California’s Mirassou Winery is celebrating more than 150 years in business, and they want to share their success with other entrepreneurs and smart thinkers. This is the first year of their “Bright Ideas” grant program, which will honor folks who have something new and exciting to change people’s lives through a new business. Five winners [...]
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Conduct A Free Needs Analysis – Make Money Without Spending a Dime Challenge
Posted by admin on April 28th, 2011
If this is your first time visiting the Make Money without Spending a Dime Challenge – Welcome! If you want to start from the beginning, you’ll find the first posting here, and a list of all of the challenges to date here. Questions, comments or ideas to add? Please comment and share a link back [...]
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Tags: email marketing, free publicity ideas, make money, must reads, needs analysis 
2 Comments »Hands-On Break Even Analysis For A Small Business
Posted by admin on April 5th, 2011
Why have I never calculated a break even analysis for my copywriting company? Partially, it’s procrastination – a skill which I (and many other small business owners) hold in abundance. Another important thing has been the “what’s in it for me?” factor: why do I really need to spend more time on the backside of [...]
Why Register Your Business?
Posted by admin on March 21st, 2011
In most of the cities I’ve lived in over the years, each community has required business registration. Ranging anywhere from $30-150/year, the benefits to registration have differed dramatically well. In fact, most of my experiences have been: register or else the taxman will come a’ knockin’. This seems to be one of the debates in [...]
Make Money Without Spending a Dime Challenge
Posted by admin on March 9th, 2011
Note: I started this challenge in 2007, and still use it regularly to jump start my business. I’ve reposted this content from elsewhere, but the information still stands strong. Want all of the challenge information in one place? Then start here: Make Money Without Spending a Dime Challenge My dreams of making money without spending [...]
Free Web Page Hosting – Make Money Without Spending a Dime Challenge Day 3
Posted by admin on March 3rd, 2011
If this is your first time visiting the thirty-day Make Money without Spending a Dime Challenge – Welcome! If you want to start from the beginning, you’ll find the first posting here, and a list of all of the challenges to date here. Day three wasn’t a very busy day for me, I’ll admit. It [...]
Posted in Advice, Office, Software, Startup Tags: business challenges, business websites, make money 2 Comments »Budget Business Ideas
Posted by admin on February 25th, 2011
I get a lot of emails wanting information, advice or suggestions on what kind of legitimate budget business ideas are worth contemplating for a new or inexperienced entrepreneur. Unfortunately, I am unable to answer many of these questions because they are so specific in nature. I can’t do the legwork of determining whether or not [...]
Update from the Dragon’s Den
Posted by admin on February 10th, 2011
BBC’s version of the Dragon’s Den is already doing extremely well, and reality-TV shows are definitely still in the hot spot with viewers around the world. So it isn’t surprising then that CTV has decided to throw in their own version of Trump’s entrepreneurial show. Airing five shows in October, the idea runs on the [...]
Definitive Guide to Local Business – Free Business eBook
Posted by admin on February 8th, 2011
I decided I had to learn some humility a couple of weeks ago when a client of mine denied a project I had toiled over. Instead of being down in the dumps about the loss to my bottom line, I chose to profit from my mistakes. I took the eBook and edited portions to suit [...]
Make Money Without Spending a Dime Challenge – Day One
Posted by admin on February 5th, 2011
Ah… Day One. Where all hopes are high and interest is strong. I’m interested to see just how long it takes for me to either skip a day or find success. Which comes first? I haven’t run an online business for almost 8 years now. Previously, I sold as well-known brand of children’s clothing through [...]
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