September, 2016
Test These 3 Feedback Strategies Before You Launch Your Startup
Roughly 90 percent of startups fail. This type of foreboding statistic is becoming more common in business conversations, but have you ever stopped to think about the reasoning behind such dire figures? Often it’s because the startup skipped a vital step in the process: idea validation. In other words, most startups fail because [...]
How to Create an Eco-Friendly Family Craft Room
A craft room is the perfect place to relax and let your creative juices flow, whether you’re making gifts, decorative items or clothing for your family. While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by synthetic art supplies, you can give the space an eco-friendly flair with just a few simple touches. By adding natural elements into your [...]
Hosting Business Events Like a Pro: Step by Step Tips for the Planning Phase All the Way to the End
In order to sit back, relax and smile as your business event runs successfully, you’re going to need to make sure every little detail has been planned meticulously beforehand. There are various things that you’ll need to take care of to ensure your business event is one to remember, and not just in the planning stages. Remembering those [...]
Announcement: Expanding Opportunity Services
Chicago, Ill. — Founded by Todd Hatch in 2004, BusinessOpportunity.com is one of the nation’s leading portals that provides no cost business opportunities, distributorships, licensee opportunities and franchise information. The first service we are rolling out is the ability to have us perform your sales for you often for less than you [...]
3 Pieces of Life Advice From Kevin Hart
In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Alex Berman compiles three life lessons you can learn from comedian, actor and producer Kevin Hart. Nothing lasts forever. Having a realistic point of view and understanding that at any point everything can be taken away is important for setting yourself up for success in the long term. [...]
DIY Low-Tech Hoop Houses: They’re Not Just for Cold Weather!
Hoop houses — this is my third year of using them. The first year, I put hoops over only one raised bed as an experiment. I used a plastic drop cloth for the covering, with various clamps and bricks to hold it in place. I wasn’t completely thrilled with it. During sunny days, even if the temperature was cool, the house would get [...]
How to Determine the Best Markets to Target for Your Medical Claims Billing Service
The following excerpt is from Start Your Own Medical Claims Billing Service. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Every business needs consumers for its products or services to, as the Vulcans so eloquently put it, live long and prosper. So you need to diagnose, or target, your market to determine who your potential [...]
How to Start a Profitable Catering Business from Home
If you’ve spent your life being told that you’re a great cook, you might have wondered just how good you could actually be. Could you run a commercial kitchen, for example? Would people pay for your food? Could you combine your passion for tasty eats with a head for business and turn it into a profitable career? These are all important [...]
How to Recycle Your Used Motor Oil
The very first thing my dad taught me when I got a new car was how to change my own oil. It’s a great skill to have, but his lesson skipped an important step: how to recycle used motor oil. I’ll admit that, until recently, I had no idea that motor oil could be recycled. I also didn’t realize that motor oil never goes bad—it just gets [...]
