Defining Your Market

Jan 17

Now – as you begin your new business, it’s crucial that you determine both who your target audience is, along with your market niche. To help you make these determinations, we have created a quick reflection guide with questions on your ideal customer base, along with your potential competitors. Customer/Competition Snapshot Reflection Guide – What is...

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Information – Key to Small Business Success

Jan 13

Remember – the more you know about your particular type of business, the greater the chances your business will succeed. You need to become an information gatherer and to absorb as much as possible from the knowledge of others. Consider taking a trip to your local Chamber of Commerce office along with a public library and become familiar with the resources,...

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Setting Up Your Office

Jan 09

When first starting your business, it’s important to establish an attractive, functional office that is conducive to productive work, appealing to clients/customers, and efficient to operate. To help you in the process of setting up this space, we have created the Office Start-Up Checklist from which you can review and determine which items should be included in...

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Employing Technology

Jan 05

It’s always important to remember that, by taking advantage of technology, your small business can have the look, feel, and image of a multimillion dollar corporation; not to mention, you can accomplish more, in less time, with fewer personnel by investing in the technological resources available today. For this reason, we’ve created a Technology Checklist from...

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Tax Planning Part 2

Jan 03

Remember – for the tax benefits alone, it’s worth starting a small business… regardless of the size or profit made in the first two years. For this reason, we have created several items to help you identify some common business expenditures that are tax deductible and beneficial to your tax reduction plan so that you can maximize your deductible expenses...

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Tax Planning Part 1

Dec 30

For the tax benefits alone, it’s worth starting a small business… regardless of the size or profit made in the first two years. For this reason, we have created several items to help you identify some common business expenditures that are tax deductible and beneficial to your tax reduction plan so that you can maximize your deductible expenses and recognize the...

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