Don’t Be Defensive, But Defend
When meeting with investors, during the period devoted to feedback after your presentation, you will hear comments and recommendations that don’t resonate with you.
Simple Steps to Turn Your Passion into Profit
This will sound clichéd, but then again all advice proclamations resonate with people as such. So without further ado, my lesson for today is: Love what you do, or don’t do it.
Marketing for Small Business: It’s All About Common Sense
Identifying the right marketing tools to reach your target customers is a challenge for every small-business owner. While going through all the critical steps to get to the point where you can open for business, many entrepreneurs don’t think ahead about how they’re going to get customers or clients to come through the door.
Using an EB-5 or E-2 Visa to Establish a Business in the U.S.
In this week’s blog edition, FranNet tackles a subject that has been in the news quite a bit lately. The focus? How can you invest or own a franchise if you are not a U.S. citizen?
How to Turn Your Hobby into a Small Business
From running on a treadmill to playing the trumpet to writing haikus, there are lots of activities that we all enjoy to get some much-needed relaxation from the everyday stresses of life. So, in the entrepreneurial world, this begs the question: is it possible to turn one of your favorite hobbies into a formal, money-making business venture?
S Corporation Pitfalls to Avoid
When a business operates as a sole proprietorship or as a partnership, there are few legal and tax regulations that must be followed. However, if that business converts to a corporation, a number of things change and the owner(s) must adhere to these new expectations or run the risk of having the corporate form of organization legally disregarded.
Thinking of Quitting Your Day Job? 5 Things to Do First
Quitting your job can be risky and scary. Some people will even try to talk you out of it. Before quitting my job to co-own a leather goods line, I had great career paths at Goldman Sachs and Google.
From Idea to Launch in 6 Weeks
Starting a new tech business is an incredibly hard feat when you have minimal workers, minimal funds and only second hand knowledge and hypotheses. You might have the ability to make a stunning site with an incredibly innovative concept behind it, but there’s a whole load more behind making your startup business a success.