Small Business Go Networking

November 25, 2008

You often hear that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. When it comes to running your own business, obviously both are important, but with all the tasks you have on your plate, you may find that getting together with other entrepreneurs—who are probably as consumed by their businesses as you are—is something that doesn’t take priority in the course of your busy day. Read the rest of this entry »


Using Independent Contractors

November 3, 2008

If you can’t find exactly the kind of employee you want, you may decide to farm the work out on a contract basis, either to a business or an individual who freelances or moonlights for extra income.

The advantage of using independent contractors is that when times are tight employment-wise, you don’t need to look far for help. The biggest plus, however, is that the two of you agree on a fee for the project, the contractor performs the work, you pay her, and that is the end of your commitment, unless you provide her with more work. Read the rest of this entry »


How small business empower employees

November 3, 2008

The art of management once prescribed that a boss or manager should rule with an iron grip. Both employer and employee knew who was in charge. And the employee went along with these terms. But more often than not, the sly employee managed to get away with things whenever he could, did only what was expected of him, and never did anything more. Read the rest of this entry »


What did you learn from running business?

October 23, 2008

Two important questions to ask yourself after you’ve completed the interrogation: First, what do you like about the way they run their business? Second, what is one thing you noticed about their business that you would never use in your own? Remember, if you’re entering an area where your business will be facing competition, as long as you can focus your business in a way where you’re doing something that your competitors are not, you have an excellent chance to make your business stand out despite the competition. Read the rest of this entry »


Some handy Self Assessment Quiz help you discover the best kin of Business

October 20, 2008

  1. What are some favorite things you like to do in your spare time?
  2. Name a time when you’ve seen another person making a living by working with one of your favorite hobbies. Could you adapt it in a similar fashion?

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Choosing a Business, what Do You Want to Do?

October 19, 2008

You may think you already know what kind of business you want to run, what you plan to name it, and how much business you will be able to rake in during the course of your first year. Congratulations! You fall into a very small category of people who have their businesses planned down to the smallest detail, complete with a raft of contingency plans. Read the rest of this entry »


Show Me the Money!

October 17, 2008

The get-rich-quick mail-order business kits advertised in the back of magazines work hard to convince you that it’s possible to rake in $2,000 a day while sitting at home in your bunny slippers, working only an hour or two each day. The truth is, in most cases, succeeding in business is due to lots of hard work, not the amount of money you’re able to invest. Read the rest of this entry »


A Matter of Time

October 17, 2008

One of the biggest risks in running a business is that you will simply run out of time: time to complete a particular project, a time frame in which you have projected that your business would begin to show a profit, time to keep up with the often insurmountable paperwork. In the jam-packed days that most Americans put up with today, time is the most precious natural resource you have. Read the rest of this entry »


Smart Business Skills to Survive Economic Downturn (continued)

October 15, 2008

Flexibility

Nothing about running a business is predictable. People who tend to thrive as entrepreneurs are those who were bored as employees because they knew exactly what they would be doing when they got up in the morning.

There are chaos junkies, and then there are those who view life through a rigid viewfinder. Somewhere in that vast middle are entrepreneurs, who need to borrow a little from each side. Read the rest of this entry »


Cool Ways to Wipe Conference Nervous part 2

October 12, 2008

Cool negotiation

The ways and means of your doing that lie in three simple steps — the Three S’s of Cool Negotiation. These tell you that you need to:

  • Spot what’s happening
  • Step away from the anger
  • Speak assertively.

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