Biz Plan Hacks

For Kimberly Bishop, the idea of business planning was a vital part to her recent success. Opening a company this year in June and now soon to release her first book this November, it seems like nothi…

When starting a business, part of the business plan should include knowing whom the competition is, and how you are going to distinguish your business from theirs.

Many people start a new business …

Most startups fail. But yours doesn't have to.

When you make the decision to start a business you need to be aware of the reasons why startups fails. Small Business Trends recently pointed o…

PE Hub published an article earlier this month about a study at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Here it is in a nutshell:Management and entrepreneurship professors…

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Here are a couple of resources from the Small Business Trends Blog:

SCORE Launches "Small Business Success Podcast Series"

SBA Introduces New On…

The following is an excellent video on starting a small business. It is done by two attorneys that started their own businesses. One started because she was downsized and other because she wanted a ch…

Here is another great video from Zig Ziglar.

In this one Zig goes over his "prime the pump" story. So many people are looking for the easy way out but the only way to get there is through …

How prepared are you to start your small business?

An Enthusiast Entrepreneur Kicks Off a T-Shirt Business is an article from the New York Times that shows how one woman is starting a t-shirt busines…

Tips for a Successfull Start-Up

Here is an excellent post from the small-bizXpress blog.

I agree 1000% that you need to find something that you enjoy doing. Look toward your hobbies or other interes…

A comment left on a previous asked if I had any advise on finding a web name especially when so many are now being held by people in the hope of getting some profit out of them.

Here is my experienc…