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by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
As promised, here is another of my Acorn Investment App updates. What started at $0 in August 2017, and then went to $75, and finally surpassed $300 is now nearly at $550! … Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
As promised, here is another of my Acorn Investment App updates. What started at $0, and then went to $75, and finally surpassed $100 is now nearly at $300!… Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: I am not rich, but I do know one thing: I know how to make it happen, and I’m working my butt off to get there! … Read More
By Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, ME
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
As promised, here is another of my Acorn Investment App updates.
I’m now up to $122.15 in just two months.
Specifically:
$39.56 in the last 30 days
$10.00 one time
$.34 in dividends
$5.00 in referrals
I suspect I’ll surpass $250.00 by the end of the year.… Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME
Founder & Exec. Dir., Break Diving, Inc.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently downloaded the Acorns automatic investing app. You can read more about it elsewhere on this blog.… Read More
by Dr. Monroe Man, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME
Founder & Exec. Dir., Break Diving, Inc.
If you ever do a search for software online, I’m sure you often end up on Capterra.com. It’s the Yelp for computer BUSINESS software and apps, and it allows users to rate software.… Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME
Founder & Exec. Dir., Break Diving, Inc.
If you want an awesome online database program to keep track of people in your life, the projects you are working on, the books in your library, or whatever, I recommend obvibase.com… Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Exec. Dir., Break Diving, Inc.
Almost 20 years ago, I wrote a book called, The Theatrical Juggernaut – The Psych of the Star (now in it’s 2nd edition). It was the first book I ever wrote, and it’s hard to believe I wrote it back when I was 22!… Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
Note: although I am a lawyer, the following is not legal advice, but rather, just some helpful tips to point you in the right direction as you get your own 501(c)(3) not-for-profit up and running. … Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, MBA, Esq, LLM
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
(c) 2017 by Monroe Mann
Chapter 1. Why Finding Potential Investors Is So Difficult
Great news! You already know the investors for your next project!
It’s true. … Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, ME
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
T.R.U.S.T. is an acronym that I developed after first failing to raise money for a big project, and then six years later, successfully raising money for a big project. … Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
If you have a big decision to make, don’t just make it on a hunch.
Instead, use something I created called “The Big Decision Matrix”. It only takes about 5 – 10 minutes to set up, and when you’re done, you will be able to make a decision having considered all the possibilities.… Read More
by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, MBA, Esq
(with a graduate certificate in financial planning from Boston University)
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
We all know that we should be investing our money.
Many of us don’t know how to do that.… Read More
By Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, ME, LLM, EMT
& Founder, Break Diving, Inc.
Note: this article, written by Monroe Mann, originally appeared as a chapter in the book, “Guerrilla Marketing on the Front Lines” by Jay Conrad Levinson & Mitch Meyerson, published in 2008
This is a story of overcoming odds, and turning the most sour of lemons into the most delicious of lemonades. … Read More