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Successful Business StrategiesThursday, 20 September 2007 | Laurie Hurley
I am a home-based entrepreneur. I own a tutor referral service in Southern California and have been a tutor broker for eight years. I just launched my second business. I authored a book about how to begin a tutor referral service and packaged it with a customized website and Accounting Software, support, ads, etc. and am selling it via the internet nationwide and in Canada. Having started two businesses, I have learned about small business planning and strategies for success. Here are my suggestions:
+ Full Story | Business Networking: Earning a Wealth of ContactsMonday, 09 June 2008 | Shawna Ruppert Business networking is one of the most fundamental needs of any business. The success or failure of any new business can be largely dependent on whether or not they are able to build themselves a network of clients and customers during their startup period. Marketing, creating consumer loyalty and networking are all major factors in ensuring that you have the wealth of contacts that your business will need in order to be truly successful. + Full Story |
| Becoming a business analystMonday, 26 May 2008 | Jill Marshall
Are you a technical buff? Consider
yourself somewhat business-minded? Believe it or not, these qualities
need not be channeled into separate careers.
+ Full Story | Profitability RatiosMonday, 26 May 2008 | Sunil Tinani
These ratios measure how skillful a
company is at generating profits.
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| How to Write a Business PlanSaturday, 27 October 2007 | Brenda Keener
A business without a plan is like a ship without a rudder – ultimately it will run around aimlessly without clear direction. Writing a business plan for your startup or new business will also help focus your thoughts, and those of your team, towards the goals that your new enterprise needs to achieve.
+ Full Story | Introduction to Financial RatiosMonday, 26 May 2008 | Sunil Tinani If you are a prudent stock market investor, then you will not invest in a stock without understanding its company's financials. + Full Story |
| Liquidity RatiosMonday, 26 May 2008 | Sunil Tinani
There are three broadly used liquidity ratios: (i) working capital; (ii) current ratio; and (iii) quick (acid) ratio.
+ Full Story | Introduction to Balance SheetSunday, 25 May 2008 | Sunil Tinani
There are three primary and statutory
documents that report about the profitability and financial health of
a company – Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, and Cash Flow
Statement.
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| Accounting for Small BusinessSunday, 25 May 2008 | Jill Marshall
There’s a lot to gain from
keeping your business’s finances in check!
+ Full Story | The Importance of Incorporation??Thursday, 03 July 2008 | Joe DoyleThose wanting to start a business or entering into a business venture initially have an important decision to make: “Incorporate or not to incorporate, that is the question?” Those creating or running their own business have four basic structures to operate under. The entity can operate as a sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC or a corporation. These structures will be discussed in a bit more detail below. + Full Story |
