Business cards are the most cost effective tool for small business owners to advertise their product or service. A professionally designed card can convert contacts into clients if used properly. Your card should also reflect your brand and the image you want your customers to perceive you. There are several sources of business cards which [...]
The benefits of professionally designed business card to a small business can never be over emphasized. They have been around for ages but business cards are one of the most used form of advertising and marketing tools by small business owners. Here are some of the reasons why. 1. Cost Effective Business card printing is [...]
The topic of starting a home-based internet business have been brought up several time in conversations in my line of work. I have been asked what is the best internet business. Well, just like any business, the best internet business is something which you love doing. Any business is doomed from the start if you [...]
For somebody who works as a Small Business Counselor but without a brick and mortar business to boot, I have been asked several times why I don’t have a business of my own. The answer is simple, I am my own business and my greatest asset is myself — my knowledge, skills, experience and network. [...]
The usual problem of would-be entrepreneurs in starting a business is where to source financing. However, this is not only a problem for those starting a business. One thing common in start-up and established enterprises is financial constraint. Businesses cannot expand or even sustain itself if financing is a problem.
If you have decided to start your own business, then the next things you nedd to know are where to get technical assistance, where and how to acquire loans, where to get help in marketing, etc. The Department of Trade and Industry has compiled all these information in a handbook on Programs and Services for [...]
Happy new year everyone! It’s been a fruitful 2008 and despite all the challenges, financial and otherwise, I felt very blessed. I wish this 2009 will be a better one for all of us. Financially, I wish I will be better off this year. The US financial crisis is bound to have its effect felt [...]
Many people wanted to have a business but they don’t know where to start. No matter how small a business venture is, the importance of planning can never be underestimated. Here are some of the things that should be taken into consideration before deciding on the kind of business to invest in. 1. You have [...]