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Thinking of Launching an Eco-Friendly Business? Follow These 3 Guidelines

Guidelines for opening an eco-friendly business Over the past few decades, with an advanced understanding of climate change and the impact we have on our environment, there has been an increased focus on environmental responsibility...

byPhillipe Christodoulou

April 22, 2015

VetFran: Franchise Opportunities for Veterans Continue to Grow

Think about this: Veteran’s are Employees Willing to Take A Bullet for Their Last Employer. In 2011 the International Franchise Association started VetFran, a program to recruit military veterans and returning wounded warriors. ...

byMelissa Fisher

February 20, 2015

Work From Anywhere in the World – Membership Sites

Membership Sites Can Increase Your Mobility Most business owners are tethered to a static location, and the notion of leaving their business and taking a trip or long vacation just doesn't seem like an option....

byONTRAPORT

January 14, 2015

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Incorporating a Business

Things you should know about incorporating a business Do you plan to incorporate your business this year? There are plenty of reasons you should, including protection of your personal assets. But here are five things...

byNellie Akalp

January 9, 2015

Franchise: Could It Be Right for You?

Is a franchise the choice for you? If you’re a budding entrepreneur looking for your big break, you probably have hundreds of ideas running through your head. You may have considered any manner of industries...

byArek Estall

November 17, 2014

How Small Businesses Can Keep a Handle on Social Media

Getting a Handle on Social Media According to a survey sponsored by LinkedIn, 81% of small businesses now report using social media to drive growth. And, with 46% of consumers stating they look to social...

byDeborah Sweeney

November 5, 2014

Entity Classification Election for LLCs: Get the Lowdown

Entity Classification Election for LLCs In the world of business entity ownership, a limited liability company (or LLC for short) offers lots of options and flexibility to those who own such a company. A big...

byBert Seither

October 13, 2014

Taobao: a key to the China market?

Taobao: a key to the China market? This article will focus on the best strategy to enter online shopping market in China, through a Taobao shop. First, we will see why a Taobao shop is...

byThibaud Andre

October 3, 2014

Core Competencies: Why Do They Matter?

Simply put, core competencies are the unique capabilities that allow an organization to develop and sustain a competitive advantage. The capabilities of core competencies can be tangible, intangible or a combination of both. The organization's...

byLori Williams

August 5, 2014

Flatout: How a Flatbread Became a Flatout Success

Mike and Stacey Marsh met on the campus of Michigan State University during the ‘80s. Marketing majors and food lovers, the pair opened Y&S Deli in Ann Arbor, Mich. in 1990 a few years after...

byStephanie Vozza

July 24, 2014

Ten Ways To Build A Company With Almost No Money

When I started my first company, I was 21 years old and still in college. I had absolutely no money. If I did have any money, it instantly got spent on beer. (Didn’t I just...

byTravis Steffen

July 14, 2014

Keeping The Brand Fresh – Apple Improves Its Shelf Life

Apple Tunes in on its Core Strengths When it comes down to it, brands are built on one of two foundations... their products/services or their strengths/attributes. Most startups, in a rush to go to market,...

byPhillip Davis

July 9, 2014

4 Sales Tips to Startups from One of the Smartest and Wealthiest Businessmen in the World – Bill Gates

In this piece, I’ll be sharing the four sales tips that I learnt from one of smartest and wealthiest businessmen in the world – Bill Gates.I called him “one of the smartest” because the four...

byVictor Ijidola

June 6, 2014

False Perceptions – A Destructive Force

Strategic plans built on faulty beliefs are sure to fail. Change can occur quickly and the average lifespan of a business model may only be a few years before modifications or a complete restructuring is...

byLori Williams

April 2, 2014

Amazon: What’s All The Hubub, Bub?

Hi gang. This is the first of a 2 part series about Amazon and eBay. I'm going to talk about each sites positives and negatives from a large sellers point of view. Please keep in...

byKevin Harmon

February 15, 2014

Starting An eBay And Amazon Business In 2014: It’s All About The Cash Flow, Joe.

I’m really happy to announce that my good friends at StartupNation have asked me to keep on truckin' with some more e-commerce blog posts for your enjoyment and, hopefully, benefit. Basically, I am the Game...

byKevin Harmon

February 12, 2014

Where Did My Business Model Go?

In 1942 Joseph Schumpeter in his work entitled “Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy” coined the phrase “Creative Destruction” defined as a “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the...

byLori Williams

January 22, 2014

Company is going over the edge – could the crisis have been prevented?

As a strategy and finance turnaround consultant, I have worked with many companies in a crisis situation. A business owner's frantic call for help was usually prompted by a cash flow problem. The company’s bank...

byLori Williams

November 1, 2013

Scalability: Does it really matter to a small business entrepreneur?

The use of the term scalability in business discussions has always amused me. In meetings with investors, I would watch the excitement escalate to an almost euphoric level. A common occurrence when investors and entrepreneurs...

byLori Williams

October 23, 2013

The Competition Paradox

Two shoe salesmen from Victorian England travel to the colonies to assess the business opportunity for shoes. The first dispatches his analysis back to headquarters: “This is a terrible market – no one wears shoes!”...

byScott Norton

September 20, 2013