Small Businesses with BIG NAMES: Protect Your Trademarks and Reap the Rewards
You're a small business owner with a hot new product or service and you're deciding what to name it. Perhaps you've even hired a graphic designer to create a flashy logo to go with it. You may have ruled out trademark registration as too expensive or even unnecessary because you... Read More
Common Sources of Financing for Small Business
The choice of financing is an important determinant of whether a product reaches the market, or whether an existing business can survive. The choice of financing is an important part of being an entrepreneur and business owner, and the ability to raise cash when you have no or limited history... Read More
Entrepreneurs Go Virtual!
With the massive explosion of start-ups and home businesses developing, you'll be hard pressed to not know of someone going down the entrepreneurial route. Nowadays you can set-up shop and start trading in a matter of days, and the preferred choice for the neo entrepreneur is a service called Virtual... Read More
Do Home Businesses Complicate Small Business Debt Collection Laws?
The home-based business market, sometimes called the SOHO (small-office/home-office) market, is booming. As more and more B2B businesses expand into these markets, they may find themselves walking a fine line between B2B and B2C.Why is this important from a legal standpoint? Federal debt collections laws tend to treat business and... Read More
How to Give Informative Talks
Why should you do informative talks to smaller groups?Informative talks to smaller groups allow you more intimacy with the audience. You will be able to more closely connect with their needs and their responses to your speech. You have something to say that is important not only to you but... Read More
Professional House Cleaning - The Dirty Little Secret
Are you tired yet of all the books out there telling you how easy it is to start a house cleaning business? I'm not inferring that all their information is bad, but let's be honest about how "easy" it really is.There's a dirty little secret hanging over the cleaning trade... Read More
A Lesson From ?The Apprentice? That Can Make You A Master
I have to admit, I was curious. When I saw previews of a new show called "The Apprentice," it made me want to at least watch the premiere to see what was going on. Immediately, I was hooked. The whole idea of candidates - from all walks of life, not... Read More
Dynamics of Daylight Savings Time on Service Businesses in the United States
The Dynamics of Daylight Savings Time changes the way we live and do business. What are the true dynamics of daylight Savings. It was to improve the efficiency of energy supply and demand issues originally. Does it still work for that purpose. To some degree yes. But, not as much... Read More
Accounting and Billing Procedures for Small Business
No matter how small your small business is, it is essential to have some sort of accounting and billing police and methodology. This will prevent you from making mistakes and upsetting vendors or even bouncing checks. Most sole proprietor and single employee companies do not have a plan of attack... Read More
Hosted PBX, Is It Right For You?
"Order Now!" "Your Business Will Fail If You Don't Have This New Technology!" "Your Competition Has This Tool, Why Don't You?" Does any of this sound familiar? Does it make you cringe? It seems to be impossible to keep up with all the new trends in business today. It's hard... Read More
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Home Based Franchise; What About Future Expansion?
As a franchisor I am always asked by new and... Read More
Facts About Starting Elderly Group Home Businesses
There's been a recent rise in the number of elderly... Read More
How to Promote Your Business by Entering Contests
You are probably hard at work promoting your business (and... Read More
Are You Using a Chess or Checkers Small Business Marketing Strategy?
Until the day I learned to play chess I loved... Read More
Top Ten Resolves for Building Your Business in 2005
1. Resolve to build a consistent network system.Since referrals are... Read More
Become The Squeaky Wheel and Watch Your Business Skyrocket!
Providing high quality customer service is a must for any... Read More
Why Internet Shopping is the New Mall of the Future
Last year, trillions of dollars transferred hands on the internet... Read More
How To Start A Blind Cleaning Business Quickly And Easily
Starting the blind cleaning business is one of the best... Read More
Five Break-through Ideas to Immediately Increase Profits and Improve Cash Flow
Too often in business we get trapped into reviewing our... Read More
Start a Technical Writing Service
Technical writing services are employed to explain the details of... Read More
Lubbock TX Good Market for a Service Business
We very much like what we see in Lubbock, TX... Read More
Round Pegs In Round Holes: The Amazing Secret of Succeeding in Any Business Every Time!
Success is the desire of everyman on the face of... Read More
Overcoming Your Biggest Competitor
Before you read any further in this article, I'd like... Read More
What are the COSTS Associated with joining Leads Groups?
When it comes to cost, how much can you afford... Read More
Electronic Franchise Disclosure and E-Signature Future for Investors
It has been discussed allowing Franchising companies to electronically disclose... Read More
Are You a Small Business Lone Ranger? Take My 10-Question Quiz To Find Out!
