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><channel><title>Social Pro &#187; Definition of business</title> <atom:link href="http://www.9sp.net/topic/definition-of-business/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.9sp.net</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:54:12 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Busting the Myths of the Work at Home Business Opportunity</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/busting-the-myths-of-the-work-at-home-business-opportunity</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/busting-the-myths-of-the-work-at-home-business-opportunity#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:59:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business opportunity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[home based business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[home business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Business Opportunity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[work at home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Work At Home Business Opportunity]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/busting-the-myths-of-the-work-at-home-business-opportunity</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/busting-the-myths-of-the-work-at-home-business-opportunity><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business74.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>People are staying home to work for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, many people make the leap to working at home based on misinformation. They believe that a home based business opportunity will require less time and less effort than a traditional business. This simply is not true.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/home-based-business-opportunity-busting-four-crippling-myths' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Home Based Business Opportunity: Busting Four Crippling Myths!'>Home Based Business Opportunity: Busting Four Crippling Myths!</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-get-started-with-a-work-at-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Get Started With A Work At Home Business Opportunity'>How To Get Started With A Work At Home Business Opportunity</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/common-sense-approach-to-business-home-idea-opportunity-work' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Common Sense Approach To Business Home Idea Opportunity Work'>Common Sense Approach To Business Home Idea Opportunity Work</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Dominic Boykin</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business74.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business74.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="Busting the Myths of the Work at Home Business Opportunity" /></a></div><p>The work from home workforce is rapidly growing. People are staying home to work for a variety of reasons. Primary among these are flexible schedules, being your own boss and the ability to stay home with children while still earning money. Unfortunately, many people make the leap to working at home based on misinformation. They believe that a home business will require less time and effort than a traditional business. This is simply not true. The truth is that any work at home business opportunity is going to require effort and dedication if it is to be successful.</p><p>In many cases, the false beliefs about home businesses are perpetuated by advertising claims like &#8220;anyone can make money at home&#8221; or &#8220;make money in your sleep.&#8221; These and other myths about the home business world are dispelled below.</p><p>* It&#8217;s so easy that anyone will be successful. Even if everyone had prior experience in owning a business, this statement still wouldn&#8217;t be true. Learning all that you need to know to make a home business opportunity successful takes time and dedication. To be successful at a home based business, you need to be savvy in all areas, including marketing, technology and sales, among others. As with any business, trial-and-error plays a big part in the success of a home business opportunity. Learning is an ongoing process. Running a business becomes easier and more second-nature only after you have done the necessary research.</p><p>* You will make millions overnight. Instant, long-lasting wealth is a myth. Period. Unless you are willing to do some shady things, there is no way to turn a home business opportunity into an instant success. To be successful, you&#8217;ll have to put in the time and effort to make the business take off. And that&#8217;s only after you know what you&#8217;re doing. Contrary to this myth, you&#8217;ll probably even lose money as you figure things out. That&#8217;s to be expected. What can&#8217;t be expected is that just because you work for yourself, you&#8217;ll be successful. In fact, the opposite is true. Working for yourself means that you will enjoy all of the successes, but you&#8217;ll also suffer all of the hardships along the way. Launching a business involves a substantial output of cash and that&#8217;s a pretty difficult starting point from which to make instant money.</p><p>* Once you have a website, the rest of the work is done for you. Websites are not independent beings. They cannot maintain themselves. Although having a website has the potential to help your business, it will only do so if it is well designed, easily navigable and consistently maintained. And when you are running a home business, that person is you. Unless you hire an expert to do this for you, you&#8217;ll have to do your site maintenance yourself. If you don&#8217;t, then there is no point in having one. The minute your site is outdated, your business loses credibility.</p><p>When you are trying to compete with more established businesses, you can&#8217;t afford to lose face. A website can only go so far toward furthering your business. It by no means does all the work necessary to make a business successful. You&#8217;ll have to take care of all aspects of your business, including website maintenance, if you want to be successful.</p><p>Now that you know some of the realities about a work at home business opportunity, you shouldn&#8217;t let it dissuade you from jumping in with both feet. Just be aware that many opportunities will promise you things they can&#8217;t possibly deliver. If you go into your opportunity with open eyes and a willingness to work hard, then the possibility for success and satisfaction is definitely there.</p><p><p>Dominic Boykin is the owner of <b><a href="http://www.StayHomeBusiness.org">Work from Home Based Business</a></b> and reviews popular home business ideas and opportunities. Dominic&#8217;s favorite home business is the <b><a href="http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-21490">Plug-In Profit Site</a></b> where you can get your own home business website setup to earn multiple streams of income within 24 hours. Click <b><a href="http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-21490">Work at Home Business Opportunity</a></b> to learn how to start your own home based business today!</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/home-based-business-opportunity-busting-four-crippling-myths' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Home Based Business Opportunity: Busting Four Crippling Myths!'>Home Based Business Opportunity: Busting Four Crippling Myths!</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-get-started-with-a-work-at-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Get Started With A Work At Home Business Opportunity'>How To Get Started With A Work At Home Business Opportunity</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/common-sense-approach-to-business-home-idea-opportunity-work' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Common Sense Approach To Business Home Idea Opportunity Work'>Common Sense Approach To Business Home Idea Opportunity Work</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/busting-the-myths-of-the-work-at-home-business-opportunity/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can you Start a Home Business?</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/can-you-start-a-home-business</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/can-you-start-a-home-business#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:46:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home business advise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Start a homebased business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[work from home]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/can-you-start-a-home-business</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/can-you-start-a-home-business><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business73-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>Can you start a home business? I'am sure most people have thought about it, and some of you have even given it a shot...