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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surviving the three pitfalls of business ownership
- The morning sun sheds its brilliance and warmth on your sleeping face. 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Finally, after half an hour of lying in bed, you decide to get up and start your morning routines. Your work day officially starts fifteen minutes later as you stumble to your computer, still wearing what you woke up in, coffee in hand. And so goes the life of the entrepreneur. You get ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Starting a company on a shoe-string budget
- A lot of people never start businesses because they believe they don't have enough money to do so. Unfortunately, these same people don't realize that many of the world's most successful companies were started on a shoe-string budget by an entrepreneur with limited resources. Below is a list of tips to help you save money when you're first starting a company: Manage your finances in MS Exc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Use your youth to your advantage
- You should wait until you're older and have more business and real-world experience before starting a business. You should just focus on school for now. Nobody will take you seriously at this age. You'll hear all these reasons--and more--about why you shouldn't start a business from your friends, your parents, your advisors and many others who only have your best intentions at heart....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why every student should start a business
- With the economic downturn, students in all the major business schools have been dropping out of their entrepreneurship classes and transferring back to classes where they think they have a secure future. Students and professionals who were once planning to start businesses now have decided to go back to their cushy jobs. Everything is going back to normal. Or at least that is how it looks. Below ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Franchises - emotional fulfillment - the challenge
- Does A Franchise Meet Your Needs?Do you look forward to Friday afternoon or Monday morning? Perhaps that's the true litmus test of happiness. If you're thinking about the fact that there's only one day to go before the weekend, when you just got back from lunch on Wednesday, it may be time for a change. Maybe your day-to-day activities simply aren't all that fulfilling. Maybe you're in a ru...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bring that difference to your business!
- Romans had a phrase for this- First among Equals.Online marketing has too coined a similar one ? when everything is equal the difference is me.This is the key to build a successful business.One who makes the difference succeeds.That is what differentiates between the bestsellers and thousands of books that just come and go.The uniqueness.An artist sells mi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Curb your enthusiasm
- Isn't enthusiasm a good thing? Aren't we urged to be enthusiastic about what we do? To be committed?We are...but enthusiasm has a dark side too.When the word first came into the English language (from Ancient Greek, via French) it had a far more extreme meaning. It meant to be possessed or inspired by a supernatural force and was used to describe the extreme religious sects that grew...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 secrets of successful entrepreneurs
- Running a one-person business is a creative, flexible and challenging way to become your own boss and chart your own future. It is about creating a life, as it is about making a living. It takes courage, determination and foresight to decide to become an entrepreneur. From the relatively safe cocoon of the corporate world, where paychecks arrive regularly, you will be venturing into the unchartere...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Before getting a franchise
- Buying into a franchise is a great way to be part of a recognized brand with the benefit of lower advertising outlay. With many franchises to choose, here are some tips before you get involved with franchise:Get The Support of Your Family:The success of your franchise is also the acceptance of your immediate family in supporting your effort. It is this simple. Take for instance, if y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Franchises - a proven business system
- Franchises offer the first time business owner a proven and successful business opportunity. If you are looking to start your own business for the first time, franchises provide you with the greatest opportunity for success. When you purchase a franchise from the "Franchisor", and become a "Franchisee", you are not only purchasing a business, but a complete business system.Franchises have o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Great tips of choosing an office
- You have decided to strike it out on your own and set up a business consultancy. Chances are you want to look at getting your own office premises. Besides ensuring that your rental payment does not create serious cash-flow problems in the medium term, you have to look out for these other factors:The anchor tenant:Every office building will have a few anchor tenants. It is important t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is now the right time to become an entrepreneur?
