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Due diligence, the research part of buying a franchise, includes several different things. If you’ve never worked through the process of researching one before, there’s a pretty good...
by CeceliaT on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 15:55
[Update: the web chats have now concluded. You can view the archive of each chat below.] October is National Women’s Small Business Month. Women-owned businesses are one of the fastest...
by Caron_Beesley on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 07:07
Are you, or do you know someone, under the age of 18 who is interested in starting a business? Whether you are building the latest web app or buying and selling on eBay, young entrepreneurs face the...
by Tim Berry on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 23:17
For years now I’ve thought of business planning in terms of the special case that I call a business plan event. The business plan event is when you have to produce a business plan for some...
by Caron_Beesley on Monday, September 24, 2012 - 07:10
Not sure you have enough money to start a business? Before you raid your life savings or remortgage your home, you should know about some possible alternatives. According to the Kauffmann Foundation...
by Michael Chodos on Friday, September 21, 2012 - 08:43
Life after 50 opens the door to many opportunities and new interests, and being retired or near retirement may give you the time, resources and experience that will allow you to be more passionate...
by BusinessCredit on Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 12:38
A small business credit card should always be the credit card you use when making business purchases. Transactions such as paying for gas in a company car, buying office supplies or taking clients...
by Caron_Beesley on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 04:19
According to Kauffman Foundation, young entrepreneurship in the U.S. is on the rise, with the 20-34 age group comprising 29 percent of the total new entrepreneurship activity in 2011....
by Caron_Beesley on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 07:39
Got a great idea for a business? Wondering if you can patent it before someone else comes up with something similar? Technically, you can’t patent an idea for a business – for example, if...
by FranchiseKing on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 08:35
If you’re thinking about becoming your own boss, and the business model of franchising sounds attractive, there are several things you need to do before you even look at a franchise business...

by FranchiseKing on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 09:01