Starting a Business is a Path to Higher Income and Wealth

A study recently released by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy found that small business owners, as a group, experienced substantial gains in real income and wealth from ... Full Story »

How To Calculate A Return On Investment When Starting A Business

Just came across this article How To Calculate A Return On Investment – ROI Calculation at Entrepreneur.com. Calculating ROI is one of the startup financial calculations that is easily mis-calculated and mis-stated. ... Full Story »

Decision-making — Finding a Happy Medium

One of my favorite children’s books, A Wrinkle in Time, has a character called the “Happy Medium.” It is a play on the adage of needing to find a happy ... Full Story »

Do We Really Need a Written Partnership Agreement?

We recently held a coaching session with a small business that has been in business for about a year. It was started by two friends as equal partners. Each brought ... Full Story »

Are You an Accidental Entrepreneur?

This article from MSNBC.com describes the lives of several “accidental entrepreneurs” who started their own businesses when they were unable to find a job working for someone else. One, Andy ... Full Story »

Great things about starting your own business

Just read this article/interview about a small Chicago pizza shop that stays small and limits their hours of operation even though they have the customer demand to expand or grow. ... Full Story »

Build a Better Business with Outsourcing – How to Outsource

If you are thinking of outsourcing as part of your business plan, this article form Entrepreneur.com, Build a Better Business with Outsourcing – How to Outsource, provides a great introduction ... Full Story »

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. ... Full Story »

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 ... Full Story »

Trying to integrate Twitter into your marketing efforts?

I just ran across this free ebook, “How to Grow Your Twitter Followers — On Autopilot.” by Bill Platt. Bill writes in a very accessible, engaging style and the plan he ... Full Story »