Is Buying A Franchise A Good Idea? Part 1

March 22, 2011

Over the last several years, the number of companies that are franchising has exploded. Some of the areas include day care providers, restaurants, exercise facilities, tutoring franchises and more. This has happened at the same time employees have become increasingly more frustrated with working conditions at their current employers and the huge cutbacks in employee benefits, salary increases, and advancement [...]

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Are You Ready For The Risk Of Entrepreneurship?

March 21, 2011

The typical story that is told about an entrepreneur is one in which the person has a great idea, strikes out on their own to develop the idea, and within a short period of time makes a boatload of money to live happily ever after. In reality, this type of story is few and far [...]

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Growing Even More Skeptical Of Cloud Computing

March 1, 2011

Let me first start by saying that I fully understand the perceived value of cloud computing and the benefits that it offers from a storage and ease of use standpoint…until it goes wrong. That is where the problem lies. As I have stated before, business owners should be cautious about cloud computing, but consumers should [...]

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From Around The Web – March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011

Some interesting posts from around the web…. How To Fund Big Ideas With Lean Pockets @ YSF Entrepreneur – The biggest challenge for any startup is capital to get started and operating capital once the business is started. Erica from YSF Entrepreneur outlines a few ways for entrepreneurs to raise money. She mentions Kickstarter.com which [...]

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False Myths Of Being An Entrepreneur

February 25, 2011

Being an entrepreneur requires taking a risk to determine if your product or service is viable enough to sustain itself as a standalone business. It is estimated that over 600,000 new businesses are started every year and that number will probably increase due to the high unemployment rates and low barrier of entry of starting an [...]

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Is A Business Partnership A Good Idea?

February 24, 2011

The way it usually works is you are sitting at your desk at work and disgusted with either how the business is managed by your current manager or that the company is not pursuing a fix to a problem that you have pointed out to management many times before. This irks you so much that [...]

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Are You An Entrepreneur Or A Disgruntled Employee?

February 23, 2011

A large percentage of businesses started in the United States are due to people that are not satisfied with their current employment situation and believe they can operate their own business better than their employer. They usually do not have a high opinion of their boss or how the company is managed and either look [...]

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Make Money With An Online Game Show

February 22, 2011

With the growth of online video and our love for game shows and contests, I am a little surprised that there are not an overwhelming number of online only game shows. After searching around for a while, I was able to find a few sites that have what they call online game shows, but they [...]

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