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How to Grow a Greeting Cards Business

QUESTION ON How to Grow a Greeting Cards Business I have sold greeting cards or simply poetry on pretty paper/framed to family and friends. Making a couple of thousands in 3 weeks a mother’s day special. I have sold over $300 greeting cards for Christmas. My question is where do I go from here. It is expensive to print. A printing company will charge 33 cents a card, but I do not have my own artist work for my line of cards. Is this the way to go or should I try to submit to companies? I have been paid

Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It

Book Reviews

Self-promotion is an important attribute for getting ahead. Read an excerpt from the book "Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It" by Peggy Klaus

Leasing Office Space for Your Small Business

Business Growth

Need to locate your business in an office space? Learn the factors that you need to consider when leasing an office space for your small business.

How to Do Business with the U.S. Federal Government: A Step-by-Step Approach

Business Types

Learn step by step guide on how to do business with the U.S federal government. Know how to find federal business opportunities and win government contracts

What You Need to Know When Starting a Retail Store: Tips to First-time Retailers

Business Types

Are you dreaming of having your own retail store? Here are some tips to first-time retailers and things you need to know when starting a retail business.

Cost of Opening a Retail Store

Business Types, Startup Expenses

How much will it cost you to start the retail store of your dreams? Getting this number right can help you gauge whether you can really afford to start and successfully run a retail store.

Picking the Right Paint for Your Office Space

Home Office

Home offices need durable paint, hardware, furnishings and accessories. Here we’ve come up with a few solutions to help keep your home office looking crisp and calm, despite little paws and fingers leaving prints wherever they go.

The Costs of Pay Scale and Employee Turnover on the Bottomline

Managing Employees

Lucrative businesses must be able to find good employees - and keep them - to be financially stable. Learn how pay scale and employee turnover affects the bottomline.

The Power of a Thank You

Managing Customers

One of the articles I’ve circulated over the years is an article about the power of thank-you notes. One subscriber, Duncan Shaw, recently sent me an email relating how this article had impacted his business. In recent years I have observed an increasing reliance on auto-responders, aWeber tools and other means for small business owners and marketers to try to leverage their time. This is all well and fine, but this “insert peg in hole” culture has fostered an impersonal and homogeneous experience for both clients and prospective clients. And then we wonder why our professional service businesses are treated

Home-based Business Ideas for Homemakers with No Degree

Q & A

I am a full-time wife and mother, and I am looking to start a business from home. Can you suggest some home-based business ideas for homemakers like me with no degree?

Business Partnership Pros and Cons

Strategic Alliances

Developing a successful business relationship is not task, with many ups and downs. Learn the basic business partnership pros and cons so you can evaluate if this type of business activity is right for your venture.