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  • The cornerstone of all business and money is Integrity. It’s just the way most of us come into making any kind of money is maneuvering through a minefield full of people who don’t. We have bad examples of Men and Women who translate them being a victim into victimizing others and saying they have Come Up. It’s never too late to right a wrong but if you don’t learn the lesson you won’t ever right the wrong mentality!
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    EXTRA: This quote [...]

  • In different states it’s called different things but this is the best permit ever created. In some states it’s called a wholesale, resale certificate, reseller permit, state id or sales id! This is the permit that allows you to buy from places at WHOLESALE PRICES! This is the key permit that is missing in everyone’s street hustle. See most people are happy to find a CONNECT but that’s just someone who has a Seller’s permit and is buying things [...]

  • When you come into the bank to set up your business account remember one thing “THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS” not your personal checking account. The difference is humongous because you are setting up a relationship where it is beneficial for both of you. You as the business owner are bringing in money that they the Bank may never have seen. See most make the mistake of treating their business account like their personal account but with this account you have [...]

  • Getting a Tax ID# is the most simple thing to get when it comes to business but since most folks don’t know what it is they usually pay someone to do it. A Tax ID# is like your business Social Security #. This number proves to the banks, credit card companies and to the state that you exist. When they slap the baby’s ass to check if it’s alive a Tax ID is the slap on your ass to let [...]

  • Picking the type of company structure you want to start with is usually what trips a lot of people up. Many first time businesses are setup under the owners name and social security # and can cause them to lose everything later. Every tuesday I will highlight a different company structure and identify their strengths and weaknesses…
    Sole Proprietorship -  This is the most common business structure. This is pretty much you going down and registering your business with the city.  [...]

Integrity Podcast (In the Black Series)

Posted by FreeMan On February - 7 - 2010 9 Comments

The cornerstone of all business and money is Integrity. It’s just the way most of us come into making any kind of money is maneuvering through a minefield full of people who don’t. We have bad examples of Men and Women who translate them being a victim into victimizing others and saying they have Come Up. It’s never too late to right a wrong but if you don’t learn the lesson you won’t ever right the wrong mentality!
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EXTRA: This quote [...]

Sellers Permit aka Game Changer

Posted by FreeMan On February - 4 - 2010 16 Comments

In different states it’s called different things but this is the best permit ever created. In some states it’s called a wholesale, resale certificate, reseller permit, state id or sales id! This is the permit that allows you to buy from places at WHOLESALE PRICES! This is the key permit that is missing in everyone’s street hustle. See most people are happy to find a CONNECT but that’s just someone who has a Seller’s permit and is buying things [...]

Interacting with the Bank

Posted by FreeMan On February - 3 - 2010 5 Comments

When you come into the bank to set up your business account remember one thing “THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS” not your personal checking account. The difference is humongous because you are setting up a relationship where it is beneficial for both of you. You as the business owner are bringing in money that they the Bank may never have seen. See most make the mistake of treating their business account like their personal account but with this account you have [...]

Tax ID aka Business Social Security #

Posted by FreeMan On February - 2 - 2010 6 Comments

Getting a Tax ID# is the most simple thing to get when it comes to business but since most folks don’t know what it is they usually pay someone to do it. A Tax ID# is like your business Social Security #. This number proves to the banks, credit card companies and to the state that you exist. When they slap the baby’s ass to check if it’s alive a Tax ID is the slap on your ass to let [...]

What type of company should I form?

Posted by FreeMan On February - 1 - 2010 8 Comments

Picking the type of company structure you want to start with is usually what trips a lot of people up. Many first time businesses are setup under the owners name and social security # and can cause them to lose everything later. Every tuesday I will highlight a different company structure and identify their strengths and weaknesses…
Sole Proprietorship -  This is the most common business structure. This is pretty much you going down and registering your business with the city.  [...]

Play Dough Podcast (In the Black Series)

Posted by FreeMan On January - 31 - 2010 10 Comments

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A lot if not most of everyone you meet play with their money. This is why the majority of people in this world do not have true wealth. This is why most of these Suckers spend their life telling you the value of working for someone else. About 99% of all people in the world are misguided in respect to what money can really do. They allow the television to set what kind of man, woman and child they are. [...]

Retire from a Job, Quit the Game

Posted by FreeMan On January - 28 - 2010 5 Comments

Hustle isn’t a job, there isn’t a golden parachute, a 401K, nor a going away party. No one will pat you on the back, throw a party, you won’t have to train your replacement, and you won’t have to wonder what to do with the rest of your life. With all that being said Hustle has to be seen different even when you walk away.
Jobs have a shift, a time clock, a uniform, and a structure. Most people have a [...]

Janet Harmon Bragg

Posted by FreeMan On January - 27 - 2010 7 Comments

Born Janet Harmon in Griffin, Georgia she was the daughter of Cordia Batts Harmon and Samuel Harmon, a brick contractor. Harmon’s maternal grandfather was a freed slave of Spanish descent, and her maternal grandmother was a Cherokee. Harmon, the youngest of seven children transferred from public elementary school to St. Stephens Episcopal School, a better learning environment in those days of strict segregation. She also attended Fort Valley Episcopal High School, in Fort Valley, Georgia. Harmon next went to Spelman [...]

The Difference

Posted by FreeMan On January - 26 - 2010 4 Comments

I heard a guy say “the richest man is the guy who still has his friends from when he had nothing!” I smiled at that and thought in theory that’s great but in reality it’s easier said than done. Most of the people I grew up with are good people and I never had any real beef with any of them. When we were younger before we became men we had basically the same approach on life, Get Money, Meet [...]

Guest Podcast – Do You Want to Be Free

Posted by FreeMan On January - 24 - 2010 9 Comments

As a United States Marine (1999-2008), Arthur Pledger served in 3rd Intelligence Battalion, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, and 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison. He was dispatched to both Iraq and Afghanistan with Marine Air Ground Task Force Combined Task Force 58 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. There, Arthur Pledger (then ranked Corporal) and his team of 3 other Satellite Communications experts were based primarily in Jakobabad, Pakistan and Shaikhisa Air Base in Bahrain, UAE. While there, he provided [...]

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