Small Business Success Tips - Promotion
Promotion is not the same as marketing. Promotion of a small business encompasses all methods of getting the word about your small business out into the community. Marketing, public relations, networking, advertising, press releases, and many more actions all are forms of promotion. More ...
How To Write A Business Plan
Writing a business plan is a fundamental step to ensuring your business has every chance of succeeding. Common statistics state that nine out of ten businesses fail in the first five years of operation. Why? The number of businesses that do not define their goals and map out their path to success. More ...
Business Start-up Analysis
Many entrepreneurs plunge into a business venture so blinded by the dream that they fail to thoroughly research the market, the business requirements, and legal matters related to the business idea. Before you invest time, effort, and money, use this checklist to determine the feasibility of your idea, to identify any problems, and to plan your business start-up properly. More ...
Taxes and Your Home Business
How do you avoid having the IRS classify your business as a hobby? How do you figure your estimated taxes? How do you qualify for a home office deduction? More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Persistence
Starting a small business usually turns out to be harder than the owner anticipated. Almost all small businesses go through financial strains, especially when beginning, and take far more of the owner's time than he imagined he could supply. The only way to succeed is to persist. More ...
Starting Your Own Business Self-Analysis Survey
This survey consists of a short list of yes/no questions about your ideas, attitudes, personal, and family characteristics related to starting your own business. When answered truthfully the results will provide information about your probability of success in your own business. More ...
How to Start a Coffee House
A coffee house may be one of the more simple businesses to start among businesses in the food and beverage industry. The Starbucks coffee house chain was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. Today it operates 23,768 locations worldwide with 2017 Q2 Revenue of $5.3 Billion. More ...
Start Your Own Business
As contradictory as it sounds, the worst part of a recession is the best time to start a business. During a recession, money to start a business is cheap and available. Low cost surplus and new business equipment is available. Skilled employees are plentiful and wages are reasonable. 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 ...
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 ...
What is Double-Entry Bookkeeping?
All businesses use double-entry bookkeeping to keep their books. Double-entry accounting is a practice that helps minimize errors. In order to adjust the balance of accounts you use a combination of debits and credits. More ...
Crafting a Mission Statement is Crucial to Success
Research has shown that a having good mission statement reminds you why you are in business in the first place, and provides a guidepost for decision making during the course of your business. Here's how to craft a mission statement. More ...
101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000
This book offers practical, real-world advice for turning ideas and skills into a successful small business. It presents great ideas for simple small businesses that readers can undertake either full-time or in their spare time and covers all the issues readers need to know - startup costs, legal issues, accounting, taxes, and everything else. More ...
How to Design a Logo
A great logo tells a story about your company, who you are, what you do and what you stand for. which is why it's important that you take the time to do it right. More ...
How to Choose Your Business's Legal Structure
One of the most important decisions you must make when starting a business is the business's legal structure. Each legal structure has advantages and disadvantages. Your choice depends upon how much of the company you want to keep control of, and how much risk you can tolerate. More ...
Whats the Best Way to "Earn Money At Home"?
Being self employed is not easy. It takes time and dedication and a lot of discipline. Some people are not cut out for it. To earn money at home you need to find a career opportunity in which you are skilled and feel you can excel at. More ...
Flying Without a Net
One of the most exciting and daunting things about starting your own home-based business as your sole means of income is the reality that no one is responsible for your success or failure but you. More ...
The Best Way to Avoid a Work-At-Home Job Scam
Each year, millions of people fall victim to work-at-home job scams. This happens despite all the great information in books and online on how to identify legitimate work-at-home programs
and avoid scams. 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 ...
SBA Small Business Loans and How They Can Be Used
Small Business Administration business loans come in several sizes and forms. Depending on the size of your business and the stage your business is in, one of the SBA business loan programs may work for you. More ...
