Start Up Articles

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Dave Kauppi @ Monday, 24th December 2007 @ 9:12 PM

In our investment banking business we are often contacted by business start-ups asking for our help in raising money. I am sure that we were not the first organization that was contacted and that these hopeful entrepreneurs had been searching for months for funding. I try to be helpful and spend time on the phone with these people asking what I consider to be basic Business 101 questions. What is your product or service? What unmet need is it designed to fill? Who else is in your space? How does... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Ron McNeil @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 9:45 AM

Evidently, not all recruitment scripts are the same and depending on your experience with searching for the right one, you might have run into some real ding-dongs out there. Ranging from costing nothing at all to costing hundreds of dollars or more, recruitment scripts significantly vary in both quality and function. This article will describe one very important feature that every recruitment script should provide regardless of price. To protect the people that use the recruitment script... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Ron McNeil @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 9:43 AM

A group of anthropologists are of the opinion that, humans can only maintain stable relationships with no more than 150 people. This number refers to the people belonging to families, friends, tribes, or other purposeful groups, with whom, a significant relationship is established. However, in this digital world, where information flows at the speed of your imagination, it does not count if you really know the person on the other side on your first contact. The social networking software tools a... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Jack Deal @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 5:30 AM

Don Quixote de la Mancha was a novel published in 1605. That was before the Jamestown Colony in Virginia and before Wall Street. Don Quixote was a bored, destitute landowner who in his spare time read stories of knights of old and heroes and damsels in distress. Yearning for a bit more zip in his humdrum lifestyle and needing some fortune, Don Quixote dressed himself up in armor and mounted his super thin horse Rocinante and set out upon the world. Contrasted with his chubby squire... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Kevin Sinclair @ Monday, 3rd December 2007 @ 12:46 AM

The thrill of starting a business on the Internet is hard to ignore. Working from wherever you want, choosing which hours you work (even whilst sleeping) and making pots of money. So.... how could you possibly not be drawn into diving straight into building your website or writing a blog? Not so fast - slow down a minute! You would not believe how many internet millionaire "wanna-bes" there are around, several of whom have spent years of their time and thousands of dollars tryi... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Paul Sutherland @ Thursday, 29th November 2007 @ 3:24 PM

You are a creative and innovative individual. You have a great idea for starting a business, but you still have a lot of questions. You need to find the answers. Here are three suggestions on how to learn what you need to know, in order to give your business a fighting chance of success: enroll in classes, read books, and learn from experience. You are a uniquely gifted individual, but you definitely need to enroll in some business classes. You have what it takes to become a successful... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Donald Mitchell @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 10:49 PM

Many people join large successful organizations because they are searching out opportunities for learning, promotions, and stability in a career ... especially at organizations that cherish employees and help them develop. Even people who think they might later want to own and operate businesses often value the opportunity to first learn from working at a well-run company. Many such companies encourage their employees to take courses, earn degrees, and prepare for enhanced careers in a variety o... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Cynthia Minnaar @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 12:19 AM

Starting a home internet business can be an exciting yet daunting experience and in order to help you achieve online success here are some ideas to help you understand the start up process. Most, in fact all I am sure, who start an internet home business do so for the sole purpose of making money. Whether it is to generate some extra income from home or to eventually build an internet business to the point where they can quit their day job and work full time from home. Bearing th... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Cynthia Minnaar @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 12:13 AM

There is the common misconception that it is easy to make an income online and newcomers to the internet arena are not always familiar with what it takes to make web income and therefore fail to look for an online home business opportunity that provides internet income training or to fully commit to the first vital step of completing and implementing the training. These surfers are using search terms such as, inter alia, online home business ideas, how to start an online home business, ho... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Mike Hobbs @ Thursday, 1st November 2007 @ 2:04 PM

It is possible to make money online with a step-by-step program. Don't spend thousands of dollars trying to figure out a way to make money working from home only to get frustrated and accumulate more debt. Enjoy the financial freedom that a network marketing home business can provide. The Need for Supplemental Income A poor economy and job uncertainty leaves many people searching for ways to supplement their income, whether they are looking to add to their current income or to... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By faye bautista @ Tuesday, 30th October 2007 @ 2:08 PM

