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111: A Short Guide to Setting up a Home Based Business
Setting up a home based business is easier than many people might think. The beauty of starting a business at home is that the start up cost is much, much lower than what would be required for a more traditional brick and mortar business....

112: 5 Tips for Starting a Child Day Care Center
Starting any business can be a daunting task without the proper information. Mistakes can be costly so being equipped with good information arms the aspiring business owner with the ability to create a successful business. Here are 5 tips to help one start a child day care center....

113: Factors to Consider When Starting a Manufacturing Business
Starting a manufacturing business may sound like a daunting task but when you break the different goals of the business into smaller tasks, you will find that manufacturing process actually has a routine nature......

114: The Circle Manifesto: A New Economic Model Based On Ancient Wisdom
The author, a successful business owner and a national leader in the fair trade, eco jewelry movement, has developed a radical new "circle-based" business model based on his nearly twenty years of study Native medicine people. This story traces the history of his company in context to this radical approach, using a natural system based on interconnection as a model for best business practices....

115: How To Decide On What Business You Should Start
Do you want to start you own business? There are several factors to consider when you are deciding on what business you want to start. By examining these factors you can increase the chances of success for your business....

116: Starting a New Business Requires Planning in All Areas
Many entrepreneurs have failed in their new ventures, not because they didn't have a solid understanding of the business, but because they didn't allot significant planning in every area. A blueprint for success must be developed for operations, marketing, financial, and sales departments....

117: Bootstrap Business: Tips On Borrowing From Family And Friends
Another method of shoestring start-up is to borrow from family and friends, but the arrangement can become difficult if problems occur with the loan, some business owners say. Based on an article, "Starting up on a shoestring" guide are some suggestions to keep business from ruining relationships and three rules to follow when borrowing from those closest to you....

118: Reasons For A Barebones Business Start-Up And Alternative Financing
Jeff Hester has these observations about whether the current trend in the Web 2.0 world constitutes too much money chasing too few sound business ideas. Here are 10 reasons to keep your business start-up (whether online or off) lean and mean at least in the early years....

119: Bootstrapping: Using The Plastic Potential
Though some might urge staying away from credit card debt, Eric Rosenfeld, president of Adaptive Consulting Partners LLC, insists they may be the best tool for bootstrap entrepreneurs....

120: Bootstrapping Is Valuable While Seeking Funds
Alex Welch, co-founder of Photobucket, talks about starting his company with a variety of funding means and efforts to save costs. Welch used everything he had from savings, credit cards and home mortgages to a fortuitous partnership with his former boss, wheeling and dealing for equipment and a loan from a sympathetic banker to launch his company and push it to profitability....