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/the-official-home-business-guide-helping-you-get-ready-to-start-a-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Official Home Business Guide Helping You Get Ready to Start a Business'>The Official Home Business Guide Helping You Get Ready to Start a Business</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/why-start-a-home-based-network-marketing-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why Start A Home Based Network Marketing Business?'>Why Start A Home Based Network Marketing Business?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/three-things-not-to-do-when-you-start-a-home-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Three Things Not To Do When You Start A Home Business'>Three Things Not To Do When You Start A Home Business</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Drew Davis</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business73.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business73.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="Can you Start a Home Business?" /></a></div><p>Can you start a home business? I&#8217;am sure most people have thought about it, and some of you have even given it a shot&#8230;well maybe that was before you found out that there is actually &#8220;Work&#8221; involved.</p><p>You see many people get involved in some type of home business with a &#8220;Lottery Mentality&#8221; thinking that I all I have to do is A..B..and&#8230;C..and &#8220;Woo-Hoo&#8221; I am in the money! then they wake up, Wow! I really have to do some work for this? And this is where people get confused about the definition of &#8220;Business&#8221; may it be a home based business or a coffee house you start the definition of &#8220;Business&#8221; as found in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary 8 a: serious activity requiring time and effort and usually the avoidance of distractions.</p><p>Like so many of us including myself I really did not get that at first. I thought that just by getting involved in some kind of business that I can do from home or open up some kind of store I would be a true success! Then I realized the definition of business as stated above. So no matter what kind of business you get involved in or start here are some key factors to look for especially in the home based business arena. 1.Someone you can trust, and someone that will truly help you to reach your goals 2.What knid of marketing is needed to successed, and make sure that you or anyone can duplicate it to have the same success.</p><p>And number 3.Make sure the company has long term goals and supports you and your team. And be sure that they are not offshore trying to fly low and out of sight from the government 4.Use the brain you where given! If someone tells you that you can get started for $20 bucks! and make thousands per month! think again my friend, that&#8217;s not to say that there are not some great company&#8217;s out there that only require a low cost to be a member and work your way up.</p><p>And number 5.Be sure you a passionate about what you are getting involved with, and can you or will you share it with others? I am not talking about your friends and family I am talking about other people who are looking to make a change in their life.</p><p>Whew! That was just some of the key factors to look for. I am sure their are more I can come up with and will add to this in the near future. Listen unless you are really willing to help other people be successful it will be hard. You must be willing to put others first only then will you see the success that you truly desire.</p><p>I wish you every success-</p><p>Drew</p><p>To see how I help other people and to learn what I do visit: http://www.thecombinationtosuccess.com</p><p><p>Drew got his start in marketing a little over a year ago and has enjoyed helping many other people to see that if he can do it, they  can do it! Drew credits his success to having his own &#8220;Board of Directors&#8221; Which are his friends and mentors who have showed him the importance of helping other people to reach their goals.</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/the-official-home-business-guide-helping-you-get-ready-to-start-a-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Official Home Business Guide Helping You Get Ready to Start a Business'>The Official Home Business Guide Helping You Get Ready to Start a Business</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/why-start-a-home-based-network-marketing-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why Start A Home Based Network Marketing Business?'>Why Start A Home Based Network Marketing Business?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/three-things-not-to-do-when-you-start-a-home-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Three Things Not To Do When You Start A Home Business'>Three Things Not To Do When You Start A Home Business</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/can-you-start-a-home-business/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Avoid the Hassles of Business Litigation in La County</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-avoid-the-hassles-of-business-litigation-in-la-county</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-avoid-the-hassles-of-business-litigation-in-la-county#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:27:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[La county business litigation lawyers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-avoid-the-hassles-of-business-litigation-in-la-county</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-avoid-the-hassles-of-business-litigation-in-la-county><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business72-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>Business litigation can definitely change the course of one’s business in LA County. Oftentimes, this could affect a company’s operations and endanger its financial security. In this respect, it is important to protect a company's assets in order to achieve its goals.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/top-ten-legal-mistakes-small-business-owners-make-and-how-to-avoid-them' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Top Ten Legal Mistakes Small Business Owners Make and How to Avoid Them'>Top Ten Legal Mistakes Small Business Owners Make and How to Avoid Them</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/the-beauty-that-is-napa-county-real-estate' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Beauty that is Napa County Real Estate'>The Beauty that is Napa County Real Estate</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/mistakes-to-avoid-in-your-mlm-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mistakes to Avoid in Your MLM Business'>Mistakes to Avoid in Your MLM Business</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Manuel Salvacion</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business72.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business72.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="How to Avoid the Hassles of Business Litigation in La County" /></a></div><p>Business litigation can definitely change the course of one’s business in LA County. Oftentimes, this could affect a company’s operations and endanger its financial security. In this respect, it is important to protect a company&#8217;s assets in order to achieve its goals.</p><p>There are several ways by which you can protect your business from the hassles of litigation and disputes:</p><p>•	Form an S or C corporation, a Limited Liability Company, or a Limited Liability Partnership – Doing this step will allow you to separate your personal assets from those of your business. It may not prevent lawsuits, but it can protect your personal interest during litigation.</p><p>•	List as many warnings as possible in the workplace and in product labels – Posting warnings in prominent locations help people anticipate risks and avoid accidents.</p><p>If you manufacture any of your own products, you should attach a warning label to the products themselves. In placing warnings, take nothing for granted even in the most obvious locations.</p><p>•	Announce store policies &#8211; Post a written policy in dressing rooms, merchandise returns, and all other activities clearly in well-lit, high-traffic locations. Visible signs are also advised.</p><p>Store policies should also be included in company literature and your internet site. Return or exchange policies on receipts should be properly explained. This will provide you with proper reason that you have adequately informed your customers when a problem arises.</p><p>•	Remove all potential hazards immediately – To prevent accidents, make sure that construction, maintenance, or repair areas are clear of other debris, materials or hazardous elements. Make sure to clean up spills or broken glass. Place a warning sign during construction or maintenance periods. Block off work areas during business hours.</p><p>•	When necessary, make a record of conversations – For you to have a written document to refer to about certain details of a transaction, make a record of what the customer is requesting, complaining about, or inquiring about. A record will also give you insights on how your staff responds to each situation.