Monday, February 20, 2012

Entrepreneurial Madness

With the downsizing of corporate America, people have looked to being in their own business.  The entrepreneurial spirit is alive for sure. Sometimes it is a part-time venture, sometimes a full-time venture. They may have decided to take the skills they used in corporate America and start a business, providing the sames services, just as an 'entrepreneur'. Other people take their hobby, and try to turn it into a 'revenue producing operation'.  If it succeeds, they will never again feel like they are 'going to work' -- yet they will be.

What you will find here are things to help you in your journey to be the success you want to be. 

Did you know, that more women start businesses each year than men? More than 51% of businesses will be started by women; some statistics say that more than 80% many will fail in the first few years.  It isn't because of they lacked the desire to succeed -- they did not plan to fail, but too many do.

Get the professional help you need from an attorney and accountant. 


Start with a good strategic plan, learn how to build it.
From Day 1 -- Use Contact Management Software -- make sure every person you meet in put into your contact management database, so you don't have to worry about losing their information.
Learn how to effectively manage and control your expenses.  Quickbooks is a great tool, use a Quickbooks tutorial to use it properly. 


Keep coming back for more.

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