Posts Tagged ‘Getting Started’
The Top 7 Expensive Mistakes New Businesses Make
It is always an exciting time for entrepreneurs to start a new business and work hard to ensure that it grows. Sometimes, however, the focus on revenue growth overshadows or masks cost decisions that could have been made differently. Here are seven areas where too much money is often spent by new businesses.
Read More Only Those in the Fight Can Win
Entrepreneurism is all about risk. Sometimes, you can reduce your personal risk by taking in other people’s money, starting with a contract from a customer, purchasing a going business, or spinning off an existing revenue-generating portion of an existing business.
Read More How to Start a Photography Business
Here are four tips to position your business to make real money (and avoid sleepless nights). You’ll have a business and not just an expensive hobby.
Read More A Startup Goldmine: Combining Healthcare and Technology
Small businesses should be at the forefront of modern technology. Anyone desiring to engage in a successful startup should consider the plethora of technological advances, literally, at our fingertips.
Read More Franchise Choice and Shiny Things
Some people call it “Bright Shiny Object Syndrome” and some just say they’re easily distracted by shiny things, but most of us can recognize the phenomenon.
Read More Small Town, Big Business: The Case for Starting Up in a Small Town
A lot of successful large companies opened their doors in small communities and grew into greatness. But often, these success stories have one thing in common: They all tapped into the unique advantages that a small town offers a growing business.
Read More Animal Magnetism Pays Off in Franchising
No matter the season, weather or mood, pets provide unconditional love and apparently the same holds true if you own a pet related franchise. Businesses in this industry offer a steady income stream regardless of the economy.
Read More Do You Have What It Takes to Be Your Own Boss?
A changing economy means businesses are also changing how they’re being run. Working as your own boss is becoming an increasingly more appealing option for both existing and aspiring business owners in 2014, but requires careful planning and self-management to be done properly.
Read More How to Survive Your Startup…Financially
Every small business owner sets out hoping to make good money, but it doesn’t always go that way—especially in the beginning. So the question becomes: How can you survive while your business gets on its feet?
Read More Using Passion to Fuel Your Business When the Odds Are Stacked Against You
Pursuing your passion is exciting and can lead to great success, but you have to follow certain principles. Here are a few insights I picked up throughout my journey.
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