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My Parnasa – The Blog
My Experience Manufacturing in China: An Israeli’s Story
All the crowd-funding campaigns I’ve ever backed have a special place in my heart. But if I had to name the project that I was most proud to support, it would be this Kickstarter Campaign, run by Ramat Beit Shemesh’s Richard Nachum Kligman last June. I don’t know Kligman personally, but his idea for a product to […]
How I Found Inner Peace in this Time of War
There is a war raging here in Israel. Though we’re blessedly removed from the front line here in Jerusalem, I can’t escape the images of destruction that dominate the big TV screen when I enter a store; nor the constant talk of rockets raining down on Israel’s biggest cities; nor the procession of visitors coming […]
Business is Booming, But I’m Broke: The Cash-Flow Crunch
Many businesses have a secret shame. They have clients, sales, income – but no money to pay the rent! Here are 6 tested cures for the Cash Flow Crunch.
What Jewish Women Want from a Business Conference
As coordinator of the Temech Conference for Women in Business – I have to know the answer if I want to deliver it. Here’s what my research found.
The Secret Ecstasy of Business Failure
Let me tell you a really great, old Jewish story. Over 200 years ago, there lived a Rabbi. He was a great Torah scholar and a Rosh Yeshiva, and he was also a wealthy man. He owned a lumber business and a ship that transported the lumber down the river. It was a very lucrative […]
How Offering a Free Consultation Hurts Your Business
Everyone else is doing it, but that doesn’t mean that you should too. It may be time for you to stop offering your first consultation free. Find out why
My Lag Ba’Omer Bonfire of Business Cards
I just found a great way to “use up” all my old, irrelevant business cards. But what should I put on my new ones? In this day and age, that’s not so simple!
8 Favorite Quotes from the Jerusalem Writer’s Seminar
I spent yesterday in the company of several hundred delightful Jewish ladies who love to write. It was the first time I went to the annual Jerusalem Writer’s Seminar for women just for fun (I was there twice before as a speaker). And what fun it was. Organizers Tamar Ansh and Esther Heller are already pros […]
The Best of Erev Pesach
It’s the 4th Pesach of My Parnasa, so I decided to take a magical history tour back through my Pesach Posts over the years. Here are three interesting ones that I found: In 2013, we had the somewhat infamous: Would You Like a Side of Bacon With Your Matza? That one explored my discovery that […]
Springtime’s Here and Business is Blooming
Growing a business is a lot like growing a cucumber. I know because I do both! Let’s take a stroll around my garden, and see how my various ventures are surviving and thriving at the height of springtime. Just Say No to Potential Our Pomelo tree is laden with flowers right now. Each one has […]
Court Rules: Israelis Must Collect VAT for Google Adsense Income
After consulting with another accountant and attorney, the content of this article should be considered uncomfirmed. If this topic is relevant for you, sign up for updates and I’ll let you know when I get a final answer from my contacts. —————— Israelis who make money with Google Adsense will now have to collect VAT […]