</p><p>•	Honor your promises to the customer &#8211; Make sure you can carry out any promises you make to a customer. Otherwise, do not make promises at all. Instead, inform the customer that you will try to resolve the issue or handle a service-related matter but avoid making a firm commitment.</p><p>•	Train your employees. &#8211; Employees should be trained to know all store policies, rules, and regulations. Maintain policies in writing and make sure all staffers have a copy of them; ask them to sign a document stating that they have received a copy.</p><p>•	Insure your business – One way of protecting yourself against accidents, injuries, theft, and liability is by maintaining a coverage or insurance policy.</p><p>At any rate, the key to effective representation regarding business litigation in LA County is having a thorough understanding of the client’s operations and the realities that affect them. Protecting a business from disputes and litigation involve knowledge of the laws and the potential situations that might arise.</p><p>Operating a business often involves risks, which includes the perils from litigation. To ensure that your business is protected against the hassles of unnecessary and frivolous lawsuits, you need the services of a LA County business litigation lawyer who has experience in handling similar cases.</p><p>When the need arises, a business litigation lawyer can represent you in any legal proceeding that may arise from any lawsuit against you or your business.</p><p>For more details about your Business Law concerns in Los Angeles County, log on to our website and seek the assistance of our reliable and proficient Los Angeles County lawyers.</p><p><p>Before becoming an online writer, Manuel worked as a journalist, a newspaper columnist, a scriptwriter, a fiction writer, a magazine editor, and a tutor. He acquired his legal background as a Senate legislative officer and later on, as a researcher and paralegal staff in various law offices. Someday he hoped to go back and devote more time to writing fiction, which is his first passion.</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/top-ten-legal-mistakes-small-business-owners-make-and-how-to-avoid-them' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Top Ten Legal Mistakes Small Business Owners Make and How to Avoid Them'>Top Ten Legal Mistakes Small Business Owners Make and How to Avoid Them</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/the-beauty-that-is-napa-county-real-estate' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Beauty that is Napa County Real Estate'>The Beauty that is Napa County Real Estate</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/mistakes-to-avoid-in-your-mlm-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mistakes to Avoid in Your MLM Business'>Mistakes to Avoid in Your MLM Business</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-avoid-the-hassles-of-business-litigation-in-la-county/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Do You Sincerely Want A Business Opportunity From Home?</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/do-you-sincerely-want-a-business-opportunity-from-home</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/do-you-sincerely-want-a-business-opportunity-from-home#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:24:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business opportunity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet Home Business]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/do-you-sincerely-want-a-business-opportunity-from-home</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/do-you-sincerely-want-a-business-opportunity-from-home><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business70.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>If you do not have the capital or cut to be a traditional offline business entrepreneur, do not feel disappointed. There are still a number of business opportunities available for you which can bring you tremendous wealth. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/best-no-fee-work-from-home-jobs-and-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Best No Fee Work From Home Jobs and Home Business Opportunity'>Best No Fee Work From Home Jobs and Home Business Opportunity</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/should-you-be-involved-in-more-than-one-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Should You be Involved in More Than One Home Business Opportunity'>Should You be Involved in More Than One Home Business Opportunity</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/checking-out-the-available-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Checking Out the Available Home Business Opportunity'>Checking Out the Available Home Business Opportunity</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Elise Hong</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business70.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business70.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="Do You Sincerely Want A Business Opportunity From Home?" /></a></div><p>If you do not have the capital or cut to be a traditional offline business entrepreneur, do not feel disappointed. There are still a number of business opportunities available for you which can bring you tremendous wealth. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. With these, you are already qualified to start your own online business at the comfort of your home.</p><p>If you are looking for a business opportunity to supplement the income you receive from your current job, one of the ways is to look into the business opportunities from home. Currently, one of the most popular trends is running an internet business from home. So what are the advantages of business opportunities from home? Let&#8217;s take a look.</p><p>A) Global Opportunities</p><p>There are definitely many more selling opportunities when you own an internet home business. An internet connection can generate you boundless of high income business opportunities from home because you can reach out to people globally. On the other hand, if you owned a traditional business in your country, you can only reach people in your country or neighboring countries. There are billions more prospects out there, waiting to purchase whatever services or product your online business provide.</p><p>More importantly, an internet business is usually hinged with an auto-responder. This means that your online business never closes and it works for you 24/7/365! This will never occur unless you operate a 7-11 outlet. Think of the high income business opportunities the internet can generate for you while you are sleeping or on vacation, isn&#8217;t it exciting!</p><p>B) Flexibility</p><p>One of the most attractive parts of owning an Internet home business is the flexibility it brings. I have a friend who spends $80k to buy a Swensen&#8217;s franchise. He ended working more than 10 hours in his outlet a day, earning about $800 per month. On the other hand, if you own an Internet business, all you have to do is to set it up once, and let the internet do the rest for you! Just make sure you allocate some time to reply customers mails and orders.</p><p>C) Minimum cost</p><p>Running an offline business may cost monthly or weekly expenses much higher than you think. Sometimes the costs may even exceed your monthly profit. There are businessmen who spend wastefully on renting fancy offices, advertisements and renovations even before starting business. The bits and pieces of spending may add up over the year and by the time your annual taxes are due, one might find himself/herself in debt.</p><p>On the other hand, running an online Internet home business is much cheaper. Obviously, there are no monthly rental fees for office spaces because your business runs from home. Furthermore, many times there is no need for hiring employees or make any renovations to your existing home. Clearly, an Internet home business is one of the good business opportunities from home. Simply because there are less hassles compared to owning a traditional offline business. It is much cheaper to start and manage. Best of all, you can spend more time with your family.</p><p>Above are some of the advantages of internet businesses from home and the business opportunities it can generate. Hope you enjoyed it.