Want to read a frightening statistic about teenage Suicide?

The Centers for Disease Control reported recently that "...the suicide rate rose more than 18% in those 1 to 19 years old, from 2.2 per 100,000 in 2003 to 2.6 per 100,000 in 2004. In those 15 to 19 years old, the figures reflected a more than 12% rise in suicide, from 7.3 per 100,000 in 2003 to 8.2 per 100,000 in 2004."

Scary, isn't it?

Even if you have no teenagers at home, you probably know many families that do.

You can help these families and their teenagers. How?

Visit the "Speak Up Save Lives" for access to information and resources to help save lives and combat the "silent epidemic" of suicide.

Thanks for caring ... Richard

How to Build A Strong Foundation For Your Business.

Seems to be the trend these days for people to want to start various types of home based businesses. For whatever the reasons, it could be because of the instability in their current employment or they would like to have a little more independence and try to control their own futures.

Are you toying with the idea of creating your own business?

One of the very first things to consider is that the key ingredient for not just your home based business, but for any type of business, is creating a strong foundation for the long term.

So now without being too specific, starting any type of business usuallydepends on some of the interests that you have. It only makes sense that you should try to establish a business that can revolve around some things you enjoy doing. This is supposed to be long term so you don't want to lose interest.

That could spell disaster a year or so down the road.

Think about some of the skills you have - are they going to be a part of your business or do you need to learn new skills? Or maybe just some upgrading. The skills you have now usually play a role in what type of business you choose.

If you need to learn or upgrade some new skills, then maybe one of the first steps you should take is doing some ground work or research for your chosen business. There is probably a lot of information you can find using your computer, although in some cases just getting out there and talking to people that might be related to your type of business is never a bad thing.

All the research you do in the beginning will give you a better idea if you are going in the right direction. Not to mention it might open a few more doors that you didn't expect and can also close some that you thought where open. Either way, it might give you a different perspective towards your goals.

So doing some research is a very important part of building the strong foundation that is needed for any business. More research can make your initial start up less stressful and it will go a lot smoother. It can also give your business a better chance at succeeding to meet your long term goals.

Another ingredient of course is your finances. Are you going to borrow money for start up costs? Even if you have your own money, talking to a business consultant or your financial planer might not be a bad idea.

What ever your situation might be, just take your time, do your research to make sure that a strong foundation is in place.

Resource

Finding Your TRUE Niche The TRUE Facts on Setting Up and operating your Successful Online business – includes "Foundations for Business" – the 2 part eBook that gives you specific directions for setting up a successful and professional online business.

Be Prepared with The Emergency Financial First Aid Kit

Are you familiar with this free resource? I recently downloaded my copy and have encouraged my friends to get their 'kits'.

You are welcome to download a copy for your family using this link:

http://www.ncua.gov/Publications/brochures/EmergencyFinancialFirstAidKit.pdf

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizen Corps, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and USA Freedom Corps encourages everyone to obain 'The Emergency Financial First Aid Kit' to help minimize the impact of a natural disaster or national emergency.

It's a simple tool designed to assist you and your family in maintaining financial stability in the event of an emergency. The 'kit' helps identify and organize key financial records and provides a quick reference file for your most important financial documents.

Get these 'FIVE TIPS TO PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY' with simple worksheets to help you summarize Your Personal Information, Important Legal Documets to have on hand, and EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE NUMBERS:

Click here to download your free kit.
http://www.ncua.gov/Publications/brochures/EmergencyFinancialFirstAidKit.pdf

It's a direct download of a pdf file. You don't need to sign up or leave your name. After downloading, you can easily print a copy - there are only 16 pages.

I put my 'kit' is a inexpensive Report folder, the kind available in most office supply stores for under a dollar.

Be prepared -
Richard

Summer in just a few weeks and kids will be home from school. Everyone will anxiously be looking forward to a Summer of FUN!

Now's a good time to complete your plans for a safe Fun Filled Family Vacation.

Family Fun - there's just no way that every possible fun activity could be covered in one website. Even so, there are many activities that can be shared to bring pleasure, appreciation and togetherness for your family.

Visit my 'Family Fun Stuff' site. I shared a bunch of the family fun activities that helped create a loving and fun filled environment for our family - like RV'ing to our National Parks and Monuments, gardening, antique collecting, camping and much more.

http://www.RichardPresents.com/family-fun-stuff/

Make extra effort to have a SAFE fun filled family vacation. Be sure to check the three safety and security items near the bottom of the webpage.

Like everything else there, they are FREE.

Have a Safe and Fun Filled Summer.

Richard