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Starting a Business
The Home-Based Business: Some Basics You Should Consider
This Financial Guide reviews some of the special considerations of the home-based business.
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Is A Home . . .
Raising Capital: How To Get Money For a Small Business
In addition to drive, ambition and a great deal of planning, starting and expanding a small business generally requires capital . . .
Business Plans: How To Prepare An Effective One
One of the major steps in starting a new business or getting financing is to prepare a business plan. This . . .
Advantages of Limited Liability Companies
Combining the Best Aspects of Partnerships and Corporations
A Limited Liability Company, or LLC, is not a corporation, although it . . .
Advantages of Incorporating
Why Incorporate?
All legal and tax professionals agree, if your business is not incorporated you may be throwing away thousands . . .
Form of Business Organization: Which Should You Choose?
The decision as to which type of business organization to use when starting a business is a major one. And . . .
Starting a Business? 3 Things You Must Know
Starting a new business is a very exciting and busy time. There is so much to be done and so . . .
Growing Your Business
Raising Capital: How To Get Money For a Small Business
In addition to drive, ambition and a great deal of planning, starting and expanding a small business generally requires capital . . .
How To Profitably Grow Your Business With Less Stress
Do You Have A Business Or A Job?
Michael Gerber is a business consulting “guru” whose observations concerning small businesses . . .
Uncover Your Business’s Most Valuable Hidden Asset
Quick! What is your most valuable business asset?
If you are like most business people, your mind might quickly fly . . .
How To Ethically Blow your Competitors Out of the Water
In developing your marketing message, it’s very helpful to develop a Unique Selling Proposition, or USP.
What is a . . .
The Nicest Way To Build Your Business
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
It’s interesting to see . . .
How To Get Your Customers To Trust You
An extremely powerful marketing tool that we get “too busy” or “too smart” to use is the testimonial.
According to . . .
Referrals: The Secret to Building a Better Business Faster
Who are the very best new customers you get? Who is most likely to buy from you and continue being . . .
Developing An Advertising Program: A Basic Review
By developing an effective advertising plan, you increase the likelihood of a positive return on your advertising investment, regardless of . . .
Pricing Your Products and Services: A Basic Review
Pricing goods and services is one of the most difficult tasks in the business arena. Many small businesses fail to . . .
Evaluating Your Market: A Basic Review
Market evaluation is the most critical element of successful business planning. It provides the basic data that will determine if . . .
Running Your Business
The “SIMPLE” Plan: A Retirement Plan for the Really Small Business
Several different types of retirement plan – 401(k), defined benefit, and profit-sharing – can be made to suit a prosperous . . .
FInancial Planning Tips For Business Owners
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1. Employee Stock Plans
2. Succession Plan
3. LLC and LLP Ownerships
4. Avoid Nondeductible Compensation
5 . . .The Home-Based Business: Some Basics You Should Consider
This Financial Guide reviews some of the special considerations of the home-based business.
Table of Contents
Is A Home . . .
Document Locator System: A Handy Aid For Keeping Track of Your Records
Are you able to locate insurance contracts, wills, and other important personal records quickly and easily? With this simple document . . .
Employee Benefits: How To Handle Them
Many companies offer a variety of employee benefits to their staff in order to keep them satisfied. The types of . . .
Travel and Entertainment: Maximizing the Tax Benefits
Don’t overpay your income taxes by overlooking expenses which you are entitled to deduct. Use this Financial Guide to . . .
Cash Flow – The Pulse of Your Business
Many small business owners do not fully understand their cash flow statement. This is surprising, given that all businesses essentially . . .
Securing Business Loans
Show Me The Money! Strategies For Securing a Loan
Most small businesses will, at some point in their life, go to a bank or other lending institution to borrow . . .
Raising Capital: How To Get Money For a Small Business
In addition to drive, ambition and a great deal of planning, starting and expanding a small business generally requires capital . . .
Selling/Exiting Your Business
Maximize Your Wealth With a Winning Exit Plan
How To Get What You Want When You Leave Your Business
When it comes to running a business, few things . . .
Successfully Pass On Your Family Business To Next Generation
Starting a family business is a difficult adventure, especially when day-to-day tasks can overshadow your goals. We know . . .
Your Business Succession: How To Plan For It
You have spent a great deal of your lifetime building a business. Now you are ready to transfer the business . . .