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HBSP:
I spend a lot of time visiting with companies and figuring out what ideas they represent and what lessons we can learn from them. I usually leave these visits underwhelmed. There are plenty of companies with a hot product, a hip style, or a fast-rising stock price that are, essentially, one-trick ponies—they deliver great short-term […]
Original post by Rich and software by Elliott Back
Earlier this week, I asked what structure most of the readers were using. Turns out that an incredibly high percentage of you are sole proprietors.
Original post by Dane and software by Elliott Back
How’s your business structured? If you haven’t started a business yet, how are you planning to structure it?
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Original post by Dane and software by Elliott Back
Money Magazine:
Michael Mischer has been racing against high fixed costs from Day One. In 2004 he opened a store to sell chocolates he makes, and that 1,700-square-foot space, Michael Mischer Chocolates, came with an unavoidable rental price tag of $2,800 a month.
That gave him 2,800 reasons to keep the rest of his expenses as low […]
StartUp Journal:
A growing number of small-business owners are using devices like derivatives to protect themselves against risks they previously considered unavoidable, such as bad weather or soaring gas prices.
Derivatives come in many forms. Among the most common are futures contracts, which rise and fall in tandem with the value of commodities such as coffee, grain […]
Business Today:
“Experience is a cruel teacher,” says Bill Vickery. “Effective, but cruel.”
As the director of the Small Business Development Center in Cape Girardeau, Vickery is well acquainted with the risk of opening a new business. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, only about 44 percent make it through the first four years.
“The No. 1 […]
Entrepreneur.com:
With 88 ideas to choose from, you have NO excuse not to get started TODAY with your own business.
1. Mobile Pet Grooming
2. Collectibles Search
3. Diaper Delivery
4. Dry-Cleaning Pickup & Delivery
5. Mobile Locksmith
6. Graffiti Removal & Abatement
7. Golf-Club Cleaning
8. Self-Defense Instructor
9. Adventure Tours
10. Pet Sitting
11. Mobile Massage
12. […]
PRNewswire:
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced $12 million in grant funding for 19 new Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) and 80 existing WBCs, broadening the reach of business training and counseling to assist women to start, grow and expand their small businesses.
The $12 million includes funding for the 19 new WBCs, continued funding for the […]
USA Today:
The founders of LittleMissMatched don’t know what happens to perfectly good socks that disappear in the wash. But the mystery of the missing socks led them into a business venture that started small and is growing fast.
Arielle Eckstut, Jason Dorf and Jonah Staw started selling packs of three or seven mismatched socks in 2003 […]
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