7. If you are new to field of seminars and workshops, make sure you carry out a series of practice runs before you try to impart your wisdom to paying customers. There are lots of thing that can (and will) go wrong. Things like having wrong content; like reaching end of your time and finding that you only covered half of what you expected; like finding you pitched content way above their heads - or too far below; like not having anticipated what questions would be asked - and worse, not knowing answers. Run your seminar at least twice, completely free-of-charge - cost to delegates being that they have to give you honest feedback.

8. Don't forget leave-behinds. The better package that you can give people to take away, more valuable they will think seminar was. I run a seminar on presentation skills. Delegates pay up to $1000 each to attend 2-day course. When they arrive, I give them a leather presentation wallet with a crisp new yellow pad inside and three colors of pen. As each session ends, I give each person a beautifully color printed document that covers all main points covered in easy to refer to summary form. At end of course, everyone is given a CD with all slides and exercises used over 2 days, plus a load of extra information - articles, back copies of my e-zine, links to Internet sites and so on. Of course, all of this stuff is branded with my name. The perceived value of this package is considerable, but in reality it costs me less than $30 a head. Not a bad gift for someone who has spent $1000!

9. Have a back end. Don't plan one workshop, plan two. Make sure everyone who attends is sold on next workshop (maybe with a special discount offer). Consider selling any products that you recommend. Many big names who run seminars make a bundle from selling books and tapes at back of room.

10. Finally, remember that people will thank you if they learn something, but they will only recommend you if they have fun in process.

These days there are a greater variety of job options than ever before. New doors are constantly being opened with dynamic growth in service, information and technology sectors of this new global economy. New opportunities. New career options.

These are fast evolving times and we are experiencing greatest technological boom since invention of motorcar, electricity and telephone. We are all being affected in some way and not everyone likes it.

Lay-offs in big business have become a way of life. Companies are constantly undergoing restructuring of resources with mergers, takeovers, relocations and downsizing being norm. Why is this happening?

With development of technology, changes have generally become easier, quicker, and less costly than ever before.

These changing times bring opportunity especially for small business. New opportunities for niche marketing, opportunities to work from home, opportunities to capitalize on ageing 'baby boomer' market, and opportunities to sell to a global market.

It's all happening HERE! NOW! in our lifetime!!!