In With the Out(sourcing) – Hiring Independent Contractors from Entrepreneur.com

This article, In With the Out(sourcing) – Hiring Independent Contractors , discusses the trend toward small businesses using outsourcing rather than direct hiring for a multitude of tasks for their businesses. ...

A Surefire Way to Get a Licensing Agreement – Licensing Agreement – Entrepreneur.com

This artice, A Surefire Way to Get a Licensing Agreement – Licensing Agreement – Entrepreneur.com, contains some great information on  turning your invention into a successful business through a licensing ...

Retirement is a Great Time to Start a Business

Saw this article, “Retire? Forget About It,” at Entrepreneur.com recently.  In the past ten years, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity belongs to those in the 55 to 64 age ...

What’s with the X in LaunchX?

We get this question occasionally, and I thought this would be a good place to answer it. Our company name, LaunchX, is based on a rocket launch as a metaphor ...

Starting a Business can be hazardous to your health

I could see myself in this recent article in the Miami Herald. Burnout is a known hazard of starting a business, and the advice the author’s give is great. Here ...

Looking for inspiration? Check out these Detroit entrepreneurs

This article from the New York Times profiles several entrepreneurs who are starting businesses in Detroit in the midst of one of the worst downturns in the city’s history.  This ...

Entrepreneurship: No Experience Necessary from Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship: No Experience Necessary – Entrepreneur.com This is a great article that includes 6 tips for starting a business with little industry experience or business know-how.  No matter what your business ...

Starting a Business in 2010? Here are some resolutions…

Are you planning to start a business in 2010? Then think about adding some of these to your list of resolutions: This year I resolve to open the mail and ...

Job Creation to Fuel the Economy

While reading an op-ed piece recently by Robert J. Samuelson (link here), I was struck by the statistic he quoted regarding new job creation. All net job creation from 1980 ...

Starting a Business? Steps You Don’t Want to Skip

In the excitement of starting a business, there are several steps that you don’t want to skip: – Registering your business entity (LLC or Corporation). While you can do business ...