Have You Registered Your Service Mark?
First of all what IS a service mark? Well, a trademark applies to goods or products (such as a car or a washing machine) while a service mark refers to services (like coaching, transportation and storage, or legal work). More ...
Four Deadly Mistakes to Avoid Before You Start Your Own Business
On the internet there seems to literally be a business opportunity everywhere you turn. What 99 percent of people don't realize is that, YES, there is a ton of money to be made online IF you know where to look. I want to share with you a few secrets and tips to avoid before you start your own business. More ...
To Start a Business Shift Your Mind-Set from Consumer to Producer
In tough economic times, conventional jobs can be hard to find. A home-based business could be the answer for many people. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating a home-based business. More ...
How Crowdfunding Sites Work
Crowdfunding is social networking asking a crowd of people online to donate money for a specific cause, or project sometimes promising them a cut of the returns or various other rewards. More ...
How to Accept Credit Cards
You want to avoid circumstances in which a customer or clientwants to buy your product and the only barrier to your getting paid is that you do not accept credit cards. Here is how to become a credit card merchant. More ...
So You Think You Want to be an Entrepreneur
This book covers all the aspects of starting a new business, from forming a life and financial plan to marketing and hiring employees. More ...
What to do When You receive a Bad Check
Many people try to save time and work by filing a crime report regardless of why the check didn't clear. It's very important to determine why a check didn't clear before deciding on a course of action. More ...
How to Save Money with an Online Merchant Account
Merchant account fees can add up. There are three methods you can use for lowering your merchant account fees. They include: using free accounts, purchasing your own terminal and finding companies that offer fixed-rate fees. More ...
Unusual Home Businesses
All Unusual Home Businesses have one great thing in common in that they're, well, unusual. This often means both that tons of other people haven't gotten in on them yet. This can have you on the road to having your own successful at home business a lot quicker. More ...
How to Do a Business Feasibility Study
Do you have a great idea for a new business? You could benefit from a feasibility study. A feasibility study is a process to determine your business idea's viability. More ...
Business Model Generation
The Business Model Canvas can be used to develop a business model or it can be used to gain an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of an existing business. Into each box of the
model you can enter a detail of your business model. More ...
Work at Home Opportunities
The first thing that I recommend to people thinking about starting a work from home program is to ask yourself what are you passionate about. You should have an interest and a familiarity with the business that you get involved with to be successful. More ...
How to Find a Unique Product Or Service
I would say the most frequently asked question from beginners about opening their own business is What should I sell? I then proceed to ask them, What interests and hobbies do you have? Most don't know how to answer that question because they cannot possibly envision how their own interests and hobbies could be turned into a business. More ...
Home Based Businesses - Never Be the Product
With the instability of today's economy, a lot of people wonder if this is the right time to start their own home based business. Many home based businesses have substantial up front investments, no proven marketing campaigns to bring people to your product, and no system to make the sales pitch of their product easy. More ...
Your Own Business - Deciding what is Right for You
The most common question asked of me is 'Okay... but how do I actually decide what business is right for me?' So I now want to take a step back and see if I can offer a little direction in helping the anxious entrepreneur make an educated choice. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Delegating
According to many business coaches. One of the leading reasons that small businesses fail - is that the small business owner is unwilling or doesn't know how to delegate. So the question really becomes, how do you hire, and how do you delegate? More ...
Your Eight Step Guide To Home Employment
Opportunities exist for home employment in areas as diverse as telemarketing, selling insurance, data entry, typing, data conversion, copywriting, accounting, writing, editing and proof reading, web design, content development, Internet-based research for companies, graphic design and desktop publishing, programming, audio and video editing, and translation work. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Training
Staff training is absolutely vital to the success of a small business. Some small business owners throw a new employee into the deep end of the pool to see if he can swim. This produces a ineffective employee. How formal should you be in your training? More ...
What is a Niche and How to Use it to Build Your Home Business
If you are researching the opportunities for starting a home business, then you have heard the word "niche" or "niche marketing". For those of you who are unfamiliar with Internet Marketing, this is what a "niche"is on the internet. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Networking
Networking bears a striking resemblance to a barter system. You earn credit by helping as many people in your network as you can to fulfill their needs, and then when you have a need, all those people in your network will help you. More ...
