Starting and running a business entails creating products and services. Then there’s hiring contractors or staff, marketing your business, managing work, and accounting for every expense. Aside from the business ownership myth that creating a business is somehow easier than working for someone...
Tis the season to make predictions. If my crystal ball is working, 2013 is going to be a good year for small businesses.
The economy (fiscal “cliff” threat notwithstanding) seems to be on track for a stronger recovery in 2013, buoyed by consumer confidence and more Americans going back to...
How much of a risk is it to start a small business? What are the things that you feel you have to overcome in order to dive into this arena? It’s the digital age– you can start a business while sitting at the dining room table in one evening before your favorite nighttime reality show comes...
I hear these three terms used interchangeably, but in my mind, they all mean slightly different things. It’s semantics, of course, but here’s my take on what these three words mean. Which do you identify with the most?
Small Business
Wikipedia: A small business is a business that is...
What makes an influencer? Specifically, who influences the small business community?
It turns out, on one level that’s an easy answer. But on another level, it is much more nuanced and hard to define. That’s according to several people we reached out to, for their definitions. See if...
Like the rest of the world this year has been rather interesting for small business in Australia. By all accounts our economy has weathered the economic crisis quite well with the economy forecast to grow in 2010.
The latest MYOB Business Monitor revealed that business confidence is growing;...
Microsoft this week launched StartupCenter.com to offer advice and resources for entrepreneurs starting their own businesses.
According to Cindy Bates, general manager of U.S. Small Business at Microsoft, one million new businesses are started each year in the United States (including home-based...
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