Biggest Small Business Challenge

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The Arizona Small Business Association surveyed their 11,000+ members and the number one challenge those small businesses have is “lack of sales and weak demand for their products and services”. I would agree that this is a huge problem and probably one that is more common than expected. At first this issue sounds like two [...]

Move forward with your business idea!

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Over the past couple of months I have devoted every article to the topic of small business, but more specifically how small business is the key to improving the economy! Here are the reports and articles if anyone is interested! Week 1: Starting a Small Business At the Root of Economic Growth is Small Business [...]

Week 1: The First Steps: Getting your Business Started

Start your business now

It always seems to be the hardest part. You have great ideas, but you think about them and think about them without doing anything about them. Usually we are unsure where to start or feel like we don’t have enough more or enough knowledge to get started. It becomes really easy to put getting started [...]

Week 1: Business ideas – Be driven by passion

Business Ideas

What are you business ideas? Analyze your ideas to determine which make the most sense for you! Not every idea that you have, will be a successful venture for you. No matter what your ideas are, they need to be inline with who you are. For example, I do not pretend to be well versed [...]

Week 1: Who is Qualified to Start a Business

Your Qualified

You may have considered starting a business but were unsure whether or not it was the right move for you. Maybe you were concerned that being a business owner might not be the best thing for you? The truth is, it’s not as simple or complex as it may seem! You want to be certain [...]

Week 1: Why You Should Consider Starting a Business

Starting a Business

Change your career I think one of the biggest factors that determines the outcome of our future is our careers. This is one of the most important decisions we make in this life. To support this I only need suggest that you evaluate your life as it is. Does your family suffer because you spend [...]

Week 1: Introduction to Small Business

Small Biz Success

From laid off to start-up, one in ten Americans in 2009 started a business. Business is the “profit-making activity that provides products and services to satisfy human needs” (John F Steiner). However, I believe it to be much more than that! Business is more than a job or an occupation. Businesses tend to be built [...]

Week 1: Starting a Small Business

The Start-up System

This week, we are dedicating ourselves to helping you tap into the idea of starting a business. We think it’s time we all have a higher understanding of small business. If you ever wanted to evaluate how you would do as a business owner, we’ve got you covered on our blog. We’re dedicating this week [...]

Economic Recovery: It Starts with Passion

Passion and Commitment

Times are hard, and things have gotten tough for Americans over the past three years. A mini-recession has caused millions of layoffs, taking unemployment into record-breaking numbers. Neighbors have lost their homes to foreclosure, short sales, and bankruptcy. Businesses in our communities have closed, some after 20 years of service, others after only a couple [...]

Major social and behavioral criticisms of business

Business Criticisms

Businesses have a huge amount of power to change society. They can convince people to buy a certain product or to shop somewhere else. The criticisms occur after people have followed the guidance of these self-serving corporations and as a result found dissatisfaction. Companies also find critics from those that they employee. Employees find dissatisfaction [...]