</p><p><p>Elise Hong is an Internet Network Marketer. She is with a team of online entrepreneurs who are experiencing growth in their home business and recently made a sale of $10,045 in only 24hrs. Find out how you can get into the action NOW at <a href="http://www.Ultimate-Income-Generator.com"></b>www.Ultimate-Income-Generator.com</b></a></p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/best-no-fee-work-from-home-jobs-and-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Best No Fee Work From Home Jobs and Home Business Opportunity'>Best No Fee Work From Home Jobs and Home Business Opportunity</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/should-you-be-involved-in-more-than-one-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Should You be Involved in More Than One Home Business Opportunity'>Should You be Involved in More Than One Home Business Opportunity</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/checking-out-the-available-home-business-opportunity' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Checking Out the Available Home Business Opportunity'>Checking Out the Available Home Business Opportunity</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/do-you-sincerely-want-a-business-opportunity-from-home/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Anticipatory Marketing: Smart Business</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/anticipatory-marketing-smart-business</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/anticipatory-marketing-smart-business#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:34:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anticipatory marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Smart business]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/anticipatory-marketing-smart-business</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/anticipatory-marketing-smart-business><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business69-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>If you aren't practicing anticipatory marketing, you're working with a head-in-the-sand mentality that sharp competition will definitely exploit.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/smart-business-card-reader-looking-for-a-smart-scanner-latest-tips' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Smart Business Card Reader &#8211; Looking for a Smart Scanner? Latest Tips!'>Smart Business Card Reader &#8211; Looking for a Smart Scanner? Latest Tips!</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/mobile-phone-deals-smart-choice-for-smart-people' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mobile Phone Deals: Smart Choice for Smart People'>Mobile Phone Deals: Smart Choice for Smart People</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/nokia-e60-e61-e70-smart-business-tools' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Nokia E60, E61, E70: Smart Business Tools'>Nokia E60, E61, E70: Smart Business Tools</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>David Jackson</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business69.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business69.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="Anticipatory Marketing: Smart Business" /></a></div><p>Definition: anticipatory</p><p>anticipating; of or expressing anticipation</p><p>To deal with beforehand; act so as to mitigate, nullify, or prevent: the business owner anticipated the importance of inbound links by writing lots of quality content.</p><p>If you aren&#8217;t practicing anticipatory marketing, you&#8217;re working with a head-in-the-sand mentality that sharp competition will definitely exploit.</p><p>Thinking about and preparing for your next move in advance is smart business.</p><p>For example, advertising is a very important aspect of business. After all, people can&#8217;t buy your products if they don&#8217;t know about them.</p><p>But what if you have little to no money to buy advertising?</p><p>What do you do then?</p><p>What&#8217;s your next move?</p><p>If you&#8217;re like most marketers, you don&#8217;t have a clue.</p><p>Unfortunately, this scenario plays out all too often in the business world, and it can be fatal. In fact, it often is.</p><p>Successful marketers not only have a plan &#8220;A,&#8221; they also have a plan B, C and D. That&#8217;s what makes them successful. They have a plan for every scenario.</p><p>They think about and anticipate potential problems before they occur. That&#8217;s the essence of anticipatory marketing.</p><p>Let me give you an example of what I&#8217;m talking about using a true story:</p><p>In 2006, a client of mine started a virtual assistant (VA) business. Like most small business owners she had very little money to do any advertising, so she asked me what to do.</p><p>I told her to contact the local newspapers and tv stations, tell them about her new business and request an interview.</p><p>I also told her to join her local Chamber of Commerce, and start networking. I told her that if those two ideas didn&#8217;t pan out I had a few more ideas she could try.</p><p>In other words, I gave her a plan and was ready with a back up plan.</p><p>Anyway, to make a long story short my client was indeed interviewed by one of the local newspapers, which immediately resulted in a flood of new clients.</p><p>And she also gets a steady stream of business from her local Chamber of Commerce.</p><p>Eventually, because of the quality of her work, word of mouth advertising took over and she hasn&#8217;t had to spend a dime on conventional advertising.</p><p>In fact, she&#8217;s doing so well she&#8217;s having a hard time keeping up with all the work she&#8217;s getting and is considering hiring someone to handle the overflow.</p><p>That&#8217;s the power of anticipating problems beforehand, and formulating a plan to solve those problems.</p><p>Anticipatory Marketing: Smart Business!</p><p><p>David Jackson is a writer, and the owner of Free-Marketing-Tips-Blog.com &#8211; providing free marketing tips for your website or blog!</p><p>http://free-marketing-tips-blog.com</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/smart-business-card-reader-looking-for-a-smart-scanner-latest-tips' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Smart Business Card Reader &#8211; Looking for a Smart Scanner? Latest Tips!'>Smart Business Card Reader &#8211; Looking for a Smart Scanner? Latest Tips!</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/mobile-phone-deals-smart-choice-for-smart-people' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mobile Phone Deals: Smart Choice for Smart People'>Mobile Phone Deals: Smart Choice for Smart People</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/nokia-e60-e61-e70-smart-business-tools' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Nokia E60, E61, E70: Smart Business Tools'>Nokia E60, E61, E70: Smart Business Tools</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/anticipatory-marketing-smart-business/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Build Great Pillar Content for Your Internet Business?</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-build-great-pillar-content-for-your-internet-business</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-build-great-pillar-content-for-your-internet-business#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:28:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[internet business]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-build-great-pillar-content-for-your-internet-business</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-build-great-pillar-content-for-your-internet-business><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business68-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>I’ve found that a successful Internet businesses must start with a solid foundation. As I’ve seen, most Internet businesses will integrate a blog onto their website and start to build a solid foundation of pillar content. Pillar content or pillar articles are posts that are written to help a consumer establish what your Internet business is all about.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/discover-how-to-build-a-content-rich-site-how-to-get-a-good-internet-marketing-search-engine-placement-here' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Discover How to Build a Content-rich Site &amp; How to Get a Good Internet Marketing Search Engine Placement Here!'>Discover How to Build a Content-rich Site &amp; How to Get a Good Internet Marketing Search Engine Placement Here!</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-start-an-internet-business-%e2%80%93-content-content-content' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Start An Internet Business – Content, Content, Content'>How To Start An Internet Business – Content, Content, Content</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/great-web-content-%e2%80%93-higher-search-engine-rank' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Great Web Content – Higher Search Engine Rank'>Great Web Content – Higher Search Engine Rank</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Tyrone Shum</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business68.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business68.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="How to Build Great Pillar Content for Your Internet Business?" /></a></div><p>I’ve found that a successful Internet businesses must start with a solid foundation. As I’ve seen, most Internet businesses will integrate a blog onto their website and start to build a solid foundation of pillar content. Pillar content or pillar articles are posts that are written to help a consumer establish what your Internet business is all about.</p><p>What Is Pillar Content?