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Multiple streams of (taxable) income
It is the dream of any entrepreneur to be blessed with multiple streams of income. Revenue from one source can tide you over the lean times that any entrepreneur experiences and spreading the income spreads the risk of relying upon a single venture. A series of modest predictable payments from different sources can also smooth out seasonal fluctuations in one’s income. Arguably too, better decisions are made when you are not betting the farm every time you make a business decision.
Technology has made it ridiculously easy to establish such multiple streams. Selling stuff on eBay comes to mind. Many people have morphed an initial experimental foray onto the eBay site into a tiny home-based business. It is an elegant business model: very little cash outlay and very little risk, and an abundance of tools to help you get started and …
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Key to making better business decisions: slow down
Chris Green explains why slowing down can help you make better decisions.
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Mentoring for small business: Advisory Boards
Many of us were lucky in our early years to have someone special to guide us along the right path – a favourite teacher, coach, scout leader, or, in our professional lives, an insightful boss or senior co-worker to show us the ropes.
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Working From Home – The Legal Stuff
Why is it when ones hears the words “Woman Entrepreneur” that one automatically thinks “Home-Based Business?” Well, probably because it is so often true. Home-based entrepreneurship is a viable and logical solution to the many competing demands made upon today’s businesswoman, wife and mother.
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What to do when your business grows up
There comes a time in a young woman’s life when she is forced to abandon skin-tight jeans and a “barely there” top in favour of a modest skirt and blouse and sensible shoes. Such is the tyranny of growing up and joining the workforce.
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The Taxman Cometh
Ah, Springtime! Cherry blossoms, daffodils, and everywhere signs of new growth and optimism, except of course for that black cloud of an April 30 tax deadline looming on the horizon.
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Business Relationships 101
A business partnership is like a marriage but without the sex to knock off the rough edges. Indeed what most people entering into a partnership fail to realize is that in all likelihood they are acquiring not one business partner, but two. The second, silent and sometimes sinister one is your business partner’s life partner to whom they go home and grumble to at the end of the business day.
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Getting Paid, Part 2: Delinquent Accounts
The starting point for any accounts receivable recovery strategy has to be timely and accurate record keeping. All of the major accounting software packages contain an accounts receivable module, so there really is no excuse for not having an up-to-the-minute print out of who owes you money.
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Getting Paid
The bane of every small business owner’s existence is actually getting paid for the work she does. While the problem is universal, it seems to be most acute in the services sector, especially for those selling advice or specialized knowledge. There seems to be a general reluctance to pay for something the consumer can’t see, touch, eat or feel.
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Business structure for dummies
One of the more stimulating exercises facing the budding entrepreneur is deciding upon the structure for her new business venture. There are important considerations of cost, liability and brand protection, and tax to be addressed. There are also the needs of family, partners, financial backers, and employees to be considered.
