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Posts Tagged ‘business startup’
Are Today’s Job Seekers Tomorrows Business Buyers
In Business Acquisition and Sales the “pool” of most future business buyers are currently employed by someone else right now. The same applies for future Entrepreneurs. But what about those currently unemployed?
The job market seems to have an abundance of very qualified people chasing a very limited number of jobs. The number of those unemployed in the US seems like a fairly difficult… Click here to continue »
Entrepreneurs: Feeling Lost? Consult Your Business Plan
Here’s one of the most important reason why you need to have a business plan, no matter how long or short it is: To look up to when you are feeling lost.
When you have a brilliant idea to start a business, you – like me and most entrepreneurs – are probably anxious about making yours into reality as soon as you can.
And many of… Click here to continue »
Starting, Buying, Selling a Business: What Are They Thinking?
Want to start a business? Want to Buy a Business? Want to Sell your business? These interest are very different but there is one common element among these significant business decisions: Money.
While working with business owners and individuals with the process of buying and selling businesses, I consistently come across a common element that I believe would be surprising to most that are “looking from the… Click here to continue »
5 Startup Misconception
Starting a business is hard I know that, but perhaps we’ve been lead astray and taken to seriously all the socially acceptable ways of starting a business. You can start a business however you like as long as it’s yours and you intend on making a profit. Of all the deluded misconceptions of starting a business, below are the most popular:
1. You Need A Ton Of… Click here to continue »
Using Your 401k to Buy a Business or Grow Your Business
For many in the workforce their 401k can represents a large portion of their net worth. Many don’t realize that they can use these funds to buy a business even before they reach 59 1/2 without incurring the often heard of penalties and negative tax consequences. Many of those that buy a business or want to buy a business are currently employees for others. Future… Click here to continue »
Why Is It that You Will Work Your Butt Off for 16 Years in School for an Education to Get a Job but When It Comes to Your Own Business You Want Instant Gratification?
“Actually I’m an overnight success. But it took twenty years” – Monty Hall
Most people who dream of owning their own business, which according to some studies as much as 61% of Americans, understand that it takes a tremendous amount of work and sacrifice to start a business, at least conceptually. What they fail to understand is that their… Click here to continue »
Starting a Small Business? A Lesson Learned from American Idol
Let the man speaks truths!
This is a guest article by Jim DeLapa, the President of GreatBusinessPlan.com
If you are thinking about starting your own business, believe it or not you can learn a valuable lesson from tuning in to the early auditions of American Idol, now on the air. This lesson will help you avoid one of the most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs, one that costs them… Click here to continue »
Developing Profitable Product Concepts
Toyota Corolla wire-frame
This is a guest article by John Schulte, the President of the National Mail Order Association.
It’s very hard to describe how to develop the merchandising ability of looking at things and automatically seeing how it could be sold. It’s part experience, part learned knowledge, part natural instinct. I can only write examples when they come to me.
Hopefully through example you will learn to relate… Click here to continue »
How to Start a Successful Business: Observe, Imitate, Modify
One smart KFC competitor
Have you ever experience this: A certain song stuck in your head, which your mind keep playing it over and over again whether you want it or not.
In every business idea pops in my head, these three words are like that song: Observe, imitate, modify.
Those three words are taught by a well-respected motivator in where I live, Tung Desem Waringin (the guy… Click here to continue »
New Research Findings: Recessions Fave Small Business Startups
Good news for small business startups – Recessions don’t hurt your business.
Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner’s Investing, reported in his blog post that according to a research paper from the Ewin Marion Kauffman Foundation, The Economic Future Just Happened, some findings about small business are found encouraging:
Recessions and bear markets don’t appear to have significant impact on new businesses survivability.
More… Click here to continue »
Small Business Startup Checklist
I just stumbled on this simple and straightforward, yet useful checklist for those of you that are soon-to-be business owners.
The checklist is originally written by Jamie Downey on Boston.com. The checklist was intended to help the author’s friend, who was laid off several months ago and thinking about working on his sound business idea (his story is another proof that downsizing is a… Click here to continue »



















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