One of the first steps in examining your business idea is to do some research to get to know more about your market. Presumably you already know that a market exists for your product. If you have an ... |
One of the most common reasons small businesses fail is that the owners underestimate how much money they will need to start the business. It always seems to cost more than they thought. Have you ... |
Before you start planning for the cash needs of your new business, you must determine how much cash you will need to survive. You have to plan cash needs during the startup and first few months of ... |
This is where we help you get down to figuring out how much it will cost you to open your doors for business on day one. |
Among the professionals you may need to work with are a lawyer, an accountant, and, in some cases, a marketing or business consultant. You might as well think of them as being part of your business ... |
As a new business owner, your insurance needs will depend upon the type of business you run. For example, a self-employed computer consultant who operates out of her home will have insurance needs ... |
Every new business has unique advertising and marketing needs. The amount you will have to spend will depend upon the industry you're in and the competition you'll have, as well as your personal ... |
As a new business owner, one of the first decisions you'll have to face is whether to hire someone to help you. And, of course, there are other related decisions: if you decide you need someone for ... |
One of your biggest outlays, of course, will be the cost of setting up your physical space: your storefront, your office, your plant, or the room in your home. |
If you decide to open a retail business with a storefront (as opposed, for example, to a mail order business), you'll have some special cost considerations that a home-based business won't have. So ... |
