Oct 31

The home based internet business becomes more and more popular either as an alternative occupation or a source of extra income. This newbie internet business series is dedicated to those who just start or those who are considering to start their home based internet business. By reading the series, you will have a better understanding what it is about, avoid the mistakes and take the right path to excel.

The Advantages (the Pro)

• Flexible working hours.

If you have your day job, young children, household to take care of or study to work at, you are still able to do your home based internet business at your convenient time.

• Small capital requirement.

Compared to offline business that requires a lot of money to set up, the home based internet business needs only a small capital to start up.

• Unlimited income potential.

Working for others limit your potential to earn money but home based internet business has unlimited income potential. Many people become millionaires in the internet.

• “Low-cost” labor.

You start your home based internet business by yourself and when it gets bigger, you can seek help from your spouse, teenage children or relatives whom you do not need to pay much.

• Hassle free business.

Many things you need in the internet are done autopilot such as your websites and auto-responders. Some products even allow you to have 6 automated income streams within 24 hours.

• Low overhead expenses.

The home based internet business allows you to work by yourself from the comfort of your own home, you save lots of money from office rental, employee’ salary and travelling costs. Beside computer and internet connection, you hardly need any other machines.

• No face-to-face interaction.

For those who are shy to meet people or have physical challenges are still able to have their own business. People only communicate with your words without facing you personally. You can be in your pyjama or t-shirts and nobody knows. Furthermore, there is no age limitation; you can run the home based internet business at any age.

• Immediate start.

Compare to offline businesses that require a few months to start, the home based internet business allows you to jump in immediately.

• No company requirement.

You do not need to have a company to start your own home based internet business.

• Flexible place to work.

You are mobile when you are in the home based internet business. You can work wherever you desire as long as you bring your laptop and there is an internet connection.

The Disadvantages (the Cons)

• Reliance on high speed internet connection.

When you don’t have high speed computer and internet connection then you waste so much time in front of the computer waiting for your pages to be displayed. Some remote places still face this kind of problem.

• Addiction to work.

Since you work from home, you can be workaholic. Nobody is going to stop you from working 24/7. There is no working time framework. You could neglect your family or household works because you are too consumed with your online business.

• Loneliness.

The home based internet business is a lonely place because you do not interact with people face-to-face.

• No immediate result.

It can be very frustrating because you do not see the money immediately. If you follow the wrong coach or program, you even waste time and money.

• Risks.

You do not know who you are dealing with since you do not face him/her so there is a possibility you could be cheated. Many scams happen in the internet.

• Hard work.

It is a hard work. You need to be willing to spend hours to learn about your products, marketing and customers care.

• Dependence on strong self-drive.

Home based internet business requires high self-discipline and self-motivation. Since you have nobody telling you what to achieve daily you need to create your own agenda and target. If you do not have a strong “why,” you will end up joining the 90% of the people who fail in this business.

Before you embark into a home based internet business, you need to consider these advantages and disadvantages and make the firm decision why you want to get into it. There are consequences you have to pay just like every decision you make. Are you willing to pay the price? Do you have what it takes to succeed in the home based internet business? Find out more.

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Oct 31

What’s the truth about new business failure rates? If you have considered starting your own business or are in the process of making that leap, you probably have heard that half of all businesses fail in their first year of operation. The latest statistics released from the Small Business Administration indicate somewhat better odds: two-thirds of all new businesses survive at least two years, and 44 percent survive at least four years.

Still, these numbers can give you cause for pause. Is it worth the effort? Do you have what it takes to succeed?

Bottom line? It’s not enough to have a great idea. You need to know how to put feet to it.

Whether you want to start a home-based business or other small business, three things are certain. One, you need to wear a lot of hats. Two, you probably don’t have all the skills you need to wear all those hats. Three, you don’t have time to wear all those hats.

The frustration time involved in learning how to wear all those hats makes it easy to lose sight of the original reasons why you wanted to start your business: passion for your idea and the desire for freedom. Endless distractions can consume your time and derail your best intentions.

Some people turn to franchising because many business decisions are already made for them. But with franchising comes up-front buy-in fees, restrictions in how business is done and surrendering part of one’s profits to corporate HQ. Again, business freedom remains elusive.

