Once you get past the initial utter confusion and “overwhelmingness” of the scramble to learn how to start and run an online business, the time eventually comes to dispense with the training wheels and just get on with it.
Start-Up Planning: Prepare Your Business For Opening Day
Every new business venture begins with a plan. Before opening your doors for business, whether virtual or physical, you must be prepared for the many details involved in running a business. Thinking through these details and putting them on paper helps you to be prepared.
Business Start-up Guide
How do you start to plan your business? What is required? What should you research? Where do you start? Use the checklist below to guide you as you build a strong, solid business foundation.
Get Business From Your ‘Natural Market’
I have a friend who is one of the top sales producers with a large life insurance company. Tony was born in Italy and grew up near Naples. He moved to the US about 15 years ago. He was immediately hired by his present company because he had prior experience selling insurance to US military personnel in Italy.
How Any Small Business Can Boost Profits Online – Even When ALL Your Customers Are Local
I talk to many local business owners here in my little hometown that tell me they want a website. When I ask why, they generally say something like, “Well, I just think we need one. Most businesses have them now.”
How to advertise your business on Cable TV – Big results, low cost
Nothing gets the phone ringing and the orders coming in like lots of big media advertising. Newspapers, TV, and major Internet sites reach thousands, even millions, of potential customers around the clock.
Tips for Researching a Franchise Business
A franchise operation can be an excellent investment for people dreaming of self-employment. Franchise opportunities fall into three basic categories: Product, Service and Wholesale Distribution. The franchise you select must be one that will maintain your interest through years to come. Not even a lucrative franchise opportunity will work for you if you find the business dull or boring. However, like all business opportunities, there are risks involved. You’ll minimize the risks by doing your homework before you sign on the dotted line.
How to Advertise Your Business on Cable TV
Nothing gets the phone ringing and the orders coming in like lots of big media advertising. Newspapers, TV, and major Internet sites reach thousands, even millions, of potential customers around the clock.
Cashing Out… What is Your Business Really Worth?
Question: What is your business REALLY worth? Answer: Whatever someone else is willing to pay for it at the time.
That’s a true statement as far as it goes but it doesn’t take into account that the way you arrive at a value for your business can give you much-needed ammunition when it comes to justifying your asking price and therefore allow you to influence what the prospective purchaser is willing to pay.
Is Your Online Business Marketing Team Making Best Use of Its Consumer Information?
As of this month, I’ve spent almost four years online. In that time I’ve filled out hundreds of online forms at various business and consumer websites. Sometimes it was to register for access to the site, or to make a purchase, or just to get some really cool “free stuff.”