How to look like a Fortune 500 Company When you are Just Starting Out

May 24, 2010

Getting people to take you and your company seriously when you are a practically brand new concern can be a tough task for the startup business owner to have to tackle (as if you didn’t have enough to do) There are some rather easy and effective ways though you can make your company look bigger [...]

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Hiring Your First Employees – Basic Tips for Doing it Right

May 10, 2010

If you are fortunate enough that your startup business has grown to the point that you are about to hire an employee or two you have probably realized by now that doing so successfully is more than just a matter of wading through resumes to find the perfect candidate. Many startup business owners are confused [...]

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The Press Release as a Marketing Tool

May 4, 2010

As a startup business owner (or a person considering taking the plunge into self employment) there is little doubt that you are always looking for ways to promote and grow your business while spending as little money as possible. While you may be tweeting, Facebooking and Linking your brains out there may be one simple [...]

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Is Your Ad Copy Helping your Start up Business or Hurting it?

April 26, 2010

You (or your outsourced copywriter) could be writing themost eloquent copy to promote your start up business ever seen but it still may not draw potential clients and customers to you. There are a lot of reasons thecopy you think is amazing is actually a huge turn off for your target market,here are just a [...]

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Start Up Marketing Items You Still Need in the Age of the Internet

April 15, 2010

With all the talk about the explosion of the Internet as the perfecting marketing tool (in all its various forms) some startup business owners forget that even though the web is great, Twitter is cool and Facebook is your latest obsession you still need some actual physical marketing tools (ie people can touch them) to [...]

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Human Resources for the Start Up Business Owner

April 2, 2010

When your startup business has grown enough to support an employee or two the issue of human resources starts to rear its head, and for many startup business owners that can be a daunting prospect. There are some key points that need to be addressed, but fortunately there is plenty of help available if you [...]

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The Case Against Multi-tasking

March 28, 2010

You are working on two major proposals for new clients atthe same time, your office phone and your Blackberry is ringing, you have a meeting with another prospect in fifteen minutes and your email inbox is full and you haven’t read a single message. And its only 11a.m. in the morning. You are juggling more [...]

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Professional Bookkeeping Services – A Better Accounts Receivable Solution for Small Businesses.

March 18, 2010

A small business owner has to wear many hats, so any help you can get to streamline the day to day running of your business is always a good idea. Invoicing customers for goods or services they have received from you, and then trying to follow up and get all those outstanding bills paid can [...]

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Structuring Your New Business

March 12, 2010

At some point you will need to give some thought as to how you intend to structure your new business. Here are some of your basic options: Sole Proprietorship This is the simplest of business structures, suitable for an individual or married couple just starting out in business. There are less regulations and tax headaches [...]

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