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Startup Partners -- Can You Work With Someone Close to You?
Starting a business with a spouse or good friend can be very advantageous, as long as some basic issues are worked out beforehand...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Hiring Well When Starting a Business Can be Critical to Success
One of the most stressful roles for most entrepreneurs is that of Employer Finding the right people with the right skills, personality, and attitude is a challenge, to say the least...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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Controlling Risk When Starting a Business
Starting your own business requires some level of risk tolerance, no matter how much of a "sure thing" it seems to be...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Starting a Business From Home -- Balancing Work and Life
Working from home offers substantial benefits, but can also make it more difficult to successfully balance work and home life...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Online Marketing: Some of the Best Tools Are Free
Online marketing is tough There are so many businesses competing for attention that it is difficult to stand out from the crowd...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Marketing
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Exit Strategies to Consider During Business Startup
An important but often overlooked element of planning a startup is deciding how you want it to end That is, knowing your exit strategy during the planning stage can strongly influence any number of decisions you need to make...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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Entrepreneurship is Not For Everyone - 5 Myths and Realities of Entrepreneurship
With the economy in shambles, talk of self-employment is on the rise Americans are beginning to realize that dedication and loyalty to someone else's business is no guarantee of security, and working for themselves is sounding better and better...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Serious About Starting a Business? Do it Right Before You Launch!
Starting a business with plans to grow a company is not a cake walk You must know every aspect of your business in detail, from marketing to operations to financial management...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Cash or Accrual Basis of Accounting? Which Should You Select When Starting a Business?
One startup decision that seems to cause entrepreneurs unnecessary consternation is selecting the right accounting method -- cash basis or accrual basis...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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Using Public Relations to Market Your Business Startup
Marketing a startup is one of the biggest struggles for any entrepreneur You need to increase sales and grow your customer base, but effective advertising is expensive...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Marketing
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Top Ten Startup Mistakes...That Almost Always Lead To Business Failure
Many startup ideas fail to ever be launched and many, many fail within the first year or two In most cases, the failure has nothing to do with the business idea, but how the business side is handled...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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The No-Cost, No-Effort Business Startup Revealed
If you are spending any time surfing the web for ideas and advice about starting your own business, you have probably read hundreds of ads and articles about how to get rich with little money and even less effort...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Solve Employee Conflicts in Your Small Business
Becoming an effective boss is critical for any entrepreneur with plans to grow a company On top of the myriad of legal, managerial, and personnel issues an owner must deal with, most also find themselves in the role of mediator -- dealing with employees who don't (or won't) get along...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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Every Business Needs a Website
Does your business need a website The short answer is YES...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Marketing
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Should You Choose a MLM Program For Your Business Startup?
Is your inbox overrun with emails claiming that you can make $20k or more each month working from home...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Choosing the Right Business Model For Your Startup
There are many ways to set up a business model, and more are developed every day with the growth of the world wide web...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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Use the Economic Downturn to Position Your Business For Success
For any business in the early stages of operations, the current economic downturn provides a unique opportunity to really examine the details of how your venture is running...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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How to Select the Right Name For Your Business
Drive through any rural town and you will see that many local businesses are still named after their owners...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Startup Skills Every Entrepreneur Needs
Most budding entrepreneurs have a business idea that includes something they already know how to do well...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Successful Business Startups Focus on the Details
There are at least a couple of hundred individual steps in starting up the most basic business the right way...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Successful Entrepreneurs Share Five Personality Traits
Budding entrepreneurs often wonder if they have the right personality to succeed with a business of their own...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Business Startups in a Down Economy Are a Great Idea
If you have considered going into business for yourself, there is no time like the present The rough economy should not be a deterrent...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Startup Squanders #5 -- Franchise And MLM Fees
Franchises and Multi-Level Marketing schemes are absolutely one of the top five money wasters for budding entrepreneurs...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Business Startup Key to Success #3: Financial Management
Of the three keys to business success, financial management is often the most feared among entrepreneurs...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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The Truth About Small Business Marketing
Leading your target customers to your product can be the most frustrating aspect of starting up a new business...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business Management
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Business Startup Full Time or Part Time?
Many potential entrepreneurs have a hard time deciding whether starting a business part-time or full-time makes the most sense for them...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Business Startups With Bad Credit
Bad personal credit is a common stumbling block for first-time entrepreneurs Often, the motivation for going into business is to make more money, indicating that they are not making enough money working for others, thus, bad credit...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Networking When You Work From Home
Every year, more people are working out of their own home or in small office environments With the current severe economic downturn there are likely to be even more as displaced workers start their own businesses and larger enterprises cut overhead through telecommuting...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Marketing
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Business Startups and the Small Business Administration (SBA)
Most first-time entrepreneurs are under the impression that SBA loans are an easy, viable route to funding any startup...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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Startup Essentials -- The 5 Best Ways to Spend Startup Money
Finding ways to spend startup capital is easy, but there are a few things that should be included in every new business's startup budget...
Author: K. MacKillop - Category: Business
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