August 22, 2008 – 2:14 pm
One of the most challenging aspects of putting up a business is dealing with competitors who want to get a share of your market. But this is one of the realities in business that you have to deal with so strategizing even at the start of your operations is important to become successful in the [...]
August 21, 2008 – 2:13 pm
The manufacturing business is probably the most challenging business a person can get into especially if he manufactures several products at the same time. Unlike the retail business or service business, for example, a manufacturing business has a lot of potential problem areas that should be resolved even at the start of the operation. Some [...]
August 19, 2008 – 1:36 pm
Remember on your last job there were times when things had to be done and you wished you had someone who could do some of the little things. Someone to change all the light bulbs, or pressure wash the sidewalk and get all of that chewing gum removed? Someone you could call that worked when [...]
August 13, 2008 – 12:02 pm
There are two cardinal mistakes small home based business entrepreneurs make - two mistakes that usually cost them not only their businesses but in some cases may have additional financial ramifications from which it will take years or even decades to recover! The first mistake is the premature purchase of high end equipment, materials, supplies, [...]
August 12, 2008 – 11:59 am
For many different reasons people find themselves out of work, whether by layoff, termination or retirement. Looking for another job in a tight job market can be an exercise in futility and many times, you may just want a part-time job to help fill in the gaps of time. Why not take what you learned [...]
August 11, 2008 – 11:57 am
The planning stages of a business tend to be a bit hectic if for no other reason than they are where you really are given the chance to develop the plan for your business that you will refer to thousands of times over the course of the life of your business. One of [...]
August 10, 2008 – 2:03 am
One of the most common causes of failures of work at home businesses is the fact the person operating the business should never have started in the first place. Not everyone has the dedication and, more importantly, the discipline needed to run their own business out of their home and will quickly find that setting [...]
In the world of online marketing there are a number of strategies that have been developed over the years that are strategies that are tried, tested and true when it comes to starting a home business. The only caveat that should be added to that statement is that some business marketing strategies will only [...]
Everyone likes to be in control of when they work and when they don’t. So, if you own a home business, you might think that you can simply walk away for a week to go on vacation, or when you have a family crisis to attend to. And of course, you can, it is [...]
You know you want to go into business for yourself, but just don’t know what type of business you want to open. Once you do some soul-searching and determine you are the type of person who can operate their own business, whether from home, at home or in a franchise situation, finding the right business [...]