Q: Cut in half to expose centers. for about 10-12 minutes. They should retain some crispness. If using a bowl, toss lightly.
A: Trim vegetable ends. Steam the Brussels sprouts Place the sprouts on a plate or in a serving bowl. Sprinkle with butter-flavored powder and Parmesan cheese, allowing the powder and cheese to melt around the sprouts.

Q: Target a specific need or want that is under-served or could be significantly improved. Talk to people in your community and try to understand what they want the most. Take some paper and a pen, and brainstorm all the things you would like to sell in your store. The more good items you come up with and get for a low enough price, the bigger profit you will make. For example, if you wanted to own a wine cellar, you wouldn't just say you are going to sell wine. You would say you want to sell Sauvignon Blanc, etc. Avoid basing your entire business on a single product; this is what separates the stores of the world from the lemonade stands. Ask questions, keep your eyes peeled for opportunity, and consider making a survey about which products would sell well in a certain area. You can either adapt your business to what the market lacks, or find a specific area that suits your business. Make sure that there is a legitimate need for a given service. For instance, if you find out that there is no DVD or music shop in an area, this doesn't necessarily mean that the market needs such a placeit might just mean that people are getting everyone from the Internet. To run a market study, you can: Hang around an area, visit shops, and ask questions about the local market. Record statistics: sit in a cafe and take notes. How many people pass by? How old are they? Are they mostly male or female? Do they work, live, and/or shop here? Which times and seasons seem to draw the most shoppers? Speak to customers and potential customers. If you ask the right questions, you might get the right answers. Trust your intuition. Your hunch is just as important as the results of market research. Find businesses with which your planned business would compete. Research them and learn as much as you can from them. Try to find out their revenue and expenses. This is easier than you think: buy from them one specific day of the week, then wait ten days and buy from them again. Count how many receipts they have issued in a given period of time, imagine a reasonable average price per receipt, and multiply the 10-days-worth of receipts by 3 to estimate the competitor's sales revenue for a 30-day period. Avoid provoking the large established leading player(s) in the area, which might react violently and cost you a lot of money. They are in a better position to bleed money than you are. Think of what you would do to improve the product or service offered by your "competitors," and by how much it will increase revenue (and profit). Deduct, say, 15-25% as your margin of error. Review your calculations and try to imagine how your business could be more profitable. Do not expect a favorable prediction from your first analysis, or even from your third. Head to the next town, find similar businesses, and speak to the owners. Be frank about your intentions to set up shop in your targeted area. Some will be more than willing to tell you about their experience and their mistakessome may even tell you about their profits. Consider asking to work for them for free for a few days to learn the ropes. It may help if you offer a confidentiality agreement with a clause promising that you will not set up shop in their area. Do not think that your time has no value. It has an "opportunity cost," which is how much you would earn by being employed. Include this in your cost calculations. Make sure that: What you plan to sell is needed and wanted by the community in which you plan to sell it. Your plan is legal. All items and activities related to the store should be compliant with any relevant governmental regulations. Make sure that you have secured a business permit. You have planned out all of the financial and organizational details, and that it makes sense for you to own and operate this store. You have enough resources (financial capital, manpower, emotional support) to set up your store and make it last. The above have been handledor are being handledby the time the store opens.
A: Find a niche. Study the market. Feel out the competition. Do your research and make sure that your idea is viable.

Q: Place the oil, honey, and sugar in a large bowl. Use a mixer to beat the oil and sweeteners together until well blended. In a separate bowl, toss in the white flour, wheat flour, baking powder, salt and oatmeal. Use a whisk to stir the ingredients together until they're well incorporated. Pour the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients 1/3 at a time, mixing on low speed until the flour is no longer visible. Pour it into the batter, then use a spoon to gently stir it, taking care not to overmix. If you want, you can refrigerate dough for several hours or overnight. This optional step can give the cookies a thicker consistency. Use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop them onto a baking sheet, leaving 2 inches (5.1cm) in between the cookies. You should have enough batter to make 2 dozen cookies. Place the baking sheet into the preheated oven. Bake the cookies for 10 - 12 minutes, until they're golden brown around the edges.
A: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix the oil and sweeteners. Mix the dry ingredients. Mix the dry and wet ingredients. Add the chopped fruit. Consider refrigerating the dough. Scoop the cookies. Bake the cookies. Finished.

Q: This does not stop businesses you have recent dealings with (including debts and collectors) from calling, nor does it stop not-for-profit organizations. However, if you are plagued by telemarketers, this will significantly reduce your calls. This project is headed by the federal trade commission and located online at www.donotcall.gov . State programs exist as well and you can often join them online too. Most phone companies will now let you block all calls that do not display a caller ID number or come through as "Private." This will specifically remove a large number of telemarketing calls. Some phones have a feature that will allow you to designate a special ring tone for any specific phone number that might call in. Select a different ring tone than your normal ringtone for their number and when you hear it, lift and lower the receiver quickly. This will keep you from having to speak to them. (or you can let the machine get it.) Alternatively, buy a phone made for hearing impaired that features a flashing light (and which can be muted) that alerts you to calls. Phone books are a bit out of date, but phone number listings still exist online, and companies capture as many of these as they can. You can tell your phone company that you no longer want your number publicly listed. It should instead be considered a non-published or private number, not even available through directory assistance. Obviously this is a last resort, but it can be highly effective. Most cell phones can be easily set up to block certain callers, and additional apps can be downloaded that will allow you to send all calls from outside your contacts list directly to voice mail. Best of all, the federal government bans all use of automated dialers (the devices used by the vast majority of telemarketing firms) to call cell phones.
A:
Register with the national Do Not Call registry. Get Anonymous Call Rejection from your telephone company. Designate a certain ring tone for all of your contacts. Purchase a phone with a mute ringer function. Take your number off of all public listings. Switch to cellular only.