There is perhaps no other single factor that contributes to the failure of small business as much as a lack of market research. Small business success isn’t something that happens by accident. Success is a result of conscientious market research and copious planning. Entrepreneurs are optimistic by nature. They tend to [...]
Tags: competitive research, market research, small business planning, target market
If you feel your destiny is to join the ranks of the self-employed, that’s fantastic. You’re going to need a lot more than a desire to live out your destiny and good luck to make a start-up venture successful. Before you hop onto the entrepreneur train, there are some important things to think about [...]
Tags: entrepreneur, self-employed, small business
Starting a small business isn’t easy. If it were, everyone would do it. Moreover, if running a startup were easy, a much higher percentage of small businesses would succeed. The sad, and often discouraging, reality is that the majority of small businesses fail. Anyone who tries to tell you that there [...]
When you form an image of the quintessential American Dream, what do you see? If you’re like many of us, owning your own business is a part of that picture. In a world seemingly controlled by corporate greed and avarice-driven, overpaid corporate executives, our role as “the employee” is less appealing than ever [...]
Tags: be your own boss, Entrepreneurs
Whether you’re leasing an office for several employees or running a business from home and you simply want an additional phone line, choosing a small business phone service is a big decision. That’s not because it’s likely to be your biggest expense, but because it’s potentially a decision you’ll be stuck with for a while [...]
Tags: phone service, small business, small business phone service
In today’s economic climate, amidst layoffs, downsizing and the general tightening of corporate belts in order to maintain bottom line profit margins, more and more people are choosing to see this as an opportunity to follow their dreams of becoming a small business owner.
Don’t Jump The Entrepreneurial Shark On A Whim
Before quitting your day job [...]
Tags: business owner, entrepreneur, small business
When writing a business plan there are a ton of things to consider. The business plan takes into consideration all aspects of the business venture from rent to payroll to utilities to office expenses. There are three absolutely critical financial statements that should be included with every business plan.
Cash Flow Statement
The cash flow [...]
Tags: balance sheet, business plans, cash flow statement, financial statements, income statement
With the economy the way it is, there are so many of us who have been laid off and trying to find an alternative employment, and trying to make ends meet. If you are one of those even remotely thinking of or interested in working from the comfort of your home, you will be [...]
Great business ideas–is there anything better, or more exciting, to an entrepreneur? For Web-based business owners sometimes there’s too much of a good thing.
Tags: business ideas, Featured, online business ideas, Productivity, small business ideas
Starting your own business is tough. You have to think about so many things at a time that you can easily get lost. Apart from your usual professional assignments, you need to hand the whole bunch of other tasks from managing (new) co-workers to building new business connections.
The world starts going crazy… So how [...]
Tags: time management