</p><p>This termed was first coined by a famous blogger called Yaro Starak at his website Entrepreneur’s Journey. Yaro provides the following detailed definition:</p><p>“A pillar is blog content, usually an article, which does some very important things:</p><p>•It will bring in a rush of new readers and backlinks (other sites linking to your blog).</p><p>•It will continue to bring in more readers over time as you and other people refer to it, even though it may be buried in the archives of your blog.</p><p>•Eventually it will bring in traffic from search engines (this is largely because so many other web pages link to it).</p><p>•You can list it in a separate area (like an articles page) with all your other pillars so your best content can easily be accessed and your value clearly demonstrated.</p><p>•It is not time dependent, so in twelve months’ time it will still be relevant and popular.”</p><p>Why Is Pillar Content Important?</p><p>Looking at the bigger picture, pillar content is your foundation of your Internet business as it will continue to bring consumers and readers to your website. You may think that just having a product or service to sell is all that’s needed to run a successful business. Not quite so. Consumers today are very hungry for information and want to know more about your business. Therefore providing pillar content relating to your products or services can add value for your consumers and generate more sales for you.</p><p>For example, if I were selling a watch online and it had a description and listed features, it may not be enough for a consumer to purchase the watch from my site. Reason being, most people would want to read reviews from others who have purchased this watch and see their feedback. What if I wrote an article about the watch talking about the history and make of it and asked an expert to state their opinion, and had other consumers respond with comments and feedback. Then this would provide social proof and adds value to your product without the consumer leaving your site and spending time looking for more information elsewhere.</p><p>Examples of Pillar Content</p><p>Most pillar content articles are longer than 500 words and have lots of practical tips or advice. There are many different forms of pillar content you can create and I have listed some examples below for you to apply to your industry:</p><p>1.How To Article &#8211; shows people how to do a certain task or instructions on building something</p><p>2.Definition Article &#8211; defines a term in your industry</p><p>3.Present A Theory Or Argument &#8211; writing to present some unique thought</p><p>4.Release A Significant Resource &#8211; a report, podcast, video</p><p>5.A “List” Article &#8211; it’s very easy to scan and share. Can be a top 10 list or action points</p><p>6.Technical Or Visual Guide &#8211; a screen capture presentation or how to fix something using a video presentation. It is also a very detailed step by step blueprint on exactly how to complete a task.</p><p>I’ve seen how effective pillar content can be for any Internet business and I recommend you have at least 10 pillar articles on your website before marketing to consumers. That way you’ll provide them with something valuable to read and also gain their interest to come back again. If you can write an article each day using the above examples, then you can build a very strong foundation for your Internet business.</p><p><p>Tyrone Shum is an internet business marketer. You can read more Internet business articles at <a href="http://www.internetbusinesspath.com/"> Internetbusinesspath <a></p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/discover-how-to-build-a-content-rich-site-how-to-get-a-good-internet-marketing-search-engine-placement-here' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Discover How to Build a Content-rich Site &amp; How to Get a Good Internet Marketing Search Engine Placement Here!'>Discover How to Build a Content-rich Site &amp; How to Get a Good Internet Marketing Search Engine Placement Here!</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-start-an-internet-business-%e2%80%93-content-content-content' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Start An Internet Business – Content, Content, Content'>How To Start An Internet Business – Content, Content, Content</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/great-web-content-%e2%80%93-higher-search-engine-rank' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Great Web Content – Higher Search Engine Rank'>Great Web Content – Higher Search Engine Rank</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/how-to-build-great-pillar-content-for-your-internet-business/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Less Cost Ways Of Promoting Your Business:</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/less-cost-ways-of-promoting-your-business</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/less-cost-ways-of-promoting-your-business#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:16:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business starters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Capital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Less cost]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Less cost ways of promoting your business:]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/less-cost-ways-of-promoting-your-business</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/less-cost-ways-of-promoting-your-business><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business67-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>This Article Shows How a New Business Starter Can Promote the Business With Less Cost Ways.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/promoting-your-internet-marketing-business-for-free' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Promoting Your Internet Marketing Business For Free'>Promoting Your Internet Marketing Business For Free</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/4-ways-to-cut-cost-for-your-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 4 Ways to Cut Cost For Your Business'>4 Ways to Cut Cost For Your Business</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/five-low-cost-ways-to-cook-up-a-home-based-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Five Low Cost Ways To Cook Up A Home Based Business'>Five Low Cost Ways To Cook Up A Home Based Business</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Mathangie</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business67.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business67.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="Less Cost Ways Of Promoting Your Business:" /></a></div><p><strong>Less cost ways of promoting your business:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Advertising is becoming as the most expensive way of promoting businesses. Money crocodiles in the business markets use ads to hit kill and to even eat up their competitors. Advertising agencies look for those who can pay massive amount of money.</p><p> </p><p>For the money magnets in the business world, it is easy to promote their business with Tom Groose,  Mariya Zarabova and other popular heads.</p><p> </p><p>But the new comers can&#8217;t definitely do this unless you have a huge amount of capital and budget for your promotional activities. Alex is a new small business starter and he finds it difficult to promote his product.</p><p> </p><p>In my point of view for the people like Alex, the most effective way of promoting the business is publishing free articles and success stories of your products. Even if you don&#8217;t own a website, your article can act just as your website.</p><p> </p><p>But the articles must be very effective and clear to the point. It should help the readers to understand what advantages and benefits that they can gain from your product or service. Making your article short will also be useful from the readers&#8217; point of view as it saves their time.</p><p> </p><p>Another thing is that you never forget to use ‘you attitude&#8217;. You attitude refers to write from the point of readers&#8217; view.  Let&#8217;s take an example: it was mentioned in an article that x soap gives hundred percentage protections from germs. But it would be more effective if it was written that you will get hundred percentage protections from germs if you use x soap. Because it says what the user can gain from the soap rather than what the soap gives to the user.</p><p> </p><p>Publishing the success stories of your clients will worth just like an ad. You also can do free surveys on face book and other virtual communities. By doing a survey, it also will  help to make an awareness of your product among a certain group.</p><p> </p><p>If you really find that your competitor is doing an unethical business, then you also can write an article that proves your competitor is not doing a good job.  But you should make sure that the article provides right information. Otherwise your competitor may sue you.  </p><p> </p><p>Anyhow if you allow a feedback forum for your article, it will be very easy for you to assess on how you made an effort and also how the readers understood you. An article can sound like an advertisement if it was well written. It may be a lees cost or even no cost way of promoting your business.