Archive for the ‘business tips’ Category

Buy a business

Starting a business is an exciting and potentially rewarding venture. Buying a business can also be an exciting and rewarding venture. If one wants to be an Entrepreneur or Small Business Owner what route does one take?. Is it best for you to start your own business. Is it best to buy an existing business. Or as in some cases (as in my business career) are you involved with both starting a business and then at some point…

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Stiff price war

I received this comment to one of my article on my Connotati.com, and I thought the question bears great importance – so, I decided to share the question and my answer with you.

The article in question: 10 Home-Based Business Ideas for Work at Home Moms

The comment (or questions):

“This is an interesting article. However, like most similar articles, it makes it look all too easy. Anyone who’s started their own business working from home…

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Raid ad

This is a guest article by John Schulte, the President of the National Mail Order Association

Introduction to Creating Profitable Space Advertising… 10 secrets to doing it right!

No matter what business you’re in, learning to create good advertisements is a vital skill. Arguably, it’s one of the most important sales and marketing skills you can obtain.

Even if you hire an agency, you will need some basic understanding of good advertising so you can judge if the ad…

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This should save some time

Do you ever wonder how you will have time enough to get everything done, much less get ahead of the game?  Surely everyone has heard of Tim Ferriss telling us that we can “join the new rich” while working 4 hours per week and also that Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad makes more and more even while working less and less, but how do can you get everything done working 60…

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Don’t Ignore the Signs. They’re a Key to Success for Your Business…

Outdoor Signs

Outdoor signs have a direct impact on your business. Today there are a wide variety of outdoor business signs that you have to choose from. If you want something with a little more pizzazz than the traditional outdoor signs with basic lettering that can be interchanged, you can easily find them. From multi-dimensional to 3D signs, there are outdoor signs…

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Offer or LOI?

Both terms are used to describe an offer made to purchase a business.  An over-simplification of the definition of both documents is:  An Offer to Purchase is usually written in contract form and defines the price, terms and conditions of the sale, and is usually accompanied by an earnest money deposit.  A Letter of Intent (LOI) is usually written in letter form and also defines the price and the terms and conditions…

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Do it yourself

Let’s face it, human beings are really lazy creatures. Compared to the assiduous caveman we barely have to lift a finger. Can you imagine if you had to wake up each morning, pick up a spear, and chase down a deer; not because it ate the lily you worked so hard to cultivate over spring, but because you have to feed your family!

These days, all it takes is a telephone and a bit of patience and –…

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Nothing down

In business, the “we need money to make money” statement holds true to most of us. But for us bootstrapper, zero down is THE strategy for business funding.

Finding investors for your business start-up is challenging. To make matter worse, today’s economic turmoil limits our access to business funding. Some lucky start-ups could rake millions of dollar from investors. Some select few can even secure funding from angels. Unfortunately, for the rest of us, getting money to get your…

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Mad Libs style form

While following what’s happening today from my personal Twitter account, I stumbled on (and later retweeted) a tweet that led me to an interesting article about website form design that can converts better.

The article, written by Luke Wroblewski, the Chief Design Architect at Yahoo! Inc. who also runs LukeW, an internationally recognized digital product designer, is about a “Mad Libs”-style of form that successfully increases conversion by 25-40%.…

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We suck less

Back in 1985 I was working for (a Texas based Technology company ). We were bidding on a very large multi-million dollar computer based project for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Part of the bidding process involved all us potential vendors travelling via buses throughout the Los Angeles area viewing a dozen of the 700+ schools that would potentially buy and use our systems. While driving thru the various areas of LA I had seen white…

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Unusual concept

1. My business runs better without me

2. I’m selling my business after 20 years time to take it easy? No, its time to work hard

3. When Negotiating – Those who want it less - Wins?

My focus is working with business owners and individuals with the process of buying and selling businesses.  These concepts apply both to the process of buying and selling businesses as well  running a small business.

1.  When starting your business, you are the face…

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