On May 18th, the Daily News sponsored a conference called Small Biz Big Impact. The conference featured three different panel discussions around issues important to small business owners and entrepreneurs: funding, technology, and the economy. Throughout the three discussions, however, there was one common thread; a single issue that moderator Scott Wenger was compelled to [...]
Marketing & Sales
What is Corporate Identity
Corporate identity, sometimes seen written as CI, refers to the external “personality” projected by a corporation. The idea of corporate identity integrates the look and feel of designs and communications, along with the corporation’s behavior. Companies of all sizes invest a great deal of energy in their corporate identities, since the persona of a corporation [...]
Startup
Do I Need a Business Plan?
Do I Need a Business Plan?
By Michael Makarius
Everyone who owns a business needs a business plan, but that doesn’t mean they need to have the formal document commonly associated with venture capital and other investors. Business plans can range from highly formalized documents, to simple statements written on a cocktail napkin, to a set [...]
Leadership
How To Improve Your Networking Skills
Here are some tips on how to imporve your networking skills
1. Make a great first impression
Smile, make eye contact, have a confident handshake and show a genuine interest in the people you meet. These are some of the things you can do to make a good first impression. Remember you have exactly [...]
Startup
20 Green Business Ideas
Green business is the new trend and it is here to stay. There are tons of green businesses that you can start today and capitalize on. We have listed a few below.
1. Green Salons…using organic hair products (coloring products and nail care in particular) and water and energy conservation efforts, plus green furniture and all [...]
Finance
How to Obtain 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status for Your Nonprofit
Obtaining federal tax-exempt status is a critical step in forming a nonprofit organization — most of the real benefits of being a nonprofit flow from your 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (such as the tax-deductibility of donations, access to grant money, and income and property tax exemptions). (For general information on forming a nonprofit corporation, which is [...]
Marketing & Sales
No Excuses: Close the Deal
Small business owners know that the most important function of the telephone is to bring customers to you, begging for your service or product offering. So when the phone rings with a prospective customer on the other end, do you know how to transform an interested caller into a buying customer? Here are three phone [...]
Running your Business
Tips for Creating a Powerpoint Presentation that will not Bore People
How many of us, listening to a PowerPoint presentation, have found our interest waning and attention wandering? Sadly, the answer is most of us who regularly see PowerPoint presentations.
Yet PowerPoint is easy to use and can be an effective way to divide information into digestible chunks and put across the key points more memorably. Here [...]
Protection
Why is the LLC so Popular
If you are interested in starting your own business, you will need to figure out which type of business entity you want to set up. One of the most powerful business entities is the LLC, which has many advantages and benefits. An LLC can protect your personal assets, reduce your taxes and save you time. [...]
Profiles
Building a Hugely Profitable Blog
Three years ago (2006), Fred Mwangaguhunga launched MediaTakeOut.com, a blog focusing on urban gossip that is beating similar sites run by much larger companies.
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Fred Mwangaguhunga started his career capturing stories on film as a wedding videographer, a far cry from the gossip mogul he is today. But maybe that first college job augured where he’d [...]
Marketing & Sales
Conducting Market Research (Know thy Market)
Conducting Market Research (Know thy Market)
What is market research:
Market research is information collected from a variety of sources regarding your industry, target customer base, and competition that helps you to make informed business decisions.
How will market research help me succeed at my business:
Market research gives you the information you need to:
Determine who your target [...]
Finance
Seven Sources of Capital for your Business
Seven Sources of Capital for your Business
Money (capital) is a vital resource in starting, operating, and expanding your business, and many business owners lack the know-how to obtain capital. To get you started in accessing the capital you need to finance your business, we’ve listed 7 sources of capital that you can start looking into.
1. [...]
Startup
Forming your Millionaire Dollar Business Idea
Forming your Millionaire Dollar Business Idea
This is a Good idea, right?
If you want to be an entrepreneur and start your own business the very first thing that you will have to decide upon is your business idea. Ideas are powerful and have the ability to generate great levels of wealth when acted upon. According to [...]
Running your Business
10 Tips to Starting a Business in 2010
10 Tips to Starting a Business in 2010
Okay, let’s have a show of hands? Who here is tired of hearing about a recession? I thought so, almost everyone. If you think that our 24-hour exposure to news channels has helped to exacerbate the recent downturn and that those analysts just tend to over analyze, then [...]
