Marketing on the Internet is the in thing these days. Everyone who wants to be successful in their business has an online presence as people are becoming more open to the idea of having a web presence to be successful. If you are serious about your business and want to be successful you will have [...]

People who work at home have the freedom to set their schedules and hours. However, it can be difficult to stay on task with so many additional distractions when you work at home. Here are some time management tips to help you stay on task as you work at home. First of all, have a [...]

Many women are so confused by the words - "Business Plan". What is it? Who do I show it to? Do I really need it? What is it really going to do for me? A business plan is a written blueprint for your business. It describes a summary of what your business is [...]

Why do you want to start a business? This may seem like a very simple question but it is actually one of the most important questions you will have to answer before you start your business. As you think about your business idea, it will help if you understand your own reasons for choosing to [...]

Paul Graham Essays: The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups Why Startups Condense in America Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas Paul Graham is an essayist, programmer, and programming language designer. Paulgraham.com got 8,1 million pageviews in 2005. A Student’s Guide to Startups The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn Ideas for Startups How to [...]

With more and more people jumping on the business blogging bandwagon, it’s getting to the point that there is far more out there than you could ever hope to read on a regular basis. To help you filter that infoglut down to a more manageable level, here is my list of the ten most practical [...]

Getting word of your biz out on the street is worth any price, but with these seven techniques you’ll hardly spend a dime. It’s the chicken/egg syndrome of start-up: You need to spend money to bring in customers, but you don’t have money to spend until you get customers. Too often, new business owners treat [...]

Online Small Business Workshop: Business Plans http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/ This is part of an online business workshop provided by the British Columbia Business Service Centre, which aims to help you to prepare business plans and cash flow forecasts. The site provides a step-by-step guide to preparing both of these, explaining what each section could contain, and also offers the [...]

Better Writing Skills http://www.betterwritingskills.com This is all about a book called ‘Better writing skills,’ but you can download some of the book free, for handy tips. You can also email their organisation with some question and they will email them back to you. Mantex http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/biblios/art-wtg.htm This site gives you information on style of writing and general points about writing skills. Tags: [...]

Virtual Teams (Free Management Library) http://www.mapnp.org/library/grp_skll/virtual/virtual.htm Part of a guide and directory to free management resources on the web. The page provides links to various articles about managing virtual teams. It also offers a virtual teams toolkit that provides a practical introduction to creating a virtual team. Virtual Organisation http://www.seanet.com/~daveg/vrteams.htm A short, clear introduction to the concept of Virtual Teams [...]