Start Ups

Small Businesses: 5 Expenses That Are Worth Every Penny

Small businesses in their early stages can find it difficult to determine which expenses are vital to the organization and which ones can be cut.
Mike Taylor is a content marketing specialist at Digium says when making those difficult decisions with limited funds, here are 5 expenses worth keeping in the budget.

Two Moms Bring Zen To Slow Cooking

When life adds special burdens to a mother, she sometimes finds a solution that becomes a business.
Such is the case with Meg Barnhart, an Illinois mother in need of extra time for her children, one whom had special needs.
She began using a slow-cooker to prepare family meals.

Five Legal Tips for Startups

When done properly, launching a startup can be an exciting and fulfilling endeavor.  When done improperly, it can be a nightmare.  Unfortunately, in an effort to get the business off the ground, many new founders overlook the importance of legally protecting their business and themselves.  Matthew Horn, Esq. is the President and Co-Founder of Legal Services offers these are five important legal tips for startups.

Military Wife Builds Successful Business Out Of Necessity

A military wife who recognized frequent moves for her husband’s career made finding a worthwhile job difficult decided to strike out on her own.

She also wanted to help other military families.

The result is that Vista Bartholomew has built VistaPix Media into a full service enterprise offering a variety of services including photo scanning, slideshow creation and VHS conversions.

Four Tips For Creating a Successful E-commerce Website

When it comes to creating a website that will not only attract customers, but also keep them coming back for more, e-commerce company owners may be at a loss.

According to Nikole Haiar, Director of Marketing at Hostway Services, Inc,it can be difficult to distinguish the essentials of a lucrative e-commerce platform from the items that are merely bells and whistles.

Haiar offers these top tips offered by such experts as Designer Daily on how to establish a website that will position your e-commerce brand for success.

Do You Know Your Client?

Not having a clear mental picture of a company’s ideal client can really hurt.

According to Mark Satterfield it’s essential for all business owners to have a clear mental picture of their ideal client.

Five Tips For Completing The Most Beneficial Tax Return

For small-business owners, finding tax deductions that pass an IRS screen is crucial to minimizing levies.

However, small businesses have many tax options and deductions available to them—and the sooner planning for taxes start, the better off entrepreneurs will be.

Start-Ups, Small Businesses Need To Think About Legal Services

Before a small business opens its doors, its founder or founders need to make several important decisions – and many of them may require some kind of legal advice.

Inspirations For New Small Business Come About In The Strangest Ways

A school project led one entrepreneur to a successful small business.

For CEO Laura Bisel of Bizzy Fizz Bath Treats, it all started with her son’s exploding volcano science project. 

Bisel explained how the idea for Bizzy Fizz Bath Treats came from her efforts on her son’s behalf.

But her son did more than that. After creating the Bizzy Fizz treats, he had another idea.