Much has been written regarding reasons why new businesses fail. Often, it’s from lack of venture capital. Unrealistic expectations of cash flow—revenues versus business expenses—are another common stumbling block. Lack of good business management skills can submarine an otherwise-promising venture. Similarly, people think that owning a business will enable them to work fewer hours than before. That may be true sometime down the road, but not initially. Temperament also plays a role in business success. You need to be willing to learn from your mistakes and look upon setbacks as simply another bend in the road to success. You need persistence in measures beyond intelligence.

But often new businesses fail simply because the owner doesn’t have enough time to devote to administrative and technical tasks: corporate reporting structures and taxes, network setup, office management, and all the other details that can eat away at the heart of a promising business venture.

Contracting with administrative, legal and technical consultants is cost prohibitive to a business start-up. Nor can you afford to spend months teaching yourself every facet of business.

Innoventum President Denise Gosnell says this is a common thread with new businesses. “Take Dave, for example. He’s passionate about creating movies. But he doesn’t know how to form a corporation, create a web site, or write a business plan. He’s just great at creating movies. But ever since Dave went on his own, he’s been so busy trying to figure out all the business stuff that he hasn’t had any time left to create movies. We’ve helped hundreds of people like Dave move through the necessary business start-up steps quickly and inexpensively so they can focus on what they are good at. That’s what Innoventum does—shows people how to develop their infrastructure without breaking the bank, so they can get back to their passion, like Dave’s movies.”

The most economical and time-efficient way to ramp up in all these areas is to have one source of easy-to-follow, step-by-step information. Even better is a resource that also tells you HOW to do it. Now, for the first time, this is available in a free 60-page blueprint —written by small-business owners who are experts in legal, technical, marketing and financing of small companies. The article is called “Business 2.0, A Blueprint for Starting and Operating Your Business in Today’s Hi-Tech World”. Reading this can save you money as well as many hours of frustration time—and move you closer to the freedom that you desire in having your own business. This downloadable free PDF file is available at Innoventum (http://www.innoventum.com).

For FREE articles and videos related to small-business start-ups, or for more information on developing a successful new business, consult the professionals at Innoventum.

Oct 31

Many new business owners start a home business and don’t take the time to write out a business plan. By failing to write a business plan, you greatly decrease your chances of success. The following are some reasons why every business needs to put a business plan into writing.

You have probably heard the old saying, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” That is very true when it comes to your business. The more planning you do in the beginning, the greater success you will see in the future.

If you decide to take your home business to the next level, a business plan can help you secure financing. A financial institution will want to see, in writing, the reasons that they should loan you money. Simply walking in and telling them why you know you’ll be a success isn’t good enough. However, if you can hand your lender a document that states your business idea, your business goals, a list of steps you plan to take in order to reach your goals, as well as your estimated earnings, you will be seen as a professional and the lender will take you more seriously.

Your business plan will also help you determine your action plan. Your action plan consists of the steps you plan on taking in order to achieve your goals. This is another task that people usually sidestep. Instead of “just kind of knowing” or “having the ideas in your head”, you should take the time to put them on paper. The reason this part of the business plan is so important is that it literally walks you from point A to point B. While your business plan, in general, serves as a map, your action plan is the “step-by-step directions.”

Having a business plan to present to your spouse can also help your spouse realize your business idea is more than just a passing amusement or hobby. This can really help you, especially if your spouse is skeptical. Your spouse can see that you are serious and will become more helpful and more encouraging. Having the support of your spouse can really motivate you and help you find success.

A business plan maps out your future. If you have decided you are ready to start a business, your first step should be to write out your plans for what you want to do with the business and where you see the business going in the future.

If you and your family were going to drive to your vacation destination, you wouldn’t just get in the car and start driving without knowing where you were going. Would you? You shouldn’t start a business without a map either. If you are planning to have a simple home business, built around the Internet, you may not think you need a business plan. You may think only high level businesses need them in order to secure corporate funding but that’s not true.

Every business needs a business plan.

When you sit down to write a business plan, you are literally mapping out the path you want to take in your business. Not only will your business plan help you define what you want to accomplish, it can help you streamline your business and create focus.

You may be under the impression that business plans are huge documents that can be difficult to write. On the contrary, you do not have to create a huge document at all. Your business plan can consist of a single page outlining your basic goals. The point is to put your thoughts and ideas down in writing.

