It’s Not All Business – Craft Brews, Colorado Style

So here rests your intrepid reporter, in a magnificently sublime setting in the shadow of Pike’s Peak, parked at the Phantom Canyon Brewing Company. With the Rocky Mountain Brewing News in one hand, a Kvass Style Wheat Ale in the other…there’s not much in the Colorado business economy, Denver or points west and south, that serves to trouble one immersed in the good liquid. The Kvass is an expertly-crafted wheat with rye, making it closer to an IPA than Hefe – and the Phantom I.P.A. itself is not to be missed – very hoppy, bitter enough, and served slightly warmer than you’d expect, per brewmaster’s orders.

While the day is filled with “NORAD NORTHCOM COP Situational Awareness” gobbledygook and unpronouncable acronyms, evenings in Colorado Spring’s reluctant springtime are for enjoying craft beers – perhaps after a quick Jack Quinn’s Running Club Tuesday Night 5k run/walk/trot/stagger/crawl.

Looking forward to springtime renewal and beerfests to come, including May 15th’s First Annual Summit Brewfest and BBQ in Colorado Springs, and the fantabulous Northern Virginia Summer Brew Fest in Loudoun County, VA (in Washington DC’s Beer Country) on June 27-28.

7 Strategies for 2009 Florida-Denver Commercial Real Estate Investing and Tax Reductions

(Why Florida? These are great Commercial Real Estate Investing Tips and Techniques for ANY market, especially in high profile tourism destinations, including the Denver and Aurora commercial real estate markets.)

Although the South Florida Real Estate Market has taken its lumps from
the continuing economic decline, there are a number of avenues to
pursue and advice to follow that can help maintain and improve the
value of your Florida commercial real estate investments. Florida commercial real estate tax reductions are a tactic that the most well-informed Florida commercial real estate investors use, regardless of market conditions, and especially at this time.

“The poor economic outlook and the severe disruption in capital and credit markets seems to indicate that it’s a good time to stand firm, whether buying or selling, until there is clear evidence that economic and financial markets have stabilized. However it is precisely this type of cautious behavior that keeps downward pressure on market activity, creates no or limited value for investors, and most importantly constrains one’s ability to catalyze wealth creation. Florida commercial real estate investors who are ready to take advantage of once-in-a-generation opportunities will do well in South Florida in 2009 and 2010.”

- Edward A. Kearney, CCIM, Managing Director, Sperry Van Ness/Kearney Commercial Realty, Inc., South Florida

Florida’s most experienced commercial real estate tax assessment, consulting and asset recovery specialists at Sperry Van Ness South Florida Commercial Real Estate Investment Services can provide the services and expertise you need to navigate this very challenging upcoming year, to extract maximum return from your real estate investments, and to protect or recover value from the assets you already own.

For example, the Florida Asset Recovery Team at Sperry Van Ness (SVNART) was created to provide any client a single full service resource for the efficient and effective workout and disposition of any real estate related asset – including loans, portfolios and individual properties of all asset types. In addition to delivering optimal returns to their clients, SVNART and their strategic partners provide expert guidance throughout all phases of the Florida commercial real estate market lifecycle including Broker Opinion of Value, Appraisal, Marketing Proposals, Market Research, Leasing Services Property Management, Asset Preservation, accelerated Marketing/Auction, Sealed Bid, Investment Brokerage Services, Leasing Services and Loan Sales.

The real opportunities in today’s difficult but navigable Florida commercial real estate market are not found by following simple collective wisdom or “the herd mentality”, but can be found in the application of any or all of the following Seven Strategies for 2009 Florida Commercial Real Estate Investing. These strategies are precisely the kind of professional commercial real estate advisory services offered at West Palm Beach, FL offices of Sperry Van Ness and throughout the surrounding areas.

Read more here about 7 Strategies for 2009 Florida Commercial Real Estate Investing and Tax Reductions…

South Florida Commercial Real Estate Tax Advice – For Denver?

It turns out that the real estate investment climate “bottom” might not be so far off, especially for tax-savvy investors in the commercial real estate market of South Florida – for example, now’s a great time for commercial real estate investors to leverage Florida commercial real estate tax advisors for maximizing commercial real estate tax refunds, asset recovery returns or otherwise get more value from existing commercial real estate, or brand new, “trophy” properties, in what’s been a very tough South Florida market – but is now fairly ripe with opportunity. For example, SVN Palm Beach (http://www.svnpalmbeach.com) is a very respected leader in this tax advisory area, especially in South Florida.

(Looks nice, doesn’t it!)

Why are we talking about South Florida, while there’s still snow on the ground? Other leading commercial real estate markets are – tt turns out that the real estate investment climate “bottom” might not be so far off, especially for tax-savvy investors in commercial real estate markets…and tips and methods from South Florida may very well apply to the Denver commercial real estate market.

Read more about South Florida Commercial Real Estate Tax Advice – to apply to Denver commercial real estate tax investments and asset recovery.

Top 5 Features for Online Marketplaces for Selling Articles and Internet Content

Hey all you newly out-of-work newspaper, nonprofit newsletter, advertising/copywriting, sitcom or fashion magazine DC journalists and writers (did someone say “Rocky Mountain News”?) – here’s some advice about selling and publishing your content on the Internet, now.

Leveraging the Internet for raising and making money is now, more than ever, a very interesting and accessible proposition. The advent and rapid growth of Web 2.0 tools and resources for creating and aggregating interesting content and sharing it with others has made the prospect of getting paid to write now more reasonable than ever. Online authors have an incredible array of outlets and tools at their disposal, presuming their writing and research skills, audience sensitivity, creativity and knowledge of the subject are up to the task. Writing itself isn’t easy, but making money from your original, written work is getting a lot easier.

