Designing Your Dream Business

Designing Your Dream Business

Small business ownership and entrepreneurship can provide independence, freedom of choice and unlimited financial opportunity. Objective: Write down on paper an overview of your dream business and to crystallize why you want to go into business for yourself Purpose:...
Understanding the Mathematics of Business

Understanding the Mathematics of Business

Objective: To determine your minimum return on investment goals prior to going into business. Purpose: When you have completed the worksheet, you will know in advance the type of return you can expect from your business undertaking and can avoid future...
Determining Your Entrepreneurial Potential

Determining Your Entrepreneurial Potential

Objective: To become aware of the personality traits shared by successful entrepreneurs and to identify your entrepreneurial potential. For the income potential and numerous tax benefits, almost everyone should consider their own small business. Some entrepreneurs...
Just a Click of a Button

Just a Click of a Button

It’s amazing what we can do with the computing power available to all of us. It wasn’t all that long ago that Pony Express riders rode across the country to deliver mail. Now we can send files in an instant with the click of a button. We use technology to advance...
Know your loans

Know your loans

What does “simple interest” mean? Simple interest means multiplying the amount of the loan by the interest rate for the period and having the interest paid at the end of each month or year in a lump sum. For example, you borrow $1,000 at 10% interest for one year, and...
Which loan is best for your small business?

Which loan is best for your small business?

Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’ll be overwhelmed by all the different loan options. There are really just a few simple questions you can ask yourself to hone in on the one that’s best for you: How much financing you can afford?How do you plan to use your...
More and more people are moving south.

More and more people are moving south.

LendingTree’s State Migration Study Finds Americans Are Moving South A LendingTree study looked at where people moving out of state are going — and discovered that of the 12.1% of homebuyers across the country who change states, most prefer to head south. LendingTree...
The idea of a Compelling Vision

The idea of a Compelling Vision

As business owners, managers and entrepreneurs, we need to take a look at the idea of a compelling vision will motivate and inspire those around us. Articulating a compelling vision can be a true differentiator for organizations that want to hire and retain talent, be...
Question: Who’s responsible for my success?

Question: Who’s responsible for my success?

Answer: Me. Ultimately, just me. It’s becoming increasingly clear that I’m responsible for my life.It doesn’t do any good to blame others. It’s about motivating myself and putting myself in a good frame of mind. It’s about focusing on the things that will make change...