Do What You Love

Posted on May 2, 2013
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Remember when you were a small child and you pretended to be a fireman? Or a ballerina? Or an astronaut? Many of us know what we want to aspire to be from a very young age, but it can be difficult to make that dream come true. Sometimes we discover that our dream profession is really not ideal. The beautiful thing, though, is that no matter what you always have the option to do what you love.

People who do what they love and are passionate about are envied by everyone else. For these people, work is a treat. It’s not really work. Going to work is more like going to the amusement park than anything else. These people would rather be doing their job than anything else.

One of these lucky people is Ed Slinin. He started his own company after discovering his passion, and turned it into one of the most successful businesses in the world. Every day he gets to do what he loves and know that he makes a real difference in the world doing it.

Ed Slinin moved to America with his family when he was a young boy. His parents came with very little, so he decided to help out by working as many odd jobs as he could. One of these jobs was driving limousines, and behind the wheel of one of his vehicles was where Ed Slinin discovered that he truly loved the industry.

Corporate Transportation Group was founded a few years later. It began small with only a few clients, but it eventually became one of the largest and most successful transportation services in the world. Today, Edward Slinin’s company is the premiere transportation service for politicians, athletes, and celebrities.

It may seem as if only really lucky people are able to do what they truly love as a job, but the fact is that anyone can achieve this if they are willing to put in the work. Hard work and dedication are the only ways to make your dreams come true and end up with a job doing what you love.

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Tips for Keeping Your Business Successful

Posted on April 5, 2013
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Keeping a business running is difficult in the best of times, but the recession of recent years has made it even tougher. Many companies, large and small, are being forced to close because they cannot afford to keep operating. And has the economy continues to be bad, it is harder and harder for struggling businesses to recover.

Many business owners may be wondering what they can do in order to keep their business going through these hard times. Luckily, successful business operators such as Ed Slinin have some tips and tricks that can help others keep their business operating.

Ed Slinin swears by three main ideas that will help a business be successful: always make sure the client is satisfied, keep employees happy, and evolve. These three tips can help any business to become more successful.

It may seem like a no-brainer that a company needs to keep its clients happy, but sometimes this golden rule of business falls by the wayside. An unsatisfied customer is not only less likely to bring you repeat business, but they will not refer your company to anyone else. Therefore, you are not only losing them as a client, but also anyone else that they might have recommended you to.

A business cannot function without employees, and happy employees are more productive. They are also more pleasant to be around, and this gives a better impression to clients. Satisfied employees are more willing to go out of their way to help a customer, and this reflects well on the business as a whole.

The business world is constantly changing. A company that does not keep up is going to struggle. For this reason, it is important to incorporate new technologies, business techniques, and ideas to help your company flourish. Change is good.

Ed Slinin has used these tips to grow his company into one of the premiere transportation services in the world. Every business can learn from Ed Slinin and become even more successful.

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Everyone Loves an Underdog

Posted on March 17, 2013
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The story of the underdog has always been extremely popular. Stories like David and Goliath, Rocky, and The Hobbit all exemplify our love for stories that depict an underdog rising up to save the day or win against the odds. But underdogs do not just exist in stories. Everyday people fight and overcome challenges every day.

People look up to underdogs because they are inspiring. They show people that if you try hard enough and you want it badly enough, you can achieve anything. We all need the inspiration of underdogs, especially during these terrible economic times.

The most inspiring underdogs are those who are real people. Knowing that there is a real person out there who accomplished something amazing is more appealing than a fictional character. A truly inspiring story is one that is true. One of these real life underdogs is Ed Slinin. Slinin came from a poor family and followed his dreams to make himself one of the most successful people in the world.

When he was a child, Ed Slinin and his family moved to the United States. They had very little, and Eddie Slinin worked several odd jobs to help support his family. His father instilled a dedicated work ethic into him, and he has used this throughout his business career.

One of Slinin’s odd jobs was that of a limousine driver, and it was here that he discovered his passion for the transportation industry. Ed Slinin created Corporate Transportation Group and nurtured it into one of the largest and most successful transportation companies in the world.

Slinin is the perfect example of a modern, real life underdog. With nothing but hard work and dedication, he became one of the most successful people in the world. He started with nothing, followed his dream, and is now an inspiration.