This is especially relevant today given the dramatic reduction of printed newspaper and magazines, the reduction of journalistic outlets in favor of consumer-generated content, and the overall transition of information sources for most consumers to Internet media.

Some methods of earning money for writing, however, are quicker and easier to return legitimate income than others, and there are always a lot of risks to avoid. Your original work can certainly be bought and sold through direct contact, posting and advertising. You can certainly also self-publish, and derive income through subscriptions, advertising or other methods of monetizing the content or the website it’s delivered through. However, by far the best method for securely exposing your talent, setting your price and attracting the widest variety of legitimate, recurring buyers who will truly promote your work – is to use a professional online article marketplace. There do exist a number of these online article selling and buying forums, but here are the top 5 features to look for in an online marketplace for selling articles and other content you write for the Internet.

Read more over in DC - the heart of the laid-off journalist world…

Rocky Mountain Denver News Colorado – Final Edition

Rocky Mountain News published their final edition this week…

“Colorado’s oldest newspaper, which launched in Denver in 1859, printed its last edition Friday, leaving The Denver Post as the only daily newspaper in town.

“Goodbye, Colorado,” read the headline on a 52-page commemorative edition wrapping the regular newspaper. “STOP THE PRESSES,” read the front-page headline inside.” from Yahoo.

While it wasn’t hard to see this coming, with the rapid proliferation of online news sources and online marketing/advertising focus eclipsing that of the printed form, it’s still a hard blow to the journalism family and those still inclined to read a paper every morning.

All the more reason for Colorado Denver businesses to seriously enact their own economic stimulus in the form of increased leverage and attention to Denver Internet Marketing and Social Media utilization.

Support Veterans and Their Service Dogs

It’s simple – returning US service veterans in many cases can use the help of a really good assistive dog…dogs for example from Paws4Vets, specially trained and raised to provide companionship, help and love for the disabled. Simply buy an online raffle ticket, and support our veterans and their service dogs – you can actually win great prizes, along with fueling this national fund for hope and recovery.

Just raffle.

Western Slope Update – Metro Brokers Grand Junction Colorado Real Estate – New Brokers

Here’s some happenings outside of town over on Colorado’s Western Slope, from the Grand Valley business community (you really should visit!). Metro Brokers of Grand Junction, Colorado announces two new broker/owners serving the Grand Junction real estate community.

Jerry Young has joined the Metro Brokers team as broker/owner of his own Grand Junction Real Estate company, Jerry Young Realty.  Young is a native of South Dakota and has lived in Grand Junction since 1989. He has been helping clients buy and sell homes in the Grand Valley for over 17 years.

Metro Brokers also announced that Bonnie Connors has joined its team as broker/owner of her own Grand Junction Real Estate company, Bonnie Connors Realty. Bonnie has also been selling real estate in Mesa County for over 17 years, is a graduate of the Real Estate Institute and has earned the prestigious designation of a Certified Residential Specialist.

Metro Brokers are partnerships of local and regional real estate owners and brokers. Much like the Metro Brokers of Grand Junction group, Metro Brokers of Greeley, CO offers Greeley Real Estate services north of Denver.

Colorado Denver Businesses – Challenge to Stimulate Local Economy

In this business blog/article at the Loudoun Times, a local Internet Marketing business challenges all other Loudoun County (VA) businesses to “step up” and promote, collectively, their own county – using their own websites and Internet assets. Simply by linking back to the county’s core government economic development and tourism promotion websites, using words like “Loudoun County Business Environment”, may help business, real estate and tourism investors find the County, and spend money.

This is a good idea for ANY county – including those here in the Denver-Aurora metro region, i.e. Denver, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Douglas County, and the Rocky Mountain recreational areas further west including Clear Creek County.

Denver-Aurora businesses, and other Colorado businesses – read the article, and take notice….link your sites or blogs back to your county’s PR machine, for example The Clear Creek County Tourism Bureau.

Colorado Health Insurance for Businesses, Individuals, Families

Another difficult but absolutely necessary topic to deal with for Denver business owners, as well as any Colorado business owner, is health insurance and wellness coverage for employees.

We can recommend a very good resource for Colorado health insurance services and products at Roper Insurance & Financial Services.  Roper Insurance represents every major insurance carrier allowing them to offer more options to customize a Colorado health insurance plan that works best for your needs and budget. They literally do all the leg work, which in turn will relieve most of the typical hassles that may be expected when purchasing Colorado health insurance. As a brokerage and insurance advocate, they offer you an unbiased opinion regarding the health insurance plans available and by law, health insurance rates are fixed, so they’re able to offer you the lowest rates possible. Great bunch of folks.

Update – A new Colorado Health Insurance website and online services, from Roper Insurance!

In this Bad Economy, Businesses Need to Quickly Cut Advertising Costs – Leveraging Internet Marketing

It’s a pretty straightforward economic reality hitting local Denver businesses right now – how to drastically reduce marketing and advertising expenses, while continuing to attract new customers and grow revenues. In any economy, good or bad, it is absolutely essential that your business, service and products continue to be represented and advertised in public media – in order to attract new, paying customers.

Read more about this Business Internet Marketing topic, and why Denver Internet Marketing, Denver SEO, and Denver Online Marketing and Advertising are topics worthy of considerable attention and exercise for Denver and Colorado businesses, large and small.