If you're ready to realize your dream and head down the highway of starting your own business, you may find some roadblocks when it comes to business start-up funding. New business start-up funding can be very difficult to acquire because many commercial banks and lenders will not even look at new business start-up unless; 1) you have plenty of money sitting and waiting in a bank account; 2) you have a long and successful business track record;...more
Starting your own business can be a dream come true - but sometimes that dream can become a nightmare if you do not know the risks associated with business start-up funding. If you want to cover your new business interests and "assets" then you need to know the disadvantages that come with different borrowing options.Hanging on by your bootstrappingThe disadvantage of bootstrapping is a lack of capital - unless you're already rich! That lack of...more
If you are a seasoned Internet marketer, then it is common knowledge that submitting to web directories can dramatically increase your page rank. If you are a newbie webmaster, then you might be quite in doubt as to how web directories can do for you. This article would relay to you what exactly is a web directory, how they work, and how you can use them in promoting your site. By the end of the article, I want you to go add your link to one of the web directories on the Internet and see how it would work for you.What are web directories?Simply put, a Web Directory is a collection of web sites presented in a categorized format. I suppose that you know how Yellow Pages looks like, a web directory is pretty much the same thing, only this time websites are categorized in such a way that internet users can easily navigate through them and find the website that they need. How do web directories work? A web directory submission is one type of marketing strategy you can employ. By simply adding your website in web directories it can dramatically increase your site's exposure and your pagerank. Why so? Of course aside for submitting your website name, you would naturally add your website...more
How long should a business plan be? A business plan needs to be whatever length is required to excite the investor, prove that management truly understands the market, and detail the execution strategy. From surveys of investor needs, Growthink has found that 15 to 25 pages of text is the optimum length in which to accomplish this. Anymore and the...more
You have created a blog and your blog is dedicated to a niche industry. Have you ever thought that the blog could make money for you? We would look here in this article, ways and means, to make money blogging. Lets first have a look at what are the prerequisites for a blog needed to make money: 1. Blog needs to be dedicated to a niche market. 2....more
Your brand image is everything, and you want that to be backed up by a good first impression of the lay-out and apparent efficiency of your office. Not ostentatious to the point of being vulgar, and not so expensive-looking as to give the impression of profligacy. Potential customers like neither of these things. You must try to make sure that the physical impression you give represents the ideals and image which your company is trying to give: that it reflects your brand image.If your company is dynamic, positive, forward thinking and vibrant, then the decor and general surroundings need to show that vibrancy, and appear dynamic. How this is achieved will depend largely on the space that you have available for your reception office area, and in some cases this might be fairly small, limiting you in many ways. Having said that, large spaces can create just as many challenges, and can project a false image of your company as sacrificing space and resources to your reception area where it might be more profitably be expended elsewhere.Another point worth making is the fact that, although it is easy to imagine ways in which your business can portray a vibrant image or a calming...more
Ok, here's the thing.... Everyone that wants to get started buying and selling (either online or offline) is trying to find that 'bargain buy' - something whose wholesale price is 50% less than the standard retail price. It is possible to find such...more
If you're serious about strengthening customer loyalty, consider this management lesson I learned from an odd source - a car wash attendant. It's an easy customer service concept that may change the course of your business. This guy was amazing. I...more
People have been making some good money for years doing online surveys. Companies are always looking for people to take their online surveys. You may ask how can you make money-taking surveys?Many companies need a wide variety of feed backs on...more
You have probably heard before that the real money in real estate is made when the market is bad. Now, we have to say up front that we count all money as real money. We dont care whether you are making it when times or good or when times are hard. If...more
Todays technology has provided us with so many forms of communication that we often grab for the nearest gadget without asking an important question, What gadget is best? Or, in more formal terms, What is the most effective method of communicating...more
Wedding Ceremonies The Timing Time of year is fundamental. Not everyone wants a summer wedding, although most brides and grooms tend to favor summertime wedding ceremonies, which means that popular venues are likely to be booked up, well in advance....more