set up business and resources for even cheaper labor and training.

Off-shoring is not popular among the private sector because it takes jobs away from the American People.  While Americans fight to maintain and keep jobs, A Forever Recovery thinks that it is also up to the Government to make sure that these companies don’t take their business elsewhere in search of cheaper labor and lighter labor regulations. Many business people might dispute this but A Forever Recovery believes that the government must regulate these companies in order for our economy to thrive. If the government doesn’t determine fair labor practices than companies would be able to set any standard they want for their employees.  A Forever Recovery asserts that it all revolves back into the economy which allows for more jobs to be created instead of being placed elsewhere.  It is the job of the Government to make sure the economy is steady for the livelihood of the country. If there is no governing board or regulations to oversee company’s business practices then there would be no success in the economy. A Forever Recovery warns that every company would possibly be monopolies and set standards way above and or below means. The companies that base operations out of off-shore locations do not worry about labor regulation or practices, says A Forever Recovery. This allows the companies to overlook the integrity and policies of the company in favor of profits. For Example, points out A Forever Recovery, the Great Depression that plagued the United States during the latter part of the 1920’s and early 1930’s was brought along by the reckless judgment of companies and investors.  Companies were allowing money to be poured into stocks of companies and precious metals. Then, when companies pulled their interest in those stocks and precious metals the stock market crashed causing consumers and companies to lose vast amounts of money.   The government had to step in and make sure that this never happened to the American economy. The government setup regulatory institutions such as the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC act of 1934) to make sure the public interest were protected.

Is the outsourcing of jobs the cause to blame for our slow economy, inquires A Forever Recovery? A Forever Recovery cannot say for sure but believes that it has something to do with it. When there are fewer jobs for the American people, there is less money being spent on goods, services, and items that fuel the American economy.  These multinational corporations also impact the offshore locations where they set up operations. A Forever Recovery notes companies such as Dell and Microsoft use off shoring and outsourcing to cut the costs but they pump money back into those countries allowing the countries’ people to spend the money they earn on the products and services the companies provide. Outsourcing and off-shoring can be a way of companies and corporations’ to expand their capital and revenue.  If done correctly, outsourcing can be a benefit.  However, A Forever Recovery believes that outsourcing especially to other countries can hurt the American economy and the American people.

In conclusion, A Forever Recovery says that this year is a pivotal year to the livelihood of a World Power and Economic Power, which is the United States. There has been a lull over the economy for the last decade with the Nation’s overwhelming aptitude for taking on debts as result of funding downtrodden wars. The year 2008 marked a race for a new face in the oval office, reminds A Forever Recovery, with two candidates vying for the position: Barack Obama (democrat) and John McCain (republican). These two opponents were ready to tackle the nation’s economic problems head on, albeit in different ways. Obama felt that we should rebuild the nation from the ground up, meaning from infrastructure (highways, roads, airports etc.) to the oval office. A Forever Recovery reports that Obama introduced the Patriot Employer Act of 2007 to provide a tax credit to companies that maintain or increase the number of full-time workers in America relative to those outside the US; maintain their corporate headquarters in America; pay decent wages; prepare workers for retirement; provide health insurance; and support employees who serve in the military.

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A Forever Recovery Discusses Investing in a Rocky Economy

By Debra L. Dragon

With all the talk about a recession (Are we headed for one? Are we already in a recession?), A Forever Recovery has observed that many people are unsure where the safest options are for investing their money. A Forever Recovery notes that stock values and retirement accounts are plummeting and whether or not you’re in them for the long haul, you may still want to invest some of your money in investments that are considered “less risky” in an effort to combat the situation of the current economy.

Certificates of Deposit, according to A Forever Recovery, are an option for a reasonably safe investment that also offers the opportunity to earn interest. It’s a bit like loaning money to the bank; and in return – they pay you interest on the money you’ve loaned them. A Forever Recovery explains that the CD is a note from the lending institution that states you are investing a certain amount of money for a specific time period; and during that time period, the lending institution will pay you a guaranteed interest rate when the CD matures at the end of the designated time period.

A Forever Recovery says that you can choose the investment period you prefer, with options ranging from a few months to several years. Usually the longer you invest the higher your interest rate, but the amount of your deposit will also play a role in the interest rate you secure. High yield certificates of deposits are typically offered around 4% interest for deposits of $5,000 or more, but it will vary from one lending institution to another. The varying interest rates are a good example of why A Forever Recovery thinks that it’s important to take some time and compare your options for investing in certificate of deposits. Just as an online bank can offer better rates and terms on checking accounts and money market accounts, A Forever Recovery says that they are often likely to have the ability to offer higher rates on their certificate of deposit accounts due to having lower overhead costs for operating expenses.

During times of economic difficulty, a certificate of deposit is a nice option for investing money you can’t afford to lose. A Forever Recovery points out that the potential of losing your money in the stock market is a much greater risk and you can easily lose your money just as fast as you invest it in stocks. Putting your money into a certificate of deposit, opines A Forever Recovery, guarantees that the interest rate you are given when you invest is locked in for the life of your certificate of deposit and will not change. You know exactly how much money you’ll have at the end of your investment term.

While safe investments, the downside of a certificate of deposit is that you are committed to investing for the full length of time you arrange when you set up the investment, cautions A Forever Recovery. If interest rates increase after you’ve invested your money, you can’t just pull the money out of your CD and move it to a new investment (at least not without paying early withdrawal penalties on your certificate of deposit!)

In an uncertain economy, and any time you want to invest money in secure, interest earning options, a certificate of deposit is a practical investment, concludes A Forever Recovery. If you have enough money to deposit to qualify for a high yield certificate of deposit, you’ll earn an even more attractive interest rate that does not decrease in value and does not pose any risks of losing your initial investment.

