May 20, 2013 09:04 EDT CareerFuel The U.S. Census Bureau reports that franchises accounted for 10.5 percent of businesses with paid employees—a total of nearly 8 million workers—in 2007 (the most recent year for comprehensive data). For many aspiring small business owners, owning a franchise eliminates the need for a “big idea” and comes with the requisite market experience.
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Apr 29, 2013 09:08 EDT CareerFuel Ideally, entrepreneurs start their small business on the side & keep a day job until the revenue is high enough. Brandon Medenwald actually pulled this off. Two years ago, Brandon found himself frustrated that existing digital technology didn’t solve the problem of knowing who was in the office at any given time. Over a drink, Brandon told Bill he could build a better “mousetrap” in a weekend.
Apr 15, 2013 08:58 EDT CareerFuel In my previous post, we looked at the basics of search engine optimization, or SEO for small business. In this post we will take a look at what kind of projects can build your small business's web presence on an ongoing basis.
Apr 06, 2013 11:56 EDT CareerFuel Is there an ideal age to do a startup? Not really, unless you live a monastic existence—something not very conducive to the networking needs of an entrepreneur. Are 20 something’s more suited to startups? Yes and no.
Mar 25, 2013 12:51 EDT CareerFuel
Mar 20, 2013 12:01 EDT CareerFuel Most small business owners know they need to pay attention to boosting their search rankings, but don't know how-- it often feels like a black box. Depending upon the day and the latest article, it's hard to know what to believe. Advertising is a lot easier to understand, but very expensive for small companies with minimal marketing budgets.
Mar 11, 2013 09:39 EDT CareerFuel When Julia Coffey returned to her home state of Massachusetts, she couldn’t find a job. After some time on the job market, Julia started to think like an entrepreneur and quit her job search, choosing instead to apply her previous work experience in mycology to building her own small business—Mycoterra Farm.
Mar 06, 2013 12:50 EST CareerFuel EquityNet.com, a crowdfunding platform that enables entrepreneurs to raise money from accredited investors, just released findings from a six-year study of their transactions (1,000 completed deals) and the findings are very interesting. If you have considered raising money and wonder if your company is fundable and under what terms, read on.
Jan 10, 2013 11:49 EST CareerFuel Weather and work have changed dramatically in recent years, causing tremendous personal and financial instability for millions. As long as this is the new normal, people will need to go the distance--in some cases, literally--in order to make ends meet. Hurricane Sandy and Southeastern Outdoor Services remind us that we are all in this together and that’s a win/win for America.
Jan 07, 2013 11:02 EST CareerFuel Haralee Weintraub “carried the bag” for years as a pharmaceutical sales representative and sales manager. Meeting with doctors and discussing effective drugs for health problems turned out to be perfect training when, years later, Haralee went through treatment for breast cancer and struggled with the side effects of hot flashes and night sweats.