If you are going to start a business, don’t you want to make sure it is profitable? Who cares about revenues if there’s nothing left over after you’ve generated them? Forbes does a great job with the help of Sageworks, a Raleigh, N.C.-based accounting consultancy and private-company data provider, assembling a list of the 10 [...]

Every Business Should Have This Service One of the services EVERY business needs is someone who will give them legal advice. Not their business friend, not their brother-in-law, and not after you need it – but before. If you’re wondering whether a lawyer is worth the cost, the answer is yes.  In my businesses, I [...]

Low Cost Products and Services www.TechSoup.org One-stop resource for nonprofits to find technology assistance, including software, hardware, and technology planning.  Once qualified with TechSoup, organizations can access almost 450 products and services, including high-quality refurbished hardware and software at a substantially reduced cost from 45 donor partners like Microsoft, Adobe, Intuit, and Symantec. Transparent Reporting [...]

If you haven’t already, go to 1and1.com and register your own domain. It costs about $7.00  to purchase your domain for a year. If you have been given a domain because you registered as a distributor, instead of the long domain given to you by [COMPANY NAME]. Try to find something you can easily tell [...]

FaceBook – Personal networking www.facebook.com LinkedIn – Professional networking www.LinkedIn.com Social Networking Explained http://www.youtube.com One of the fast growing segments on the Internet is the community-building sites where like-minded people can network, communicate one-to-many, and share ideas. Look at Facebook, Linkedin, Selfhelp, etc. They are all groups of people linking together with people they like, [...]

How to set up a Google Business listing Estimated time – 15-30 minutes Cost- Free Benefit – Get your website info found on the first page of Google in your local area for Free. Example of final result: Step by Step Instructions: 1. Visit Google Places. 2. If you already have a Google Account, sign [...]

A client asked me if she should use Squareup or Intuit’s gopayment. Before I could give her an opinion I had to go out and do my research. Accepting credit card is getting easier these days for small businesses and a great way to ensure that your business can meet the needs of their clients. [...]

There are three parts to using social marketing to help build your business – A strategy, a campaign and search engines on the internet.  The first step is a Social media strategy. You must have your business easily found by customers these days. People are moving quickly to the internet and smart phones to find [...]

BUSINESSES WORTH A LOOK IN 2011 What are the best business opportunities of 2011? As always, those that best meet consumers need! 2011, like 2010, is another year where consumer markets will be dominated by the demand from of baby boomers, so you’ll find that many of the best business opportunities target that group. From [...]

Why does one  person trust another person? Why would you trust one sales person over another? Trust is a perception and a realization. It’s based on initial feelings and perceptions. Who do you trust? Why do you trust? Who trusts you? Relationships are based on a foundation of trust. Trust is built through interactions over time, [...]

Why passion and interest are so important. Let me take a minute to share with you why many people fail in entrepreneurship  and why many succeed. It all starts with passion and interest. With it, or without, people can tell your sincerity. I will explain why. Some people are attracted to a direct sales business [...]

We need more entrepreneurs and start-ups. A lot more of them! New entrepreneurs starting new companies means new products and services, new ideas, new approaches, and more people making MONEY! I’m not just talking about the fast-growing companies that expand at double-digit rates, the creation of more tech companies or a bunch of cool new [...]

So many of us are now trained in school to find a job but are bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers. But many of these kids might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. While at a TED conference, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — [...]

I great Quote – The Man in The Arena “It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by [...]

Wisdom means more than simply knowing a lot.  Wisdom  is how to use knowledge and put it to good use.  You can find all kinds of information -  on the internet,  books, classes, magazines, all with different people’s knowledge and views.  Just looking up “How To Start A Business”  brings up over seven million different [...]

WHY SUPPORT LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES? The problem facing our economy is the lack of jobs and all indications are that it won’t be getting better soon for many. Many are turning to entrepreneurship and starting their own businesses as their solution – and THEY need our help and support. People are starting small retail businesses [...]

BUSINESSES WORTH A LOOK IN 2010 Has the global recession really, officially ended? And if not, how will the majority of the individuals recover? Whatever the outcome, we find ourselves spotting more recession-proof opportunities than ever before. Why? People now, are focusing more on value than savings. They understand that the best way to save [...]

I was recently watching an interview of Warren Buffet and the report asked Warren “If you had to pick one thing that lead to your immense success what was it?”  The reporter anticipating a complex answer was surprised when Warren simply replied “Passion” he went on to explain “if you fuel your passion your likelihood [...]

Attention Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Home Business Owners, Customer Service and Sales Professionals: Follow up, Follow up, Follow up ! Many businesses I have coached missed out on more sales, more customers, and word-of-mouth advertising because they didn’t have an effective way to follow up and stay connected! I will share with you a powerful [...]

Over the past six years I have participated in a number of seminars, sessions, coaching by some of the best ( Laural Langemeier, Robert Kiyosaki, Robert Allen) and read over 200 books to find out the secrets of success to help others. I have seen success come from a number of different angles. What is [...]