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How Small Businesses Can Make Money
Every week as @SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Ramit Sethi @Ramit. New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He co-founded PBwiki and graduated from […]
8 Tips to Become Your Own Boss
It’s more than a notion to launch your own business. Nowadays it’s common for folks to leave a job via layoff or early retirement and jump right into starting a small business.
The Entrepreneur’s Job Description PART I
It will take every bit of enthusiasm and energy you have to grow your business into a viable enterprise and a powerful brand. If you think you work hard now with a job working in corporate America, you are in for a rude awakening once you start your small business, particularly if you are used […]
Do You Need to Know Your Business?
The answer is a resounding YES! If you are starting a business, your business venture should be something in which you have experience or professional training. The only exception to this rule is if you buy into a franchise, but it is especially true if you take over an existing business. Sometimes there are people […]
Could Franchising Be For You?
Franchising is a great opportunity to take a proven business model that has produced financial success and run it as your own business. While there are many wildly inaccurate statistics about success rates for franchises all over the internet, in general “a franchise is a lower risk proposition than investing in a pure start-up,” according […]
Do You Qualify Your Customers?
As an entrepreneur your time is the most valuable thing you can give anyone. Every business owner is a salesperson, and when you are starting out you have a certain amount of time to qualify new opportunities. The best salespeople only spend time with companies that are ready to buy or can explain a pain […]