March 10th, 2010 by admin
Veronica Rose, founder and CEO of Aurora Electric, a Jamaica, N.Y., electrical contracting company, has spent nearly 20 years successfully bidding on government contracts. One of the first women to obtain a master electrician’s license in a heavily male-dominated industry, Rose has worked on major projects at JFK International Airport and the World Trade Center. Her seven-person firm boasts a customer list that includes General Electric, NBC and Columbia University.So how much of the $787 billion in stimulus money that the government approved last year has ended up in Aurora Electric’s bank account
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March 10th, 2010 by john
A die-hard belief in one’s business or product has been the key to the success of many entrepreneurs and inventors. Generally speaking, I’m a strong advocate for determination and action, and the press is filled with stories of successful entrepreneurs who refused to give up. Less well-publicized are the opportunities entrepreneurs decided to pass up
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March 9th, 2010 by john
Some people are in business to save the planet or share their unique gifts with the world. Some people are in business just to make money.
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March 8th, 2010 by admin
Just like casting for fish, the process of meeting people, staying in touch, and then asking for their business is something that requires patience and practice.A few years ago, a long-standing member of a business networking organization was talking about canceling his membership–not because he wasn’t getting enough referrals, but because his referrals were coincidental.That’s right.
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March 5th, 2010 by john
Opportunities abound for small businesses to cut their tax bills. The key is understanding what’s deductible for your business. A good tax preparer can guide you, but it is your responsibility to save receipts throughout the year.”Organization and good record keeping are the keys to lower tax preparation fees and painless IRS audits,” says Sam Fawaz, a certified financial planner and certified public accountant with Y.D. Financial Services in Franklin, Tenn.
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March 5th, 2010 by john
As an entrepreneur, you’ve certainly heeded the call of passion for your work. Maybe you even subscribe to Marsha Sinetar’s sage chestnut, “Do what you love, and the money will follow.” But until a few years ago, there was a distinct difference between starting a business with an eye toward the bottom line and taking the same plunge for social good. Then along came the L3C.Often called “the for-profit with a nonprofit soul” by Robert Lang, one of the architects of the business structure, an L3C is a hybrid model that allows owners to do well by doing good
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March 5th, 2010 by admin
By Diana RansomBetween documenting expenses and processing credit cards from just about anywhere in the U.S., smartphone applications have changed the way many small businesses operate. Now, more firms are turning to these apps to enhance the way customers interact with their products and services–and even boost their bottom lines.”People nowadays want everything to be at their fingertips, and if companies are not finding ways to provide these tools [they] will soon see drop-off from their customers,” says Jennifer Shaheen, a small business technology consultant in White Plains, N.Y. Providing an app also offers a tremendous marketing opportunity, she says.
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March 5th, 2010 by admin
Shez Zamrudeen has loved fashion since she was a little girl.That’s why it was a no-brainer for her to get into the fashion industry and turn her passion into a career.”It was my biggest passion in life to be a part of the fashion industry,” says Zamrudeen. “I live my life around fashion; I’m always the girl thinking and planning weeks ahead about my outfit for an event.” Content Continues Below At heart, Zamrudeen has always known she’s an entrepreneur. She wanted to open her own business when she was 21 years old, but she didn’t have the knowledge to do so
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March 5th, 2010 by john
The first question that every prospective franchisee asks a franchisor is, “How much money can I make in this business?” Since the FTC passed the franchise compliance rules in 1979, the most common answer to this question has been, “We can’t tell you because the FTC won’t allow us to.” This statement is simply not true and never has been.In the original 1979 FTC regulations governing the sale of franchises, the guidelines specifically allowed franchise companies to make what were called “earnings claims” as long as a specified set of rules was followed. In the revised FTC rules adopted in 2007, they again allowed for what they are now calling “financial performance representations” to be made by franchise companies under specified parameters. In fact, under the current rules, if a franchise company elects not to provide financial performance representations to a prospective franchisee, they must make a disclosure to the candidate stating that the FTC does permit them to do so in Item 19 of their Franchise Disclosure Document.A company may make any financial representation it wants as long as it complies with the FTC rules, which aren’t really tough to meet
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March 3rd, 2010 by admin
If you think you need online forms to collect contact information from your website visitors, think again.
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