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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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  Insurance

  Secrets For Starting A Business Minimize your risk with business insurance.

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  Protecting Your Customers: When Your Clients Require You To Have Insurance

  While many people might expect their landlord to require proof of insurance, did you know that your customers might also require you to have insurance before you can make a sale? Business veteran Bob Zale says that a certificate of insurance may be required by anyone "who may have an insurable interest in your property or your actions, including negligence on your part."

Sunday, April 13, 2008

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  Sources For Business Startup Advice

  Web References:

  • Key Bank

• Ira P. Rothken9:06 AM [] Anon - 2 changes - 49 hits

  Ira P. Rothken

  Ira P. Rothken Esq., is the founder of Rothken Law Firm, and is a well known author on software and technology issues, including writing for Home Office Computer, and appears as a guest legal expert on television and radio including CNN, KQED, CNET, and KTVU.

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

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  Are you an Ace Maker? Do you counsel others on how to increase their productivity and efficiency? Then this is the wiki for you.

  • Secrets For Starting A Business
  • Business Plan Advice For Startups

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  Ralph Warner

  Sources for business startup advice Ralph Warner is the author of How to Run a Thriving Business: Strategies for Success and Satisfaction and founder of Nolo, a Berkeley, California, publisher of do-it-yourself legal books, forms and software for consumers and small businesses

• Jeffrey Olmstead10:27 PM [Factored from [[Jeffrey Olmstead]]] Anon - 1 changes - 44 hits

  Jeffrey Olmstead

  Sources for business startup advice Jeffrey Olmstead is an assistant vice president of property underwriting in the small commercial area at The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. in Hartford, Connecticut

• Pamela Hannigan10:27 PM [Factored from [[Pamela Hannigan]]] Anon - 1 changes - 32 hits

  Pamela Hannigan

  Sources for business startup advice Pamela Hannigan is a professor of real estate economics at New York University in New York City.

• Greg Alevizos10:27 PM [Factored from [[Greg Alevizos]]] Anon - 1 changes - 37 hits

  Greg Alevizos

  Sources for business startup advice Greg Alevizos is a manager of professional services with Salem, Massachusetts-based IT consulting firm New England Network Group

• Andrew Zacharakis10:27 PM [Factored from [[Andrew Zacharakis]]] Anon - 1 changes - 48 hits

  Andrew Zacharakis

  Sources for business startup advice Andrew Zacharakis is a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College in Babson Park, Massachusetts, and co-author of How to Raise Capital: Techniques and Strategies for Financing and Valuing Your Small Business

• Sean O'Halloran10:27 PM [Factored from [[Sean O'Halloran]]] Anon - 1 changes - 35 hits

  Sean O'Halloran

  Sources for business startup advice Sean O'Halloran is the founder of [GeoMarketing]Create? Research, an Oreland, Pennsylvania, market research firm that focuses on business location analysis.

• Linda Hunt10:27 PM [Factored from [[Linda Hunt]]] Anon - 1 changes - 22 hits

  Linda Hunt

  Sources for business startup advice Linda Hunt is the founder of Sum Solutions, a Trumbull, Connecticut, financial management firm that works with small and midsize businesses.

• Trey Cox10:27 PM [Factored from [[Trey Cox]]] Anon - 1 changes - 26 hits

  Trey Cox

  Sources for business startup advice Trey Cox is a partner with law firm Lynn Tillotson & Pinker LLP in Dallas

• Doug Hall10:27 PM [Factored from [[Doug Hall]]] Anon - 1 changes - 21 hits

  Doug Hall

  Sources for business startup advice Doug Hall is the founder of The Eureka Ranch, a Newtown, Ohio, creativity think tank that helps clients tap new ideas

• Leonard DuBoff10:27 PM [Factored from [[Leonard DuBoff]]] Anon - 1 changes - 36 hits

  Leonard [DuBoff]Create?

  Sources for Business Startup Advice Leonard DuBoff, is a Portland, Oregon, attorney and author of The Law (In Plain English) for Small Business.