- A number of economic changes are magnifying the role of small business and creating the impetus for entrepreneurship.In the past, many people perceived small business owners as shopkeepers ? the mom 'n pop shops. Today, with a status boost, they're entrepreneurs, and perceived to be on the leading edge.But is now the right time to step up to the plate and take a swing at starting a s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business is no guarantee of riches
- Q: I'm thinking about starting a business since that seems to be how most rich people get rich. I don't have any business experience or much money, but I'm a fast learner and have lots of energy. Any free advice? Peter J.A: I'm full of free advice, Pete, and here's your dose of complimentary wisdom: don't quit your day job. No offense my energetic friend, but to consider starting a business...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Focus is the key to a successful startup
- The definition of a startup means you have very few resources to employ and little time to get them to do something valuable. The clock is always ticking, and the money (if you even have any) is running out by the day. With so little to leverage, you need to make sure that the focus of your company's product offer is as razor sharp as possible.Don't be all you can be. Be as little as you ca...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Franchises - emotional fulfillment - control your destiny
- Does A Franchise Meet Your Needs?When you think of becoming a businessperson by making the transition from employee to Franchisee, you don't generally think in terms of emotional fulfillment. However, in reality, the evaluation of emotional factors should play a significant role in making that final decision to join the world of the capitalist, or remain in the realm of employee.Of c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What part of handwriting on the wall dont you understand - they dont hire people over 50
- In a recent talk to the Detroit Economic Club, President Bush told of a powerful statement made to John Bailey by his wife, "Just what part of the writing on the wall don't your understand - companies don't want people over 50!" The White House staff had become aware of an amazing story of entrepreneurial success stemming from John's wife's words.John's wife was very quick to read the writi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - From bank clerk to entreprenuer
- What seems like a century ago, I left school and joined a well-known High Street Bank. In those days working as a bank clerk was a well-established route for many school leavers and perceived to be a proper job with prospects. It wasn't long before I became disillusioned with the world of banking and sought a change of job. In complete contrast to my previous job, I became a clerk in the local hos...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Needs versus wants for entrepreneurs
- How often do the words "I need" come out of your mouth, as it relates to your business? When you run your own company, it's easy to think that the only way to succeed is to be moving forward with your expenses -- the newest technology, a broader circle of professionals providing you services, involvement in more and more costly marketing efforts, etc. And it's particularly difficult to resist the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Developing a contract
- As a service provider, the most important type of "boundary" you can set as a business owner involves those policies and procedures that govern how you interact with your clients. The more precise you can be about the services you provide, your fee structure, and what you expect from your clients, the smoother your work relationships will be. And the most effective way to make sure that ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Something from nothing, with something to share
- Betrayal, it can hit you like a load of bricks falling from the sky, leaving you with a pit in your stomach that no pill can cure.Starting your own business is hard enough, however when your inside people are working against you as well, it can make the toughest of souls weak at the knees.Let me take you back a few years, and share a little story with you.There I was, a fledgl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Build your own board of experts
- The most successful entrepreneurs rely on their advisory boards to help spot new opportunities and potential pitfalls.Now you can have your own advisory board: a shadow board of directors.A shadow board of directors is a low-tech technique for accessing the expertise of others and increasing your confidence and options. A shadow board can help you get a variety of perspectives and ac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Protect your assets in business
- Many people are starting an online business without a thought about the danger this may pose to their personal assets. The type of protection you need depends upon the nature of your business and the amount of your personal assets.If you have no personal assets, you probably don't need much protection. They say "you can't get blood from a turnip". Hey, if someone wants to take over your cre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pr that entrepreneurs often overlook
- If that sounds like you, here's what you may be missing once the new enterprise is launchedPublic relations that really does something about the behaviors of those key outside audiences that most affect your new enterprise.PR that uses a fundamental blueprint to deliver external stakeholder behavior change ? the kind that leads directly to achieving your venture's objectives.A...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to find hot online business ideas
- Would you like to find the key that unlocks the door to a gold-mine of online response, sales and results for your business?It seems obvious that you would be able to see what the experts do differently when locating market opportunities, finding out what people want and quickly turning that into an online business generating truckloads of cash. The reality is YOU CAN'T!...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to grow your micro-business
- If you want to grow your micro-business (defined as a business with fewer than five employees), you might consider some of the findings of a survey by Statistics Canada.1. The FindingsAccording to "Growth Determinants of Micro-Businesses in Canada" (Evangelia Papadaki and Bassima Chami, Small Business Policy Branch, Industry Canada), the survey by Statistics Canada revealed the follo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How much risk is necessary to grow your business?
- A business owner is thoroughly responsible for their own financial survival and possibly the financial survival of their employees. Business owners, for the most part, seem to be "risk takers", who really don't easily "go with the flow". They are inventive and somewhat confident, as just having their own business does mandate that they possess these qualities.However, the ability to live wi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Entrepreneurship as your passion
- Entrepreneurship has been my passion for as long as I can commit to memory to learning how to type, and that started in 5th grade! Strangely enough, I wasn't raised around lots of business owners growing up in New Jersey nor surrounded by many business-minded individuals.Initially, my passion was expressed through the notion that extra money can be made while working a corporate job. There ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The myth of undercapitalization - six ways entrepreneurs achieve success in spite of start-up money
- This year more than 17 million people will become entrepreneurs, according to the National Association of Self Employed (NASE). By the end of the year, 8 million of them will return to the corporate world because their entrepreneurial effort did not succeed. Many will say the businesses failed because of insufficient capitalization. Actually under-capitalization is not the cause of failure, but a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Find out if you will be successful as a franchisee?
- Will I be successful as a franchisee?One of the soundest pieces of advice to take when considering becoming a franchisee is to 'Assess Yourself'. Assess whether you can accept direction. Some people cannot. Assess whether you can work within definite systems and structures without feeling trapped. Assess if you are committed to the franchise concept and if you believe in it. If you f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Applying the daffodil theory into business practice
- At times all of us need a bit of inspiration to add to our day. When I first read this article, I had started my own home based business and was in a bit of a slump. This inspirational story was exactly what helped spring me into action and keep on going.I loved it so much that I thought why not share with other people in hopes it would have the same type of effect it had on me.THE D...