Business for Beginners

5 Steps to Take Before Writing Your Business Plan

If you want to start a business, you need to have a business plan. But before you even begin the drafting process for your business plan, there are some steps you should take to get your personal finances, logistics, and ideas in order. Without that foundation, writing a business plan will be substantially more difficult, so take the time to organize yourself in advance.

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How Anybody Can Be an Entrepreneur — Even You

While famous entrepreneurs cut intimidating figures, entrepreneurship isn’t just for a chosen few. Anyone can be an entrepreneur with the right attitude and a smart strategy. Sure, a great idea is essential. But ideas aren’t worth much if you don’t know how to execute on them. And that part doesn’t take genius; it takes a strong work ethic, determination, and guts. Read here for how to make it happen.

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Building Your Brand: What Every Entrepreneur Should Know

When you’re starting your own company, the internal aspects of running your business are naturally your highest priority. However, don’t allow yourself to get so caught up in the never-ending cycle of daily tasks that you neglect to create your company’s most powerful tools—establishing your company’s image and building your brand. Here we will go through all the stages of building your brand, from defining your vision to the execution of the plan with a business website.

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Be Your Own Boss by Becoming a Franchise Owner

You have wanted to be your own boss for a very long time. However, every product you can think of to develop for sale seems to have already been developed by someone else. You don’t have the techie skills to design the newest hottest app, and all the other good ideas appear to have already been taken. But you’re not ready to give up on your dream, so you give a thought to franchising. Here we discuss the pros and cons to help you make your decision.

If you were to purchase a franchise, you speculate, you could be your own boss.

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Learn Digital Marketing Skills FREE via Google Primer

Learn Digital Marketing Skills FREE via Google Primer Yesterday I received an email in my inbox from Google Primer. I was not too sure what Google Primer was but the email insisted, “Primer is a fast, easy way to learn new business and digital marketing skills in 5-minute bite-sized lessons.” The App was free, sounded

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Plan for Success with Your New Business: 4 Solid Tips

Starting your own business is incredibly exciting. It gives you the opportunity to be your own boss, work when you want and build a brand you can be proud of. However, if you want to make a success of your new business then there a few things you need to do to stay on track and prevent problems in the early days.

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Entrepreneur Mag Top 500 Franchise List for 2017

If you are looking to buy a franchise and have read my post on “How to Vet a Franchise,” you will most certainly want to know the 2017 Top 500 Franchises according to Entrepreneur Magazine. Check out the Entrepreneur Site to see the entire list and how they determine their rankings      

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Learn EXACTLY How to Set up an Online Business

I was travelling years ago and picked up a copy of the “How to set up an online business” magazine at the airport. The book was so helpful I ended up reading it multiple times – earmarking pages, high lighting, underlining and making notes. This book is amazing…

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