• Suzanne Caplan10:27 PM [Factored from [[Suzanne Caplan]]] Anon - 1 changes - 33 hits

  Suzanne Caplan

  Sources for business startup advice Suzanne Caplan is a Pittsburgh consultant and author of Streetwise Finance and Accounting: How to Keep Your Books and Manage Your Finances Without an MBA, a CPA, or a Ph.D.

• Louise Anderson10:27 PM [Factored from [[Louise Anderson]]] Anon - 1 changes - 33 hits

  Louise Anderson

  Sources for business startup advice Louise Anderson is president of Anderson Performance Improvement, a Hastings, Minnesota, sales consulting firm

• Jack B. Hess10:27 PM [Factored from [[Jack B. Hess]]] Anon - 1 changes - 74 hits

  Jack B. Hess is with Columbus Enterprise Development Corporation. He is the author of The Tactics of Creating a Business Plan, hosted by Key Bank at https://www.key.com/pdf/strategynotebook.pdf

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  Frederick Daily

  Frederick Daily, a St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, tax attorney and author of Tax Savvy for Small Business: Year-Round Tax Strategies to Save You Money

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  Business Startup Tax Planning Includes Planning For Retirement

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Taxes When planning your business startup, start thinking about your retirement. Even when you're just starting out and retirement seems a long way off,

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  Keep a written log of your mileage

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Taxes One of the most valuable deductions for a small business can be the mileage you log driving for your business, so log your miles.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Taxes with employees are more complicated, so get professional help10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Taxes with employees are more complicated, so get professional help]]] Anon - 1 changes - 30 hits

  Taxes with employees are more complicated, so get professional help

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Taxes Get professional help, especially if you have employees. Taxes get a lot more complicated with employees, since you're required to

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  Taxes

  Secrets For Starting A Business Doing taxes right can save you money in the long run.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Be careful with your new business payroll10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Be careful with your new business payroll]]] Anon - 1 changes - 40 hits

  Be careful with your new business payroll

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Taxes Look carefully at the payroll of your new startup business. It's the most likely place for you to get in trouble with the taxing authorities,

• Tips For Starting A Business - Carefully calculate estimated income and estimated tax payments10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Carefully calculate estimated income and estimated tax payments]]] Anon - 1 changes - 29 hits

  Carefully calculate estimated income and estimated tax payments

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Taxes Take care in calculating estimated income, social security and medicare

• Tips For Starting A Business - Good accounting records make it easier to sell a business for full value10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Good accounting records make it easier to sell a business for full value]]] Anon - 1 changes - 33 hits

  Good accounting records make it easier to sell a business for full value

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Accounting If you plan to sell your business someday, take extra care to keep good records. "Understand that you're creating value," Suzanne Caplan says. "And

• Tips For Starting A Business - Plan your first meeting with an accountant10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Plan your first meeting with an accountant]]] Anon - 1 changes - 33 hits

  Plan your first meeting with an accountant

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Accounting Seek professional assistance with your accounting. "Choose a good accountant from a small firm, and buy two hours of his

• Tips For Starting A Business - Start cultivating a relationship with your bank10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Start cultivating a relationship with your bank]]] Anon - 1 changes - 30 hits

  Start cultivating a relationship with your bank

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Accounting Start a relationship with a bank, even if you don't yet need or want a loan. "Drop in and meet your branch manager," Suzanne Caplan says. "Tell them what kind of business you're starting so when you need to do some banking, you'll have someone to rely on."

• Tips For Starting A Business - Cash-flow projections are a first tool in managing your startup10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Cash-flow projections are a first tool in managing your startup]]] Anon - 1 changes - 30 hits

  Cash-flow projections are a first tool in managing your startup

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Accounting Do a cash-flow projection as part of your business plan before starting your new business. This should be one of your first financial

• Tips For Starting A Business - Your startup needs a checking account10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Your startup needs a checking account]]] Anon - 1 changes - 39 hits

  Your startup needs a checking account

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Accounting Even if you plan to operate as a sole proprietor, open a checking account for your business.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Accounting10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Accounting]]] Anon - 1 changes - 49 hits

  Accounting

  Secrets For Starting A Business Money is the lifeblood of your business, so keep close tabs on your cash.

