Business logos are one of the most important things you'll have to do for your business. Making sure you have the right logo for your business is important as it can help to increase your earnings. Almost everything that your customers see feature your logo. Your packaging, your shop sign, business cards, website, almost everything.Because of this it's important to ensure you have the right business logo. A good logo should work for you and be...more
Author: Eric PowersWorking with a business plan consultant can take a great load off of your shoulders, giving you a knowledgeable partner and advisor in the business plan development process. Consultants can usually take on the entire business plan development, even including helping you seek funding sources and presenting the plan with you to funders. Alternately, you can request a consultant to simply discuss how to get started, review a...more
Author: Eric PowersWhether you create a business plan for external sources (generally potential investors, lenders, or partners) or for internal guidance for your management and staff, the outline of required sections is generally the same. However, there are some key differences between these two types of plans.Focus on Control MechanismsWhile important that the operations plan mention to some extent how quality and financial controls will be in place for a funder plan, it is extremely important for an internal plan. A business plan is only as good as the company’s means to insure that it is put into practice. The systems of controls, including both technological and human elements should be covered in detail. Management QualificationsFor an externally-focused business plan, it is important to sell the qualifications of the management team to potential funders to prove that they can execute the outlined plans. For an internal plan, the management is already generally a given. Rather than detail who these managers are and why they are qualified to be in charge, it is more important to review the responsibilities of each manager and the organizational chart showing the hierarchy...more
Author: Bob B HamiltonAs more online entrepreneurs discover outsourcing, the competition for some resources is becoming very strong. Yet with outsource support available from seasoned experts around the globe it would seem there’s little worry for those who carefully define their needs and then go after the very support needed to achieve the...more
Author: Eric PowersWhen writing your first business plan (and perhaps what you hope is your only business plan), you will naturally be a bit unsure about how to proceed. Although a wealth of information about business plan writing is available, knowing how to focus your writing to be most successful in convincing funders will still be difficult....more
Author: kimberly valerioAll businessmen know how important it is to have a personal assistant in a business industry. With the kind of busy schedules we have today it is really hard to be in constant check with all the telephone calls or even emails that are connected with business. In the world of business it is not a good thing to have even single missed call. Time is very valuable. That’s why the service of a personal assistant is really helpful. But since you don’t want to worry yourself about another space rent for your personal assistant it is a best choice to have a virtual personal assistant. Virtual personal assistants are the people who can help you have constant checks and up dates about your phone call and even about your emails. You don’t need to worry about their office because they are home based operated. This is a good thing since you will save a lot of expenses.You can easily have your own trusted virtual personal assistant since there are a lot of companies today that can supply you with a good one. You don’t have to worry about the quality since they are highly trained and all professionals. Most of the hired virtual personal assistants are already...more
Author: Bob B HamiltonImagine what your Internet marketing business would look like if it were turbo-powered. Imagine having first-class websites, sales letters that sell like crazy, having huge numbers of articles written and submitted, traffic...more
Would it be nice to unwind with a good book? Would it be great to curl up before your fire on a snowy winter morning, with only a good book to keep you company? Would it be lovely to bask in the summer sun, with your toes in the sand, and an engaging...more
Author: kimberly valerioAs the technology progresses, the use of internets even in business industry also progresses. You can now easily start up your business without hiring employees and without any single thought about renting an office for...more
Constant texts and personal phone calls, avoidance of project work, excessive breaksthese are all signs of a lazy coworker. It is frustrating to know an employee is a slacker while your desk is getting buried with work. Most employees face lazy...more
In November 2009, the IRS began a new National Research Program Initiative (the Initiative): an industry wide detailed random audit of employment taxes for 6,000 employers during the course of the next three years. The purpose of the Initiative is...more
Moving is really a stressful activity a household can experience. Moreover, have you ever thought that our pets are also stressed during the move especially when you did not well planned and prepared them? Most of the time, our pets are taken for...more