So what exactly is a "Small Business Lone Ranger?" A... Read More
Street Wars Between Mobile Car Washers and Mobile Auto Detailers
There is much competition in the mobile auto detailing business.... Read More
Dispute Resolution; Competing With Other Franchisees
If you are in a franchise and have a territory... Read More
Do Your Best; Hire the Rest
One of the hidden perks of raising six children is... Read More
Virtual Assistance for Healthcare Professionals
Administrative and clerical tasks are the bane of every industry.... Read More
Low Cost or Highly Funded Start Up
Many new ventures are preoccupied with all the money they... Read More
Arranging Your Fundraiser
When deciding to host a fundraiser for your company or... Read More
Small Business Publicity -- Worth It?
You bet it's worth it. Publicity via news releases, along... Read More
Drivng Home the Point - An Outsourcing Story in China
A few years ago, I visited Beijing for the first... Read More
There Is Security in Change... But Use Caution
It has been said that the only constant is change.... Read More
Questions to Ask as Your Business Grows
Here are some of the questions that you need to... Read More
A Key to Success: Be Consistent
Over the years I heard the best way to learn... Read More
Top Ten Blunders Business Owners Make
In today's marketplace the words 'job security' have become an... Read More
Six Sigma for Small Business
It is not surprising that some people may perceive Six... Read More
Is Your Business Legally Prepared?
It is imperative to have your business legally prepared. How... Read More
Operational Aspects on P and L Statements of Mobile Services Businesses
What kinds of things effect mobile service businesses P and... Read More
Wichita Kansas is a Great Place to Run a Business
We love Wichita because it has great all round weather... Read More
4 Areas Where Your Business is Losing Money
In my 18 years of consulting I have heard it... Read More
How to Handle Rejection When You Start an Office Cleaning Business
"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't... Read More
Build Your Small Business by Building Relationships
-- The One Pager Shortcut Series --People do business with... Read More
Building Your Business for Success in 2005
It's a strange anomaly.Most people who set out to start... Read More
Who Does Over Disclosure Really Hurt In Franchising?
Costs of over regulation and over disclosure end up hurting... Read More
The Step Zero Effect
The key to organizational focus and helping those who need... Read More
Should I Franchise or Not?
A reader of one of my online sessions asked should... Read More
How To Ruin Your Business
If you're like the rest of us, you've spent a... Read More
Passion Is Key To A Successful Business
Passion. Passion alone can make your business successful. As an... Read More
Why is My Restaurant Not Full Every Monday Night?
In a quest for customers and to keep those customers,... Read More
Franchise Territories for Mobile Businesses; Why Limitations
In franchising an individual desirous of their own business will... Read More
Do Your Best; Hire the Rest
One of the hidden perks of raising six children is... Read More
Get Approved for a Franchise
Deciding to start your own franchise is just one of... Read More
Top 7 Small Business Resources for 2005
If you want to start a business in 2005, and... Read More
You Dont Yet Know What You Dont Know
Someone new to business ownership recently told me, "Before I... Read More
Private Franchising is not Real a Real Franchise
One major issue not being addressed right now in the... Read More
Self-Employment: Managing Your Money: Tips for Living with a Fluctuating Cash Flow (Part One)
The way you manage your money is one of the... Read More
How to Avoid the Most Common Reasons for Small Business Failure
The life cycle of the typical small business is short... Read More
Wichita Kansas is a Great Place to Run a Business
We love Wichita because it has great all round weather... Read More
Lubbock TX Good Market for a Service Business
We very much like what we see in Lubbock, TX... Read More
Perception: What Are Your Patients REALLY Hearing?
Never underestimate the power of perception! Perception plays a major... Read More
13 Steps to Protect Yourself from Your Bank
The success of your business is critically dependent on how... Read More
A Small Business Consultant Can Help in Many Ways... But One Thing He Can?t Provide
A consultant must remember that the business belongs to the... Read More
How to Create an Employee Manual
Large corporations use employee manuals to both educate employees about... Read More
Breaking The Chains!
Everyday, customers and business owners are bombarded with billboards, logos,... Read More
Business Success - The 42 Greatest Business Tips
What does it take to grow a business and run... Read More
Analyzing Customers in Your Business Plan
The Customer Analysis section of the business plan assesses the... Read More
How Micro Loans Can Mean Macro Success for Your Business
"Inch by inch, row by row...that's the way my garden... Read More
Uncover Free Veins Of Gold By Prospecting Online Guru Newsletters (Part 1 of 2)
Incredible as it sounds, you have a goldmine of free... Read More
Environmental Boat Washing and Detailing
Some marine biologists feel that the concentration of dead marine... Read More
Do You Make These 7 Deadly Cash Flow Mistakes?
Managing cash flow is every small business owner's most important... Read More
Designing a Franchise Training Program
If you intend to franchise your company you will need... Read More
Creating Lists to Learn About Yourself, Your Business and Your Customers
I love lists. I make them for everything. And I'm... Read More
Competition in the Market Place and Over Disclosure Regulatory Burden
The Federal Trade Commission is assisting competitor to cheat and... Read More
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