Regardless of whether your business is based in a bricks and mortar store front, a home service or on the internet only, your business relies on traffic to sell your product, and that requires advertising. Here are five advertising strategies, either free or nominal cost, that apply to any business.Write a short article about you and your business, and submit it to both paper and online newspapers or newsletters catering to the area...more
Entrepreneurs have been around for as long as profitable ideas, but Rome wasn't built in a day, nor did the CEO of a company start working out of a top floor, corner office. You might be wondering then how anyone can grow a business from a basement and what solutions they found to get around the drawbacks of starting a small business.Drawback 1: New businesses need capitalThe rule of thumb is that the entrepreneur should have access to a sum of...more
Myth: Scholarships are only available to high achieversTruth: A lot of students are discouraged because they do not have a 4.0 GPA. Many people believe that you must receive all As in order to be considered for a scholarship. Though one of the most popular scholarships is an academic achievement scholarship, there are other factors that are taken into account. Students with B and C averages can also get scholarships.Myth: Scholarships are only for the poorTruth: Many institutions offer scholarships for the under privileged; however, there are scholarships that do not fall into this category. Many scholarships are awarded to middle class people and individuals who can afford to pay for college. Though most scholarships are based on need; some are based on merit. Myth: It cost money to applyTruth: There are groups and institution who charge a fee to do the work for you. They will search for a scholarship that fits your needs and process your application. Be careful working with these types of services as some of them are scams.Myth: You can only apply for one type of scholarshipTruth: This is not true; you can apply for several different types of scholarships as long...more
A well designed business letterhead will say a good deal about your company. If you are not artistically minded designing your own letterhead could prove to be too much of a challenge and you may want to think about approaching a graphic designer instead. The actual letterhead printing is best left to the experts as the printers use a high quality...more
Most businesses start out as a simple "a-ha" moment, an idea. They begin to grow, become alive and begin to create an identity. As each of these businesses develops they will experience common problems and as they pass through the five stages of business growth.Stage 1: The Creativity StageThis is the birth stage of the venture and where the...more
The internet has evolved into an effective mega-community rich in virtual resources for anyone to use for his or her own profit and benefit. As a single entity making a mark in this virtual arena, it would seem that the overwhelming resources as compared to your local business marketing requirements would be easy to pull off.The sad fact is that ideas and plans are free and abundant, whereas the funds aren't. In this case, here are five reasons for you to consider online small business marketing.Back then, the internet world was dominated by computer programmers or those who had advanced knowledge in website design. Nowadays, even normal and average internet users could create their own websites out from a selection of templates provided by some web hosts. Redesigning and editing of content and layout is done with simple click, drag, drop, and save. There are also tutorials for those who still need to enrich their knowledge.In relation to the first blunder, being too confident that your predictions would happen is a disastrous recipe for your local business marketing. Events are as unpredictable, and being over confident is like you throwing away alternative measures to adapt to...more
Social media is a place where people make their profile, have a tte--tte about their palates and predilections for different products (Facebook communities), they outburst, they endorse themselves (LinkedIn), they upload videos (YouTube), they speak...more
The most flourishing people in MLM network venture and the leading money makers are the most influential people. You have to be influential first. Then people will do whatever it takes to get in a business venture with you. It doesn't matter what...more
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Know thyself and act accordingly - you're a better judge of what needs to get down and how to do it with passion and purpose than any time management book, course or guru. Pay attention to your gut (as soon as it calms down) - it'll give you a better...more
No doubt you're reading this article because you think it's time to take action towards getting your first manager, team leader or supervisor promotion. You may have even tried becoming a manager by applying for promotions and have yet to succeed.For...more
As every small business startup or owner you are seriously thinking about cutting the costs. And one of the first things to look at when doing business online is web hosting. You want to get top quality, but don't want to pay much. It...more