Five Things You Need To Remember Before Starting a Small Business
Everyone knows someone who has decided to go into small business but did you know that 70 percent of all small businesses fail within the first 12 months of operation. In some countries that failure rate is as high as 85 to 90 percent. 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 ...
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 ...
Trade Secret vs Patent
The main difference between trade secrets and patents lies in the timing and extent of their protections. More ...
Top Ten Businesses to Be in During a Recession
This article tells you which businesses tend to succeed during a recession and provides you with real world business recession tactics and strategies. 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Choosing the Best Home Based Business for You
Do you want to start a homebased business, but aren't sure what's the best home based business for you? You're not alone! Lots of people have wished for their own work at home business. If you haven't decided yet here are a few factors to consider that might make your task a little easier. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Planning
The first trick to small business planning is to plan for the positive. Trying to anticipate and prepare for every possible obstacle is a negative and self-limiting approach. The only necessary plans are those that will lead to success. 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 ...
Protect Your ASSets in Business
Many people are starting an online business without a thought about the danger this may pose to their personal assets. The type of protection you need depends upon the nature of your business and the amount of your personal assets. More ...
Niche Business Franchises
A niche business is as a small segment of market that targets a particular group of people with a specific interest, desire or passion. A franchise is defined as a right granted to a person to market certain goods or services of a company within a specific territory. More ...
Getting Started With Accounting Basics
This article describes the accounting process in about the most basic and simple terms possibe. 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 ...
How to Start a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
You might be wondering why there are so many nonprofit organizations in the U.S. The IRS requires compensation packages for nonprofit executives (and other nonprofit employees) to be "reasonable". Fortunately, the IRS doesn't define reasonable. There are legitimate, charitable organizations whose executives make $250,000 and more. 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 ...
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 ...
SWOT Your Business Idea
SWOT is a method used for analyzing a business idea. To SWOT your business idea, on paper, draw a box and divide it into four sections. label the sections Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Then in each section write down the related factors that apply to your business idea. 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 ...
