How Much Do You Make from Your Business?

You start a business with the hope of primarily making a living from the business. Whether you want to earn just enough money to cover your living expenses or money that will allow you to live a jet setting lifestyle, the business needs to earn money for you. But are you making money from your business?

Prepare Your Mind for New Challenges Ahead

Prepare your mind for new challenges ahead. You have already taken stock of where you are. You have thought about where you want to go. The next step is to ensure that you are in the right mindset for your entrepreneurial journey, and committing yourself to staying with it. 

Pat yourself in the back for everything [...]

Develop Your Goals and Strategies for Next Year

Develop your goals and strategies for next year. As a small business or home-based entrepreneur, it is easy to get so caught with the day-to-day running of the business that you fail to think about your ultimate objectives for the business. Who has time to sit down and think about what to do next year, [...]

Improving Your Small Business: What You Can Learn from Dr. Laura

We always hear about strong communication being a necessity in relationships to avoid a lovers’ quarrel, but what about when it comes to professional relationships? Many small business owners might not think those Dr. Laura Love type shows and columns have anything to do with their company, but in fact, they might.

Are You Measuring the Performance of Your Small Business?

Business is about measure and control. So what measurement tools should we use? The ability to measure business excellence and its performance provides businesses with insight into the financial as well as non-financial ways to analyze their performance in an easily understandable manner.

How to Grow a Food Business

A friend of mine sent me some food items from ImpromptuGourmet.com to try out, and I must say that I’m impressed. I never ordered meals over the Web before and I am surprised at the quality, speed of service, and yes, even taste.

This made me realized the vast potential of the Web for food product [...]

New Year’s Resolutions for Home Business Entrepreneur

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season, even if the economy is sagging and business owners like you and me are feeling the pinch.
It’s almost end of the year, and it’s time again to draw up our New Year’s resolutions for our businesses. Preparing resolutions for the next year is my sort of strategic [...]

Selling Online: Lessons from the Top Home Furnishing Stores

My all-time favorite home furnishing store, Bombay Company, discontinued its web operations after the company filed for bankruptcy in October. I guess my purchases cannot keep the company afloat ) Too bad, as I am a big fan of their cherry-colored furniture and stylish home decor items.

But there are still a wide variety of [...]

Increase Your Business Growth and Cash Flow Through Equipment Leasing

“If it can be manufactured, it can be leased.” For the past decade or so, this statement has become more and more true to fact. From computer software to commercial aircraft, equipment leases are utilized day in and day out in a constantly changing and highly aggressive business environment worldwide. To gain or to keep [...]