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PocketFlops… you can thank me later!

To all my high heel wearing ladies out there! I have one word for you… POCKETFLOPS!!

I recently heard about this amazing product and personally had to seek out the ingenious designer. Created by Maria Pantazes and prototyped on the floor of her Los Angeles apartment, she began with her roommate’s old flip flops to create folding flips flops.

Made completely from recycled tires and all organic materials, PocketFlops are regular flip flops that happen to fold in the center for easy storage and transporting. They are of great quality, cute designs and fold downward as to not dirty up your bag. Plus, most importantly, they DO NOT fold when you walk. You would never know the difference between these and a pair of Havaianas.



WHAT AN AMAZING IDEA! Why didn’t I think of this! Countless times I have gone out at night with my sexy high heels on and ended the night with my feet in serious agony. I don’t lie when I say I have ended the night short just because my feet were hurting so bad. Hurt feet no more!

Put on your dancing shoes but before you leave the house put PocketFlops in your purse!

PocketFlops is picking up speed and gaining a following in places like Oklahoma, British Columbia and Australia. What surprised me the most is that these aren’t the big metro cities like NYC where walking is a must.

Want to see for yourself? Go online buy a pair! You wont regret it and you can thank me later!

Follow PocketFlops on Facebook and Twitter as well.

Business Plan 101

If you have that entrepreneurial spark inside you and want to do the same as many of the companies and people that I write about then the first place to start is with a business plan.

I found a useful video from Bloomberg on how the process should begin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn2JKAwGn5E&feature=related

Lawrence Gelburd, a professor at Wharton and contributor on MSNBC’s show “Your Business,” says that you must transform your idea from “I think this is a great idea” to “the data I have assembled shows this is a great idea.”

Step one of writing a business plan is to identify the audience. After that there are 4 main points of interest.

            1.Executive Summary

            2.Management Team

            3.Advisory Board

            4.Financial Information

                        --Income Statement

                        --Balance Sheet

                        --Cash Flow

                        --Capital needed and uses of funds

The secret to a great entrepreneur is the balance between analysis and action!

This is only the beginning but a great tool. A great place to see some sample business plans is SBA.gov. I hope it has inspired you to get out there and start something.

 

Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all who serve and protect this fine country.