The New Sharing Economy
Entrepreneurs are happy to serve this growing market. From apartment rentals to couch surfing, bikes or cars, vacation rentals, tools or art, there seems to be a sharing service for pretty much anything you can think of. More ...
Six Small Business Secrets
if you want to succeed in small business, only listen to those people who have built a small business and succeeded. I just happen to be one of those people. Let me share with you my secret to building four small businesses from a three thousand dollar credit card. More ...
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 ...
What's The Right Franchise For You?
If you want to be self employed yet like the idea of owning an already established business, then a franchise might be for you. However, there's a lot to learn about franchises before taking the leap. All franchises have the possibility of being lucrative and they all have the possibility of failing. More ...
How to Spot a Work at Home Scam
With all the work at home opportunities advertised today, it can be difficult to pick out the true jobs from the scams. Here are some tips that will help you determine whether a job is legitimate or a scam in just minutes. 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 - 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 ...
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 ...
Keeping It In the Family
The failure rate of all start-up businesses is around the 90 percent mark. Add to that the fact that roughly 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. So, what can YOU do to reduce the chances of becoming a statistic? More ...
Specialize in a Niche Market to Increase Sales
Do one thing and do it well! This is the battle cry of niche retailers. A niche market is a small segment or corner of an existing market that caters to a specific clientele. By specializing in one product or even a group of similar products, you can corner your niche market with a lot of success. More ...
Six Trends That Will Affect What You Sell, How You Price Your Products, and Who You Sell To
Here are my predictions about how major economic and political changes will affect how you run your business, who and what you sell, how you price, and how you deliver your products in the coming months and years. More ...
Minispreadsheet to Calculate Cost of Acquisition
Acquisition cost of equipment means the total cost of acquiring the equipment. Use this minispreadsheet to calculate Total Acquisition Cost. More ...
Small Business Success Tips - Quality
When small business owners they think about quality at all, either they think they know all they need to know about quality, or they think quality is not all that important. More ...
No B.S. Wealth Attraction for Entrepreneurs
I often say if poor people knew how shockingly ordinary millionares were, there'd be a lot more millionaires. One of the biggest erroneous ideas in the way of poor people getting rich is that rich are somehow smarter or possess some "magic gene" that separates them from the masses in terms of aptitude or capability. Nothing could be further from the truth. More ...
Five Ways to Make Quick Money With Craigslist
When most people think of Craigslist, they think of the free Internet Classified site where they can go and find things they need at a discount price. However, few people actually use Craigslist to make money. These five tips will show you how to use Craigslist to make money quick, right from your Kitchen table. More ...
51 Surefire Ways To Make Money Online
This article provides 51 surefire ways to make money online, I wanted to show people who are new to internet marketing or who are interested in making money online that there are ways (and lots of them) to make money online. More ...
How to Stay Focused on Your Home Business Goals
When you are the owner of a home business, you will find hundreds of distractions that vie for your time, energy and focus. As an owner of a home based business, you must always remember your purpose in bringing your profession home. More ...
51 Easy Home Businesses You Can Start For Under $500
There are hundreds of easy home businesses you can start that can make you the money you need. You can start a lot of them with as little as $500. These businesses are exceptionally good for people who want to work at home at a job they love. More ...
Getting Started With Accounting Basics
This article describes the accounting process in about the most basic and simple terms possibe. More ...
Federal Regulations for a Small Home Food Business
When thinking of what kind of business you would like to start a food related business is often at the top of the list. However, because of food safety, food businesses are one of the most highly regulated businesses. Many of the regulations and licenses required are at the state level. The moment your product is sold across state lines, your business becomes subject to federal regulation. More ...
