If you look at the stock market, you would wonder why we are still officially in a recession and you might be right. American investment markets have seen steady growth for more than a year and as of the beginning of 2012, they’ve continued their climb. A healthy stock market becomes a front page story […]
If your business is now open or you are planning to open it soon, you have to form an LLC. Even if your businesses doors are virtual or you think your business is so simple in structure that a formal business designation isn’t necessary, experts will tell you that you’re incorrect.
Starting a new business is less costly today than a decade ago. Technology and rent are less expensive. Many thriving small businesses are home-based. The remaining challenge is the cost of marketing. But even creating brand awareness for a new company is easily achieved on a tight budget.
Sure, the economy isn’t what it used to be but maybe that isn’t all bad. We’ve heard for far too many years now that the opportunities that Americans once had are either overseas or in the hands of computers and robots but that isn’t entirely true.
Not many years ago, starting a business took a lot of time, money, and other resources in order to get it off the ground. Becoming an entrepreneur had a barrier to entry that many low or middle class people couldn’t get through because of their limited financial resources.
Many people develop brilliant business ideas after careful research and reflection. But actually starting a business requires more than a sound idea. A new company must have solid operational principles. Uncertainty about managing day-to-day details causes too many prospective entrepreneurs to hesitate launching a business.
You’ve made it through the tough part. You were able to get beyond the planning stages and open the doors, either virtual or real, to your business. Your expectations are such that you don’t believe you’ll make a profit in your first year of business and although that may be true, that doesn’t mean that […]
The media has a way of overhyping people sometimes but in the case of Buddy Valastro, known as The Cake Boss by anybody who is a fan of his reality show and his newest series, “The Next Great Baker”, the hype may be deserved.