When you take the time to think about your business, where you want your business to go, and estimate your costs as well as your profits, you are much more likely to succeed. Rather than working sporadically and blindly, you will be able to look at your business plan and know exactly what you need to be working on. This can serve as a great motivator and help you reach your business goals.

A common myth is that a business plan is rigid. That once you write it, you have to stick to it. As your business grows, you can change your business plan to suit your needs. You may find certain aspects of your business growing at a faster pace than others and decide to focus more on those areas. For instance, you may have started out in your business strictly as a custom scrapbook artist creating completed albums. However, you found yourself creating more and more themed mini albums and may decide to add that stream of income to your portfolio.

Having your business plan by your side can help you evaluate your decisions and decide what is going to add value to your business and what will take away from your business. Before you start a new project, take out your business plan and see if this new project will fit in with the plans you have already made. This can save you a lot of time, energy, and money.

Oct 31

Starting Business Secrets will help you to start your own business successfully.

The American Dream is, and always will be, to come up with an idea, start a business and become rich from your own efforts. Based upon this motivation, thousands of businesses fail each year, due primarily to not being familiar with the basics involved in running a business.

The following questions will help you weigh your personal characteristics and beliefs against the realities of business ownership. Don’t worry if you find that a few of the questions reveal doubts or weaknesses. Nobody is a perfect match for any profession. But if you find many of the questions troubling, you may want to rethink your decision to go into business.

1) Are you willing to take the responsibilities of operating your own business?

Forget the tidy little set of responsibilities that came with a position in corporate life. When you run a business, you’re in charge of everything—from opening the doors in the morning to cleaning up at night. Then when you go home, you worry.

The hours are long, there is a high degree of stress, and there is always too much to do and not enough time to do it. You’ll have to deal with your customers and your employees. You’ll be responsible for the finances of the business and dealing with taxes. And you’ll need to fill out a lot of forms and sign a lot of checks.

Make sure you understand what you’re getting into. As a business owner, you’ll have more responsibilities than you have had before, no matter what your previous jobs have been. If you understand this simple fact, you’ll be ready to take your responsibilities on.

2) Are you comfortable making hard decisions?

As the owner of a business, you’ll also have to make many decisions that affect the business, your livelihood, and that of your employees. Many times thev/11 is tough to make, including the decision to lay people off if your business falls on hard times. It will require decisiveness, mental toughness, and resolve. If you have trouble when faced with tough choices, this could be a problem area.

3) Do you think owning your own business is the road to easy money?

Think again. Many people actually end up sacrificing income to open their businesses, at least at first. That’s the price they’re willing to pay for independence.

If you’re thinking of giving up a promising career and a lucrative income to start your business, be realistic about what your financial needs are and whether or not the business will meet those needs. Remember, you’re building a business.

It may take you a number of years to get to the income level you want or need. On the other hand, you may decide that you’re willing to sacrifice some money for the reward of being your own boss. Many people have found it to be worth every penny.

4) Are you starting a business out of desperation?

This is a very real concern, particularly in light of the huge number of experienced businessmen and businesswomen who have been cast adrift in the job market through corporate downsizing in recent years. If you’re one of these people and are thinking about starting a business because you think it’s your only option, be very careful. Yes, it can be the answer to your future security, but only if you’re willing to make the necessary commitments and sacrifices. The world of business ownership is vastly different from the corporate world. Make sure you recognize the differences before you make the move.

5) Are you well organized?

The day-to-day operation of your business is going to require you to assume many responsibilities. Let’s consider an average day. You may need to do the payroll, talk to suppliers, pay a few bills, work on a new advertising pamphlet, and prepare some tax forms. At the same time you’ll be filling orders and making sure they get sent out on time. Then there is always the unexpected—your computer bombs or the air-conditioning conks out.

As a business owner, you’ll need to keep many balls in the air at one time. Your ability to juggle all these responsibilities will directly affect your success. If you’re well organized, you’ll have a list of the things you need to do, and you’ll methodically go through it during the course of the day. If you’re interrupted, you’ll pick up where you left off after you have dealt with the problem. If you’re still not through at the end of the day, you’ll sit there and work until you have finished. Procrastinators do not do well in business. If you get behind, you’re sunk.

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