Posted June 24, 2008 - 20:18 by Linsey Knerl
Whether you freelance, run a small business, or just need some good, solid contacts for future career opportunities, networking can be the difference between being successful and barely making it. So what do you do when you’re living and working from Small Town, USA (population 1800)?
Posted June 14, 2008 - 10:26 by Julie Rains
Former kid entrepreneur and now Chief Executive Officer of iContact (an email marketing company), Ryan Allis, has lots of ideas for getting money to grow a business. He’s got real-world experience, which he shares in his book "Zero to One Million: How I Built A Company to $1 Million in Sales... And How You Can, Too." Using Ryan's expertise as a guide, I’ll tell you about ways, simple to sophisticated, to get money for your business.
Posted May 27, 2008 - 03:56 by Nora Dunn
How much is your time worth? What if you could find a way to have more quality time, less work, and possibly a higher income? Or - what if you need a new business idea, but don't know where to start? You may want to start outsourcing for both.
Posted May 25, 2008 - 21:30 by Nora Dunn
After accidentally finding myself taking on the work of an International NGO on the fly in a foreign country, I learned a few things about fund raising. Here are some dos and don'ts that apply to everybody, from children collecting money for a school project, to leaders of large organizations.
Posted April 16, 2008 - 14:29 by Nora Dunn
You don’t have to be a fortune 500 (or even a fortune 500,000) company to take advantage of these tips for good business practice. In fact, some of the best small businesses have evolved and succeeded by implementing some of these principles.
Posted March 27, 2008 - 10:04 by Philip Brewer
Ever worked someplace that had an incentive plan (as in, "Hit these targets and you'll get a bonus")? Ever been a manager whose job it was to administer an incentive plan? Ever tried to create an incentive plan, hoping to get people to do more of what you want them to do? Here's a little tidbit for you: Incentive plans always go awry.
Posted March 21, 2008 - 16:32 by Nora Dunn
If you're like most investors, those bulky annual reports that arrive on your doorstep are a waste of time and resources. If you want to get the most out of your annual reports, read this primer for the basics.
Posted February 14, 2008 - 17:30 by Nora Dunn
So buy now you have a shareholder's agreement in place, and it has been funded properly with Life Insurance. But what happens if an owner becomes disabled? It could mean bad news for the business. Read on...
Posted December 23, 2007 - 15:14 by Nora Dunn
Annual fees, grace periods, balance transfer options…it's a wonderful world of credit card jargon out there, and depending on your needs and planned uses for credit cards, it pays to look at your options. Following are the various ways in which credit card companies can get some money out of you and how you can avoid it.
Posted December 19, 2007 - 12:16 by Sarah Winfrey
It's easy to list "Start Business" as a goal for the new year, but do you know what that actually means? About a year ago, I asked myself that question. Over these last months, I've done a ton of research on what it would realistically take to start a small business. I've had various ideas and have researched them all, and the list below contains items that seem to be true across the board.
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