Office cleaning is a competitive business and tougher to break into compared to home cleaning business. To get contracts, potential clients may ask you to go through a bidding process wherein you will compete with more established and bigger businesses in your area. Otherwise, this is a business that will require you to network, network [...]
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January 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
George Rodriguez wrote an interesting article “How to Launch a Successful Startup” where he explored the factors that make a new startup business successful. Starting a business has a lot of unknowns, especially during these hard economic times. As my mother would say, you never know if the moon and stars will all align in [...]
Follow @powerhomebizWhat Entrepreneurs can Learn from President Obama’s Communication Style
January 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Suzanne Bates, author of the new book “Motivate Like a CEO: Communicate your Strategic Vision and Inspire People to Act!” has written a very timely article on what business leaders can learn from the communication style of President Obama: What can leaders learn from Barack Obama’s approach to communication? It really isn’t about style. Every [...]
Follow @powerhomebizHow a Small Business Entrepreneur can Take Advantage of the Recession
January 13, 2009 By 2 Comments
With the economy in doldrums, are you taking advantage of the opportunities this economic recession presents? Yes, even with all the layoffs and cost cuttings, there’s some opportunities for the taking. Some examples: Purchase of vehicles for businesses — with the car industry reeling from the slump, there’s a lot of deals waiting in the [...]
Follow @powerhomebizStarting a Business and Finding Potential Customers
January 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There’s a question on Yahoo Answers from a man starting a web development business and he was asking how can he market his new business within his locality. So far, he’s thinking of creating a flyer and giving the flyer door to door in his neighborhood. He was also thinking of inserting the flyers in [...]
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January 9, 2009 By 2 Comments
If you have an event planning business (or planning to start one), here are 10 ideas on how to market your business and get clients
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January 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
During this time of economic recession, what is your sales strategy? When times are tough, customers typically reduce spending. They cut back on their purchases, hold off buying, decrease their budgets, even look for alternative (cheaper) suppliers. And all these can wreak havoc on your business, as well. Brent Holloway, co-author of the book Sales [...]
Follow @powerhomebizTax Tips for Home Business Entrepreneurs
January 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
It’s start of the year, and it’s time to prepare your taxes for the past year. Bernard B. Kamoroff, C.P.A., author of the book “422 Tax Deductions for Businesses and Self Employed Individuals” (8th edition) offers a number of tips to help you save on your taxes: Tax Tip 1. Your business expenses are deductible [...]
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