Author: Eric PowersWhether you create a business plan for external sources (generally potential investors, lenders, or partners) or for internal guidance for your management and staff, the outline of required sections is generally the same. However, there are some key differences between these two types of plans.Focus on Control MechanismsWhile important that the operations plan mention to some extent how quality and financial controls will be in...more
Author: Bob B HamiltonAs more online entrepreneurs discover outsourcing, the competition for some resources is becoming very strong. Yet with outsource support available from seasoned experts around the globe it would seem there’s little worry for those who carefully define their needs and then go after the very support needed to achieve the Internet marketing success they seek. Sure, for the first-time user there are definitely risks and...more
Author: Eric PowersWhen writing your first business plan (and perhaps what you hope is your only business plan), you will naturally be a bit unsure about how to proceed. Although a wealth of information about business plan writing is available, knowing how to focus your writing to be most successful in convincing funders will still be difficult. There is so much to cover in a business plan that it is easy to get lost in the details. Use this framework to take a step back and be sure that you are creating a believable story in your business plan. Convincing Opportunity Your interest in the business and your background aside, a funder should be able to look at the information you have researched about the market (the industry, competitors, and customers) and see a clear, unsatisfied customer need which competitors, for whatever reason, are not well poised to act upon. Furthermore, the solution to the need must be valuable enough to custaomers that they would pay for it (or that other parties would pay to share the attention you get, as in the case of advertisers on a website). Decisive StrategyThe business strategy must be clear in the plan and keep the specific opportunity,...more
Author: kimberly valerioAll businessmen know how important it is to have a personal assistant in a business industry. With the kind of busy schedules we have today it is really hard to be in constant check with all the telephone calls or even emails that are connected with business. In the world of business it is not a good thing to have even...more
Author: Bob B HamiltonImagine what your Internet marketing business would look like if it were turbo-powered. Imagine having first-class websites, sales letters that sell like crazy, having huge numbers of articles written and submitted, traffic volumes you never dreamed possible. Well all of this and more can be possible when you turn to the...more
Would it be nice to unwind with a good book? Would it be great to curl up before your fire on a snowy winter morning, with only a good book to keep you company? Would it be lovely to bask in the summer sun, with your toes in the sand, and an engaging book in your hands? Would it be wonderful to sleep at night to a good book, so that you are lulled to the best of dreams?Sadly, being able to read and enjoy good books is fast becoming a precious commodity. We all have our busy office schedules, so that we can hardly stay away from our laptops because we have to finish an important report or design an important presentation for the big boss. We all have our busy school schedules, so that we have to hit the lesson books and notebooks before we can find the time to unwind and get the books we really like that is, if we can actually find the time to unwind. We all have obligations at school, at home, at the office, even with our friends, so that sitting down to read a good book can be increasingly difficult.Enter electronic books, or ebooks, yet another revolution in print, or lack of it. Printing a real, leather-and-paper book can be expensive, so more and more publishers are turning to...more
Author: Bob B HamiltonCustomer oriented cashiers are indispensible to those who open a dollar store. They routinely greet everyone who enters your store. They do everything in their power to insure shoppers are never allowed to wait as they...more
Author: kimberly valerioAs the technology progresses, the use of internets even in business industry also progresses. You can now easily start up your business without hiring employees and without any single thought about renting an office for...more
Constant texts and personal phone calls, avoidance of project work, excessive breaksthese are all signs of a lazy coworker. It is frustrating to know an employee is a slacker while your desk is getting buried with work. Most employees face lazy...more
In November 2009, the IRS began a new National Research Program Initiative (the Initiative): an industry wide detailed random audit of employment taxes for 6,000 employers during the course of the next three years. The purpose of the Initiative is...more
Moving is really a stressful activity a household can experience. Moreover, have you ever thought that our pets are also stressed during the move especially when you did not well planned and prepared them? Most of the time, our pets are taken for...more
Silent auction items are more easily seen when they have a vertical display. Most often used are acrylic stands. But if you prefer a different look, or can't find a reasonably priced plastic stand, here are three other ideas.These ideas typically...more