Category: Starting a Business

How to Register Your Business with the Secretary of State

September 29, 2017 Linsey Knerl

Congrats! You’ve decided to take the next big step in entrepreneurship and start making your business a legal enterprise. Many small business owners have the need to register with their Secretary of State. Are you one of them? Determining Your Requirements Not everyone is required to go through the process. In fact, if you are a sole proprietor or spousal partnership operating under your own name, you may choose not to do this at all. There are times as an… Read More

6 Small Business Phone Solutions That Won’t Blow Your Budget

September 26, 2017 Gerri Detweiler

When Leigh Wilkins started making scones from her kitchen in Plainfield New Jersey, she had no idea it would turn into a business. “I like to cook,” she says. “It’s a passion of mine.” But when friends tasted her fresh baked scones, they told her she should sell them. She listened, and now is the “Scone Diva,” selling scones in traditional flavors as well as unique ones she’s created like “GuavaBrie” and “CherryLemonGinger.” Wilkins took the time to set up… Read More

How to Get On The Shelf of Walmart Stores

September 18, 2017 Eric Rosenberg

When measured by revenue, Walmart is the largest company in the world. With over $485 billion in revenue in 2016, Walmart is also the world’s largest retailer, and the largest overall company for the fifth year in a row. According to Fortune, the company stocks more than 50 million products. With a global reach and massive sales opportunities, there is no surprise that both big and small businesses want their products on the shelf at Walmart stores. If you think… Read More

9 Places to List Your Brand-New Business

September 1, 2017 Gerri Detweiler

You’ve put your heart and soul into launching your small business. Now you have to help customers find you. In addition to investing in sales and marketing efforts, you can get your business in front of your prospects via a variety of online sources, many of which are offer free basic listings. Here are nine essential places to start. 1. Google My Business Your business needs to show up in Google when consumers do a local search for it. You… Read More

Why Waiting Until Retirement to Start Your Business Could Backfire

August 24, 2017 Linsey Knerl

With Americans living longer, healthier, and more productive lives, it should come as no surprise that many are using their retirement years to work and earn. Don’t expect this to show up as retirees hanging on to their same career paths, however. According to a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, many older retirees are using this stage in life to change careers completely, often with a switch over to self-employment. Data shows that this transition usually… Read More

How 1,000+ Failures Led to This Fried Chicken Legend’s Success

August 15, 2017 John Tucker

Various reports state that there might be upwards of 500,000 new businesses that are started each month across the United States. Many of these entrepreneurs have the same goal in mind when they start their own business: establish financial freedom. Everybody wants to be a millionaire and everybody wants to have their product, service, and business concept in the headlines as one that helped change the world, a region, or change a community for the the better. However, reality sets… Read More