Starting a business doesn’t have to be all business.  Sure, you have to create a plan, take it seriously, and work hard to execute it in order to have successful results.  But before you write out your plan of attack, you need an idea, and I encourage you to remember this small piece of advice [...]

With the economy still rough, people might say you’re crazy if you’re thinking of starting up a business.  But there are new businesses that are flourishing despite the recession, and it’s partly because they’re easy to start. Elderly services and e-commerce appear to top the list.  Society is always talking about the baby boomers and [...]

The beauty of investing in a franchise business is that someone else already did the dirty work for you; the business plan, the sales strategies, the advertising, etc. have already been thought out, set up, tested, and obviously shown positive results.  The owner of the original concept is likely swimming in money, but can you [...]

According to Richard Branson, entrepreneurs and small business owners have the privilege and responsibility to pull America out of this recession. There are many companies that are not financially strapped, have access to credit lines, and have the ability to use effective, intelligent marketing in any condition. As Richard Branson said during an interview with [...]

With the right frame of mind and determination, there are decisions you can make today to make success inevitable and change your life forever. Here are a few strategies that you can put into action right now to improve your success — the first is a strategic, actionable method, the second method describes how to [...]

Outsourcing work in order to get the job done is nothing entirely new, but people are finally starting to catch on. With the success of websites like guru.com and elance.com, it is now easy for anyone to hire someone across the globe to complete a project. It’s amazing how much the internet has helped develop [...]

About a year ago I had the pleasure of attending a conference where Donald Trump gave us his wisdom and advice on how to become successful. As you would expect, the discussion was mostly about all the great things that he accomplished and what a wonderful life he lived. Trump did talk about his failures [...]

I found this video I thought I’d share with you. I’m not sure I entirely agree with everything stated here, but I think this is some great information for anyone involved with (or starting to think about starting) their own small business. Enjoy! Small Business Startup Mistakes

If there’s one lesson I wish I had learned earlier, it’s to go where the masses are. I spent a big part of my entrepreneurial life trying to find the perfect money making business, thinking of new ways to do things, seeking needs that were waiting to be fixed, and entering niche areas with far [...]

I haven’t done this in quite a while, but here’s a video on how I used to make a quick few hundred dollars. I don’t see how this could fail if you do your research. I never tried to make this more than just a little extra cash to help finance the start-up of other [...]