There are many keys to doing business successfully, and one of them is the different ways you are able to accept payments from clients. Perhaps its obvious that if you can take more forms of payment, you can do more business. What may not seem obvious is all of the ways that you can take […]
Business Planning Advice for 2012
For many business owners, this week is one where they will sit back and relax assuming not much happens between Christmas and New Years Day. I am working today and will work through Wednesday, before taking off a few days for a much needed getaway. I want to encourage you to take this week to […]
How Toastmasters Ruined Me
Joining Toastmasters was one of the best business decisions I made. It helped me to become a better communicator and learn the things I never bothered to learn in school about public speaking. I also met some great folks, and that is simply priceless. Here is the problem, however. I am now ruined because I […]
Why Being a Sole Proprietor Can Hurt You in the Long Run
Starting a business is technically an easy thing to do. Generally, all you need is for someone to pay you for a product or service, and you are in business. Yes, I left out a few steps such as registering with the state or getting a sales tax license, but for the most part these […]
10 Critical Considerations Before Starting a Business
So many people have lofty ideas of what it means to be a business owner. Some think it equates to automatic riches, and others think that just by “opening shop” the customers will come. Neither could be more wrong assumptions, and sadly it is a lack of proper planning that causes greater than 50% of […]