Thank heavens for blogs. Blogs are the easiest way to be on the Web nowadays – you don’t even need to be skilled in CSS or HTML to start your own blog. But starting a blog is one thing; earning money from it is another. Here are some steps to start a successful blog and […]
Archives for June 2006
Business Plan Competitions
Business plan competitions have become an important venue for finding investors. Jenny Lefcourt, co-founder of WeddingChannel.com, found venture capital to support her business at a school business plan competition. Other competitions award cash prizes that the entrepreneur can use to jumpstart the business. If this is something you want to try, here are some of […]
Business Idea: How to Start a Credit Collection Business
Bad times can be good times for certain types of businesses, particularly the credit collection business. With interest rates rising, cost of money becomes more expensive squeezing many businesses. As a result, they are unable to pay on their debt obligations or get delayed in their payments to their creditors, vendors and suppliers. It is […]
The Gaming of Link Exchanges
Link exchanges when it all started was a noble idea — I link to your site so my visitors can check out your site, and you link my site so your visitors can also check out my site. A tit-for-tat exchange. Until link exchange figured prominently in the search engines algorithms. Then the process of […]
How to Check if a Business is Legitimate or Not
There are several ways to help you find out if the business is real or fake: 1. Get their business credit report. For US businesses, you can check their business credit report at Dun and Bradstreet , or a cheaper alternative is Experian Business 2. Check with Mapquest the accuracy of the address. It can […]
Top Items Sold on the Internet
I got my copy of Internet Retailer magazine’s 2005 Top 500 Guide http://www.internetretailer.com/top500/index.asp , and it contains a lot of very interesting information In 2005, the leading items over the Internet in terms of sales are: Mass merchant/department store = $18.267 billion in sales Computers/electronics = $17.667 B Office supplies = $10.323 B Apparel/accessories = […]
Starting a Coin Laundry Business
One popular small business found in almost all urban areas are laundromat businesses offering full-service coin-op laundry (washing, drying, and optional folding) services. Learn how to start a laundromat or coin laundry business.
How to Start a Travel Website Successfully
A couple of years back, I interviewed Durant Imboden, the owner of EuropeforVisitors.com named one of Forbes Magazine Best of the Web for the travel business. Travel is a very competitive area on the Web, and Durant offers tips on how to succeed in this market segment Here are some things you need to consider […]
Tips to Starting and Managing Restaurants
I was answering a question on tips to starting and managing a restaurant business, and would like to share some of the great resources I’ve found: Restaurant Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling Culinary Institute’s Food preparation tips IRS Restaurant Tax Tips (VERY IMPORTANT!) Retaurant Management Tips Restaurant’s Voice “First Impression Tips for Restaurant Owners” […]
Getting a Loan to Start a Business – But with Poor Credit
I have received several emails from visitors asking how they can get a loan to start their business when they don’t have good credit. The reality is that if you don’t have a good credit, you may have a tough time getting a loan from financial institutions, even from SBA. SBA requires a number of […]