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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Make Your Product Idea a Reality
I often see entrepreneurs with an idea for a great product, but with little knowledge of the product design process. Here are a few tips on how to get through the design process more easily. More ...
How To Earn Huge Profits with Your Hobbies
How do you spend your leisure time? What do you do for fun? What activities result in time flying by? Strangely, the things that we get the most enjoyment from are usually the last things we consider when choosing a business or product idea. 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 ...
Business Models Simplified
A business model is how the business intends to make money. It consists of nine basic building blocks that work together to form your business blueprint. More ...
Business Startup Checklist
Use this comprehensive checklist to plan each step of your new business startup. You can use these steps as a guideline for completing all of the necessary business startup tasks. 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 ...
Work from Home Assembly Jobs are a Scam
If you are looking for legit home assembly jobs, sorry to say, but you're wasting your time. These offers are all bogus. Do not give your hard earned money away to these scammers. They will not pay you a dime for your assembly work. More ...
Earn $1,000 in Just One Weekend
So what is it I actually do? I sell at flea markets. I've done so for many years and have earned a very good income just working weekends. I buy goods at low wholesale prices. I take them to the flea market on Saturday morning and display them nicely on my tables. More ...
Get Your Product to Market on Any Budget
A recent survey revealed that 40% of American workers have considered starting a business, but many fail to pursue their dreams due to funding constraints. While there are people who invest thousands of dollars to launch their businesses, there are just as many businesses that were started with just a few hundred dollars and some ingenuity. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Finances
A small business owner must have a handle on his finances if his business is going to survive. You don't need a degree in accounting to apply common sense or to take good advice. You do need a little self-discipline. More ...
Start Your Own Kid-Focused Business and More
An ever-growing market, kids offer a world of business possibilities for inspired entrepreneurs like you! From party planning and gift products to cooking classes and clothing, this book covers the hottest businesses within the flourishing kid-focused industry. More ...
Public Domain Profits
To put it in simple terms, anything created before 1923 is now in the public domain. Anything created between 1924 and 1963 is in the public domain unless the copyright was renewed. Most of the time these copyrights were not renewed because either the owners weren't making any money off the work, or they just forgot the deadline. More ...
Is Your Business Opportunity Program Legal?
Many people down through the years, that business opportunity programs have been around, have lost money - sometimes all their life savings. For this reason most governments in western countries have passed laws to outlaw most of the worst kind of these schemes. More ...
22 Books Every Ambitious Business Owner Should Have on Their Bookshelf
Some of the world's top CEOs and executives read 4-5 books per month. So today, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to share some of my all-time favorite books with you. More ...
Financing Your Small Business
Depending on the nature of the business outside funding may be necessary. For example, expensive equipment or initial stock may be required. When determining your financing needs, remember that nearly everyone underestimates what is required, so be careful and do your planning accordingly. 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 ...
