How to Use Technology to Grow Your Small Business
April 5, 2008
With a variety of products now available at very reasonable prices, there is no need to be afraid of embracing new technology. Rather, the ease in using these new products should teach you how to harness new technology to benefit your small business.
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The Pain Of Going Paperless
April 4, 2008
Paper is so quaint. Thanks to the Internet, all the words in the entire Library of Congress can be launched to someone in seconds. Cisco now makes networking gear that lets people look at and talk to each other in real time via video screens located on opposite ends of the globe. And Apple’s iPhone can do just about everything but cook three squares a day.
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10 Keys To Creating A Profitable Online Business
April 2, 2008
Starting an online business is not always as easy as it may sound. But, running an online business has many benefits over its offline counterpart. First, and the most appealing, is you’ll most likely be working from home from your own computer, and working the hours that suit you. And secondly, you have the potential to make a lot more money than you would if you were working for someone else.
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Raising prices, keeping customers
November 7, 2007
As Tracy Trotter paid his company’s expenses each month, they just kept rising: bills for materials, salaries for his 22 employees, insurance premiums, etc. Yet for the past three years Potter froze his prices. Otherwise, he said, “I worried that we’d lose customers.”
How do I position my business for sale?
November 6, 2007
Dear FSB: I’m the owner and sole employee of a company that offers consulting services in a highly
specialized area of corporate finance. My expertise is the core of the business. With no physical assets, how can I
maximize my firm’s value for sale?
Top 10 Signs You’re Ready to Leave Your Home Office
November 6, 2007
If your business is expanding faster than you have office furniture or you are meeting with your clients in the hallway, you are a good candidate to escape your home office.
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a> November 3, 2007 There are only a few situations less horrifying to the home business entrepreneur than running into… the former co-worker.Uggghh. continue reading at Startup Nation… November 2, 2007 Every morning I wake up at 4:30, brush my teeth, and head to the office wearing pajamas. I don’t travel far - my desk is in my bedroom’s walk-in closet. My husband, Tom, and I started our 12-employee firm, Atlantic Infra-red (atlanticinfra-red.com), in 2002 out of our home in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. We own five trucks equipped with infrared technology, which we use to restore asphalt surfaces, mostly on heavily traveled roads. Our revenues hit $1.2 million in 2006. continue reading at Fortune Small Business… November 2, 2007 The Run-in, A Splice of Life from Home Entrepreneurship
I run my business from a closet
20 Tips For Making Sure You Buy the Right Business Printer
Choosing the right printer for your business is trickier than you may think. There are probably a few criteria that you’re most interested in, and it’s only natural that those are the ones you’ll focus on. But it’s too easy to fall into the trap of ignoring other issues you should also be paying attention to. Here are 20 of the most important questions to ask and issues to consider.
When to Hire a Business Coach
October 31, 2007
LOU CHEEK, AN AUDIOLOGIST in Tucson, Ariz., had been working at a large medical clinic for nine years when it filed for bankruptcy. Instead of scanning the want ads, she decided to open her own practice. Branching out on her own was exciting at first. Her clinic, the Adobe Hearing Center, would test patient’s hearing and fit them for hearing aides. But after signing a lease and setting up her office, Cheek became beset with uncertainty.