Posts Tagged ‘business’
Right-Sizing Your Business After 50: The Minimum Viable Startup That’s Just Right for You
When it comes to creating a business at midlife, bigger isn’t always better. Or even what you really want. As you begin to reimagine your life after age 50, clearly envisioning what your lifestyle might be like becomes even more important to your new business planning. Doing this planning requires having a good handle on…
Read MoreTake The Test: How to Know When Your On-the-Side Business is Ready to Go Full Speed Ahead
We often get our ideas for a new on-the-side business or product as we go about our daily life, noticing what we can’t find easily (or at all) or how something could be improved to work better. As we keep mulling over these ideas, a potential business idea is born. Before long you’re bookmarking website…
Read MorePart Time Business: Getting Your Side Gig Off to a Great Start
Do you dream of starting your own business but hesitate out of concern you’ll be unable to replace your existing income and support all your family and financial commitments? If you’ve been an employee most of your life, you’ll probably agree that quitting a well-paying job cold turkey is rarely desirable, nor realistic. Staying employed…
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Etiquette and the Start Up Spy:
Learning from those who already have the kind of business you want
When you get a new idea for a business to start up, it can be hard to contain your excitement. Conducting market research and gaining an understanding of your competition is absolutely essential to good business start up. And identifying those who are already doing what you want to do — so you can learn…
Read MoreAre You an Armchair Entrepreneur?
If you’ve found yourself analyzing businesses you see or deal with regularly, you’re probably an Armchair Entrepreneur. That’s what I call someone who thinks frequently about becoming an entrepreneur and often wonders what it might be like to own their own business. Armchair Entrepreneurs have been sitting in their comfortable chairs (sometimes for decades), slaving…
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