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 ...
Bootstrapping Basics Entrepreneurs Need to Know
When seeking venture capital to start a business, your chances of getting funded is only 2.5 percent. Bootstrapping is starting a business with small up-front capital without external help. More ...
Creating a Product That Will Sell
Most people create a product and then they try to find a market for it, rather than identifying a market opportunity and creating a product to fill it. That is especially true of inventor-entrepreneurs, who tend to create products they personally want giving little thought to who will buy them. More ...
What Type of Work at Home Business Should You Start?
If you have decided that you want to start a home based business, you have a lot of choices on what type of business you want to start. You also want it to be something that you're good at. Here are some of the types of businesses you can start at home. More ...
Getting Started With Accounting Basics
This article describes the accounting process in about the most basic and simple terms possibe. 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 ...
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 ...
Start Your Own Business, It's Easier Than You Think
But isn't it nuts to start a business when times are tight? Not at all. Many of today's huge corporations started out in someone's basement during the height of the Great Depression when one in three people were destitute. More ...
68 Ways to Make Money That Actually Work
This article by Ricardo Davila lists 68 ways to make money. Some of them are a little off-the-wall, like "create your own business in a third world country", but there are many useful ideas here, and if these arn't enough, find many more at his websites. 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 Craft a Successful Crowdfunding Pitch
Crowdfunding is a unique way to raise funds for your projects, very different from seeking financing through traditional methods. Sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Crowdfunder allow you to receive donations or investments from the online community. More ...
Realistic Ways to Earn Money from Home
There are some relatively easy ways to earn money at home. As the internet grows and changes, more possibilities open up for anything from a few extra dollars a month to some serious money to be earned from your very own computer. 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 ...
How To Develop Money Making Ideas
Of the ideas that are good, very few are followed up and ever end up as a worthwhile development in the market place. Most people are just not oriented to do anything about their ideas. This leaves the market place wide open for the person who learns how to create Profitable Ideas! 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 - Dependability
Small business owners looking for a way to distinguish their business from their competition can charge less, or advertise more, or fly a huge red weather balloon over their store. Yes, short-term campaigns can lead to short-term success. But the secret to long-term success is dependability. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Carefulness
there's never enough time to do it right, but always enough time to do it over. In some industries, up to two-thirds of working hours are spent on correcting mistakes. In a small business, wasted hours and materials can easily make the difference between success and failure. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Marketing
For a small business, marketing is crucial. It is also very expensive if done badly. A small business owner just starting out should take two primary marketing steps simultaneously, whether or not he can hire marketing help. More ...
The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century
This invaluable guide provides comprehensive profiles of more than one hundred hot new businesses that promise the top opportunities for small-business people in the future. The Inside Information You Need to Know to Select a Home-Based Business That's Right for You! More ...
Trade Secret vs Patent
The main difference between trade secrets and patents lies in the timing and extent of their protections. More ...
