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Steps and Strategy: It’s About a Niche and Productivity

Featured in Small Business Operations

Small business owners often shoot from the hip, do what others will not do and sometimes attempt to accomplish monumental tasks in small amounts of time with limited resources. I respect the ambition. We have things like the telephone, the car, the ipod because of this frontiersman like ambition.…

5 Habits Small Businesses Should Adopt in 2012

As the New Year begins, a lot of us are hoping to do better in our business than last year. And if last year did not meet our expectations, we are looking to improve things. Here are a few thoughts that have emerged as I battle to grow my business: Get a Higher Goal We all know how hard it was to…

Get Your Business Structure Fit For 2012

With every New Year comes a slew of resolutions? Eat better, eat less, join a gym, actually go to the gym, quit smoking. While well-intentioned Americans focus on getting more physically fit, how fit is your business when it comes to its legal business structure? Have you been avoiding the…

What to Do When You Underbid on a Project

For many of us who work as consultants, writers, contractors or other project-based entrepreneurs, having the ability to estimate what a project will cost is a necessary skill to have, but a difficult one to master. While some projects are cut and dry (i.e. “I’ll write 8 600-word…

Simple “Who’s Next” Relationship Plan: What Experts Say

A plan is a decision about what you’re going to do. It can be as detailed as you choose and potentially complicated. Or it can be core and more simple. I’ve noticed that when you’re running a one man, one woman show or any type of small team, it’s easy to get lost in the details. So make…

Take The Time To Grow Your Business

Got big dreams for your business? Eager to succeed? Fantastic! Now sit down and figure out how you are going to make that happen. You can’t cut to the front of the line or skip steps. Use your excitement to keep focused on your plan. Don’t use it to jump ahead and try to short circuit the…

3 Reasons an Insurance Lapse is Bad for Business

Lapse in Insurance (according to III.org): “The termination of an insurance policy because a renewal premium is not paid by the end of the grace period.” The term “Lapse in Coverage” might send a shiver down the spine of many small business owners and well it should.…

Business Planning: Make New Month’s Resolutions, Instead of New Year’s Resolutions

The Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig commercials are already on the air, and so are the ads for gym memberships. The start of a new year motivates people to assess their lives and try to improve. Weight loss company sign-ups peak in January and fitness centers are always full at the start of the…

5 Steps to Giving Back: Charitable Giving and Your Business

If you’re like many small businesses, your company may be involved in giving back to the community in some way. Giving back should be something your business does all year long. Keep it going and make it your goal to incorporate giving into your business all year long. There are many ways…

How One Woman Incorporated 100,000 Businesses

Most students in law school end up being lawyers, but that’s not the path Nellie Akalp took. Nellie, an Iranian immigrant and co-founder of CorpNet, chose to become an entrepreneur. Both she and her husband were in law school full time when they decided to start an online incorporation…

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