Posts Tagged ‘new business’

Career Transition: Baker by Night – Home Based Business Profile

December 1st, 2011

By Clair Schwan
The butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker are all examples of people that had a special talent and turned that talent into small business ideas that worked. Why not you?

Do you have a special talent or interest that others might benefit from? Most of us do.

Are you ready to turn that personal passion into some additional income or possibly a thriving business? It’s all up to you. Let’s meet someone who has done just that.

Vicki Welke is a pastry artist, cake decorator and creator of sugar eggs. She is a specialty chef and artist who creates incredible cakes, eggs and specialty decorations for all occasions. Her creations are both beautiful and edible.

Vicki Welke, owner of Baker by Night.Yummy! Let’s get started already!

The business… » Read more: Career Transition: Baker by Night – Home Based Business Profile

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Career Transition: Creating a Website for Your Small Business

July 25th, 2010

By Jared Pomranky

So you’re starting a new business or thinking about starting a business. In addition to a lot of work and opportunity in front of you, you also have one very big question to answer. How are people going to find you? With the exception of very few people, no one is using the yellow pages to find businesses anymore. The majority of users are visiting search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing to get their business information including local businesses. If your potential customer is searching for your company right now, what are they going to find?

Developing a website is a great way to put your company online, provide information to your potential clients, and it gives you a platform to brand your new business. There are 3 considerations when creating your website:

1. What is your website going to accomplish?
2. How often do you need to change your website content?
3. How are you going to get your website created?

What is your website going to accomplish?

If you don’t have a very specific answer to this question, you are fighting an uphill battle online. » Read more: Career Transition: Creating a Website for Your Small Business

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Career Transition: 9 Reasons NOT to Start Your Own Business

May 24th, 2010

By Randy Duermyer

Randy DuermyerIf you’re struggling to find work and have been thinking of starting a business, you’re not alone. As the job market has been wallowing in muck, many independent-minded souls have been considering entrepreneurship as a means of securing their future. Self-employment offers a level of freedom that makes it very attractive on the surface, but starting a business is not for everyone.

Here are nine reasons NOT to start your own business – at least if you can’t overcome them.

1. You Don’t Have a Nest Egg

Any business you start will take some time to start generating a level of income that will support you. In the meantime, you’ll have some startup and ongoing expenses – no matter how small the business. Ideally, you should have at least 4 to 6 months of your expenses as a fallback. This will give you some time to get your self established and, hopefully, establish a steady revenue stream from your business.

2. You Can’t Get or Afford Health Insurance

It’s pretty risky to go without health insurance and it may be a few years until new federal » Read more: Career Transition: 9 Reasons NOT to Start Your Own Business

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