Hello there!  I'm Matt Chadwick at the business desk and it's time for us to open up our email bag and answer some questions from our readers.  We thank you for sending in your queries and we apologize for not being able to answer everyone's questions.  However, we'll do our best.

 

Question from Shane Lawson:

Do you think that stress in the workplace is on the rise or is it even on the decline?

Answer:  From everything being said and printed these days, stress in the workplace is still on the rise.  People are complaining even more these days that they just don't have enough hours in the day to work at a fulltime job plus do the chores at home.  However, it appears that more and more employers are becoming aware of the dangers and hazards of stress in the workplace and several large corporations are starting to implement health care services for their employees.  I.E making on staff psychologists available to their employees, plus building gyms for them.

 

Question from Lidia Shanks:

With Christmas coming, I'm trying to find an idea for my kids to get involved in.  I mean, something that they can do to earn some pocket money?

Answer:  I saw something on TV a few days ago where someone in New York is offering her services to do gift wrapping for seniors and those who don't have time to wrap their own presents.  She says that she does quite well at this time of the year and she goes to their homes to do this or sometimes those who prefer it would drop off their gifts to be wrapped at her place.  Maybe you could look into this possibility if you feel that your kids are old enough to be good gift wrappers.

 

Question from Jay Gregson:

I'd like to know what you think about a falling US dollar and what type of business could benefit from this situation?

Answer:  I hope and pray that the US dollar would soon stop falling.  On the one hand a lower US dollar means that it is easier to export our goods and services.  However on the other hand, it becomes more expensive for us to import with a falling US dollar.  Our goods are becoming cheaper abroad but it is becoming more expensive to import goods.  With regard to what type of small business venture could benefit from this type of situation?  The first thing that comes to mind is an import/export business.  What you will need to do is to find countries that seek US goods and services and see if you are able to export to them and on the other side of the coin, you could work with other countries to import US goods.

 

I hope that these questions and answers have been of some value to you this week and i invite you to submit your questions to us at  info@untappedwealth.com.   If you'd like to learn more about other types of small businesses that you could venture into then please visit www.untappedwealth.com/business-strategies.html and there you'll find tons of business ideas.

 

At the business desk, I'm Matt Chadwick wishing you a pleasant evening.