Starting a business from scratch is difficult. You have to figure everything out on your own and in the process you inevitability make mistakes. Some of them costly. Some of them just frustrating. Hopefully, none results in the loss of your business, but there is an inherent level of risk involved. Buying a franchise minimizes […]
Politics, government and the economy Want to get a message straight to the lawmakers who have the greatest impact on US small business? Here’s the page on the House Small Business Committee website where you can tell your story and let them know what is causing you the greatest problems. Leadership, management and productivity Are […]
No one truly knows the exact amount they’ll need to start a business. In fact, it usually costs at least twice as much as think. That being said most small businesses start with less than $10,000 in capital. Those funds primarily come from personal assets, credit card debt, and/or family and friends who are willing […]
It has been said that “small opportunities are the beginning of great enterprises.” That is certainly true for the more than 29 million small business owners in the United States. But the birth of a new enterprise is often fraught with challenges and pitfalls. Each year there are about half a million business start-ups, but […]
The best thing the Internet has done for average folks is lower the barrier to entry for starting a business and one of the paths most often walked is for people to turn their hobbies or crafting talents into a commercial enterprise. Some of the stories are wildly successful. North Carolinian Brandi Temple turned her […]