February 12, 2012

How to Start a Successful Small Business

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This entry is part 11 of 11 in the series Home Business End of the Year Review

What do you need to succeed in business? Experts say that you need to have loads of persistence, passion, and hard work – and yes, lots of luck. Learn some factors that you need to improve your chances for success when starting a business.

Contracts and the Importance of Putting Business Agreements in Writing

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In the ideal world, it would be great to seal every deal with a verbal agreement and handshake alone. Alas, we don’t live in an ideal world and to operate a business without written contracts or agreements can prove costly – if not altogether risky.

25 Tips to Startup Entrepreneurs (Part 2)

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What do you need to succeed in business? Experts say that you need to have loads of persistence, passion, and hard work – and yes, luck. But there’s really no single winning formula that can guarantee the success of your business. You have just to do it, and do it right. Here’s Part 2 of 25 tips on what a startup entrepreneur needs to do to increase chances for success.

Understand the Business First

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It is ok to get excited about starting a business. But before heading out to the printer to make your business cards or announce to everyone that you’re starting a business, your first step should be to understand the business that you want to start.

Are You Ready to Handle the Financial Risks of Starting a Business?

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Whatever method you may choose to raise the capital your business needs, deciding to start a business means embracing all the risks that go with the process – even the possibility of losing every penny you put into the business. What are you doing to minimize your risks and manage the financials of your business?

Starting a Business While Working Full Time (Part 2)

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One approach used by many small business owners is to start their business while still employed full time. If you are thinking of starting your own business while working on a day job, here are ten things to consider.

Starting a Business While Still Employed Full Time: 10 Things To Consider

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One approach used by many small business owners is to start their business while still employed full time. If you are thinking of starting your own business while working on a day job, here are ten things to consider.

How Families Shape Our Desire to Become Entrepreneurs

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The motivations for starting a business are varied and diverse. But for many business owners, family has a huge impact on their decisions to become an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneurship During the Time of Recession

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As layoffs continue and jobs remain hard to come by, many skilled and experienced unemployed workers are turning to entrepreneurship. The recession has pushed, if not forced, some people to start their own businesses.

Importance of Clearly Communicating What Your Business Is All About

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When you tell people what your business is, do they get it immediately? Or are they scratching their heads trying to understand what you just said? When starting a business, it is important to be able to convey what your business is all about.

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