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Market Research and Testing Your Business Idea

This is a guest post from Kevin Kaiser of Startup Biz Blog.

So, how much time have you spent writing your business proposal? Are you reading this article because you’re trying to kill time on the internet rather than trying to find investors, or are you hitting dead ends when you do put yourself out there and get your proposals in to investors or banks?

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How to Get Your First Customer

The first customer can be the hardest one to get, but these ideas will help you land that first customer quickly and easily.

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Success Strategies for the Home Based Business

This is a guest post from Bethany North of www.thecoffeebump.com.

There is nothing more wonderful than being your own boss and working at home, but there is also a measure of risk involved since you will be taking a personal financial hit if you don’t succeed.

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Finding New Business Opportunities

If you are looking for an idea for a new business, a way to tap into a new market, or a product line expansion, the answer may be right in front of you. The secret is to learn to see the opportunities that exist. 

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Six Things You Need to Know About Sales

This is a guest post with sales advice from G.L. Hoffman. It is excerpted from his book, Dig Your Job.

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Concentric Marketing

Most small businesses do not have the resources to launch a large national marketing and advertising campaign. However, you can grow your business in stages to ultimately reach a large national or international market. I think of it as “concentric marketing.”

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Bad Economic Times Can Be Good for Your Business

The media are full of stories about how bad the economy is, and that if we are headed for a recession, if not a depression. All of the talk about a faltering economy has a lot of people nervous. And that nervousness can actually lead to a downturn.

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Making a “Big” Impression

You do not need to be a big business to make a strong impression. Learn the simple ways any small business can make a big impression.

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Solo-preneuring: Get Paid to Do What You Love to Do

Solo-preneuring is getting paid for doing what you love. It is taking control of your work and your life. Solo-preneuring is a form of self-employment, but it is much more. It enables you to integrate your work and your life so that you feel good about what you do for a living.

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If It Sounds Too Good to Be True

A client recently contacted me to ask about an opportunity that had been presented to her. Someone was offering to set her up in an online business that would make money for her without any effort on her part. 

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