Category: Planning

May 11 2011

Housing Slump Still Hurting Small Home Business

Like many small home business owners, Marianne Cusano uses her home to fund her business.
"We have a lot of debt," said Cusano, 53, the co-owner of New England Barricade Company, a maker …

Jan 24 2011

Online Small Business Development Planning Tips

Having a business plan can be a vital part of any small business development. In order to grow your business, you need to ensure that you understand your business from the inside out.

There are man…

Nov 25 2010

Chair Hire For Your Small Business

Putting up your own small business starts with a lot of planning and goal setting, not to mention a thorough market research and getting your own capital fund potential investors or business partners….

Dec 27 2007

Are You Ready for a New Year?

I took my daughter to lunch today and as a way of greeting asked our server if she was ready for the New Year. She replied, "I already have my resolution." I congratulated her and then in th…

Sep 18 2007

Home Based Business Leaves Home

I received word this morning that a friend of mine, Lori Wemhoff, owner of LMS Creative, has moved up and out!

A home based business owner, she had a plan when she opened her doors to grow her busine…

Aug 26 2007

Are You Lost?

Last night my daughter and I set out across our backyard onto the local 18-hole golf course under the light of an almost full moon. We were in search of a fountain that I'd discovered a few weeks …

Aug 23 2007

What Do You Want to Do? I Don’t Know, What Do YOU Want To Do?

Do you remember the scene in Disney's The Jungle Book when the buzzards (channeling the beatles) asked each other what they wanted to do and no one could decide? Has that happened to you? Perhaps …

Jul 16 2007

Retirement Planning: Are You Ready?

I'll be 50 in just 22 more days.

In my mind, it's the other way around: I'll be 22 for another 50 years but the aches and pains and grey hair tell a different story.

Am I ready? Am I re…

Jul 04 2007

Mapping Your Priorities

Take a look at your desk. Is it piled with a variety of tasks that need to be completed? Are you using this holiday in the middle of the week to assess and progress toward the light at the end of the …

Jun 18 2007

The World Can Revolve Without You

As a small business entrepreneur, home-based business owner or sales representative you may dread the process of leaving your business for a week in the summer.

What if something happens?
What if a c…