How to calculate daily, weekly and monthly rent

It’s common for renters to deal with a host of different price metrics when searching for an apartment. Owners, agencies, sub-tenants offer weekly, monthly, bi-weekly and sometimes even daily rental prices. This is confused with the fact that rents can be charged based on different time periods, such as monthly (per calendar month) or every […]


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Introduction to Flood Insurance: Why Are So Few Homeowners Insured?

Flood insurance was a hot topic after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast. The lesson learned from those disasters from a flood insurance perspective was generally the right one: the flood insurance program mandated by Congress doesn’t work. Not enough people buy flood insurance; Ironically, far fewer people buy mandatory flood insurance than […]


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Buying Real Estate in Jamaica – A Guide

By the time you make the decision to purchase real estate in Jamaica, it is critical that you understand everything that is involved in this process. Regardless of whether you would be interested in a residential home, agricultural land, residential land, or commercial buildings, you will need to comply with Jamaican real estate laws and […]


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Cash Management – How to prepare a daily cash position report – Part 1

As I mentioned earlier, the cash flow report is a very important report that every business owner or entrepreneur should be able to analyze in order to plan their next move in the business. Almost all business and academic gurus emphasize the importance of preparing a cash flow report, but unfortunately none of them provide […]


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3 Ways Franchise Brokers Provide Value to the Franchise Community

“Do you want how much money?” I asked Jason Killough, who served as my vice president of franchise development at a major franchise company where I was the CEO. “Fifteen thousand,” he said. “Fifteen thousand dollars to send us a lead to buy a franchise? Are you crazy?” Look at everything they do! Calmly, Jason […]


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Writing an Effective Business Plan: Do’s and Don’ts

Business plans are vitally important documents, both to attract investment and to generate a common understanding of proposals for the future. Most of these plans take weeks to produce, and many are written with the help of corporate financial advisors and other professionals. We have the pain and privilege of being a paid plan reviewer, […]


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