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Entreprenuer Corner
10 To Do steps for starting your new business! Step 1: Templates for Writing a Business Plan Use these tools and resources to create a business plan. This written guide will help you map out how you will start and run your business successfully. Step 2: Get Business Assistance and Training Take advantage of free training and counseling services, from preparing a business plan and securing financing, to expanding or relocating a business. Step 3: Choose a Business Location Get advice on how to select a customer-friendly location and comply with zoning laws. Step 4: Finance Your Business Find government backed loans, venture capital and research grants to help you get started. Step 5: Determine the Legal Structure of Your Business Decide which form of ownership is best for you: sole proprietorship, partnership, Limited Liability Company (LLC), corporation, S corporation, nonprofit or cooperative. Step 6: Register a Business Name ("Doing Business As") Register your business name with your state government. Step 7: Get a Tax Identification Number Learn which tax identification number you'll need to obtain from the IRS and your state revenue agency. Step 8: Register for State and Local Taxes Register with your state to obtain a tax identification number, workers' compensation, unemployment and disability insurance. Step 9: Obtain Business Licenses and Permits Get a list of federal, state and local licenses and permits required for your business. Step 10: Understand Employer Responsibilities Learn the legal steps you need to take to hire employees.*Steps provided by the US Small Business Administration
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Tips for a successful dayLets talk about how we can strive to make everyday a successful day and what it takes in order to make it a reality. There are many factors that you can't control on a daily basis but there are key factors that you can control that make a world of difference when we are talking about the success in our life. Everyday I prepare for success by following these steps:1) Get your fitness out the way: If at all possible try to get your fitness regime out the way first thing in your day so it doesnt get pushed under everything that may happen during your day.2) Put on your face and dress for the day: How often have you walked out the house not in your best and you run into someone that you really wish you hadn't of run into?...it didn't take me many times of this happening before I adopted the rule of get ready for the day at the beginning of the day! If you prepare for not only what you know you have to do but also what is unforseen.3)Snacks on deck: I always make sure to have healthy munchies with me to make sure I don't make a wrong turn into burger world during the day!I find that making sure Im prepared for the day as a whole I end of having for successful endings to my days than not. If my day runs longer or requires an unexpected turn I can handle it and remain on top!Become your own Pr repI had to learn very quickly about the best ways to get out the information I wanted people to know about my business and the activities that we were doing only had to brush up on great marketing techniques but also how to get items out to the press. This meant learning how to write an amazing press release. I wnted to share 5 steps that I find essential to any great press release. Remeber practice makes perfect with this especially if its something that you've never done before or taken any schooling in. Try these steps and let me know how they work for you! 1. Respect Your Audience. Who consumes press releases? Its rarely your customers or your community. Its most often the press themselves. They are busy, and maybe even cynical people. They plow through volumes of information daily. They may never read beyond the first paragraph. Respect these peoples' time and needs. Be concise and to the point. Avoid “marketing speak” at all costs. 2. Use a Vibrant and Precise Title. This is something we should have all learned in Business Writing 101. What you're sharing with the world has got to sound like news and be quickly comprehensible. Make your title stand out and stand on its own. And if that proves difficult, then you need to ask yourself if you should be making this announcement at all. 3. Make the Content Scannable. On the Web people scan content, they don't often read it. Be direct. Use meaningful headings. Express one idea per paragraph. Use the inverse pyramid structure — lead with the conclusion, then support it. Try using some bold. Don't go into a diatribe about how your product or service may change the world; explain in plain terms what it does, why it's relevant and what problems it solves. 4. Quote with Care. More often than not, quotes mechanically repeat the “benefits” of a thing. Many times they are simply not believable, due to the number of marketing wonder words conveniently stuffed in. Don't do this. Again, respect your audience. You might have the greatest thing since sliced bread on your hands, but this is unlikely, and your readers know it. Respect their intelligence and they'll respect yours. Be brief. Be relevant. Drop the hyperbole. 5. Synchronize Your Website. If you go to the trouble of publishing a press release, you should synchronize your website's information with the PR. If your release triggers interest, a journalist is going to dig further. Make sure that your site provides them with what they're looking for and enhances your news. Verify this and make is so, before you publish the release. Lack of coordination between the PR and your website is easy to spot, can be frustrating and smacks of poor organization. Avoid that pitfall. It damages your credibility and undermines the root purpose of your efforts.Article credit: http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-content/top-5-tips-for-a-great-press-release-001586.php
MB Biz Tip:
DO:
Think of your Business Plan as the Bible for your business it will give you direction for making the decisions you need to make when starting your life's dream of becoming a small business owner.
DONT:
Think that your business plan will never change. Everything in your business is bound to change considering outside elements such as clientel, economy, etc.
