A couple of businesses that are most successful during war time....

dno
> It's hard to know what to post during war
> time.... Everyone's glued to their TV screen
> (me included).

> Adam, in an earlier post, wrote about
> businesses that do well when times are bad,
> such as during war time. Some businesses
> which do well in war time are those
> providing information related to the
> military. For example, I'm thinking about
> the membership web site Stratfor , or a
> publishing company like Jane's which sells
> a lot of military-related information....

> In the case of Stratfor, I know they picked
> up a lot of new subscribers during the war
> in Kosovo, and it was probably the same
> during the war in Afghanistan, and in the
> present war. Although I don't have any sure
> way of knowing, I would expect Jane's
> probably sees the same kind of trends.
> During war time, there's an insatiable
> hunger for more of this kind of
> information....

> No matter what the circumstance, there is
> some kind of business which is catering to
> the needs of the time. Even during
> apparently "bad" business times,
> such as during war time....

> Just thought some might find that
> interesting....

> - Dien Rice