Startup
Considering a Franchise? Consider Sales Tax!
One of the advantages some franchise business opportunities tout is “No sales tax!” This typically shows up right along with home-based, no or few employees, no inventory, and low overhead as an advantage for service-oriented businesses like gyms, salons, and business-to-business professional services.
Every Mobile Office Needs These 4 Essential Things
When your definition of “office” is less cubicle and more coffee shops all over the world, there are certain pieces of hardware that make your life a million times easier. Because I’m cheap, I have learned these things the hard way as I watch my web designer boyfriend sail through his days while I curse the gods of wifi and laptop batteries.
Celebrate with CorpNet.com: Free LLC and Incorporation Packages
July 2014 marks the fifth year CorpNet.com has helped entrepreneurs start a business. To show their appreciation to the entrepreneurial community, CorpNet is launching a special offer all of July.
Location, Location, Location: The Culture Factor You Can’t Ignore
Running a business in a closet isn’t easy. Good luck finding privacy to make that important phone call. By tailoring your office space to the needs and personality of your company, you can create a unique environment that helps you do your best and grow as a team.
Starting a Franchise Business: Is It Time to Quit Your Day Job?
Surveys routinely find that more than half of Americans want to own their own businesses — and we see even higher percentages among specific groups. For example, 64% of young Latinos see entrepreneurship as their goal.
How Business is Like Tennis
I am often asked what it is like to own and run a business. I normally make a tennis analogy because playing tennis is something I really enjoy and it really just seems to fit.
The New Brand Benefit
In a lot of ways starting a business and giving birth to a new brand can be an exciting process. No one knows who you are yet, so they have nothing to build an opinion on.
Getting Rid of Our Mental Ants
My great friend, author and Certified Go-Giver Speaker, Corey Jahnke (whom I call the “Zen Pharmacist”) often writes about an affliction he calls “ANTS.”
How to Master Content Marketing for Your Boring Niche
There’s a common misconception floating around that if you focus on niche content, you won’t have much success. That is a completely bogus and wholly inaccurate view.
How True Entrepreneurs Make Themselves Accountable
Everyone seems to like the aspect of being an entrepreneur that goes with “being your own boss” and “able to do things my way.” But sometimes they forget that this kind of freedom comes with a price of personal accountability. Accountability means “the buck stops here,” and “all the failures are mine.”