BizOp Blogs

Michigan Business Review – MLive.com: It’s always hunting season for the next great idea. The Edsel and the smartphone have vastly opposite records of success, but they both came from the same source: an idea. In their book “The Idea Hunter,” Andy Boynton and Bill Fischer observe... More

In the world of money, bills and spending, time waits for no man – or woman. When a due date hits, you have to pay it fast. When an opportunity to buy something at a good price comes up, you have to grab it very quickly. But the funds to do these things aren’t always there. That’s a time when... More

FreshBusinessThinking.com: Online social network for homeworkers Enterprise Nation is giving £100 to 100 businesses and would-be businesses for their “good ideas”. The competition, in association with PayPal, is asking its members how they’d spend the money on their ventures, awarding... More

Despite that fact that it is 2010 and today’s marketplace being technologically driven, you might be surprised at how just many small-businesses still don’t accept credit card payments. If your small business doesn’t currently take credit/debit cards than you are really missing out on a sizable... More

Atlantic Online: To stanch the flow of continued job losses (with 263,000 jobs lost in September, up from 201,000 in August), the White House is weighing new options. Among them are more stimulus-style projects as well as traditionally conservative approaches such as tax cuts for small businesses.... More

FranchiseTalk: * Check that existing business continuity contingency plans address long-term absenteeism rates. In particular, check to see if core business activities can be sustained over several weeks with only a minimal workforce available. * Identify your company’s essential functions, which... More

New York Daily News: No tax question is too tough for New York’s top accountants, and Your Money is putting them to work for you — for free. The annual Daily News Tax Hotline is returning this week to assist filers. An all-star team of certified public accountants will be on hand tomorrow, Wednesday... More

Small Business: 1. Have a induction policy for welcoming and training new employees. Don’t just leave it to whoever is available. Human resources should cover the HR side of the induction with a trainer (if you have one) or a senior manager or supervisor covering the more hands on part of the... More

ITworld.com: *Send out an e-mail newsletter. Even if you have a small bricks-and-mortar business, you should be collecting the e-mail address of every customer who walks through your door. That way you can send them a regular newsletter with special offers, special events, coupons, and more. “Your... More

Press Release 365: For a limited time, Axioi, Inc. will provide coaching at no cost to new members of one of the world’s most successful work-at-home training programs. By enrolling through a special URL, new members of the Maverick Money Makers Club will automatically be eligible for one month... More

Virtual Entrepreneur: How gloomy are entrepreneurs? Check out the latest results of a survey of 805 small-business owners by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group. In the last 420 months that the NFIB has taken that monthly pulse of small-business... More

Best Syndication: You’ve decided that you want to run your own business from home. You’re probably looking forward excitedly to running an enjoyable and rewarding business but you’re also a little bit nervous about the idea. There’s so much to think about and lots to do. In this, the first of... More

CIO Today: Teleworking, broadly defined, is the ability to work from a home or remote location for all or part of the work week. Companies have been implementing large-scale teleworking programs for close to a decade, following a trend that had its root in contact centers. Use of home-based agents... More

Bizjournals.com: Need help figuring out the next step for your small business? The Montreat College MBA program may have some answers. A team of the school’s graduate students is offering consulting services as part of the class’ spring semester project. The students interview the selected business... More