June 20, 2013

Do You Have the Right Motivation to Start Your Own Business?

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Some businesses fail. As a matter of fact, at least 80% of startups fail within the first five years. And most of business starters do because they did not have the right motivation to start with. Some start their business thinking it is the ticket away from a job or boss they hated. But these [...]

Preparation Insights Before Starting Your Own Business

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Quitting your day job to start your own business could sometimes become scary. It’s like you are moving out from your home to live in the jungle. You barely know what’s life going to be like and what adverse conditions you will be facing there. And so just like before living in the jungle, you [...]

What is the Most Important Factor to Any Business Success?

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Are you thinking of starting a business? What is the most important thing you need to do to start one? A lot of emerging entrepreneur has been asking themselves how they are going to start something new. Marie Forleo, a marketing and lifestyle expert, discusses the single most important thing new business owners’ needs to [...]

Does It Pay to Pay Someone?

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When starting a business, entrepreneurs often think if it is cost-effective if they would hire someone to work for them. They tend to ask if it is feasible to pay for the additional hands in their new business. This is a common question that new business owners are struggling about because they are doing everything [...]

Startup Fundamental: Drawing in Your First Business Clients

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The first few phases of starting a business are some of the most challenging times for novice entrepreneurs, especially the part wherein you need to look for your first few clients. This can be a very tedious job if you do not know the tricks of the trade. One thing to remember, though: you should [...]

Three Things You Should Never Forget When Starting a Business

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There is a tremendous amount of information, advice, and suggestions on the Internet, books and elsewhere to help start-up entrepreneurs fire up their business. With the overwhelming amount of help growing like grasses on a wide meadow, we sometimes tend to overlook some fundamental tips. What are these three things that business starters should always [...]

Fundamental Questions to Ask Before Starting a Business

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The world of entrepreneurship is as challenging as its spelling. It is a world of risks, of uncertainties, of failures, of getting back up, of failing again and getting back up again. And most of all, it is the most fulfilling world you can ever belong to. So, what fundamental questions do you ask when [...]

For Business Start-Ups: Forward Planning is Succeeding

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Starting your own business is not the easiest decision you will make in your entire life. It is never easy to leave a day job to start a business, and it is not easy to tell people who matter that you have made that decision. However, once you become successful in your business venture, it [...]

How to Break the News to Your Mother-in-Law that You are Quitting Your Job to Start a Company

Quitting your job to start a business

So you decided to quit your current job in order to start a company. The next step is how to break the news to your family, especially your mother-in-law. In this very unusual episode of AskJay, Jay Adelson tries to answer a sender who wants to know how to convince his mother-in-law that he is [...]

From a Developer to the Business Owner: Easing the Transition

Developer to Business Owner: Easing the Transition

If you are planning to go from a developer to a business owner, this video episode of AskJay is tailored for you. Being a developer is already an asset, given your specialized skills for a particular niche. Now, your next concern is how to transition into an entrepreneur. The letter sender for this episode is [...]