I often meet new Internet marketers on various forums and they aspire to earn the big bucks like some of the well-known personas out there, such as Yanik Silver and Bryan Kumar. However, most of these new marketers have only the slightest ideas on where to start, and a lot of them are not willing or able to invest a startup capital in their online business. However, it is almost impossible to start an Internet business without spending some money on basic infrastructure such as web hosting, doma... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Obinna Heche @ Sunday, 28th October 2007 @ 8:12 PM

First of all, with any new or expanding business, money can often mean the difference between success and failure. Those who have a full time job may one day decide to quit and start their own business with little capital and may find themselves in financial hot water before the business actually gets off the ground. Even if the business requires little or no capital up front, personal daily living expenses must still be paid and your personally finances will suffer without a steady income. <... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Obinna Heche @ Sunday, 28th October 2007 @ 7:31 PM

At first there were only a limited number of options for those who wanted to work from home but today there are many options to choose from. As a result many home based businesses require a lot of equipment that would normally be found in a corporate office. Although when you are just starting a home based business the cost of all this equipment can cause some big credit issues before you even get going. However, there are some ways you can help control the costs of starting a home based busines... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Obinna Heche @ Sunday, 28th October 2007 @ 7:15 PM

When you have a home business, something that you are going to have to focus on is how you are getting the money you need to keep it up and running. There are several ways to do this but the best thing that you can do for yourself is to create a home business budget that you can follow, which will help you to be sure you are bringing in more money than you are spending and therefore being successful with your business. Steps To A Budget The first thing that you have to remember wh... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Court Tuttle @ Thursday, 18th October 2007 @ 9:17 AM

For years inventors and just ordinary people have been inventing and creating new ideas, new types of technology, and more objects that have completely changed our way of life. Things such as the television, the radio, electricity, the automobile, computers, and even the Internet have made today's world and society a very fast paced and efficient place to live. With the help and intelligence of many inventors from all over the world, the lives of billions of people have been paradoxically... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Dave Kauppi @ Thursday, 18th October 2007 @ 12:55 AM

I do not mean to discourage you entrepreneurs in your quest to launch the next Big Thing. Many of you look at your path as write a compelling business plan, make a few presentations to the well-known venture firms, get $3 million for 5% of your company pre revenue, and launch. Product development progresses without a hitch, you hit all of your milestones, you get a second round at an even more favorable valuation, and you land the big high-profile account. Two years later, you do an IPO with a ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Stephen Campbell @ Wednesday, 17th October 2007 @ 12:41 AM

Small business start up costs can prove to be frustrating and stressful for a beginner business owner. Several entrepreneurs are intimidated by small business start up costs and choose to avoid even trying their knowledge in a small business for fear of not achieving success. Because starting a small business involves many expenses, they often think that having such a business will just lead them to failure. Fortunately, there are various ways to finance start up cost for a business; the ones ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Court Tuttle @ Tuesday, 16th October 2007 @ 9:47 PM

Entrepreneurs often have several types of questions that arise during the creation of a new small business. Some of these questions have to do with products or services, business models, or even how they will successfully start up and maintain a brand new company. Several of the most commonly asked questions, however, have to do with money and how the business owner is going to completely finance the creation of the new small business. New people who want to start a business usually hav... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Court Tuttle @ Tuesday, 16th October 2007 @ 9:44 PM

Many companies in the United States and internationally have increased their competitiveness and there are more and more different types of companies that are being created every day. There are several different kinds of businesses that can be started, some much more successful than others. Business owners must determine which type of business matches their own characteristics and skills in order to be successful. Ever since the creation of the Internet, many new business owners have ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Start Up | By Court Tuttle @ Tuesday, 16th October 2007 @ 9:03 PM

For a company to be truly effective, professional, and official, many things must be performed even before the company is actually started. Among the most obvious of these regulations include finding a location for the business, acquiring the necessary supplies and materials, obtaining enough products or services for the customers, and also organizing everything else into a full time working business machine. These tasks take a lot of hard work and provide the foundation for a profitable compa... more...