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7 Tips to Build a Business While Working a Day Job
Many people dream of leaving their nine-to-five jobs to start their own businesses. Many successful entrepreneurs had to keep their day jobs until they reached a point in their businesses when it was feasible to quit. This transition time can be stressful and difficult, especially when you don’t enjoy your job, but it doesn’t have to be. [...]
Chalkboard Wall for Your Child's Room
Children’s bedrooms are areas of the home where you can truly let your creativity take over. However, while you could transform this space into a dream come true for your kids, many kids’ bedrooms unfortunately are rather dull and boring. This simple, affordable, do-it-yourself project can be just the flare of improvement [...]
Gag Gift Empire Earns $100 Million
Gag gifts and fun products catch on with consumers. Jonah White is the founder of Billy Bob Teeth and CEO of the multi-million dollar gag gift empire, redneck- approved Billy Bob line. After taking the Halloween and costume industries by storm and building an empire based on his own invention of gag gift fake redneck buck teeth, Jonah [...]
15 Ways to Slash Start-Up Costs in Your Home Business
Any Business’ Start-Up Costs Can be Minimized Using Economical Strategies and Creative Financing Many people wish they could start a home business, but believe the costs are too prohibitive. However, as you will read in this feature, there are numerous home ventures that are relatively inexpensive to set up. Generally, businesses with [...]
Why Small Business Failure Rates are Declining
Hidden in much of the gloomy news about small business in recent years is an important positive statistic: business failure rates are in a long-term decline. The rate at which American employers go under has fallen by 30 percent since 1977. Sure, the trend is far from perfectly linear. Business failure rates rise in recessions and [...]
A DIY Goat Barn for Less Than $1,000 from Reclaimed Materials
Something is very satisfying when a person can complete a project from reused items so that they don’t end up in a landfill while saving money in the process. Last year, we constructed a goat barn using mostly reused building materials and it cost us less than $1,000. The barn is 16 feet square and of pole construction. The posts used [...]
Which Tax Group Do You Belong To?
No Taxes Nate, Accidentally Profitable Alex, or Eddie the Enduring Entrepreneur By Greg Crabtree I would classify entrepreneurs into three groups when it comes to taxes: 1. No Taxes, No Way Nate – This guy will do anything possible, including cheating, to pay no taxes. From our experience with clients we turn down or terminate, this [...]
The 3 Things College Taught Me About Being An Entrepreneur
For many reasons, college is a unique opportunity for young adults. It not only provides a rare ecosystem where students can learn new skills but also allows for experiences they might not have had access to otherwise. Yet, as an entrepreneur, college is sometimes undervalued. Many people believe the standard courses and majors [...]
How South Africa Built a Booming Wine Business
Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist said, “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” The South African economy has climbed many hills. Even today, with mining as the main economic driver, the Rand is very weak. So maybe it’s high time [...]
The Questions This Founder Asked Before Launching His Luxury Van Startup
During the recession, former hedge fund manager Richard Fertig found himself on a difficult job hunt, one that led him to an important realization. “After months, I decided it’s really unfair to expect people to hire me, if I never hire myself,” recalled the founder of Brilliant Transportation, a Brooklyn-based transportation startup [...]