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Invaluable tools & help for small business

As entrepreneurs we need to do everything as efficiently as possible. It actually truly makes my day when I discover a tool that makes me more effective. This afternoon my teammate Chuck Fuller passed along...

byJoel Welsh

March 24, 2006

Could starting a business running errands be the best home-based business idea?

In 1988, I was sent to the Republican Convention in Atlanta as a producer for CBS Radio. Aside from the politics, it was our job to create radio features that would give listeners a colorful...

byJoan Isabella

March 24, 2006

Big business is in trouble, small business opportunity abounds!

Turning lemons into lemonade! Today's news includes an item about big layoffs at a huge company with the message... "How many of the 113,000 workers who are being offered buyouts will accept their deal for...

byJoel Welsh

March 23, 2006

How do you convince a friend to start a business?

I have a fozzy of a bear of a quandary on my hands. You see, my sister is a truly talented artist. Every year on my birthday, the one gift I look forward to more...

byJonathan Hudson

March 23, 2006

Cool Company of the day: The Evening Hatch

We all know how important it is to enjoy life... to live it to the fullest. In that spirit, we recently went on our first fly fishing adventure - something we'd heard people rave about...

byRich Sloan

March 23, 2006

Small business advice for communicating in the 21st Century

I'm all for employing technology to make our jobs easier. But someone needs to create some ground rules. I'll start and please feel free to add your pet peeves (that's for you Kim) about how...

byJoan Isabella

March 22, 2006

Character matters more than skills when hiring good employees

Experience is highly over rated. So says the 2006 Stanford Business School Entrepreneurship Conference panel of recent graduates, venture capitalists, and established entrepreneurs. I agree. This character over skills argument applies to both the entrepreneurs...

byJoel Welsh

March 21, 2006

Costs of Starting an Online Retail Business

Online retail businesses are a popular option for entrepreneurs with minimal capital to invest up front. What’s more, online retail is a great business to run as a home-based, solo, parent or part-time entrepreneur. It...

byStartupNation

March 21, 2006

Internet dangers abound for small business startups

A couple of months ago I wrote about some of the dangers you face on the internet--phishing and pharming. I read a story today that makes me want to reiterate that you need to be...

byJoan Isabella

March 20, 2006

First day of spring: time to take those steps to starting a business

Spring has sprung. Well, it may not feel like it if you're in Nebraska today (expecting a foot of snow) and I've always felt that the first day of spring is more of an encouragement...

byJoel Welsh

March 20, 2006

Business Financing Options: Creative Thinking About Friends and Family

Blood can be thicker than water in your search for startup capital funding. Family and friends can be a great source for bootstrap business financing. They’ve got a vested interest in your personal success, and...

byStartupNation

March 20, 2006

What’s the most important quality a business startup entrepreneur should possess?

As you spring along in the growth of your business, what is the most important quality you possess that will make you successful? I have been reading some opinions on this subject, and hope you...

byJoan Isabella

March 17, 2006

A real life water cooler question for home-based business owners

I need advice. It's not actually business advice, but I would be asking everyone around the water cooler what to do in this situation. You are my water cooler. It's about racism. I carpool with...

byJoan Isabella

March 17, 2006

St. Patrick’s Day grassroots marketing examples

For small businesses, grassroots marketing is a foundational strategy to reach a core customer base on a limited budget. GoDaddy.com can market using Super Bowl commercials but startup entrepreneurs need to get extraordinarily creative to...

byJoel Welsh

March 17, 2006

Cool Company of the day: Blurb.com

Thanks goes to community member Chuck for this one... Blurb.com is particularly cool for those of you who want to see your words in print someday, and not just here in the comments section of...

byRich Sloan

March 16, 2006

March Madness: sales prospecting techniques idea for home based businesses

It only happens twice each year. Today & tomorrow are magical days for home based businesses. But you've got to catch this magic in a bottle right now! The opportunity window closes at 5pm Friday...

byJoel Welsh

March 16, 2006

Can a buzzword create a new definition for marketing?

There are two examples of new buzzwords that I've been exposed to recently and they both seem to be making a bid to create a new definition for marketing. Long Tail Slivercasting Long Tail showed...

byJoel Welsh

March 15, 2006

The absolute number one best business to start

Full service car wash. You see, you probably thought I'd wimp out and not really name one. I mean come on, how can you pick just one business that's the best for everyone. Isn't it...

byJoel Welsh

March 15, 2006

Starting a small business: The Wheat Thins for lunch strategy

Life is full of give & take choices. Finding that balance that works for your own life plan is one of the essential keys to success. For entrepreneurs in the early startup phase, it's often...

byJoel Welsh

March 14, 2006

Cool Company of the day: Old House Gardens

We look for cool companies all the time and want you to help us find them. So keep them coming our way! Email ideas to [email protected]. Today's Cool Company is Old House Gardens, one of...

byRich Sloan

March 14, 2006