INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There are many different medications that may help prevent your excess gas. Gas-X, Maalox, Mylicon and Pepto-Bismol are just a few of the many gas prevention medications available to you. Talk to your doctor if you are not sure what product to choose or if you have tried products with no success. When selecting a medicine, look for a product that contains simethicone. This ingredient provides relief for excess gas by dissolving gas bubbles. Beano contains alpha-galactosidase, which helps prevent excess gas. In a double blind study, people who consumed foods that contained the Beano had significantly less flatulence than those who did not receive food that contained Beano. Some studies have shown that taking activated charcoal can help prevent gas but other studies have shown that there is no effect. Since activated charcoal is a natural supplement, you may consider trying them to see if they help prevent your excess gas. Chlorophyllin is a chemical that is made from chlorophyll, but it is not the same as chlorophyll. Some studies have suggested that taking chlorophyllin may help prevent excess gas in older people, but there is not enough evidence to prove that it is effective. You may consider trying chlorophyllin to see if it helps prevent your excess gas. Do not take chlorophyllin if you are pregnant. Not enough is known about chlorophyllin to determine if it is safe to take while pregnant.

SUMMARY: Use an over-the-counter medication to help prevent excess gas. Add Beano to foods to prevent excess gas. Try taking activated charcoal capsules. Try taking chlorophyllin.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Before you open, you need to know what kinds of services you will provide. This process is called finding your niche. It’s unlikely that you’ll be a “Jack of All Trades,” so identify the services you want to specialize in.  If you are an experienced accountant, then think about the type of work you have enjoyed most. Do you want to work with businesses, individuals, non-profits, etc.? Do you know what type of work you don’t want to do? If you have no experience, then it might take you a while to find your niche. However, you can talk with accountants who are currently practicing to get a feel for what they do. You might be excited to jump into your new accounting business with both feet. However, you need to realistically assess whether you can afford to start a full-time accounting business.  Instead, you might choose to continue to work your day job but build your accounting business at night or on the weekends.  If you are currently an accountant, then proceed cautiously. Your employer won’t like that you are setting up a new business as a competitor. Partnering with an established accounting professional can help you get a business off the ground. Working with a partner means more industry connections and more capital.  Reach out to people who have recently started their own accounting businesses and schedule a lunch. Tell them you want to start a business and ask if they are open to bringing on a partner. Choose your partners wisely. An ideal partner should complement your skills. You should also agree on where you want to take your accounting business. If you don’t see eye to eye, then forming a partnership could create problems down the road. In some ways, buying an existing accounting practice is the easiest option. You already have a built-in client list and visibility in the community. On the downside, this is usually an expensive option. Make sure that you can spread out the purchase price over several years. If you decide to go down this route, then you should thoroughly investigate the business. You want to make sure their niche aligns with your interests. Writing a business plan is a necessity if you need funding. Lenders will only extend a loan after looking at your business plan. However, writing a business plan is also a great exercise on its own because it forces you to focus on the nuts and bolts of your business. Your plan should have the following parts:   Executive summary. Write this last but put it first. It’s a one- or two-page summary of your entire business plan.  Company description. Explain your business structure and how it fits into the accounting industry. Also identify your goals or objectives.  Products and services. Describe your accounting services and anything that makes you unique.  Marketing and sales analysis. You need to identify your competitors and then analyze their business, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses. Also create a profile of your ideal client. Consider age, income, education, location, etc.  Organization details. If your business is large, you can provide an organization chart of departments and key employees. Also provide background information about your management team.  Financial plan. You should project your finances for the next several years. Financial projections are particularly important if you need funding. Fortunately, accountants don’t need a lot of equipment to run their business. At a minimum, you’ll need the following, so budget for them:  computer printer telephone fax machine copier account software (e.g., QuickBooks Pro) A mentor can answer your questions and be a sympathetic ear to bounce ideas off of. Finding a more experienced accountant to act as your mentor will benefit you, especially if you don’t want to go into partnership with one.  Remember that your mentor will be primarily a business mentor. They can help on the business side of things. If you also have accounting questions, you might want to get a second mentor.

SUMMARY: Identify your niche. Decide whether to go full-time. Consider partnering with someone. Decide whether to buy an existing business. Draft a business plan. Purchase necessary technology. Find a business mentor.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Perhaps your spouse doesn’t want to move because they don’t want to be steamrolled in the decision-making process. You can combat this by including them in all of the planning. Not only can involvement help them feel like they have a say in the situation, but it may also make them more excited about moving. Allow your spouse to look at homes with you, scout out neighborhoods, and choose design options. They may find that moving presents them with better choices when they are able to see what the home and area are like. If you want to move to a new city, state, or even country, plan a vacation there. Being immersed in the area may help your spouse to change their mind when they see what the new environment has to offer. Choose activities that will highlight the location and find things to do that your spouse likes. Planning your trip out ahead of time to include what your spouse will enjoy could make all of the difference in the world. If you are able to, rent an apartment in the new location for a few months. This allows your spouse to really get an idea of what it would be like to move there. You may find that they like the new area because of this, or you may even discover that after living there, you would rather not move at all. If you still can’t come to an agreement, at least try to come to a compromise. Suggest renting your house out for a year, and moving to your ideal spot until the lease is up. If your spouse still isn’t happy, make an offer to move back into your home. However, if your spouse is willing to try out a move for you, you must be good on your word and move back if they don’t love the new location. To make the agreement even more official, put together a contract of sorts. Include that you agree to live in the new home for a year and you will move back to the original home if you aren’t both happy with the new place. Having a document such as this may make your spouse feel more confident that you will, in fact, move if they don’t want to stay after a year.

SUMMARY:
Involve your spouse in the planning. Take a trial run. Work out a compromise.