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Corporate Travel Simplified with CTG

Posted on February 22, 2013
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Whether you are the owner of a business or head of the accounting department, you know how much of a headache transportation expenses for your employees can be. First, there is the cost of travel. In certain industries, you might have several employees making numerous trips on a monthly basis. Multiple trips to and from the airport add up, and there are client meetings that your people have to attend. Many times, taking the subway is impractical and cabs are just inconvenient.

Even more of a hassle than the cost is the paperwork involved when you have dozens of receipts floating around for the various trips throughout the month. These slips of paper can easily be lost or misplaced, and you might have to sift through bank statements simply to find the right amount in order to reimburse one of your employees. Taking the time to go back and search for a needle in a haystack means less time you have to spend on your most important job: running your business.

Corporate Transportation Group, through the vision of its founder Ed Slinin, can eliminate these accounting woes. The car service company offers several corporate packages that are suited to fit businesses of any size. Rates are reasonable so the multiple trips around town or to the airport are affordable on the budget of a small start up business or a Fortune 500 company.

The most significant benefit of using CTG for your company’s transportation needs is the streamlined billing and payment procedures they have incorporated. No matter what your accounting software or policies for handling monthly expenses, CTG and its technological advances fit your style. You can choose to receive a statement electronically in order to crunch the numbers via your accounting software. But if the old school paper billing practice is more your style, CTG will accommodate this option as well.

Simplicity and flexibility have always been the goals of Ed Slinin in developing his car service business from the ground up. Now, with thousands of affiliates in hundreds of cities throughout the globe, CTG can be your partner to provide all the transportation needs of your company. They make business travel easy and affordable.

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Ed Slinin’s CTG Continues as Done So Many Times Already

Posted on January 23, 2013
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Ed Slinin, his drivers, and other team members at CTG are continuing to persevere after hurricane Sandy. There will most certainly be fallout from the massive hurricane, but this is not the first time that Eddie Slinin has faced adversity. There have been times in the past where Edward Slinin personally had to overcome challenges in order to make the current Corporation Transport Group the company it is today: an international transit company functioning in some 450 cities worldwide.

Ed Slinin’s company was started some thirty years ago on the lone back of this determined professional who immigrated from Russia as a child. Challenges abound as an immigrant with nothing to help you other than your own will to push forward and see through dreams of success. Many of Slinin’s drivers today are also immigrants; they can look up at their leader for inspiration knowing that the tough times can be weathered.

In 1987 there was a Wall Street crash that heavily impacted the US economy but also the personal economy of a businessman much of whose success relies on catering to the wealthy members of the financial sector. This was a bit of a foreshadowing of the events that later took place in the fall of financial industry giant Lehman Brothers during the beginning of the current global recession. CTG had a contract with Lehman Brothers that translated to some 800 rides per night. That activity simply disappeared as well as contracts with other banking houses that also failed.

Many do not think of the impact that such events have on the industries involved. However, just as Eddie Slinin was able to persevere in the past through the worst of bad times and nationwide financial uncertainty, the current situation will not sway him. In comparison to the long term major losses that the company was able to sustain and yet be already four years past, the fallout of Hurricane Sandy is sure to be minimal. The business model is providing impeccable service to the client which will no doubt continue to take place for many years to come.

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Ed Slinin on Constant Move

Posted on December 17, 2012
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Maybe it was a move from a country so far off as Russia that first interested little Eddie Slinin to the point of making movement his life. Learning to adjust to a new life and sphere of thinking certainly served as a backdrop for his imminent success. The move was indeed to a country where dreams and opportunity where always the common fare.

How many people truly monopolize on those dreams? Why not take what one does best? Having started driving limousine in his adolescence, the principles of transport became a familiar if not natural manifestation of the transition made years before. On top of the simple locomotion of one place to another, a driver has to be constantly aware and adaptable to his environment.

Constant adaptation is something that has continued to form part of Ed Slinin’s life. The corporation which was formed out of a humble beginnings, Corporate Transportation Group, evolves naturally with changing demands in the field. For instance, with fuel consumption as a major industry concern, the company’s fleet is ever more hybrid oriented with some 15% of more than 1400 vehicles being hybrid. This is no surprise transition from a company whose CEO is defined by such growth.

