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Almost every “start your own business” guide out there seems to have one piece of advice in common: you MUST have a business plan. In order to grow a successful business, they say, you need to have every aspect planned before you start. While I agree that this may be true for someone who will be launching a full-scale small business that they wil  More...
I've been getting into Twitter (under my usual moniker - randfish) more and more over time (despite only following a few friends and family), and lately, its been weighing on me that the service, despite its brilliance, rapid adoption and passionate fanbase, isn't yet pursuing revenue. That's OK - I think they probably have lots of very smart,  More...
Until very recently, successful businesses treated their customers the way farmers treat their crops: They were impersonal, transactional relationships. They made sure there was enough water, they kept the weeds out, and when Thanksgiving came around, there were lots of yams to harvest. Successful companies no longer get away with this kind of be  More...
Reading books, blogs, and forums on the subject, the general consensus seems to be that there is a happy medium between undercutting the major competition without shooting so low that people wont take you seriously. I'll take you through the process I used in order to come up with my prices. Although this process is specifically for my business  More...
Continued from Part 1. Internet entrepreneur and business adviser Guy Kingston talks engagingly and frankly about his journey to entrepreneurship, his time in Russia and his current passion for passing on his knowledge and wisdom  More...
What makes one business checking account stand out from the others? Here are 7 things to look for...along with my pick.  More...
Making reports that can be viewed and understood by clients or C-level executives can be a pain at times. But I just started using a tool that has been getting some "oohhs" and "aahhs," and figured I should share. I'm a great guy like that!  More...
Guy Kawasaki, best-selling author and former Apple evangelist, talks about how he became successful, and how you can do it too.  More...
1 man website Bankaholic.com recently sold for $12.4 Million dollars cash. Here's how Johns Wu (the guy behind the site) did it.  More...
I think these are great strategies for those who are starting a business while still working full-time at a “day job” or for high school and college students looking to make some extra cash by moonlighting as their own neighborhood’s computer guy.  More...
Internet entrepreneur and business adviser Guy Kingston talks engagingly and frankly about his journey to entrepreneurship, his time in Russia and his current passion for passing on his knowledge and wisdom  More...
In July I did a feature on Guy Laliberté (Stick To Your Dream - Guy Laliberté), founder of Cirque Du Soleil. I wanted to expand on that profile today by sharing how Guy compares running business to playing poker (Guy is also a skilled poker player in his free time).  More...
I’ve recently decided that I am going to take my time with this whole starting-a-business thing. My overall timeline is going to be simple. The initial goal for my business is to be a part-time extra-income generator for me starting sometime before the end of this year. This blog, and the filing of my DBA paperwork, have already set the gears in  More...
As part of the planning process for my small business, I'm going to spend an entire weekend day "practicing" working from home on my own. I've never worked form home before, I've always worked in an office or in another building. This article describes the process I will use and the expectations I have for how things will turn out.  More...
Can someone in his mid-twenties with no managerial experience, no bachelors degree, and very little start-up money start his own successful one-man business in the competitive field of computer consulting? Well, if you were to ask Eric Hamm that question, he’d not only answer with an up-beat and positive YES, but he’d tell you how he’s been doing  More...