Small Businesses
Turn Your IPhone Into a Credit Card Terminal
After years of frustration, Pat Jackson finally found affordable technology to let her mobile repair technicians bill customer’s credit cards.
For years, small business owner Pat Jackson struggled to find an affordable way to let customers pay for heating and air conditioning repairs with their credit cards at home.
The owner of Jackson Comfort Systems in Northfield, [...]
How to Start a T-shirt Company
Company Dashboard: Johnny Cupcakes
Founder Johnny Earle, 27
Location Hull, Massachusetts
2008 Revenue $3.8 million
Employees 30
Start-up Year 2001
Start-up Costs About $6,700 for T-shirts and printing until 2003, when he committed to the business full time
Breakeven Five years out on sales of $1.2 million
Biggest Expense $10,000 for a trade show
Qualifications As a kid, Earle was a [...]
A Million Dollar Business From Unwanted Books [Video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvknkm9H9Lw
Analysis and discussion with Xavier Helgesen of Better World Books Co-Founder.He Talks about collecting unwanted books across the country for the literacy programs around the world.
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Q. How Do I Get People to Take Me Seriously in Business?
I’m not lucky, just hard working. By age 22, I’ve already started an Internet business that’s bringing in tens of thousands of dollars a month (we stock, ship and sell parts for imported European appliances that no one else seems to care about). While the online business is going well, it’s more difficult for [...]
10 Part-Time Business Ideas
In any economy, a part-time business can bring in extra income, give you a fallback plan if you lose your job, or plant the seed for a larger venture. In a downturn, it’s hard to argue with preparing a backup plan. Of course, starting a business is always risky, and you will almost surely spend [...]
The Oprah Effect
Talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey is one of the most well known cultural and financial icons of our time. If you’re lucky enough to create a product she loves, a mention on her show just might make you a millionaire!
The Oprah Effect
Getting on the Oprah Winfrey show could be the biggest opportunity of someone’s life. [...]
Small Business Owners Warned of Latest ‘tax Rebate’ Scam
Officials today warned small businesses owners not to respond to letters appearing to have been sent by the Small Business Administration, asking for banking information in order to qualify for tax rebates.
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