Funding for Your Business

Funding for Your Business

So, you’re ready to start your own business. You want to control your own income, schedule, and future? Maybe you even have an audience or a business plan. But where do you get the money to start or grow your business? First, try our instant startup funding page here....
Thinking About Starting a Small Business?

Thinking About Starting a Small Business?

There are lots of people out there thinking about starting a small business, and tons of great ideas, but few people actually go out and do it.  So many people think and think about it until all of a sudden they’re fifty-something, still with that great idea, but no...
We are all self-employed

We are all self-employed

Many people equate being self-employed with being an entrepreneur. We suggest that few of us are entrepreneurs, but all of us are self-employed. To make the distinction, let us explore the requirements of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is generally characterized...
Business Growth

Business Growth

Business growth is something we all want.  During startup, however, you have to balance your growth rate with your ability to keep on top of the business launch. You don’t want to get overextended because that will cause you to cut corners and your future...
I can do that TOO!

I can do that TOO!

Have you ever come up with an idea for an exciting new business? If you have or if you ever do, you are going to experience the I can do that TOO phenomenon that is the basis of competition. What do I mean by this? Well they say that imitation is the greatest form of...
Drop Ship and Wholesale

Drop Ship and Wholesale

If you want to acquire products to dropship or wholesale, where do you look? There are all kinds of wholesale and dropship list for sale on the internet. There’s likely to be lots of decent companies right? Not true! When you see all these “Incredible” lists and...
Do you have a plan for Retirement?!

Do you have a plan for Retirement?!

As we grow older, many of us are considering alternatives to retirement. A growing number of us plan to forgo golf, travel and other pursuits to continue working through what have long been considered the retirement years. According to a report by AARP, 80 percent of...
Culture

Culture

What’s in a Culture? As a small business, it might seem like building company culture is something you’ll do when you have enough employees to need it. However, that’s a recipe for losing some of your ground-floor employees, which often are the ones...
Websites Versus Landing Pages

Websites Versus Landing Pages

Why is this important?  Well, to be honest, your website is bad. More specifically, its a bad place to send traffic you are collecting via your marketing efforts. So, while you might have a great-looking and completely functional homepage, it simply is one of the...
Work Life Balance

Work Life Balance

Work life balance is a primary consideration when you are first starting a business.  Regardless if you are getting started part-time, full time, or moonlighting, the beginning maybe intense for you.  At no other time will work life balance be so critical....
To Hire or not to Hire.

To Hire or not to Hire.

Small business owners have a lot of things to do.  And even the most hardcore owner still has to sleep once in a while.  So, when the going gets tough, which is the best option: hire help or outsource the workload? Each option has its attractions.  While the long term...