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  Sales includes educating your customers

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Sales Use your sales process to educate your customers.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Choose the right sales channels10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Choose the right sales channels]]] Anon - 1 changes - 42 hits

  Choose the right sales channels

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Sales Your sales efforts will be more effective if you choose the right channels.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Find out why customers are buying your products10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Find out why customers are buying your products]]] Anon - 1 changes - 47 hits

  Find out why customers are buying your products

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Sales Find out why customers are buying your products.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Prepare for sales cycles10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Prepare for sales cycles]]] Anon - 1 changes - 36 hits

  Prepare for sales cycles

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Sales Plan for cycles in your sales. Every type of business has a different

• Tips For Starting A Business - Know why a customer would buy your product10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Know why a customer would buy your product]]] Anon - 1 changes - 50 hits

  Tips For Starting A Business - Know why a customer would buy your product

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Sales Know why a customer would buy your product.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Keep contacting customers even if the answer is no10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Keep contacting customers even if the answer is no]]] Anon - 1 changes - 53 hits

  Keep contacting customers even if the answer is no

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Sales When a customer says no to a sale, celebrate the "nos." Getting lots of "no" responses shouldn't be discouraging.

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  Sales

  Secrets For Starting A Business Get out there and show 'em what you've got--literally.

• Tips For Starting A Business - A Word About Word of Mouth Marketing10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - A Word About Word of Mouth Marketing]]] Anon - 1 changes - 36 hits

  A Word About Word Of Mouth Marketing

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Marketing According to Jack B. Hess, "Most business plans state that they will rely heavily on 'word-of-mouth' as a primary

• Tips For Starting A Business - Test your marketing for effectiveness10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Test your marketing for effectiveness]]] Anon - 1 changes - 38 hits

  Test your marketing for effectiveness

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Marketing Testing, testing, and more testing on your marketing to make sure it stays effective.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Make long term marketing plans10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Make long term marketing plans]]] Anon - 1 changes - 34 hits

  Make long term marketing plans

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Marketing Plan your startup marketing efforts for the long term. When you create

• Tips For Starting A Business - Establish credibility in your marketing10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Establish credibility in your marketing]]] Anon - 1 changes - 34 hits

  Get real testimonials to use in your marketing

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Marketing Give them a reason to believe. Too often, says Hall, entrepreneurs assume that people will believe in their business,

• Tips For Starting A Business - Develop a clear marketing message10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Develop a clear marketing message]]] Anon - 1 changes - 35 hits

  Develop a clear marketing message

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Marketing Articulate the message.

• Tips For Starting A Business - The marketing message is more important than the marketing medium10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - The marketing message is more important than the marketing medium]]] Anon - 1 changes - 30 hits

  The marketing message is more important than the marketing medium

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Marketing Choose the message before the medium. New business owners often get a

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  Marketing

  Secrets For Starting A Business How you spread the word is as important as the word itself.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Learn how to interview the first employees for your startup business10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Learn how to interview the first employees for your startup business]]] Anon - 1 changes - 43 hits

  Learn how to interview the first employees for your startup business

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Hiring Employees Know how to interview people. It's easy for conversations to turn personal, especially if the applicant is a friend of a friend. But asking an

• Tips For Starting A Business - Importance of motivating your startups employees10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Importance of motivating your startups employees]]] Anon - 1 changes - 42 hits

  Importance of motivating your startups employees

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Hiring Employees Orient and motivate your employees. The employees you hire will never be able to read

• Tips For Starting A Business - Expand your search for new employees beyond your circle of acquaintances10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Expand your search for new employees beyond your circle of acquaintances]]] Anon - 1 changes - 33 hits

