BizOp Blogs

The Associated Press: An entrepreneur who’s mystified by accounting or putting a marketing plan together can get some help, and soon, with the arrival of the fall semester. Schools, colleges and universities around the country offer a variety of courses aimed at small business owners, and many... More

Motley Fool UK: 1. Pay attention to detail When you’re setting up as self-employed, it’s those big ideas and grand schemes that really spark the confidence and motivation to achieve your goals. When I decided to open retail outlets, my enthusiasm lay in my product and company brand. The day-to-day... More

Times Herald-Record: … let’s grab a fistful of paper dollars. Think about stuffing them down a storm drain. Small businesses unwittingly throw money away — well, no. They actually send it to the government. Droves of small-business owners overpay taxes because they don’t know the rules,... More

Best Syndication: Having and owning your own business is the dream of million of people in our country. But affording for it is not possible for everybody. Nowadays that is not a problem at all. Because there are hundred of banks and financial institutions out there which provides loan for business.... More

MSNBC: Lyn Toomey, a veteran virtual assistant and founder of Virtual Market Support, leverages her 27-year career in marketing, operations and virtual assistance to support small and midsize businesses. In the past few years, the Virtual Assistant (VA) industry has increasingly been in the headlines:Good... More

Todd Schuyler Free Home Business: The prime motive of any business is to secure as much benefit as possible. So, it is obvious that when a business person would go for business loans he would also go for loans which offer him low rate loans. Low rate business loans are one such type of loans which are... More

Marketing Web: A special edition of Trendwatching.com‘s Trend Briefing lists 41 new business ideas, aimed to stimulate the imagination of entrepreneurial types. We’ve picked some of those that caught our eye, and could be popular in South Africa. Crowd Clout One trend that Trendwatching.com... More

Post-Bulletin: Most business experts conform to a theory of “thirds.” Of all new business startups, one-third eventually turn a profit, one-third break even, and one-third don’t make it. According to a study by the U.S. Small Business Association, that theory is more or less correct.... More

CNNMoney.com: It was too weird to be true. In late 2006, a series of videos appeared on YouTube about a Willow Springs, Ill., resident named Kyle Bone who’d created a successful product called “the anti-shirt” – a shirt that exposed the area of one’s torso that a normal... More

SmallFuel Marketing Blog: Small businesses are on the rise, and many economists wholeheartedly agree that opportunities are rife. The time is right. You can start a business, even if is just a small one. Barriers to entry are dropping quickly and so are the startup costs. Poor economics, the rising... More

American Chronicle: It can be fun, yet challenging starting a home based business online. For most, this will be the first time they aren’t working at a company with a boss watching their every move. If you are tired of an overbearing boss, the idea of starting your own business from the comfort... More

Times Online: Overtime is overdue an overhaul, according to our top Best Companies, who are keen to buck the worrying trend of working extra hours. Did you work overtime last week and is it a regular occurrence? Do you find yourself constantly going into work early and getting home too late to have... More

Gather.com: For work from home business owners, one of the main problems they face is appearing professional in the eyes of customers and suppliers. While work from home business ventures are no less merit-worthy than those based out of offices, there is a certain stigma attached that work from home... More

Fresh New Small Business Ideas: You’ve probably met several people who are stressed out, burnt out, and just longing for a place where they can relax. This scenario opens lucrative business opportunities like a massage therapy business. Massage therapy also aids in the process of fast recovery from... More