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The greatest improvement made in boating in the last hundred years is the development of fiberglass and various other composite materials used to build a modern recreational boat. It does not rot like wood, it does not warp or split and, if properly maintained, will last its owner for a very, very long time!

To fully understand how to care for a fiberglass boat, you should need to know a little about how fiberglass boat hulls are made. Generally speaking, at the beginning of the day that your boat was made, the resins and exterior finish (the gelcoat) were stored in drums or large vats and the actual fiberglass was stored in large rolls, not unlike rolls for carpet.

Boat builders have large molds for each model of boat that they make and are usually comprised or two or more individual molds to fabricate the major components of a boat. There is usually one mold for the hull and one for the deck and there may also be a liner mold. In any event, after the molds are thoroughly cleaned and polished, they are sprayed with a paint-like substance called gelcoat which will harden and become the exterior, colored surface of the boat. (Most people are surprised to learn that the first thing the builder does in building a boat is to paint it and then to build the boat within the paint job!). Once the gelcoat has hardened, the mold is sprayed with a chemical to bond the gelcoat to the fiberglass in such a way that the texture of the fiberglass cloth roving will not show through the finished product. The mold is then covered with layers of fiberglass cloth and sprayed with a chemical resin to bond and harden the structure of the fiberglass. Several layers of fiberglass are applied with emphasis on corners, structural supports, engine mounts, etc. After this dries, the hull is popped from the mold and joined with the liner and or deck components which are built separately.

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So you’ve decided you’re ready to take the plunge and start your own janitorial cleaning business. You can succeed and have a profitable cleaning business if you take the time to plan out your business strategy before signing that first client.

The first step is to prepare a business plan. This does not have to be a long document, but should be fairly comprehensive and address the following points:

*The company name, address, phone number, owners/corporate officers and statement of purpose.

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Before we talk about resources for finding a business broker, let us first understand who is a business broker. Business broker resembles very much to the real estate agent. The job of the business broker is to bridge the gap between the buyer of the business and the seller of the business. If you wisely choose the right business broker, you can save a lot of money in the business transactions taking place through him. Here are some resources for finding a business broker for you.

Ask the People Whom You Already Know For Referrals: Whenever we look for something that is new to us and we are not familiar with it, we try to gather information from the people we

already know, and have faith in them that they would not misguide us. Same procedure we can apply when we look for the resources for finding a business broker. Take the advice of your business associates, accountants, lawyer and other associations of the industry to get the names of business brokers. If a reliable person gives the reference of any business broker then there is no harm in considering him for hiring his services.

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I need to bring in more revenue before I start advertising.

As a former media account executive, I heard this phrase regularly. In marketing a small business, the old adage, You have to spend money to make money , is an inescapable truth. Advertising is an investment in growing your business. While an unlimited advertising budget would be great, obviously this is not the reality for most businesses. They key to managing your marketing budget wisely is making every dollar count. While most business owners realize that having a marketing plan is a must, often they don t know where to begin.

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Michael is a very famous name. Think about it. How many famous Michael’s can you think of?

The first one I think of is the Archangel Michael. I’m no Biblical scholar, but I do remember that one. And isn’t there something about “Michael rowed the boat ashore?” Alleluia! Most of us learned that tune in Sunday school years and years ago. So Michael is a famous name in the Bible.

Michelangelo is actually the same name. It’s just a little longer. You probably noticed that there are two parts to it. It means “Michael Angel.” His paintings were certainly angelic, and his sculptures were, too. He’s the one who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and carved David out of a

stone. People from all over the world travel to see his famous artworks.

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