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Hiring Employees Deepen your talent pool. Attaining more than one degree of separation in your hiring process can be a good thing, so learn to branch out early

• Tips For Starting A Business - Government paperwork required when you hire employees10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Government paperwork required when you hire employees]]] Anon - 1 changes - 44 hits

  Government paperwork required when you hire employees

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Hiring Employees Do the paperwork required by the government when you hire employees.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Carefully define each job description10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Carefully define each job description]]] Anon - 1 changes - 46 hits

  Carefully define each job description

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Hiring Employees Know what you're looking for in each employee position.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Manage risk even after purchasing insurance10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Manage risk even after purchasing insurance]]] Anon - 1 changes - 45 hits

  Manage risk even after purchasing insurance

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Insurance Don't become complacent about business risks, even if you have insurance. Some property or liability lawsuits might not be covered.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Re-evaluate insurance coverage needs on a periodic basis10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Re-evaluate insurance coverage needs on a periodic basis]]] Anon - 1 changes - 42 hits

  Re-evaluate insurance coverage needs on a periodic basis

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Insurance Stay alert for new threats or possibilities you may not have considered. You might need additional coverage or other risk management.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Hiring Employees10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Hiring Employees]]] Anon - 1 changes - 44 hits

  Hiring Employees

  Secrets For Starting A Business Invest in your business's future by hiring well.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Carefully consider liability to make best choice in insurance10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Carefully consider liability to make best choice in insurance]]] Anon - 1 changes - 54 hits

  Carefully consider liability to make best choice in insurance

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Insurance Carefully consider your liability. For example, third parties such as customers or others might sue the business for injury or property damage

• Tips For Starting A Business - Get competitive quotes for insurance10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Get competitive quotes for insurance]]] Anon - 1 changes - 48 hits

  Get competitive quotes for insurance

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Insurance Shop around for the insurance for your new business startup.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Consider all the risks that insurance can cover10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Consider all the risks that insurance can cover]]] Anon - 1 changes - 39 hits

  Consider all the risks that insurance can cover

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Insurance Think about the kinds of risks you and your new startup business will be exposed to, such as property loss. "That's exposure to loss of the

• Tips For Starting A Business - Get Expert Insurance Advice10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Get Expert Insurance Advice]]] Anon - 1 changes - 45 hits

  Get Expert Insurance Advice

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Insurance Ask an insurance expert to evaluate the insurance needs of your startup business.

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  Do not be a pirate, properly budget for software for your startup

  According to Ira P. Rothken Esq., of http://www.technfirm.com, copyright infringement laws are nothing to scoff at. "In 1992, Congress approved a stiff criminal law that makes commercial software piracy a felony. That means

• Tips For Starting A Business - Know when to get help with the technology at your business10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Know when to get help with the technology at your business]]] Anon - 1 changes - 48 hits

  Know when to get help with the technology at your business

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Technology Know when to get outside help for your technology needs. "If you don't have in-house IT [staff], you definitely want to bring someone in during the initial stages to set up the baseline of the network," says Greg Alevizos.

• Tips For Starting A Business - Plan your startup technology needs for the future10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Plan your startup technology needs for the future]]] Anon - 1 changes - 57 hits

  Plan your startup technology needs for the future

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Technology Plan for the future of your startup business. Following the tips above will help you not only during your initial startup phase, but also as your

• Tips For Starting A Business - Buy a standard computer for all your workstations10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Buy a standard computer for all your workstations]]] Anon - 1 changes - 55 hits

  Buy a standard computer for all your workstations

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Technology Don't buy your computers piecemeal from all kinds of different places. "It's ideal to get a homogenous environment so that all the

• Tips For Starting A Business - Get printer suited to your business needs10:27 PM [Factored from [[Tips For Starting A Business - Get printer suited to your business needs]]] Anon - 1 changes - 52 hits

  Get printer suited to your business needs

  Secrets For Starting A Business > Tips For Starting A Business - Technology Buy printers that meet your needs. Gre