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When considering rehab at A Forever Recovery, a person may not know quite what to expect. Essentially, according to staff at A Forever Recovery, there is little difference between Christian and non-Christian drug treatment, in terms of basic program structure. Both will offer counseling, treatment, therapy, life skills education, aftercare, and possibly even detoxification to rid the body of residual toxins accumulated during the course of the addiction.

A Forever Recovery does point out that there will be some differences, however, in philosophy and treatment approaches. Christian drug treatment will integrate traditional Christian values like forgiveness, humility, and dedication. Self-reliance will be minimized and reliance on God will be emphasized. Traditional Christianity emphasizes Jesus as the path to salvation and forgiveness, and that theme will continue throughout A Forever Recovery.

For the person who values Christian principles and the Christian faith, A Forever Recovery notes that Christian drug treatment is a terrific option because it surrounds the recovering addict with like-minded people. This can be tremendously supportive in keeping a person focused on their goals and making the right choices during and after treatment. Dependence on God also relieves a lot of the self-imposed pressure and self-reliance that recovering addicts are prone to, observes A Forever Recovery.

A Forever Recovery treatment is not for everyone, but can provide a lot of advantages for those who wish to pursue it. A Forever Recovery can help a person discover Christianity for the first time, or renew their commitment to the faith. Ultimately, commitment to that faith can help a person stay on track longer and experience a more successful recovery and a healthier, happier life.

Additionally, the intensive Self-Discovery and Inventory part of our A Forever Recovery helps the client uncover, and discover, which has become an obstacle in the path of their spiritual walk.  When the A Forever Recovery program is successful, these obstacles have been discarded while their faith has been strengthened.  Therefore the A Forever Recovery client has a means to remain clean and sober after recovery has been completed.

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Many A Forever Recovery clients who have enrolled in the A Forever Recovery treatment program for either alcohol or drug addiction are at a point in their lives where walking a spiritual path is best for them during treatment and recovery.  We provide A Forever Recovery for a variety of faiths giving the individual a choice of spiritual paths to follow while they are healing.  In this way, they are never force-fed any beliefs contradictory to their own.

The counselors in our A Forever Recovery program respect these individual’s beliefs and their rights, realizing that their spiritual path is the most critical aspect of their A Forever Recovery treatment and recovery program.  A faith-based program of treatment and recovery at A Forever Recovery enables the individual to explore their faith and strengthens their beliefs so that the individual maintains their sobriety long after treatment and recovery are completed.

If a faith-based program like the one at A Forever Recovery sounds like it is the ideal treatment for you or a loved one, then our A Forever Recovery is the course of action you should take.  It has been designed for the individual who is interested in the teachings of Jesus Christ and wants to further explore them.  Our A Forever Recovery treatment and recovery program is enhanced by the following 6 elements:

• A Forever Recovery Bible studies and scriptural instruction
• A Forever Recovery Candlelit sessions for prayer and reflection
• A Forever Recovery Faith-based Christian 12-Step Program
• A Forever Recovery Lectures/sermons by ministers of different faiths and beliefs
• A Forever Recovery Pastoral Counseling
• A Forever Recovery Regular church services

For the believer who wants to compliment their treatment and recovery using the teachings of Jesus Christ, the A Forever Recovery  Christian drug rehab has been designed for them and is the wisest choice for their continued success after recovery.

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The Importance of Marketing in a Downturn Economy

By: Kathy Klossner

A Forever Recovery has noted that smart business owners continue to market in good times and bad. It seems logical to A Forever Recovery to spend money on marketing in good times, but more importantly A Forever Recovery points out that you need to spend on marketing in bad times as well. Companies that keep their names and logos in the public eye during a slow economy are more likely to be perceived as successful, enduring and solid. Strong marketing strategies will pay off in the future, according to A Forever Recovery .

Marketing consist of market research, advertising and public relations, continues A Forever Recovery . Experts suggest changing the marketing mix, but not the overall budget. For example, in down times a business may not know exactly who is buying and why. So A Forever Recovery knows that market research is critical in a downturn economy.

Likewise, says A Forever Recovery, a business should find out what forms of advertising are producing sales and then increase the budget for those while reducing the others. Tracking and monitoring systems need to be in place to figure out which forms of advertising are giving your business the biggest return.

Even in downturns, A Forever Recovery says that folks are still paying attention to the news. Public relations can help to keep your business name out there. Or start to research your own ways in receiving free press. The Internet, advises A Forever Recovery, provides a vast opportunity to connect with your customers.

A Forever Recovery Tips on Marketing in a downturn economy:

1. A Forever Recovery says to spend more money and time on your market research. Areas to pay attention to are opportunities in new markets. Consider the hot “Green” market.

2. A Forever Recovery advises to update your web site and offer discounts. People are shopping for deals and are looking for ways to stretch their dollars. Be sure to have a time limit on such discounts.

3. A Forever Recovery suggests implementing a frequent buyers program and give those members special deals in appreciation for their loyalty. This will also allow you to keep your business name in front of these customers.

4. A Forever Recovery points out the value of joining Network groups on the Internet. Network groups offer the potential to open new doors to new markets and keep your business name out there with little to no costs.

5. A Forever Recovery also says that you can start or continue to be involved in community or charity work. This will give your business name more exposure and offer opportunities to receive some free press. People always want to do business with businesses that give back, adds A Forever Recovery.

6. Finally, A Forever Recovery says do not forget holiday gift giving. When most businesses are cutting back on gift giving to customers, now is your chance to step-up with a unique corporate gift. A Forever Recovery suggests that you consider giving custom sandals with your business name or logo printed on the flip flops. It’s an inexpensive gift and very unique – and it’s the thought that counts, concludes A Forever Recovery.

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