A reader wrote: Is using coupons like they are in this video stealing? My wife thinks that since the coupons typically say something like “One coupon per purchase” it is unethical to use them like in this video. I go back and forth, but since the coupon’s rules are that of the product’s manufacturer and […]
A franchise, in its simplest definition, is a business opportunity that allows the franchisee (possibly you) to start a business by legally using someone else’s (the franchisor’s) expertise, ideas, and processes. Is franchising for you? This post could guide you toward a decision.
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A reader wrote: Hi Dane, can you recommend a website where I can find business plans that I can modified and use as models of my own? Sure! BusinessPlanTemplate.net is a website with more than 30 free business plan templates that you can edit, customize and print for free. There are more than 30 business
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A reader asked: How does your newsletter and weblog earn income? You do so much work… finding these interesting articles … etc. Advertising mostly. Here’s how I accidentally fell into this. Photo by Tattooed JJ.
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A reader asked: I have so many ideas for businesses that I don’t really know which one to start first? Everytime I start something, I get distracted by a new business idea. Help! What do I do? If your answer to the question “What kind of business are you going to start?†is something like
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Harry writes, “Can you suggest websites where I might contact people already in a dog walking/dog sitting business? I’m looking for hints & tips as to how to get started, upfront costs such as liability insurance, what to charge, how to advertise-any info I can get. My target market is Loudoun County, Va., about an
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A reader wrote: I have a question about working from home. Can you work from home for a company based in Canada and you live in say like US (Florida). How does the currency work? Can they pay you by check like most US companies are is their a difference? I seen where their was
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A reader wrote: Hi Dane. I just posted up a new article that I thought might be of interest to you, given your site’s focus on new business opportunities. It highlights a few pitfalls that business owners commonly face when they start branching out. What kinds of opportunities should you turn down? Good question. The
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A reader wrote: I’m struggling in my marketing. I understand that I advertise benefits and not features, but since some of my company’s products are, shall me say, odd, I don’t really know how to do that. Ok, ok, we sell fake vomit and other novelty gags. The products seem to sell themselves when people
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Does anyone use a standup desk? I’ve been looking at this standup workstation, and it is awesome, but at $579, it’s almost as much as a new computer. Does anyone know of anything similar, but cheaper? Contact me if you have any ideas.
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