Just as it is hard work to go from one home to another not knowing exactly what lies ahead, it is hard work that defines an organization. There would be no measurable success if hard work did not form a basis for Eduard Slinin’s CTG, and certainly transportation itself is an interesting allegory for all that was involved in making it the industry giant that it is today with a presence in more than 450 cities worldwide.

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Ed Slinin Traces His Overwhelming Success to Lessons Learned from Early American Immigrants

Posted on November 27, 2012
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In 1931, James Truslow Adams coined a phrase that became iconic as The American Dream. This writer and historian stated that “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement…and be and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” The U.S. is a land of opportunity that embraces freedom for all, including those not born into wealth or royalty. Prosperity is success is achievable by anyone with the determination to accomplish goals, whether born here or not.

Young Ed Slinin embraced the concept of the American Dream upon stepping foot on our nation’s soil from Russia. At the time, he worked hard at several jobs while learning about immigrants who had arrived decades before him. People arriving in the early 1900s faced struggles that were very different from that confronted Eduard at the time. These were immigrants arriving from Europe, including Ireland, Germany and Spain. Eastern Europe was well represented as well, and folks from Asia flocked to California. There were many who became entrepreneurs, and others excelled in the service industries. The language was unfamiliar and their religions were vastly different.

By the late 1970s when Ed Slinin arrived as an impressionable 12 year old, things were very different for the modern immigrants. There were new challenges facing these brave newcomers. Language and religion were still hurdles, but no longer barriers to success. However, by this time, new technologies were beginning to take hold and the transportation industry was at the forefront of the American economy.

Upon his arrival, Ed Slinin worked tirelessly at several jobs throughout his teens. When he was hired by a car service to drive passengers to and from the airport, he found his calling and swore he would someday found a ground transportation business. He purchased the first car for the fleet of his newly founded company in 1982 and never looked back. From one car, he moved to several, and today his network of affiliated vehicles is over 1400. From one office in New York City, he expanded along the East Coast, to the Midwest and out West. Eventually, he spread out to 450 cities across the globe.

Today Ed Slinin’s company, Corporate Transportation Group, is the premiere provider of ground transportation services in the Tri State area. He continues to develop across the U.S. and enlarge CTG’s presence as a worldwide player in the transportation industry. In part, he owes his success to the lessons learned from the early American immigrants who arrived in the country looking for opportunity and a better way of life for their families.

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Ed Slinin May Have Your Dream Limo Interior

Posted on October 29, 2012
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Ed Slinin is the founder and CEO of Corporate Transportation Group, a limousine company that serves 450 cities with the largest fleet of luxury transportation vehicles in the world. You better believe he’s seen a few crazy limo interiors. Next time you step inside a limousine, what would you like to see?

Many limousine interiors look like a nightclub in full swing, with lit up floors, neon lighting, and mirrored ceilings. Some even provide a smoke machine.

Party buses have been known to include their very own stripper poles. Convenient, right? They’re also big enough for dance floors and karaoke systems.

Some limousines are dark inside, with tinted windows for privacy and ambience. Others have wide windows for sightseeing and enjoying the view. Sometimes windows are converted for a more undersea view: fish tanks.

Some look like cozy bachelor pad living rooms, with black leather seats and wood trim. Or you can go the opposite way and get one decorated for the girls, in pink and white. Most come with a sunroof, so you can do the classic standing up and looking out while you cruise the main drag.

Don’t bother bringing your stack of red cups. Most limos have fully stocked bars with glassware. Some even have a sink with running water.

Shall we talk entertainment systems? Imagine anything you might put in your car, but make it bigger: surround sound, theater quality speakers, satellite radio. Some can also include include plasma TVs, DVD players, and video game systems.

Don’t forget the telephone. Yes, of course, you all have your cell phones. But don’t you just want to call somebody to say you’re calling from a limo?

There’s only so long a limo can be and still be safe and acceptable to drive. So when extravagant people can’t go longer, they go more opulent and indulgent.

Even a basic Lincoln Town Car can hide a variety of amenities for the business traveler, including a drop down writing and laptop desk, a beverage cooler, and electrical outlets to allow working on the go.

Some limo vehicles are called “mobile offices” because they offer a complete office on the go. They might include built in computers and internet services. When work is done, you can relax in their reclining seats with heat and massage. Ed Slinin himself could run his limo company right from the back of one of his own cars!

