If you work in Corporate America or for a business where you report to someone and you have been thinking about starting your own business, do you have an exit strategy? When determining a good time to transition from your 9 to 5 job to starting your own business, you should have a plan in place that will make the transition smooth.
As you develop your exit strategy from your 9 to 5 job, there are a few things that you should have in place. Check out the starter list below:

Make sure that your income/revenue from your business can replace your …read more

Have you thought about investing in the future of a young entrepreneur? Do you know a young entrepreneur who has a business idea but need an investor to get started? As a business owner, I would definitely encourage that you take the time to invest in the future by investing in a young entrepreneur.
Below are some ways that you can invest in a young entrepreneur:

Create a business plan or marketing strategy to help grow their business
Develop a website strategy so they can meet the needs of potential clients via the Internet
Plan out their staffing or outsourcing needs for future growth
Help …read more

In honor of the start of baseball season, when hope springs eternal, today’s Sunday Saying has a baseball theme.  The quote is from David Olgivy, sometimes called the “Father of Adversiting,” He said,
Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.

New York Yankees Melky Cabrera hits his game-winning two-run home run for the 9-7 win over the Oakland A’s at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 22, 2009. (Newscom}

If you want to start a business, don’t just aim to be good.  Aim to be great. For a small business owner, that might mean:

Creating …read more

In this series, I have written two other article to help you with turning your passion into a business. The first was entitled “Passion to Business, Can You Do It?” which dealt with turning your passion into a business. The second was entitled “Next Steps After Creating Your Business” covered the topic of what to do after you have created your business.
In this article, I and Jerrilynn Thomas of WomenPartner International will share with you how to take your business to the next level by cross-marketing with other business owners. In an interview with Jerrilynn that I held on Blellow.com, she shared …read more