Startup
How Can I Reduce the Startup Costs of My Small Business?
Retail space… expensive equipment… unanticipated extra costs… these can be significant costs of running a small business. Reducing expenses help maximize the bottom line. Here are some tips on how to reduce the start-up costs of your small business.
How to Balance a Family and a Startup
If you are starting a business venture, pull out the cape and the superhero costume, because there are ways that you can successfully start up a business and spend quality time with your family.
4 Free Channels to Attract New Customers
So you’ve created your very first business but you’re struggling to find customers? It’s a really common problem. Don’t worry though; there are hundreds of marketing channels out there that will drive customers straight to your door!
5 Reasons SBA Loans Make Financial Sense for Small Franchise Businesses
The franchise industry is showing signs of economic recovery after the global financial crisis in 2008. Recent statistics from the International Franchise Association reveal that the industry showed healthy signs of growth in 2012, especially in the food service, hospitality, and construction sectors.
Do You Have That Entrepreneurial DNA?
My immediate family members were entrepreneurs from as far back as I can trace. So it seemed perfectly natural that my brother and I find our separate callings as entrepreneurs from the very start.
Choose Your Incubator Wisely
If you are considering starting up your own small business, getting well-grounded advice from experienced people can be profitable. That’s where an incubator comes in.
Home-Based Franchises and Your Home
Home-based franchises have some real advantages. If you go with a home-based franchise opportunity, you don’t have to rent an office, commute, or deal with all the myriad issues that go with a business location.
Gaining Financing for a Franchise is Getting Easier
It is easy to see why getting franchise loans may be somewhat easier than gaining financing for other types of small businesses. Franchises, to some degree, come with their own set of marketing research and sort of a ready-made business plan that takes a lot of work out of the business owner’s hand. It also mitigates a lot of risk for the lenders.
The Ultimate Small Business Start-Up Checklist
Launching a new business venture can be exciting—and more than a little exhausting. Follow these eight startup steps to help make sure you’re as prepared as possible:
Why Kickstarter Campaigns Fail
Plenty of entrepreneurs have found success with their crowdfunding campaigns. Failure though, is always a possibility—even when the end is in sight and it seems to be a sure thing. Crooked Bottle, an aspiring local brewbub, learned that lesson the hard way.
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