Entrepreneurship Articles

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Karen Hurd @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 10:33 AM

It's absolutely mind-boggling that network marketers, especially those in established companies, need to defend their online marketing efforts to their peers and corporate partners. Every marketing survey, every market indicator is pointing to the internet. "Home party", or "party-plan sales" is the lease searched for term in the home business category. The biggest? "Online home business". You would think that the home business/network marketing industr... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Karen Hurd @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 10:07 AM

We've all heard stories about the teenage kid who builds an online marketing empire. Overnight. In his bedroom. In between playing XBox 360 and doing his homework. Or the network marketer who builds a massive organization from zero in just 90 days using the internet. (Funny they never say HOW they did it...they just "showed the plan" more). Like other eager beavers, I entered online marketing with visions of massive opt-in lists in just 30 days...generated for free! It didn't h... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Joshua Watson @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 10:02 AM

The internet has brought countless opportunities for networking and making money. It can be simple to start your own online business, but it will take time and dedication to grow that business into a full-time career. To start your own online business, you must first do adequate research on what sort of online work interests you. This decision should encompass skills you already have and involve activities you are already at least vaguely familiar with. Learn all you can about your busine... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Steven Gwillim @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 1:48 AM

It's pretty safe to say that virtually any of us would love to be a successful entrepreneur. The trick is getting started on this path to financial security. So many of us don't even have a clue what we wish to do in life. This is clearly an obstacle in the road. However, you can go to college and slowly figure this one out. You know, take in some knowledge, attend a few job fairs, and maybe even do some job shadowing. It's all wonderful experience that can aid you with yo... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Alex Mandossian @ Monday, 8th October 2007 @ 2:25 PM

As a speaker, author or consultant, you already know one of the easiest ways to make money is to have multiple products or books to sell to your customers. But, when you hear the words "series of books" or "series of products," do you cringe at the thought of months chained to your desk writing? Do you even want wait months before having another product or book to sell? Well, I'm here to tell you it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, it's possible to cr... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By William Doggett @ Monday, 8th October 2007 @ 2:16 PM

People wanting to get into the wholesale merchandise drop shipping business will find it quite the challenge to locate a legitimate and then a good quality company to purchase their wholesale merchandise inventory from. Finding the right company is not only difficult, it is imperative to operating a successful drop ship business. There are no shortcuts to getting this done right, so do not try to expedite finding a good wholesale merchandise distributor. You should research the available ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Monday, 8th October 2007 @ 2:16 PM

Not all businesses require a storefront but every business does require an office, even those run by one or two people who conduct the majority of their business either online or at customers locations. While there are many arguments made in favor of renting an office space, usually by real estate agents handling the rent, they often ignore the three main reasons that renting an office space is a bad idea. First of all is the cost. An office in the home can be carved out of your current d... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Srini Saripalli @ Monday, 8th October 2007 @ 7:50 AM

Generating leads is the lifeline of every marketer. Did you know that according to a survey by Forrester Research sixty percent of marketers say online advertising is more effective than traditional advertising when it comes to generating targeted leads. Online lead generation is even more appealing since once the process is in place generating leads on autopilot is how the activity takes place. The process of generating leads on autopilot begins by creating something for the prospect... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Dave Kauppi @ Saturday, 6th October 2007 @ 11:22 PM

Business sellers should be prepared for the multitude of different deal structures that they should expect from various buyers. A business sale often consists of multiple elements like cash at close, seller notes, earn outs, non-competes, escrow accounts, etc. More often than not a first time seller will actually put out his or her hand in a stop gesture and reply, "I only want the full price in cash at close." This article will discuss some of the selling company characteristics that di... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Dustin Cannon @ Friday, 5th October 2007 @ 7:32 AM

Starting an internet home business is something that many people have done over the past few years. In many ways an internet home business is a lot like one offline in the 'physical' world, but in many other ways it is different. It is understanding these differences that will allow a person to succeed in an online home business. In any business, online or off, the most important aspect is the product or service. A business owner needs to have a product or service they bel... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Paul Donihue @ Friday, 5th October 2007 @ 7:29 AM

