BizOp Blogs

7thSpace Interactive: A free trial starts today to provide small and medium sized businesses with access to thousands of public sector contract opportunities. From 1 May until 31 July 2008, the http://www.supply2.gov.uk website will allow new registrants to gain free access to public sector contracts... More

Rhonda Abrams is a syndicated columnist, best-selling author, and popular public speaker. She has spent more than 15 years advising, mentoring and consulting entrepreneurs and small business owners. Her knowledge of the small business market and her passion for entrepreneurship have made her one of the... More

Standard: Entrepreneurs are described as risk takers who are ready and willing to seize opportunities. That description aptly fits Boaz Mak’ Abongo. After quitting a high profile job with a multinational company to set up a tour firm, Zytec Tours and Travel, in 2006, it didn’t take him long to spot... More

Effective and well communicated vacation policies are more important now than ever with Summer on the horizon. An AP report by Joyce Rosenberg appears in The Salt Lake Tribune which provides some very helpful hints. Here is a portion of what it says– Human resources professionals say the time between... More

BizThreads: Running a small business is not only about buying and selling products. There are various personal traits that you need to have in order to attract customers like bees to a flower. Here are some personal traits that are necessary for your small business to become that flower: Honesty: This... More

The following article appears on cnn.com. Read it carefully before deciding you can cut expenses by cutting back on the tazes you pay in your business– Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns. Despite surprising the court with a $5 million... More

Noodlenak!: Tired of the same old same old? When everybody’s in on a good thing, it’s sometimes difficult to squeeze in to find a foothold. Take home based businesses, for example. There are guides, websites dispensing tips and advice, even gurus and coaches ready to jump in to save you from making... More

Nancy Lovell is a writer and principal of Lovell-Fairchild Communications, which specializes in marketing and public relations. She is also the subject of an excellent article on All Business.com about the importance of balancing work and life. Small business owners are people too. Since they are people,... More

BizThreads.net: Once you start your online business, then you will need to find fast selling items, so that you get maximum cash flow and don’t end up with dead inventory in your hands. Here are some ways that you can zero in on fast-moving items – and make money selling them online. * Visit... More

Here are some really good questions to ask yourself from Chris Cardell– The following are 30 questions that will immediately pinpoint where your business is doing well – and where you can take action that will produce rapid results. These are the questions that I ask my clients – and my experience... More

American Chronicle: Today many people use Internet to make extra money. Some find second job which allows them to work in their free time via Internet while the others launch a work at home Internet business. For those belong to the latter group, knowing what it takes to make their work at home Internet... More

As the economy slumps, many entrepreneurs are looking past consumer Web sites to focus on products and services for companies. BusinessWeek: As far as entrepreneur Dries Buytaert is concerned, a startup with smart ideas and driven people has a good chance of surviving, whatever the economic climate.... More

Finance And Investment Articles: Most of the big companies we know and respect today started small. Banana Republic, Microsoft, McDonald’s… Even Coca-Cola started out as a concentrated drink dispensed from drug store shelves. But look at how far they’ve come! So if you’re someone dreaming... More

Knoxville News Sentinel: Small business owners in need of capital can find out about federal and state guaranteed loans at the 2008 Small Business Loan Expo on Tuesday at the Knoxville Health Department, 140 Dameron Ave. The expo is free and starts at noon. The event is “a great opportunity for businesses... More