Archive for April, 2006

Before You Start Your Business

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

BusinessPundit offers this advice:

“Here are the top ten things I either did, or wish I had done, before I started my first business.”

Read them here.

E-mail Management for Entrepreneurs

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Great article on managing your email here.

Small Business Success

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Dr. Cornwall offers this great article about starting a business.

Most highly successful entrepreneurs will tell you that along the road to success in their businesses they were often on the brink of failure. But they persevered. They found a way to make payroll. They found a way to make that critical sale. They found a way to keep the wolves away from the door just long enough to make it through the tough times. They found a way to pick themselves up from a business that did not succeed and move on to the next one that might. As Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

 All small business owners should read the whole thing.

States Ranked by State and Local Taxes

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Many people seem to forget that while the Federal tax rate is very high, you also should consider the amount of State and Local taxes into the mix.  Here’s a list of the States ranked by their State and Local tax burden (not including Federal Taxes).

Getting Your “Personal MBA”

Friday, April 21st, 2006

You don’t need to go to a top school to get your MBA (Masters in Business Administration), Josh Kaufman says you can get the same basic education by following his Personal MBA program.

Vetting Your Business Idea

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Marketing guru Seth Godin offers his advice on vetting your business idea.

(Via BizOpportunities)

Guide to Raising Startup Capital

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Inc Magazine offers their guide to raising startup capital.  The current trend is for most entrepreneurs to self-fund their businesses which, of course, we think is great. :)

(via BizzBangBuzz)

Learn E-commerce in 5 Steps

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

From Wired.com’s Webmonkey.

Self-employed People Are Happier at Work

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Something I’ve always suspected.  More here

(Via BizOpportunities)

How Bill Gates Does His Daily Work

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

Fascinating read here.  He’s pushing the Microsoft products pretty hard, but of course, so would I if I were him. :)