July 17th, 2010 by john
By Dan BriodyYes, viruses, worms, phishing and other horrible-sounding threats make for a dangerous world out there for your computer network. But there’s comfort in the fact that 84 percent of network attacks are considered preventable with simple security measures.Yet to be convinced that you need to take protective measures? Then consider the following: It takes 20 minutes for an unprotected computer to get infected after it’s been hooked up to the internet
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July 17th, 2010 by john
If you want to start a business but don’t know where to start, don’t worry–you are not alone. In fact, given the new economic reality of our time, more people than ever before have found the “job” they thought was waiting for them doesn’t exist. Others have come to the conclusion that they would rather create work they love, constructed to fit with their own life goals.
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July 17th, 2010 by admin
While chasing kids around the kitchen in the fall of 2006, a friend and I decided we wanted to do more than pick up toys and change dirty diapers.She sewed and, as a former junior high school English teacher, I was comfortable in front of others. So we thought we’d give the idea of selling custom purses at parties a try.
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July 16th, 2010 by admin
How long should a business plan be? How many pages? What should it cover
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July 15th, 2010 by john
By Randy MyersThere’s nothing like a recession to drive companies to new heights of customer service. After all, when every customer becomes precious, it becomes more important than ever to keep the ones you have happy.But why stop when the economy recovers?
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July 15th, 2010 by admin
Related Links Work & Life: Dealing With Disabilities Starting Up: Entrepreneurs Turn to Moonlighting Small-business owners looking to stay afloat in today’s choppy economy have a lot riding against them. Raw materials are pricier
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July 15th, 2010 by admin
After working in Mexico City as a manufacturer’s representative for two years, Elizabeth Helsley thought about returning to her hometown of San Diego to start her own company. Then she ran the numbers and discovered that bootstrapping her business in Mexico would drastically reduce her overhead
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July 15th, 2010 by john
I’ve got a bone to pick with our congressmen and congresswomen! You know how legislators sneak unrelated provisions into major bills? Yeah, well, they did it again. Section 9006 of the massive Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act will mean yet another huge paperwork burden for small business.
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July 13th, 2010 by john
It’s been said that there is no stronger, faster or more powerful tool on earth than the human brain.Yet when it comes to our businesses, too few of us fully tap into our brains’ vast and proven ability to make things happen. Perhaps we get tied up in daily details, focus more on what is practical and tangible or dismiss the idea that our thoughts can affect our reality as “new-age-y hocus pocus.” Regardless of our opinions, the cold, hard subjective data of science tells us that the power of our brains can be harnessed to change, create and influence results and outcomes in all areas of our business lives
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July 13th, 2010 by admin
Beyond profit in a business, cash flow is king. For startups, establishing cash flow as quickly as possible is vital to keeping your operations going through your critical first year and beyond.The key to maximizing cash flow in your business is to understand the things you can actually work on and measure, to create a clear target number or objective.Those factors (part of the “5 Ways” formula we’ve discussed before) are your: Total number of leads Conversion rate Total number of transactions Average value sale Profit margins Content Continues Below What’s one of the first and easiest ways to immediately boost cash flow and profit
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