As long as there have been published authors, there have been book tours. Face it, books don’t often sell themselves. Strong promotion and marketing is the key to most merchandise sales and it’s no different with books. When a customer looks at a prod...

Please your senses first. What you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch make a difference in your stress level. The following are general examples of how to please your senses to reduce stress. Sight — Why do we go on vacation? Usually it’s because w...

We can easily identify our bigger stress issues — work, buying a house, and divorce, for example — as the main causes of our stress. In reality, the most harmful stress may come from the smallest of our daily frustrations. Where you live, how you eat,...

It seems as if there are a million things to consider when developing a new business venture. But does your family have the right to be considered in the process? Of course they do, but rarely do they receive equal consideration to finances, business pote...

“I want to start my own business and be my own boss!� Sound familiar? It may, because nearly 95 percent of people have this pass through their thoughts at some point in their working lifetime. “Get rich quick� schemes never work. Yet we are re...

According to a United States Census Bureau survey of business owners, 51 percent will work over 336 days per year. 34.5 percent will work over 40 hours per week and 13.6 percent of those will work more than 60 hours per week. The average business owner...

Partnerships are typically formed due to a joint business idea or the need for financial aid with business start-up expense. Either way, only about 40 percent of partnerships work out and partnership dissolution is like a divorce--it’s really ugly. Y...

Sometimes it is easier to buy an established business rather than start a new business from scratch. About 10 percent of new business owners have purchased an existing business. If you’re looking into buying an existing business, find out why it’s ...

With some businesses, location won’t matter much. But with most, it’s location, location, and location! Poor locations may be where you find the rent is cheaper and you might believe this will save you money. The truth is, your cheaper bad location ca...

Nearly 90 percent of people state that at some point in their lives they’ve dreamed of starting their own business, yet few make the initial effort. Often it’s due to lack of funds or personal commitment, or just the fear of failing. And although itâ€...

It doesn’t always require a massive amount of cash to start a new business. In fact, 25 percent of business owners need no dollar amount to start up and just over 32 percent of new business owners needed less than $5,000 to start or acquire their busine...

The myth that nine out of ten small businesses close in their first year may or may not be completely true. According to more recent Dun and Bradstreet data, 76 percent of new companies were still in business after two years. But since these statistics ar...

Do you plan to give up your job and start a new business of your own? What would that take? What would be your new responsibilities? Probably more than you planned. In new business, your security is the biggest thing you give up. The idea of having a payc...

No, we won’t begin with “Do you have a master’s degree?� Although education does matter, higher education is not a requirement for starting or succeeding in a new business. In fact, according to a 1992 United States Census Bureau report, only 5.3 ...

Long time statistics have shown that 9 out of 10 new businesses fail in their first year. Lack of planning and financial ruin is one of the most common causes. Starting small is a way to insure minimal risk in new business. The founder of Dell computers w...