</p><p> </p><p>If you are a well established writer then you are not to even bother about running behind advertising agencies and separating a huge budget for your promotion. Even if you find it is difficult to write an article, you can hire a writer at a cheep cost.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway I am not saying that you don&#8217;t need to find an agency and spending on it. If you have good enough money then you can definitely do this as it has its own huge benefits. What I am saying for the guys who are with a small amount of capital and fearing because of the vast cost advertising campaigns; do not worry about it. You can also promote your business.  </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>  </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><p>All categories</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/promoting-your-internet-marketing-business-for-free' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Promoting Your Internet Marketing Business For Free'>Promoting Your Internet Marketing Business For Free</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/4-ways-to-cut-cost-for-your-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 4 Ways to Cut Cost For Your Business'>4 Ways to Cut Cost For Your Business</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/five-low-cost-ways-to-cook-up-a-home-based-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Five Low Cost Ways To Cook Up A Home Based Business'>Five Low Cost Ways To Cook Up A Home Based Business</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/less-cost-ways-of-promoting-your-business/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>6 Benefits To Starting A Home Based Business</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/6-benefits-to-starting-a-home-based-business</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/6-benefits-to-starting-a-home-based-business#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:14:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[home based business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[home business]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/6-benefits-to-starting-a-home-based-business</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/6-benefits-to-starting-a-home-based-business><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business66-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>6 benefits to starting a home based business and working for yourself.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/benefits-of-starting-a-work-at-home-internet-based-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Benefits Of Starting A Work At Home &#8211; Internet Based Business?'>Benefits Of Starting A Work At Home &#8211; Internet Based Business?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/guides-and-what-to-consider-when-starting-an-internet-home-based-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business.'>Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business.</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/guides-and-what-to-consider-when-starting-an-internet-home-based-business-2' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business'>Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Paul Jesse</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business66.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business66.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="6 Benefits To Starting A Home Based Business" /></a></div><p>There&#8217;s no coincidence that hundreds of thousands of people are quitting their 9 to 5 jobs to work at home. Having a home based business provides you with numerous benefits that no other field can offer you. Here are 6 benefits you will find with a home based business.</p><p>1. Most people can handle a job without having to deal with a boss or business owner. If you have a home business, you are your own boss. You have the ability to create your own deadlines, criticize your own work, and never get in trouble for &#8220;arriving&#8221; late to work again. Being your own boss does require discipline to assure yourself that you stay on task, but it is definitely a relief to not have to work for someone else.</p><p>2. While not everything associated with a home based business is run through the computer, a vast amount of the business will involve working on the computer. If you have a laptop, you are capable of picking up your work and moving at any point in time or taking a vacation and still be able to produce.</p><p>3. On the same note of being able to work anywhere, you can plan vacations around the schedules of any and all of your family members. The worst part of a vacation is coming back home. As long as everyone else&#8217;s schedules permit, have a home business allows you to extend your vacation because you make your own schedule.</p><p>4. Another benefit to being able to make your own schedule is the ability to spend more time with the family. You now can make it to your son&#8217;s basketball game that you would have normally missed with your 9 to 5 job, or attend your daughter&#8217;s ballet recital. It is vital that you still create a business schedule that allows you to be productive and work hard, but now you have options.</p><p>5. Because the internet continues to expand ever so quickly, the opportunity for success is there. There are several different ways you can make money and millions of people that surf the internet every day. Therefore, if you develop a quality website with a compelling advertising campaign, the sky is the limit.</p><p>6. The last benefit to having a home business is personal satisfaction. It is an honor to know that you started a home business and have had success, and you should be proud to tell family and friends of your business.</p><p>Having a home based business provides benefits that no other business in the world can offer. You can work for yourself, create your own schedule, and make all of the decisions for yourself. Oh and by the way, you can do all of this at the expense of your own home.</p><p><p>Paul Jesse is a lifetime student of internet maketing. He created SheaMarketing.com for those interested in working from home. He invites you to visit his website and check out some of the free work from home opportunities. http://www.sheamarketing.com</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/benefits-of-starting-a-work-at-home-internet-based-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Benefits Of Starting A Work At Home &#8211; Internet Based Business?'>Benefits Of Starting A Work At Home &#8211; Internet Based Business?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/guides-and-what-to-consider-when-starting-an-internet-home-based-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business.'>Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business.</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/guides-and-what-to-consider-when-starting-an-internet-home-based-business-2' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business'>Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/6-benefits-to-starting-a-home-based-business/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Identifying the Right Venture Capital Firm Partner &amp; in Business Planning, Competition is Good</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/identifying-the-right-venture-capital-firm-partner-in-business-planning-competition-is-good</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/identifying-the-right-venture-capital-firm-partner-in-business-planning-competition-is-good#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:38:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Management information.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Management skill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Management tips]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/identifying-the-right-venture-capital-firm-partner-in-business-planning-competition-is-good</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/identifying-the-right-venture-capital-firm-partner-in-business-planning-competition-is-good><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business65.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>Venture capital firms are comprised of individual partners. These partners make investment decisions and typically take a seat on each portfolio company’s Board. Partners tend to invest in what they know, so finding a partner that has past work experience in your industry is very helpful. This relevant experience allows them to more fully understand your venture’s value proposition and gives them confidence that they can add value, thus encouraging them to invest.