Writing a Marketing Plan Whether your business is a start-up or existing, marketing plans are a crucial component to sustained financial success. Careful planning will ensure successful implementation, leading to intended financial results for your organization. This planning begins with the development of a marketing plan. Before you begin, it [CONTINUE READING]
Due to recession, many people are looking to start their own businesses. Most of the start-up companies will spend some time and money to develop websites to increase their web presence. If one is not trained in web design and internet marketing, he or she will not know how to [CONTINUE READING]
Successful product launches are key to a company’s success. For a start-up company, the success of the launch may well determine whether the company survives. And yet in nearly 30 years of advising companies, from start ups to Fortune 500s, I’ve identified 5 common mistakes that can sink a launch. [CONTINUE READING]
The MLM Business model was an effective distribution network for products from a variety of categories. From vitamins, to household appliances, there was an MLM company that could gear up its band of distributors and take that product to market. However, the MLM business model has been eclipsed by the [CONTINUE READING]
Before you invest your start-up capital and time into starting a daycare center it is important to give some serious thought as to whether daycare in the right business for you. Managing a child care business can be very satisfying and profitable but if you are not the right person [CONTINUE READING]
There is no denying this simple truth: If people don’t know your company exists then your company will have a hard time making it.However, many start-up companies simply hope that their products and services will simply spread via word of mouth, or that their simple print ads in the local [CONTINUE READING]
Information products can be the bootstrapping entrepreneur’s dream. The start-up costs range from nothing to a few hundred dollars. The only big cost is your time. If you have a particular talent or skill-set that you have more than a surface level knowledge of, then you can create a lucrative [CONTINUE READING]
What can be more annoying than to have an error message at the very beginning of your computer usage? You would rather have a busted electrical outlet than to continuously have to endure the blue screen after start-up. And how can you possibly guess the problem if the blue screen [CONTINUE READING]
Beginning System Before we get to gear, I do suggest taking lessons. Knowing a little bit about music theory helps, too. It’s important to understand why a DJ does what he/she does. It is great importance to be able to count music. Most likely, you get that, but I do [CONTINUE READING]
This multi-part series is designed to give small businesses and start-ups an insight into how to build collateral and brand to target investors expanding on the overview article on my blog. Most people looking for investing and funding believe that with their good idea, or even great idea, that people [CONTINUE READING]
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