Every entrepreneur or business owner knows they need a business plan to raise money. What most don’t know, however, is the kind of plan that attracts funding. Such business plans have one element that others don’t: they focus on marketing. Those business plans that are written as marketing documents are often the business plans that
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What You Need to Know About Taxes Before Starting a Business
Starting a business requires time and preparation, and preparing to meet tax obligations can affect many of the steps you must take when you open your business. In fact, you must deal with several items related to taxes before you even can obtain your business license. The earliest stages of opening a business usually involve writing
Tips for Naming Your Business
Adapted from a post on StartUpNation.
The 6 Best Advertising Strategies For Small Business
Small business owners need to be realistic about their advertising campaigns. Typically, of course, they’ll be looking for effective, low-cost solutions, but typically, too, you can have just one or the other; you’re unlikely to find a simultaneously effective and inexpensive channel for your ads. That’s why you absolutely must budget for advertising, not just play with
Naming Your Business
Here’s how to come up with the perfect moniker for your company. Your business’s name forms the foundation of your brand. Done right, it can make your brand instantly memorable, distinctive and unique. But how to come up with a business name that conveys what makes your business so special? Know your business’s mission.
The Benefits of Keeping Tax Records All Year Round
Although we think of tax season as that period between January 1 and April 15, it’s an ongoing event. If you shift your perspective when it comes to tax records, you may find that not only is April 15 less stressful, but so too are estimated tax deadlines. Furthermore, you’ll have a better sense of how
How Long Should My Business Plan Be?
“Oh my gosh! You want me to do what? Write a 40 page business plan for this new project of mine. I don’t have time to do that.” Many a business plan consultant has come across this type of statement. In fact, these are probably the first words a client has to say, but most
10 Common Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Many people dream of being an entrepreneur. They envision their business as majorly successful; allowing them to make enormous wealth, be the boss, have the freedom to come and go as they please and work how and when they want. If only this were the reality, everyone would be an entrepreneur! Unfortunately, this is not the
Stay on Top of Business with This 10 Step Checklist for Your Startup
For entrepreneurs, this is a great time to assess how the year is shaping up, make adjustments that boost revenue or reduce expenses and take advantage of new opportunities. But how do you get started and what should you focus on? Here is a step-by-step checklist that can help you stay on top of your business
10 Resources Every Startup Should Know About
So you want to start a business – or you’re already underway. You need every bit of help you can get. No problem. Here it is – enough help to take you from idea to startup to enterprise: 1. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). You paid your taxes – now reap some benefits. The
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