Naming your business is perhaps one of the most impossible decisions. It seems like there are a million options and yet very few, if any, sound good or resonate. The trick to coming up with a good company name is all in the process. Step One: Remove all boundaries and brainstorm. Often people become trapped […]
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Creating a business plan is perhaps the single most important thing you can do to start and grow a business. A business plan not only covers your business mission and vision but also outlines your strategy for research, marketing, fulfillment and all aspects related to your business. A business plan will serve as your guide,
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Who is it that will grow your business? You might put together the business plan, marketing strategy, and find the capital, but unless someone buys your products, you will remain a person with an idea and not much else. Knowing your customers is the first step in advertising and building a profitable business. Who are
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Working from home is an ideal choice for many. Whether you own your own business or your employer allows you to telecommute, working from home offers many conveniences and freedoms that a traditional office job does not. However, working from home also offers many challenges; the primary challenge for many is staying focused and motivated.
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Becoming an entrepreneur requires a certain amount of drive and enthusiasm. If we didn’t believe in ourselves and our businesses, we would still be working for someone else. But when the going gets tough, it’s easy to lose sight of why we started in the first place. This can cause us to become unmotivated, and
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There’s no denying the value of a virtual assistant. They can handle the more time consuming tasks involved in running a business and free you up so you can handle the bottom line profit making tasks, the core of your business. The trick is to find the right virtual assistant. The one who will make
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If your goal is to make more money, you probably think you need to take on more clients or create more products. Did you realize that becoming organized may be a real solution to your money problems? If you spent just ten minutes per day, five days a week looking for misplaced items, that would
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I am a firm believer in the fact that every business should be sending out a newsletter. It is one of the best ways to market your business! It’s affordable, easy to get started, helps you develop a relationship with potential customers, and that is just the tip of the iceberg. I really can’t say
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How much time do you spend on email every day? Billing, invoicing, and accounting tasks? How much time do you spend each day on your core business tasks? Marketing? Working from home requires careful analysis of how much time and attention certain tasks require. How else will you know how to allocate time, prioritize your
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This is a guest post by Cindy Bidar of CindyBidar.com. I have always been a systems person, so it’s kind of a mystery to me when I ask about systems and processes and small business owners give me the side-eye. Maybe that’s because, in my long-ago day-job, systems was one of my primary responsibilities. I