So what is your dream interior? Ed Slinin and his Corporate Transportation group just about have it all covered. What more would you like to see in your limousine?

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Eduard Slinin: The History of Limousines

Posted on September 20, 2012
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The idea of a chauffeured vehicle dates back to the 1700s when the wealthy traveled in horse drawn carriages, ornately decorated. Today, limousines are not just for the rich and famous; they are designed to carry large numbers of people to and from all sorts of events and occasions and to meet diverse travel needs. The limousine has come a long way since its inception. Business leaders, such as Eduard Slinin, owner and founder of Corporate Transportation Group, have been instrumental in advancing the different uses of limousine services.

New technologies and the various types of stretch cars available nowadays have revolutionized the way we think and view chauffeured car services today. Ground transportation businesses, like the one founded by Eduard Slinin, offer a variety of stretch limos to choose from, including party buses, hummers, SUVs, and even hybrid cars. The possibilities are endless.

In the U.S., as well as many other countries, usage and popularity of limousine services have drastically increased due to the convenience, comfort, style, and affordability that virtually anyone can now enjoy. Chauffeured car services are ideal for many purposes, including special events like weddings, birthday celebrations and bachelor parties. But, they are also perfect for vacations, attending sporting events and concerts, and a night out on the town. Recent trends, such as no drinking and driving policies, have also placed greater emphasis on modes of transportation that have built-in designated drivers. Limo drivers can get large numbers of people where they want to go with the ease of having a knowledgeable and competent driver at the wheel; it is a worry-free and hassle-free way to travel.

The first stretch limousine came about in Arkansas in 1928 and was made popular by big band leaders who used them to carry their orchestras and instruments. In the 1930s, the idea of chauffeured limousines became common among movie stars, as well as a way to transport hotel guests to and from the airport. Leaders with a vision saw the possibility for success with the potential for market niches that needed to be filled. Eduard Slinin, for instance, began his company in 1982, catering to Corporate America, as well as private individuals. Luxury cars aren’t just for the rich and famous anymore. The average citizen can enjoy the same style and comfort the President of the United States enjoys.

The purpose of chauffeured transportation has dramatically changed since the 1700s. Today, virtually anyone can rent a limousine for pretty much any transportation need conceivable. New technologies have simplified the process of renting a limousine and tracking its usage. It’s no wonder that limousine services have become so popular with business professionals and large corporation, who are short on time and need reliable transportation, fast! Ground transportation companies, especially in metropolitan areas, have become a high demand commodity.

Business leaders like Eduard Slinin have been able to capitalize on the idea that anyone can travel in style and comfort. Gone are the days when traveling in luxury was reserved for the wealthy.

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Pamper Yourself with a Night Out on the Town

Posted on September 11, 2012
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Sometimes life can seem like the same old thing over and over. You go to work, you do your job, and you go home to your spouse and kids, or your pets, or perhaps your glass of wine. It sometimes seems as if the days run together and become one because they are so similar. Luckily, there is a way to break this trend.

Breaking the trend of enduring the same thing over and over every day does not necessarily mean planning a wild night with friends and an overabundance of drinking. All it means is that you take some time to pamper yourself. Find some way to indulge yourself in a way that is outside of the norm, something that you have not done before, or something that is a rare treat.

One of the best ways to do this is by renting a fantastic transportation service so that you can have a one of a kind night out on the town. Eddie Slinin and Corporate Transportation Group are a great example of a limousine service that you could use. Ride around town in style and indulge yourself in every way as you ride in style to some of the hottest venues in your area.

Services such as Eddie Slinin’s CTG make going out way more fun. You will get to enjoy driving around town in comfort and luxury, and you will feel like a celebrity. There is no better feeling than when you are spoiled and pampered, so indulge yourself with the best night out that you will ever have.

The day that you spend with Eddie Slinin’s CTG will be different than every other mundane day. Break the cycle of monotony and have some real fun. Hit the town for a great night out. After a hard day’s work, you deserve it.

So go ahead and dust off your spiffiest outfit. Get out your best pair of shoes, and wear your favorite accessories. Be ready for the most exciting and indulgent night out that you will ever have. No matter where you choose to go or what you want to do, you can be sure that this will be no ordinary night. It will be the time of your life.

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