Articles by EP Contributors
- Bootstrapper's
Success Secrets:
- by Kimberly
Stansel
- Seller Beware (on collecting fees)
- by Janet
Attard
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- Easing Email
- by Don Wetmore
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- How Do You Talk To Yourself When You're
Your Own Boss? The Relentless Boss Syndrome
- by Sharon
Teitelbaum
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- Ten Hardware Rules to Live By
- by Peter
Black
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- How to Use Database Marketing to Skyrocket
Your Online Profits!
- The Internet
makes the process of collecting this information quicker and
cheaper than off-line methods.
- by Larry Dotson
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- Starting a Web Design Business
- So, you're thinking
of starting a home based Web design business? Advice for standing
out among the crowd and surviving in this business.
- by Julie
Frost
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- Increase Your Credibility With Web Site
Awards
- Web site awards
are great to display on your website because they add more credibility
to your visitors and customers.
- by Larry Dotson.
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- Globalize Your Business
- Every day 56
million people online who access the Internet are not English
speaking. You should take advantage of this fact by having your
business attract the international market. As the numbers increase
with non-English speaking on line users, your sales will have
the opportunity to rise as well.
- by Marcela
Heaton
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- Niche Markets
- The more specialized
your niche market the better off you are, as long as the market
is large enough for you to generate the volume of business that
you need. A specialized market can be more easily mastered by
a small organization.
- by Dr. Tom Williams
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- Business Plans Most Common Mistakes
- The purpose
of your plan is not to impress the reader with the depth and
extent of your knowledge. Your objective is to focus on the key
elements of the plan and make your case as succinct and as straight
forward as possible.
- by Daniel M.
McGilvery
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- Manage That Paper Clutter
- Investing some
time in your filing system is not only good for your business,
but for your family - who gets to see more
of you when you get that office clutter under control!
- by Debbie
Williams
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- Why Work at Home?
- "I just
had a baby, my maternity leave is almost over, and I don't want
to go back to work! What can I do from home?"
- by Arlene
Jacobs
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- How I Started My Color Scanning Business
- Step by step
practical information on how to run a computer scanning service.
- by Annie Douglas
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- Moving Your Existing Business to the
Country
- Here are some
steps you can take to ensure your own success once you move to
a rural area.
- by Lisa Rogak
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- Get the Biggest Tax Deduction You Can
for Your Business Car Use
- If, like most
entrepreneurs, you use a car or truck in your business, you're
probably anxious to take as much as you can in tax deductions
for this expense. As with other business expenses, good recordkeeping
is the key to maximizing your tax savings.
- by Jan
Zobel, EA
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- Don't Forget These Tax Deductions
- Beginning January
1, 1999, the office-in-home deduction is available not only to
those who meet the old guidelines but also to self-employed people
who have no other location where they conduct substantial administrative
or management activities for their business.
- by Jan
Zobel, EA
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- New Office-in-Home Rules May Allow You
to Take this Tax Deduction
- Beginning January
1, 1999, the office-in-home deduction is available not only to
those who meet the old guidelines but also to self-employed people
who have no other location where they conduct substantial administrative
or management activities for their business.
- by Jan
Zobel, EA
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- What If You Can't Pay Your Taxes?
- Even if you
don't have the money to pay your taxes, file your return on time.
The penalty for not filing your tax return on time is 5% a month,
whereas the penalty for not paying your taxes on time is only
1/2 of 1% per month.
- by Jan
Zobel, EA
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- Starting Off on the Right Foot
- Then I asked
her a few questions. Is she thinking about going into business
with someone else? Are lawsuits common in her field of business?
Is her goal to create a business and develop it to the point
at which it can be sold? Does she have concerns about not being
taken seriously unless she incorporates?
- by Jan
Zobel, EA
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- Tips for Better Small Business Recordkeeping
- Even if you
don't have the money to pay your taxes, file your return on time.
The penalty for not filing your tax return on time is 5% a month,
whereas the penalty for not paying your taxes on time is only
1/2 of 1% per month.
- by Jan
Zobel, EA
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More Articles by EP Contributors
- The Top Ten FAQs About Starting a Business
- Answers to the
Top Ten questions of many Entrepreneurial Parents wanting to start their first home business.
- by Terri
Lonier
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- Evaluating the Home Office Chair That's
Right For You - An Evaluation Form
- Before you settle
down into your office chair, think again. Are you really comfortable?
Taking care of yourself is taking care of business!
- by Marilyn
Zelinsky
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- The 6 Biggest Myths about Working Solo-
and What You Must Do to Overcome Them to Achieve Success
- Master the working
solo lifestyle by understanding and avoiding the most common
pitfalls of starting your own business.
- byTerri
Lonier
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- Creating an Effective Web Site
- Before you even
consider creating a web site, there are quite a few issues you
should think through. Here's an article full of usable advice
and hypertext inks to start you off with...
- by Peter
Kent
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- 10 Surprising New Ways to Make Being
Online Profitable
- ...or how history
may be stopping your web site from earning money...
- by Joe
Vitale
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- When Your Imagination Reaches Out to
Touch Someone
- When it comes
to marketing your home business, your imagination can be your
lucky charm. Read how others have used their creativity (and
not their money!) to leave a lasting impression, and then exercise
your brainstorming muscles!
- by Silvana
Clark
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- Shoestring Marketing: Ten Steps to a
Successful Internet Business on a Budget
- Is your web
site pulling in the kind of traffic you hope for? If not, take
a few steps in the right direction.
- by Joe Spataro
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- Three Cyber Ad Types
- Creating ads
for cyberspace takes a different approach than traditional advertising
methods. If you'd rather play it safe than be sorry, read on...
- by Joe
Vitale
- Having Doubts About Your Home Business?
- Doubts about
starting a home business can serve as a healthy "reality-check,"
but if your fears aren't confronted they can hold you back from
realizing your work-family dream. Fight your fears with awareness
and information.
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- Making Plans
- The decision
to start a home business automatically activates your planning
skills, whether you realize it or not. And the more adept you
are at making plans, the better off your business will be.
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- The Four Basic Divisions of Business
- Manage your
business with a plan. Color code your workload!
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- Boosting Your Business Through Volunteer
Work
- Volunteer work
can jumpstart your home business. Build your portfolio, get noticed,
and have some fun!
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- Cyberspace and Building Business Relationships
- Today work-at-home
professionals have a remarkable communications vehicle no matter
where they are located. The "information highway" runs
through all neighborhoods - enabling loners and social
butterflies to unite and at-home workers to develop business
relationships that transcend geographical boundaries.
Other Business-Related
Work by Roberts
- Beyond Schedule C
- In today's society,
where the barometer of success is too often measured by one's
annual salary, the preparation of an EP's "Schedule C"
can be a
sobering affair -- and even a point of contention among family
members.
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- Organizing Your Home Office
- If you, like
me, feel like you've been in the boxing ring with the paper opponent
one round too often, try following these tips from Debbie Willams
of "Let's Get It Together".
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- Finding Your Work-at-Home "Opportunity"
- Part I
- Definition of
the word "opportunity"? 1) a favorable juncture of circumstances;
2) a chance for advancement or progress Before investing in any work@home "opportunity,"
make sure it is one!
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- Finding Your Work-at-Home "Opportunity"
- Part II
- To help you
sort out your options, here's a break-down of the four basic
types of Home-Based Businesses. Use them to start clearing a
path to your home career goals.
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- What Motivates You?
- Whether it's
a need that pushes you forward or a compensation that pulls you
onward, motivation is key to your home business success. And
it is as individual as it is indispensable.
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