Starting a Business
Getting Your Small Business Off the Ground
5 Great Podcasts for Small-Business Owners
Looking for inspiration? Apple’s iTunes store offers hundreds of thousands of free audio and video podcasts on just about every subject under the sun. Many of these topics, from increasing …
5 Tips for Launching a Successful Online Dating Site
You’ve always had a knack for matchmaking at dinner parties, so why not offer your talent to a wider market by launching an online dating site? When done right, these …
4 Ways to Turn Your Urban Homestead into a Business
Chicken coops, vegetable gardens, and rainwater collectors are popping up in backyards across the U.S., as a new breed of DIYers known as urban homesteaders strive to become more self-sufficient. …
How to Start a Baking Business Without a Commercial Kitchen
Most state laws mandate that any food products sold to the public must be prepared in a commercial kitchen. But opening a retail bakery is a big investment for an …
Business Coach Pamela Slim on How to Escape Your Office Cubicle
Pamela Slim is a business coach, author, and speaker who helps frustrated employees break out of their corporate jobs to start their own businesses. Her blog Escape From Cubicle Nation …
Fostering More Female Tech Entrepreneurs [VIDEO]
When it comes to women working in Silicon Valley technology businesses — particularly women at the helm — the numbers remain painfully small. Less than 5 percent of tech startups …
8 Great Small Businesses from TV Land
We’ve already tipped our cap to some of the brilliant entrepreneurs of the big screen. Television has created some memorable small businesses over the years, too. Some of them might …
Want to Franchise Your Business? Ask Yourself These Four Important Questions
Ever had a customer say, “You really ought to franchise this idea?” That’s often how a business owner turns to franchising, according to Paul R. Segreto, President and CEO of …
8 Cities that Support their Small Businesses
Whether you’re looking to relocate or expand your company, you should consider taking a closer look at municipalities that are doing a good job supporting their local small businesses. Here …
Are You Financially Ready to Quit Your Day Job?
Your entrepreneurial spirit is ablaze and you’re ready to plunge into the uncertain world of self-employment. But is your bank account equipped to relinquish the security of steady income? If …
The 5 Best Blogs on Starting a Business
Most people have dreamed of starting a business, whether it’s a doggie day care facility or a marketing consulting firm. But, faced with the challenges of financing, marketing, and actually …
How to Choose the Right Name for Your Business
What’s in a name? If you run a business, just about everything. Choosing the wrong name can turn customers off before they even bother taking a look at your offerings, …
5 Common Small Business Legal Mistakes to Watch Out For
You’re an entrepreneur, not a lawyer. Still, you’ll need to take care that you’re doing everything by the book when it comes to your business, or you could risk hefty …
College Grads: Don’t Get a Job, Start a Business!
This year’s graduating college class has the highest student-loan burden ever. Eager graduates will enter a world where inflation is at a two and a half year high and in …
10 Businesses Your Teens Could Start This Summer
According to a May 6, 2011 press release, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the teen unemployment rate in the U.S. is 24 percent. Summer jobs that many teens …
