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 ...
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 ...
Starting a Small Business - Twelve Questions to Consider
This article contains twelve questions that you should consider when starting a new business: 1. What is your product or service idea? 2. What geographic area will you serve? 3. What is your competition? 4... 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 ...
Choosing the Right Home Business For You
Actually starting any home business is the easy part. The hard part's deciding what that business should be. So how do you even start the process of deciding on the right home business for you? The key is to be methodical, realistic, objective and patient. More ...
12 Free Tools for Your Home Business
Home business ownership is the best way to start any business especially with no money. With no money to put up, and no money to lose, it's a risk free proposition. These proven and expert 12 free tools can help you make the move from corporate life to calling the shots. More ...
Trade Secret vs Patent
The main difference between trade secrets and patents lies in the timing and extent of their protections. More ...
Legal and Tax Considerations of Setting up Your Own Business
Setting up your own business is not that difficult and it is really not necessary to pay someone to do it for you. This article discuses the legal and tax considerations of starting your own business. More ...
How to Do a Business Feasibility Study
Do you have a great idea for a new business? You could benefit from a feasibility study. A feasibility study is a process to determine your business idea's viability. 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 ...
Realistic Home Businesses
Did you know that more than half of all U.S. businesses are either based out of or started in a home? This book is for all of you who want to know where to begin in your quest for starting your own business. 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 ...
Home-Based Business For Fun And Profit
The world of self-employment can be a personally and financially rewarding one for the right individual. Many people dream of owning their own business but don't believe it will ever happen for them. Self-employment is the ticket to higher earnings without limit and the right to control and work your own schedule. More ...
Important Information When Considering an Invention Promotion Firm
Think you have a great idea for a new product or service? You're not alone. Every year, tens of thousands of people try to develop their ideas and commercially market them. Many use the services of an invention promotion firm. More ...
Financing a Home Business With a Microloan
There are several ways to finance your new home business such as getting a loan from your local bank, taking out a loan from your 401k or retirement savings or applying for a microloan from the Small Business Association. 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 ...
Accounting Terms - The Essence of Account
This article explains the basics of accounting: double entry principle, The T-account, and sdjusting entries. More ...
Evil Plans: Having Fun on the Road to World Domination
This light-hearted easy to read humor and cartoon filled book inspires you make a plan (your "evil" plan) to escape the rat race to do what you love for a living. 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 ...
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 ...
