Who wouldn’t dream of becoming his/her own boss? Being your own boss comes with plenty of benefits. You can set your own work schedule and not have a boss breathing down your neck. However, if you have to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to stay focused and also ensure that the deadlines are met. American society is small business … Continue reading
“We decided to be very bold in getting money out into the hands of small business as quickly as possible. As a result, tens of thousands of businesses were able to get credit in a market where the banks had really frozen them out,” says Ms. Karen Mills (Small Business Administration chief) Small businesses play a vital role in the … Continue reading
With just a few weeks away from Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, holiday season can be nerve wracking for many retail search marketers. Though holiday shopping is a favorite time of the year for consumers like you and me, the retail shops have a tough time coming out with an attractive campaign to lure consumers to their outlets. Statistical … Continue reading
An excerpt from “From Idea to Success” by Gregg Fairbrothers and Tessa Winters comes the advantages and disadvantages of licensing your intellectual property (IP). To maintain more control over future development and the potential financial rewards, some inventors keep their patent rights and build up a company to bring their technology to market themselves. In many cases, though not all, … Continue reading
If you are planning to start a small/medium business or pump money into your business, you need to look out for small business loans. When the economy is in a crisis, lending institutions are reluctant to sanction loans and if they do, it comes with a lot of terms and conditions. However your market plans and expansion of your business … Continue reading
Grand Prize: Brand new 16GB iPad 2 2nd and 3rd Prize: Nikon S3100 Digital Camera and Bundle 4th and 5th Prize: Ultra HD Flip Video Camera Instructions: To win an iPad 2. Customize your Social Business Page Go to https://directory.apptivo.com/ and search for your Social Biz network Page Share your Social Business Page on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ using the … Continue reading
We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview the CEO of CorpNet.com, Nellie Akalp. As a small business herself, she structured her business to help other small business succeed. She has formed over 100,000 LLCs in her career and can be called an expert in the business formation process. Reading this business interview will give some business structure … Continue reading
“If my laptop ever dies, I can be up and running within minutes, with all of my cloud-based services available to me. No downtime.” – Abid Hussain, Hussain Law Firm This is one of the main reasons why people are using online document collaboration tools. There are great things that come out of using online document sharing services such as … Continue reading
“Lose your records and you lose your business” – something that you hear from business consultants. Though it may sound a bit harsh, in reality it is the truth. If you value your time and effort that you have invested in your small/medium business then it is high time that you think about introducing an electronic electronic file management strategy … Continue reading
Whether you are a freelancer or a small/medium business owner, it is necessary that you keep track of billable hours spent working on a project for a specific client/customer. An important and mandatory part of effective time management is keeping track of the hours you have put in. Remember that billable time is the lifeblood of your business. You need … Continue reading
