We all know starting a business isn't easy. Sometimes You need to get a second job to help support the start-up. Here is a list of jobs that may help with a second revenue stream.
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Going green in business has become a huge movement. Not only does it help your bottom line but it is also great for the environment. Here are some ways to help your business reduce it's carbon footprint.
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Merchant accounts are a very important and reliable way of receiving payments. However, be very careful when choosing a provider...things may not always be what they seem. Nate Fiori of North American Bancard explains...
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Spouses and significant others are there to help you succeed, care for you and sometimes be a royal pain in the ass! How can you avoid being distracted by your spouse at work? Continue reading to find out...
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In every start-up their are mistakes that are made. Usually, mistakes are good, but only if you learn from them! Here is a list of some common mistakes and pitfalls that can be avoided.
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Measuring success in your business is important in being able to project where the business is going. Here are some strategies and tips to help show you how to measure your success milestones.
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In this video Mike Michalowicz interviews Melanie Notkin, founder of SavvyAuntie.com. Melanie discusses managing a start-up business and what a PANK woman is.
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When is it time to outsource? How do you outsource? Is it worth the time to learn something when someone else could do it faster and better? Check out this list of great tips on outsourcing your business.
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Ever hear the term "married to the business"? What if your married to your business partner? Here are 99 tips to make the partnership and business succeed without killing your marriage.
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Getting feedback from your clients is essential to building a successful business. Here is how to get reliable feedback in order to have your customers come back for more.
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Taking the leap from a secure career to business owner can be a rocky and rough path. Here are the proper tips to make your transition smooth as butter.
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Knowing exactly what your competition is doing is key to being ahead of the curve. Here are some great ways to sneak up on your competition without sticking your nose out.
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Need to find space for your business? In this video Mike interviews Colleen Debaise of The Wall Street Journal. She explains where to find the new hot spots.
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How many times have you heard an entrepreneur say this: I barely have a minute of free time to improve myself, I am just too busy. I reached out to the TPE community, and they came back with 168 things you could do in a mere 60 seconds to improve your skills and your business. Here they are
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When it comes to finding the perfect location for your retail store there are many options to consider. Duh! Many are obvious, but some not so much (for example, you might be able to build mystery and surge of traffic by actually being off the beaten path). Thanks to the TPE community, here is a list of things to consider.
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Meet them at your office, or better yet meet them at theirs. NOT! Those are the traditional meeting spots, and surely don't help your meeting stand out from any other meeting. Try one of these new spots for a meeting, it will help you stand out, may get the juices flowing, and in some cases make a permanent positive memory.
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Learn from your peers, damn it! Too often entrepreneurs make big investments, expecting big returns and it doesn't come true. Here are the experiences of some fellow entrepreneurs on where they wasted money. Don't make the same mistakes! The tips are right below the ad for The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (which is not a waste of money, by the way).
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Now that Q1 of 2010 has passed us by, I reached out to the TPE community to learn what's working, what's not working, and what to do about it. Here are the tips you need to successfully navigate (and grow during) the remainder of 2010.
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Work, work and more work, is just plain exhausting. But as an entrepreneur it is necessary. While the only sure fire way to avoid burnout is to get some vacation time, you can get some relief from short breaks. Here are 35 ways to take a 5 minute break and get your entrepreneurial mojo back.
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You went into business with a partner because you could lean on each other. You could back each other up. You could exploit your strengths and rocket business forward. In most cases, those pipe dreams never come true. You work, your partner sleeps. You bring in the sales, and your partner spend the money (on a nice car). If you are in a business partnership that is falling apart, here at 81 strategies to fix it or to get out clean...
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More people are starting businesses than ever before. The fact is many of these entrepreneurial start ups are guaranteed to fail and this is the five reasons why:
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If you are running full speed ahead all the time, the engine will burn out and it won't be pretty. As an entrepreneur you need a break occasionally, in fact you MUST take a break from work. Here are a list of 75 ideas that the TPE community came up with for taking that time off - everything from a mini 20 minute retreats, to tropical resorts, it's all here:
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