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/in-business-planning-competition-is-good' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: In Business Planning, Competition is Good'>In Business Planning, Competition is Good</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/venture-capital-financing-structure-and-pricing' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Venture Capital Financing: Structure and Pricing'>Venture Capital Financing: Structure and Pricing</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/you-can-make-money-with-a-home-based-business-your-business-plan-will-become-your-partner' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: You Can Make Money With A Home Based Business &amp; Your Business Plan Will Become Your Partner'>You Can Make Money With A Home Based Business &amp; Your Business Plan Will Become Your Partner</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Rahul Rana</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business65.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business65.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="Identifying the Right Venture Capital Firm Partner &amp; in Business Planning, Competition is Good" /></a></div><p>Venture capital firms are comprised of individual partners. These partners make investment decisions and typically take a seat on each portfolio company’s Board. Partners tend to invest in what they know, so finding a partner that has past work experience in your industry is very helpful. This relevant experience allows them to more fully understand your venture’s value proposition and gives them confidence that they can add value, thus encouraging them to invest.</p><p>Fortunately, most venture capital firm websites list their partners with great pride. Each partner typically has a bio that includes their educational credentials, business accomplishments and investments that they have made. In identifying the right venture capital partner to contact for your company, try to find the partner that, from their background, will truly grasp the opportunity and can really add value.</p><p>Once you have identified the most appropriate venture capital partner, it is important to figure out how to contact them. As partners are often inundated with business plans, having a personal connection and/or introduction is often the difference between getting heard and not getting heard. For instance, if you attended the same university or worked at a company that they did, call or email them and use this as the introduction. If not, it is important to network. Call people that may have been associated with the partner and ask for an introduction.</p><p>Getting the partner’s attention is the first key hurdle in raising venture capital. The second hurdle is getting them to believe in the opportunity, and finally, giving them the enthusiasm and information needed to convince other partners in their firm that investing in your venture represents a sound investment.</p><p>In Business Planning, Competition is Good</p><p>When developing the competition section of your business plan, companies must define competition correctly, select the appropriate competitors to analyze, and explain its competitive advantages.</p><p>To start, companies must align their definition of competition with investors. Investors define competition as any service or product that a customer can use to fulfill the same need(s) as the company fulfills. This includes firms that offer similar products, substitute products and other customer options (such as performing the service or building the product themselves). Under this broad definition, any business plan that claims there are no competitors greatly undermines the credibility of the management team.</p><p>In identifying competitors, companies often find themselves in a difficult position. On one hand, they want to show that they are unique (even under the investors’ broad definition) and list no or few competitors. However, this has a negative connotation. If no or few companies are in a market space, it implies that there may not be a large enough customers need to support the company’s products and/or services.</p><p>Business plans must detail direct and, when applicable, indirect competitors. Direct competitors are those that serve the same target market with similar products and services. Indirect competitors are those that serve the same target market with different products and services, or a different target market with similar products and services.</p><p>After identifying competitors, the business plan must describe them. In doing so, the plan must also objectively analyze each competitor’s strengths and weaknesses and the key drivers of competitive differentiation in the marketplace.</p><p>Perhaps most importantly, the competition section must describe the company’s competitive advantages over the other firms, and ideally how the company’s business model creates barriers to entry. “Barriers to entry” are reasons why customers will not leave once acquired.</p><p>In summary, too many business plans want to show how unique their venture is and, as such, list no or few competitors. However, this often has a negative connotation. If no or few companies are in a market space, it implies that there may not be a large enough customers need to support the venture&#8217;s products and/or services. In fact, when positioned properly, including successful and/or public companies in a competitive space can be a positive sign since it implies that the market size is big. It also gives investors the assurance that if management executes well, the venture has substantial profit and liquidity potential.</p><p><p>For More Free Resources visit www.oversightsystem.com  wardrobe.</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/in-business-planning-competition-is-good' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: In Business Planning, Competition is Good'>In Business Planning, Competition is Good</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/venture-capital-financing-structure-and-pricing' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Venture Capital Financing: Structure and Pricing'>Venture Capital Financing: Structure and Pricing</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/you-can-make-money-with-a-home-based-business-your-business-plan-will-become-your-partner' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: You Can Make Money With A Home Based Business &amp; Your Business Plan Will Become Your Partner'>You Can Make Money With A Home Based Business &amp; Your Business Plan Will Become Your Partner</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/identifying-the-right-venture-capital-firm-partner-in-business-planning-competition-is-good/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Profitable 2009? Focus on Building Your Income not Business Fundamentals</title><link>http://www.9sp.net/article/a-profitable-2009-focus-on-building-your-income-not-business-fundamentals</link> <comments>http://www.9sp.net/article/a-profitable-2009-focus-on-building-your-income-not-business-fundamentals#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:57:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Definition of business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Income]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Success]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.9sp.net/article/a-profitable-2009-focus-on-building-your-income-not-business-fundamentals</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.9sp.net/article/a-profitable-2009-focus-on-building-your-income-not-business-fundamentals><img style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src=/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business64-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100 alt='Definition of business' title='Definition of business' border=0></a>Build an income, not a business. Take a moment to challenge your traditional thinking on this issue. We focus so much time on trying to build the business first. What if we focused on building income first?Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/10-steps-to-building-a-profitable-computer-repair-website' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 10 Steps To Building A Profitable Computer Repair Website'>10 Steps To Building A Profitable Computer Repair Website</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/make-money-by-building-a-business-in-a-virtual-world' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Make Money By Building A Business In A Virtual World'>Make Money By Building A Business In A Virtual World</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/amazing-new-business-opportunity-requires-building-a-network-for-long-term-success' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Amazing New Business Opportunity-requires Building a Network for Long-term Success'>Amazing New Business Opportunity-requires Building a Network for Long-term Success</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>mrmisuccess@gmail.com</b></em><div style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business64.jpg"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/cc/Definition_of_business64.jpg" alt='Definition of business' title="A Profitable 2009? Focus on Building Your Income not Business Fundamentals" /></a></div><p><strong>The Importance of Income</strong></p><p>If you had money to invest in a stock, would you invest in a stock that had no income? Even if it had a great management team, stellar marketing team, solid sales team and incredible systems in place, you wouldn’t invest in it if it didn’t have income.