http://www.busyentrepreneur.com Learn how to write a business plan and how to start a business! Mon, 14 May 2012 14:17:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-things-every-business-owner-needs/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-things-every-business-owner-needs/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:22:40 +0000 Donna Burke http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12432 As a business owner, you must wear many different hats. You must at times be a counselor, a strategist, a bookkeeper, a marketer, a public relations expert, an accountant, and even a janitor. So how do you keep up with everything and ensure your business success? For one, it is a matter of having the right tools. Here are five things every business owner…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-things-every-business-owner-needs/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/5-signs-you-should-leave-your-job/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/5-signs-you-should-leave-your-job/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:51:05 +0000 Keri Tafolla http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12357 When you work a job that you don’t want to be in anymore, there are a lot of tell tale signs that it’s about time to get out of there. Whether you’ve become complacent, you don’t like the environment or your coworkers make you want to hang yourself, there are a lot of different signs that your current work environment just isn’t cutting it…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/5-signs-you-should-leave-your-job/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/4-steps-to-financial-success-as-a-self-employed-healer/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/4-steps-to-financial-success-as-a-self-employed-healer/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:29:16 +0000 Greg Ordway http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12252 Careers in massage therapy, Reiki and other healing arts offer many advantages such as the freedom of being your own boss and the personal fulfillment of offering a service that provides needed pain and stress relief for many people. Despite these benefits, you need to be aware of a few factors in these fields that can either make or break your new business.…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/4-steps-to-financial-success-as-a-self-employed-healer/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/turn-your-business-ideas-into-reality/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/turn-your-business-ideas-into-reality/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:10:49 +0000 Beth Dahoff http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12008 Owning and operating your own small business can be a challenging yet rewarding career choice. The opportunities presented by small business ownership simply cannot be matched by any other position in the business world. While having your own small business idea is necessary to becoming a business owner, you need to formulate a plan in order to turn those business ideas into a reality. Create a Business Plan
Creating a business plan is the…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/turn-your-business-ideas-into-reality/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/how-to-work-smarter-not-harder-infographic/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/how-to-work-smarter-not-harder-infographic/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:49:09 +0000 Beth Dahoff http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=11996 One in three people hate their jobs. This may be because of long hours, difficult work, or a lack of recognition. While you may not be able to control factors like bosses and coworkers, you can use simple tips to manage your work. These work hacks help you to become more productive, while reducing your overall workload and schedule. Getting organized is the most important tool to managing your work. Part of this organization…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/how-to-work-smarter-not-harder-infographic/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/global-customers-a-formula-for-local-success/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/global-customers-a-formula-for-local-success/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:51:34 +0000 Mike Wolfe http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=11615 While the Internet could give you global customers and open your business virtually anywhere in the world, a lot of business owners have opted to go the other way and focus on their local area instead.  This is because local online marketing strategies are relatively easier to implement, and the return on investment is high.  In fact, ask any business and they would tell you that a bulk of their repeat customers is people…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/global-customers-a-formula-for-local-success/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/04/e-business-success-is-key-for-self-employed-and-small-businesses/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/04/e-business-success-is-key-for-self-employed-and-small-businesses/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:00:53 +0000 Shane Pichardo http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=10048 by Chad Nicholls – Creating an online business is becoming popular due to the current state of the U.S. economy where millions of unemployed individuals seek new careers online. With an online business failure rate well over 90%, there are serious hurdles for any aspiring e-business prospector. The internet can be a risky place to invest your money as countless business offers leading to false or misleading…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/04/e-business-success-is-key-for-self-employed-and-small-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/03/starting-a-home-business-5-great-things-to-sell-through-your-online-business/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/03/starting-a-home-business-5-great-things-to-sell-through-your-online-business/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:13:17 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=9247 by Jeffrey Anderson, M.D. - If you are thinking about starting a home business you have probably become confused about what it takes to become successful and what kinds of products will help you become successful the fastest. The great thing you should know is that you can sell almost anything as long as it provides tons of great value to your customers. Below I have outlined the five things I sell in my…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/03/starting-a-home-business-5-great-things-to-sell-through-your-online-business/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/02/marketing-employment-versus-marketing-self-employment/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/02/marketing-employment-versus-marketing-self-employment/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:06:14 +0000 Mike Wolfe http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=8813 by Mark E Matthews – In the age of the internet, anyone has the option to be self-employed. Any skill set, with a little additional, specific knowledge, can be turned into a career online if you have the right mindset and the entrepreneurial drive. That said, when considering the options available for marketing employment, there is much to be said about a marketer looking at the opportunities available to them as an entrepreneur online…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/02/marketing-employment-versus-marketing-self-employment/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/self-employed-loans-facilitate-funds-for-growth/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/self-employed-loans-facilitate-funds-for-growth/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:08:51 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=6757 Individuals who are having their own business or running an enterprise on their own are termed as self employed. In this type of profession, the profit margin is quite unstable which creates an obstacle to further branch out in to newer avenues. This lack of fund is like an impediment in the path of further progress. This can be averted with the help of self employed loans. This loan assists…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/self-employed-loans-facilitate-funds-for-growth/feed/ 0