Exit Strategy Planning
Exit strategies are an important part of the planning process, even if we don’t think we’ll make use of them. Planning allows you to control different aspects of your business and the more you plan, the more you are in control. Less planning means that you run the risk of letting some other factor influence or control your decisions. That’s why exit strategies need to be planned, so that they don’t end up being decided for us. It’s okay to have an exit strategy of “When I’m done working, this business is done.” However, you should consider other exit strategies as well. Here are a few more to consider and what you can do now to make sure you are in control of the strategy.
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On the Road Again
Kevin Gilbert has invested in so many mobile devices, he has trouble deciding which ones to take on a trip. “My biggest dilemma sometimes when I get on an airplane is what I take. It all depends on what I’m doing, of course. Can’t someone just come up with one killer device that does everything?” jokes the 47-year-old founder and CEO of Blue Pixel, a $2 million photography services agency in Annapolis, Maryland, and JustShowMeHowTo.com.
Read the full article at Entrepreneur.com …
Help for Young Entrepreneurs
young entrepreneurs today enjoy networking groups, educational programs, and competitions aimed at supporting and encouraging their efforts. Here are some resources that can help youthful entrepreneurs get started:
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Entrepreneurs - Born or Bred?
This question is regularly asked in business circles - are successful business people born to do well, or does upbringing and environment play a bigger part?
Read the full article at ByteStart.co.uk…
Online Backup: What’s Right for Your Business?
Backing up data over the Internet to an off-site storage facility takes a huge weight off the shoulders of many small business owners. No more worries that Shirley in accounting forgot to switch the backup tapes (again) or scrambling to buy enough hardware to keep up with the growing amount of data your business generates.
Read the full article at SmallBusinessComputing…
How to Give a Presentation About Your Business
There aren’t many people in the world who like to give presentations. But they still have to be made. Whether you are faced with the impending doom of a speech at your local Chamber of Commerce, or you are cursed with the fate of having to deliver a sales presentation at a business, whatever the reason, here are a few tips to help you deliver a great presentation.
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Home Internet Security
I realize that most of us would love to be able to have an IT guy on staff, but the reality of being a small- or home-based business owner is that you are often the Chief Cook and Bottle-Washer. You’re not only the marketing exec and the PR person, you’re also the computer person.
Read SmallBizMentor’s Staying Safe: Home Internet Security…
Some Brilliant Mistakes
Chances are, if you’ve been in business for any period of time, you’ve made a mistake. In fact, if you’re an entrepreneur, making mistakes is part of your DNA, since entrepreneurs are invariably risk takers, and those that take risks make mistakes … The key is to learn from those mistakes.
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Central Desktop: Quick, Convenient Collaboration
Central Desktop launched a year ago, and since then it’s grown into a respected online collaboration system. Now, with its fall 2006 release, it’s adding easy online and phone conferencing, putting it in a class above most other collaboration tools.
Central Desktop offers a free 30 day trial with a basic free version as well.
IntelliContact Delivers on E-Mail Marketing
If you’re a marketing type who wants to exploit every possible channel, maintain contact with existing clients and inform prospective buyers, you can’t discount e-mail. While e-mail is often associated with spam, it’s a viable means of informing clients and potential customers of your latest offerings. And with Broadwick’s IntelliContact, a Web-based e-mail system, you can manage contacts, segment markets and send e-mail to them, as well as track responses and actions. This competent program, now in version 4, offers all of the tools you need.
Pricing starts at $9.95 for a subscription list of 500.