Changing jobs can be one of the most stressful events in life, but it also can be an exciting opportunity to pursue one’s dreams and ambitions. If you are a baby boomer, how do you know if a second career might be right for you? Take this Second Career Test that was published in an article on Newsweek’s online magazine to see if a second career is right for you.  Navigate to the link below and click the “Launch” button in the bottom left corner of the picture.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13233137/site/newsweek/

June 11, 2006 - Starting Fresh

For many boomers, retirement will be the perfect time to begin a second career. Some of the most popular fields, according to a recent survey:

27% - Consultant

20% - Teacher or Professor

15% - Customer Greeter

13% - Tour Guide

13% - Retail Sales Clerk

10% - Auditor or Bookkeeper

10% - Home Handyman

9% - B& B Owner/Manager

8% - Security Screener

7% - Real Estate Agent

Source:  2006 Merrill Lynch New Retirement Study

Excerpted from paper by Derek Bosworth titled: “The Importance O Trademarks To Capital Raising and Financial Performance”

Important information on whether or not to establish a trademark, valuing your trademark, tax and accounting issues associated with trademarks.

The following argument then became common in the literature on brands and intangible assets,

“The brand is arguably one of a company’s greatest assets - yet the majority of organisations are failing to take it seriously … As has been proven time and time again, damage to the name and image can have a dire impact on the bottom line.”

Now, today, more and more companies are now placing equal importance on managing their intangible assets as managing their tangible assets (Blackett, 1997, p. x).

“Brand management can no longer be viewed as the sole purpose or responsibility of the marketing department. It makes little sense to hand over responsibility for what are often the ‘corporate jewels’ to a junior brand manager. It is for this reason that chief executive officers are increasingly assuming the charge and challenge of being brand stewards…”. (Runkel and Brymer, 1997, p. 7)

Read the entire paper here

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Welcome to our BLOG. I am Jim King the President of King & King Management, P.A. a Maryland headquartered company that provides business brokerage services, mergaer & acquisition advisory services, and assists entrepreneurs in starting their own business brokerage businesses throughout the U.S. In 2006 Mr. Jim was awarded the CBI (Certified Business Intermediary) designation issued by the International Business Brokers Association.
Prior to starting King & King, Mr. King served as the Senior Vice President, Controller, and Chief Operating Officer of one of the largest business brokerage firms on the east coast. Under his leadership revenues increased by 100% and the number of brokers affiliated with the company grew by 100%. During Mr. King’s tenure he lead a team that developed, designed, and implemented, the companies first web based listing management and broker management system, implemented the companies first computerized financial accounting system, and, established multi media “New Broker” and “Advanced Broker” training programs.
Before that Mr. King spent several years at KPMG, LLP, (the world’s third largest public accounting firm), where he worked with Fortune 500 clients to develop and implement business solutions and tax strategies designed to improve operations and reduce federal, state and local taxes.
Prior to KPMG, LLP Mr. King held management level positions in other boutique tax and accounting firms and founded a growth oriented roll-up company in the commercial security and fire alarm business that successfully acquired and merged 11 companies in five years.