13 Ways Entrepreneurs Abuse Social Media

by Monica O'Brien

...Some of the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make with social media revolve around making decisions that aren’t consistent with having good business sense. Because social media tools are free, startups and small businesses tend to take the pasta approach: throwing noodles at a wall to see what sticks. Here are some of the most common mistakes to avoid with social media.

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http://blog.monicaobrien.com/entrepreneurs-abuse-social-media

10 Biggest Business Blunders

by TeriScheinzeit

Some great insight, thoughts and tips on why your business may be failing or may fail.

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http://www.savvybizowner.com/resources.html

Choosing a Memorable Brand Name

by Andrew Keir

… choosing a brand name isn’t easy, below are half a dozen mnemonic devices for creating a memorable brand name.

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http://www.andrewkeir.com/choosing-a-memorable-brand-name

10 Tips for the First Time Entreprenuer

by Scott Gerber

Advice from a young entrepreneur in the trenches

Whenever possible, I encourage up-and-comers and established entrepreneurs to mentor the next generation of dream-seekers; for it is this insight and insider education that will provide the foundation for the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. With that, here are 10 pieces of advice that I wish someone had given to me before I launched my first venture.

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/youngentrepreneurscolumnistscottgerber/article203254.html

Resources for Your Small Business Start-Up

Posted by Tammy in Planning, Tammy, Web Candy

There are a ton of resources on the ‘net that can help you get the information you need to launch your business successfully. Here are a few you may not have found yet.

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http://acoupleofquitters.com/2009/09/13/resources-for-your-small-business-start-up/#more-1120

Top Ten Lessons Learned in Home Based Internet Business

by Shelley Lowery

Since starting my home based Internet business back in 1997, I have learned many lessons along the way. These lessons have played a major role in my success, and I'd like to share them with you.

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http://www.web-source.net/internet_business.htm

The 3 Most Critical Factors to Making Your Home Based Business Successful

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by Rolf Joho

Home Based Businesses are great and are mostly very lucrative but without the proper knowledge and the correct tools you can waste an incredible amount of time which undermines the original idea to earn a living and spend more time with your family. I wrote this articleto provide people like you and I a business model to follow in a home based business, in the right path, and to save you wasted time and money.

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How To Survive The Entrepreneur’s Dark Days

Compiled by Mike Michalowicz,
Author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

110 Ideas - You are not alone. Every entrepreneur has dark days. I mean days of complete despair. I asked the TPE community to share their “dark day” experiences, and how they navigated through them:

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http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/how-to-survive-the-entrepreneurs-dark-days

How to Stay On Top of Business (Resource)

It’s time to get back to work after a great summer. We’ve compiled all these topics to help you stay on top of the major business topics. We hope you find this collection useful.

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http://blog.alltop.com/2009/09/how-to-stay-on-top-of-business.html

10 Ways to Grow Your Homebased Business

by Rosalind Resnick

While such homespun wisdom might be fine for common folk, it can be awfully frustrating for an ambitious homebased business owner determined to take his company to the next level of growth and profitability... Fortunately, there are some ways to take your homebased business to new heights without sacrificing your business's profitability or losing your peace of mind.

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/homebasedbiz/homebasedhowtoguides/article71910.html

Starting a business? Tips for a successful launch

by Sharon Epperson

Starting your own business can be daunting, but if you have an idea of the obstacles you could face you’ll be well ahead of the game....You think you’ve come up with a terrific enterprise, one that you’re really passionate about, but do you really know what it takes to launch this business?

CNBC’s personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson, author of “The Big Payoff,” poses the questions you need to ask yourself — and some tips on how to find the answers....

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20926395

10 Simple Things You Can Do to Ease the Pain of Tax Time

by Jacqueline McLaughlin Hale

Most of us dread the record keeping part of our business. But believe it or not, it doesn’t have to be that bad and it doesn't require an accountant, or even an in depth knowledge of accounting to put a simple and effective system of record keeping into place. All you need are some basics and a little help at the end of the year.

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http://www.qualitybooks.com/taxtime.htm

Attitude is More Important than Age...

by Arthur Wang

Does an Older person has a chance to become a successful Home Business Entrepreneur? Your attitude plays a very important in determining whether you can be a successful Home Business Entrepreneur and make money out of it.

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http://www.businesshighlight.org/business/home-business/attitude-is-more-important-than-age-to-a-home-business-entrepreneur.html

Family Biz Tax Give-Back

By Joan Szabo

Family-business owners are among the winners of tax benefits under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The law makes as many as 10 different changes to S-corporation rules, but the changes affecting family-business owners are considered to be among the most significant. (Experts note that the majority of family businesses are organized as S corporations.)

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http://smallbusiness.aol.com/start/startup/article?id=20051213183409990001

Hiring Employees for Your Home-Based Business

Success for a home-based business can produce elation, quickly followed by panic as you realize you do not have enough hours in the day to get everything done. You cannot humanly work 24-hours a day, and you may end up burning out quickly or alienating your family if you try to do too much.

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http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/home-based-business/3321-1.html

7 Steps to Exceptional Customer Service

by Adrian Miller

The statistic that 50% of new businesses fail within their first year is fairly well known. Ugly and scary, yes, but well known. And yet this gloomy statistic may encourage those who make it to day 366 to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, if you make it past year one, you're laughing, right?


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http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/exceptional-customer-service.htm

S Corp Eligibility - Advantages and Disadvantages

For many corporations, the most important tax decision hinges on whether or not to elect to be treated under the provisions of sub-chapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. The choice concerning S-Corporations (S-Corp. status is often a complex one that is fraught with significant tax implications. As with many tax decisions, there are both potential advantages and disadvantages in choosing to be treated as an S-Corp.

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http://www.morebusiness.com/running_your_business/taxtalk/scorp.brc