The Do’s and Don’ts of Starting Your Own Healthcare Business
There are over 700,000 healthcare services in the private sector. This number shows just how diverse and how widespread healthcare is in the U.S. It also shows why it’s a great idea to have a healthcare business, considering how many specialized services there are for patients.
14 Things Every Entrepreneur and Small Business Owner Must Have to Make 6 Figures (or More)
According to the Small Business Administration, of the 22 million non-employer businesses only about 11 percent ever make six figures. To earn six figures in a year, you need to earn $8,333.33 a month or $1,923.07 a week. And more importantly, you [...]
Direct Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses or New Entrepreneurs
Your brand value and recognition thrive on your ability to utilize direct marketing. And no matter the size of your business, the applications of direct marketing are endless and should be used to their full potential. Online retargets and direct mailing both [...]
5 Tips for Finding the Right Start-Up Business Concept for You
Finding the right business concept that matches your personality is essential if you’re planning to go out on your own. There’s little point leaving a job that you find boring or unfulfilling to start up a business that you’re not emotionally invested [...]
5 Ingenious Ways Businesses Can Use Smartphones to Drive Profit
No matter the product, service or industry, mission or corporate philosophy, nearly every business is bottom line-driven. And, there is no shortage of ingenuity as to how companies try to glean more profit out of existing processes. Every so often, a new [...]
7 Ideas to Rejuvenate your Business
Does your small business need a little something extra? If you have been turning over the same stable profits year after year, but aren't growing as a business then something is wrong. Success is not about having a stable, solid company. Success [...]
5 Must Have Items In Your Startup Office
When starting your own business it is important to get everything right the first time round. There is no better place to start than in your office. Having a workspace, which suits your style of business and work ethic is vital. For [...]
Why Choosing the Right Domain Name Matters for a New Business
Starting a new business? Gone through the checklist? How about your presence online? To begin with start on with finding the right name for your business and see how flexible you can be to change it in case you don't find that [...]
7 Tax Saving Strategies for Small and Home-Based Businesses, Start-Ups and Solopreneurs
Tax strategies benefitting the small and home-based businesses owners, start-ups and entrepreneurs by Meisa Bonelli With approximately one-third of taxpayers purported to wait until the last 30 days leading up to filing deadline, there is egregious opportunity loss with respect to potential tax [...]
How to Hold Client Meetings When You Work From Home
Working from home is growing in popularity. According to a study by Stanford University, around 10% of American employees work from home on a regular basis. It’s particularly popular amongst small business owners, as working from home significantly reduces the overhead costs [...]
7 Keys to Executing a Successful Business Rebrand
No matter your reason for embarking upon a business rebranding effort of a company or product name, logo, phrase, design scheme or other such asset, which can be mixed and many, one thing is certain: execute poorly and suffer extreme consequences. [...]
The 4 Essential Steps to Business Success – Do you have what it takes?
As you navigate down the twists and turns of your career path you may wonder if you’ll ever find your perfect groove. The road to a lasting career is long with some dark corners and the occasional dead end. Bad bosses and [...]
10 Signs You’re Not Cut Out To Be An Entrepreneur
This post is contributed by Daniel C. Steenerson Thinking about starting your own business? Beware! Below are 10 signs that you just may not be cut out to be an entrepreneur. #10 You can’t stand the heat. Before you jump into [...]
Your Business may be at Risk – 7 Warning Signs and what you can do about them
Miller Ingenuity CEO Steve Blue shares the 7 silent business killers and what you need to do to get your business back in good health. High blood pressure is a silent killer. Combined with other risk factors it can lead to death. [...]
4 Fundamentals of Creating Successful Customer Relationships
This is a guest post by Mike Muhney, CEO of vipOrbit and the co-creator of ACT! software. If businesses exist, as the father of Business Management Peter Drucker proposed, “to create and keep a customer,” then success is defined by the relationships you establish [...]
Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs – Win a Mentorship from One of Five Successful Entrepreneurs
Being an entrepreneur is all about empowering yourself to create a business that's right for you. It's about facing up and rising to different challenges, overcoming the day-to-day demands, learning and planning for the future.In a new campaign e-commerce specialists Alibaba are [...]
The Affordable Care Act and your Sole Proprietorship: 5 things you need to know
For years now sole proprietors have had problems getting and paying for health insurance. Having a preexisting condition made matters worse or even impossible in some cases. As a result many individuals relied on their spouse's (or partner’s) employer-sponsored family coverage for [...]
More Women in Start-ups means Success for Business
"1.3% of privately held companies have a female founder, 6.5% have a female CEO, and 20% have one or more female C-level executives." Source: Dow Jones report titled: Women at the Wheel: Do Female Executives Drive Start-Up Success? Ouch! That hurts..Why are there [...]
Networking and Feedback Opportunity for Budding Entrepreneurs – A JAM
Where do budding entrepreneurs go for feedback on their ideas and design? Of the various local events and mentoring workshops, there's one more you can add to your list - A Global Service Jam. Meet new designers, innovators and thinkers, bounce off your ideas [...]
The College Entrepreneur – 4 Essential Virtues to a Successful Launch while in College
The coolest jobs are the ones that offer complete satisfaction - financially and intellectually. And then there's another drive - excitement or dare! That's where entrepreneurship comes in coupled with a desire to make a difference or tread uncharted territories. Hail the [...]
Significance of Employee Handbooks
All employers have some set employment policies and procedures that are meant to be followed by their employees. Some employers have such policies written while some fear that having the policies in writing might increase their exposure to employment claims. Some Federal [...]
Learning the Ropes – What new Businesses must know about Managing their Online Reputation
In today’s connected world, a positive online reputation is necessary for anyone working with the public, whether it is a large, high-powered company or an independent individual offering freelance services. Search engines make it easy for potential customers to look for information [...]
How to Boost Team Performance with Regular Oratorical Adrenaline Shots
What every team needs time and again is an "oratorical adrenaline shot'. Inspirational words have been powerful motivators and have led countries to victory or revolution. Inspiration from history Alexander the Great's men had been involved in 10 years of fighting and [...]
Steps to Decipher Safety Inspection Codes & Strategies to Prepare – OSHA at Workplace
This is a guest post by Jay Acker informing about OSHA regulations that every business must follow. It doesn't matter whether you live in Alabama, Alaska, or the Virgin Islands. In every state and U.S. territory, you may find yourself overwhelmed trying to [...]
Is Outsourcing Good For Business?
Small businesses today outtarget many of their daily activities. Outsourcing is when a business takes a specific process, like a call center, and has an outside target handle its function. Is this a good business practice? Yes, for companies that are too [...]