A reader wrote: How do I find the business opportunity that’s right for me? Unfortunately, not all business opportunities were created equal. Some businesses opportunities are better than others and you may be better suited for one, more than the rest. How do you decide which business opportunity is right for you? Ask yourself these […]
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According to David Burd, president of The Naming Company in East Stroudsburg, Pa., it’s common for new entrepreneurs to try to convey too much in their business names. “A name is not an ad campaign,” he says. “It allows you to write checks and do business. It’s not the end-all, be-all of marketing.” Instead, he
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The following guest post is by Scott Quitter of A Couple of Quitters. There is a growing interest in starting small businesses. So many people want to start businesses but don’t know how exactly to begin. Although there are many steps, from start to finish, that will need to be taken before your business is
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The following is a guest post by Kyle James. Online companies that have high fixed costs, especially when those fixed costs are associated with office equipment, inventory, warehousing, and high distribution costs have the hardest time making money. A company that fit into this category was WebVan, an online grocery delivery service that went bankrupt
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A reader wrote: What business should I start? I have lots of hobbies and am sure I can find something, but how do I narrow it down to one that I will really love to do day in and day out. Many people start businesses because they enjoy doing something a recreationally. Since we’re all
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Forbes: What if you had an exciting new business idea that applied disruptive new technology to a fast-growing consumer food market? What if you branded, packaged and tested your new product with a sampling of highly-influential customers in your target market, and the response was passionately enthusiastic? Nine out of ten entrepreneurs would run with
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The following is a guest post by James Wilson. You throw open your wallet all the time as a small business owner. The printer is out of paper – out comes the wallet. You’re a little short on payroll – out comes the wallet. It’s time to retire – out comes the… whoops. It’s easy
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Most Silicon Valley startups are aimed at the tech-savvy, iPhone carrying crowd that lives in Silicon Valley. Not this one. Enloop.com is a free tool that was launched to help small businesses and entrepreneurs in ‘real America’ with real businesses such as restaurants, daycare facilities, plumbing services, delis, jewelry lines and corner stores. How does
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Tyler Galganski of Forever Lazy said: Worry more about getting your idea out there to see if it works, rather than spending your time doing all the bookwork and business plans. Exactly the point of my favorite post 20 Things Not to Do Before Starting A Business.
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Often times when owning your own business it becomes clear that you are bringing in a ton of money/profit, but you are not able to hold onto as much of that profit as you hoped you would. Why is that? Well, this happens for a number of reasons. Look below for some possible reasons and solutions
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