One of the most compelling reasons why businesses fail, or business owners, managers, and sales people do not succeed is their lack of keeping a focus on what is vital, important, and results oriented. It is this lack of focus that can bring any well intentioned business and business owner, manager or sales person far short of their goal. It can spell the difference between failure and success, moderate income and wealth, obscurity and successful notoriety. Lack of focus can mean that ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Christine Kloser @ Thursday, 6th September 2007 @ 9:37 AM

Did you know the most important asset you have in your business is your platform? It's true. You may be asking what your "platform" is? Well, it's like your personal portfolio for your business. It includes media you've received, awards you've won, your websites, your blog, your ezine subscribers, your books, your products... your speaking engagements, your client list, testimonials... basically everything that represents the solidity of you and your business.more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Shakil Zaman @ Wednesday, 5th September 2007 @ 4:00 PM

Internet marketing can be a very confusing world to get involved in when you are first starting out. First of all, there seems to be an infinite amount of information out there about how to market a product or service to make money online. Just do a google search for 'internet marketing' and you will get 367,000,000 results returned! It's very easy to get overwhelmed by the vast amount of information. So here are the top reasons that 95% of people that market online fail a... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Javaid Kiyani @ Wednesday, 5th September 2007 @ 3:37 AM

Once you have decided that you want to invest in property, you need to decide how to source your property at a good price. There are several methods that you can use to source property below market value. Three such methods are listed here. The Internet One of my favourite Property Mentor's Dolf de Roos talks about the 100 - 1 rule (he calls it the 100:10:3:1 rule) in his book: "Real Estate Riches" If you don't have this book, I would highly ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Michele Pariza Wacek @ Thursday, 30th August 2007 @ 10:05 PM

You may have heard these terms bandied about and wondered what exactly they are and (more importantly) what they mean for your business. So let's dig right in and get some answers. First, some definitions. Social networking is actually a pretty broad term. It basically means any type of relationship-building amongst a group of people with a common interest (business or personal). However, that term has taken on a whole new dimension online, where social networking sites (MySpa... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Wednesday, 29th August 2007 @ 10:31 AM

Every organization needs a manager that is able to make the right choices because there is a very thin line between success and failure. Every decision counts and every time a manager makes the right decision, all levels of the organization are affected and profitability will increase. So how can a manager make effective decisions that will enhance the overall profitability of the company? There are seven steps a manager needs to be aware of. The first step is to identify the cause of the... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Stephen Bush @ Tuesday, 28th August 2007 @ 10:29 PM

One easy service business that's becoming popular is the cleaning up of dog pooh in people's yards. That's right, a Dog Pooh Cleaning Service! Yes, it might at first bring a smile to your face but some people are finding it's a profitable service that many pet owners are willing, even eager, to pay for. It's an easy, low-cost business for teenagers and adults alike, and what's also nice about it is that you'll have steady customers that bring in regular ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Friday, 24th August 2007 @ 8:12 PM

A career coach performs many duties that include helping new business owners write a business plan, offer advice on issues that may come up while creating the business, putting new business owners in contact with other business owners and being there whenever business owners need to talk about the direction of their business. While a career coach is not needed to start a successful business, many people turn to them for guidance and support, especially if they are new to the world of business. <... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Christine Kloser @ Friday, 24th August 2007 @ 6:39 PM

Are there important projects on your "to do" list that haven't been completed? Do you keep telling yourself you're going to "get to them", only to find they're still on your list... month later. It doesn't feel very good, does it? Especially as an entrepreneur because every project represents money in the bank, or a dream being realized. Whenever I find myself in this situation (which is less and less these days), I follow one of these 3 ways to stop... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Friday, 24th August 2007 @ 9:27 AM

Every business owner can use a little help now and then. Maybe they need business advice on something specific or just a little push to become remotivated with their business. A great way to do this is to go to a business seminar. These seminars are often free or offered at a low fee. They can be very entertaining as well as inspiring. Here are three ways that a business seminar may be helpful to your business. Get yourself pumped up. There is nothing like a business seminar to get yourse... more...