Archive for September 27th, 2004
How to Get the Most Out of a Tradeshow Booth
Business Week: “For executives at small and midsize companies, trade shows can be a highly effective marketing and sales tool to gather leads, build branding, interact with new and current customers, and launch products. Trade shows let you control your environment and the image of your company, and even the smallest company can make a [...]
The Word Spy: “noun. An entrepreneur who creates a series of new companies.”
Keeping It in the Family: Special Advantages and Disadvantages of Hiring Friends and Relatives
NFIB: “Many small-business owners believe that bringing family members and close friends into their company will create an especially harmonious group of employees. Doing so offers specific advantages, but also opens the possibility that the smooth operations of the company may be compromised. Reviewing the following points will help you determine if hiring your daughter, [...]
Insuring Your Home-Based Business
Business Owner’s Toolkit: Homeowner’s policies come in three flavors: HO1, HO2 and HO3. (Additionally there is an HO4 form for renters and an HO6 form for condo owners.) The HO1 form is very basic coverage, and the HO2 is only somewhat broader–meaning it covers a few more perils than an HO1. The HO3 is the [...]
Taking Advantage of the Slow Months
Entrepreneur: “According to Paul Rich, a principal with the international accounting and consulting firm Rothstein Kass, the key to capitalizing on downtime is to keep your focus on the large-scale issues that effect your growth. That means instead of solely preparing for your busy season, try directing your agenda toward your goals for the next [...]
Martha Stewart was designated federal inmated number 55170-054 today, and according to Dan Sherman, 55170-054.com has already been registered. A check of HappyWalletDomains reveals that while the .com, .org, .net and .info domains have all been reserved, 55170-054.biz is still available. Given all the attention the case has generated, I don’t expect it to remain [...]
Nolo: As of January 1, 2000, California joined the ranks of the many other states allowing people to form single-member LLCs. In fact, as of March 2003, every state in the nation allows single-member LLCs. Becoming an LLC grants you protection from personal liability for business debts and judgments. But you will still be taxed [...]
Business 2.0: “Oddpost’s story features many of the standard plot devices of tech startup triumph: the clever spotting of an overlooked opportunity, the crashing server — the server always crashes — the plucky victory in the end. But the company also represents an entirely new force, one that’s reshaping the global technology world and redirecting [...]
When to Write Your Business Plan
Jeff Cornwall: “Business plans should be the last thing you do, not the first.”
Those of you who haven’t taken the plunge and become full time entrepreneurs will appreciate David St Lawrence’s advice about escaping from a dead end job: In almost every job, there comes that moment of dreadful clarity when you finally realize that your employers have no intention of providing adequate compensation for your efforts on [...]
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Crossroads Dispatches.