</p><p>Some people may not know how to build a great business. Perhaps they can’t structure solid business models. These same people may know how to build online income well. We shouldn’t minimize the value of that.</p><p>The late Mary Kay started by buying wholesale cosmetics. She then turned around and sold those cosmetics to women. She turned it into a business. Mary Kay was worth over one billion dollars at the time of her death.</p><p>Colonel Sanders had to close his original restaurant because the state was building an interstate that ran through it. The government gave him a small check as a result. Colonel Sanders didn’t just sit still. He took his chicken recipe to restaurants all over the country. After over 1,000 rejections, he finally found a partner and Kentucky Fried Chicken was formed. He wanted to generate income from that chicken recipe and it became a massively successful business.</p><p>Think about eBay. There are thousands of people that started selling things on eBay just to make some extra money. Many individuals started selling there as a part-time gig and did so well that they were able to turn it into a solid business. And today, many people support themselves that way.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Business and Income Go Hand-in-Hand</strong></p><p>I’m not saying that you shouldn’t build a business, it’s just we can get distracted by the smaller tasks involved in the process. You need to also focus on generating income; if you have income, your business is viable.</p><p>Think about the dot-com boom and bust. Just about all those companies had business plans. Essentially all of them had management teams, marketing teams, sales teams and systems in place. There were billions of dollars in venture capital money invested in the companies. Even so, just about all those businesses went under.</p><p>Webvan couldn’t make any money delivering groceries to people’s doorsteps. Likewise, the original pets.com and furniture.com couldn’t generate income. Many of these companies received venture capital money. They had great business structures but they didn’t have income. Without income streams, these companies completely disappeared.</p><p>Don’t get me wrong; you need to build a business. Income generation is just so critical; if you are skilled in that area, you’ll have a much easier path to success. If you know how to make money and get that income stream in place, you can then hire someone to turn that income into an actual business.</p><p>Don’t get buried under the idea that you must have certain things in place before you can start making money.</p><p>In most cases, if you can generate the income, you have a great opportunity to turn that into a business. It’s not true 100% of the time. There may be instances where that income stream doesn’t have what it takes to make a solid business; however, most of the time, you can make a business if you have income generation.</p><p><strong>Get to Making Money</strong></p><p>When you’re building a business, it’s easy to get swamped and not have results. You can do all these monotonous tasks but not generate any money. You’re constantly in motion and you are exhausted but you don’t have monetary results.</p><p>Just get to it. Simply, get to the making money part. Think about Apple. The iPod wasn’t a business when it started. It was supposed to be a new income stream for Apple. Instead, it turned into an entire business of its own, simply because it became so huge.</p><p>Give it a try. Pursue some kind of income generation. Don’t get bogged down with building your business. Hire someone to help you build the business once you have the income in place.</p><p>We all have different talents. Some people just aren&#8217;t that skilled in the business-building area. Others aren’t terribly skilled in the income-building area. Perhaps you can structure your business but you need to bring in some people to generate income. Conversely, you may be excellent at generating income but need help in the business-building arena.</p><p><strong>Multiple Paths to Business Success</strong></p><p>There is no one specific path to business success. We get so caught up in the right and wrong way of doing things. Instead, we need to realize that there are multiple paths to success.</p><p>Again, it’s important to build a business but not to throw that by the wayside altogether. Your business’s growth is important. It’s fine to create cash flow first. Don’t postpone income generation.</p><p>Essentially, you need to both build a business and generate income. The best-performing companies and stocks are those that have great income and first-rate management. This means they have superior people running and growing the business. </p><p><strong>Use Income to Get Building Help</strong></p><p>If you feel as if you’re stuck when it comes to building your business, don’t feel guilty about pursuing income. It’s absolutely fine to chase the dollar initially. You may try many things that do not work. Then suddenly you may strike something that works, and you’ll begin to generate cash flow.</p><p>At this point, you see that it can turn into something bigger and better. You can then either build it up yourself to turn it into a business, or use the income you generated to hire people to build the business. Once you have income streams in place, seek out business builders to help you create the structure and long-term plan for your company. You don’t have to do it all on your own. </p><p><strong>Determine Your Website’s Earning Ability</strong></p><p>Every website has earning ability. Various types of people from all over the world want to generate income from their websites.</p><p>You’ll see that every website has three different things that basically determine its capacity and capability to generate income.</p><p>The three things are:</p><p>1. Core offering</p><p>2. Asset build</p><p>3. Equity build</p><p>The core offering is what the website has to offer the public. Think about this in terms of your business website. What problems are you solving? What solutions are you providing? Who is your particular market? What is your offering’s price point? What other offers have you packed into your sales process? This is essential; you must have a strong core offering.</p><p>Asset build and equity build are all about the ability to grow both the website’s assets and equity position. As you work through the document, have fun with it.</p><p>For many of you, it will be a bit of a rude awakening. You’ll see all the different ways you can generate income from your website. These are tangible things that you can begin doing immediately to make money.</p><p>For some of you, it may be a refresher or a reminder. It can give you a little nudge of encouragement. You’ll see that there are a lot of things that you are already doing, and maybe some extra things that you can begin doing now.</p><p>While this isn’t designed to be the definitive document on how to generate income, it serves as a great jumpstart to your process. Add your own ideas to the sheet. By all means, expand on it. You’ll find great value as you actually use it.</p><p>Remember, you need both a solid business and income. It doesn’t matter if you build the business first or start generating income first. There isn’t necessarily a right or wrong way to do it.</p><p>Make your own path; just get started down the road to success!</p><p><p>This is not a “get rich quick scheme” where you are promised a life of leisure on the beach while native girls bring pina coladas with little umbrellas to you while you do nothing.</p><p>This doesn’t require you be a computer expert, have a background in business or know anything about selling. And yet…</p><p>This article just might be the gateway to a new future for you and for your family.</p><p>Visit http://www.internetmademoney.com for more details.</p></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/10-steps-to-building-a-profitable-computer-repair-website' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 10 Steps To Building A Profitable Computer Repair Website'>10 Steps To Building A Profitable Computer Repair Website</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/make-money-by-building-a-business-in-a-virtual-world' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Make Money By Building A Business In A Virtual World'>Make Money By Building A Business In A Virtual World</a></li><li><a href='http://www.9sp.net/article/amazing-new-business-opportunity-requires-building-a-network-for-long-term-success' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Amazing New Business Opportunity-requires Building a Network for Long-term Success'>Amazing New Business Opportunity-requires Building a Network for Long-term Success</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.9sp.net/article/a-profitable-2009-focus-on-building-your-income-not-business-fundamentals/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>