I bet, by now, you’ve been obsessing over what to call your new business. After all, having the perfect business name is important, right? That’s OK. We all do it. You might even have landed on one or two names you really like and are wondering when you can officially… Read More »How to Find the Right Name for Your New Business
Some people just know how to pick a great business name. Others, like Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, settled on Apple only because they couldn’t come up with anything better. So, if you’ve been obsessing about what to call your new business and haven’t been able to decide, you’re not… Read More »How to Pick a Great Business Name: Marketing & Trademark Tips
People usually don’t think of a side gig or an occasional contracting job as a real business. But they are. They are usually sole proprietorships. In the previous blog entry, we went over the four most popular types of business structures: the sole proprietorship, the partnership, the LLC, and the… Read More »How to Pick the Best Form of Business Structure for Your Small Business
So, you’re just starting your business, and you’re in the planning stages right now. You’ve looked at your idea critically. You know roughly how much it’ll cost to bring your vision to reality. You’ve even worked out a preliminary pricing model. So far, everything looks great. Why do you need… Read More »Why You Need a Business Exit Strategy
So you came up with an idea for a new business. You’ve thought it through and still think it’s a solid idea. You’ve even done some preliminary research and know roughly how much money you’ll need to get to the point of making that first sale. Next, you’ll need to… Read More »Pricing Model: What Will Make or Break Your New Business
So you have a fantastic idea for a new business. You’ve thought it through and still think it’s a solid one. Next, you’ll need to understand your startup costs. Of course, at this stage, you’re just making a best guess. Almost certainly, your guess will be wrong and will probably… Read More »How to Estimate Startup Costs for Your New Business
You just came up with a great business idea, and your gut tells you that you’ll get rich on it. Maybe you share the idea with your closest friends and family, but they don’t seem very enthusiastic. So how do you know you really have a great business idea? The… Read More »Is Your Business Idea Worth Billions or Is It a Dud?
If you’re reading this blog chronologically, then you’ve already looked at your business idea with a critical eye and decided that it is worth pursuing. Now, you’ll need to look through the types of business entities and decide which one you should use for your business. Why would the type of business… Read More »Is a Side Gig a Real Business? Popular Types of Business Entities and the Best One for You
Ideas are funny things. Sometimes, they hit you like lightning. Other times, you find them only after hours of hard thinking. But when you have a good one, you know it in your gut. This is absolutely true for ideas for starting a business. But, almost always, other people won’t… Read More »Have a Great Business Idea? Four Things to Consider Before Starting a Business
Back when I worked as a lawyer, I answered cold calls from prospective clients who just had their Big Idea. I’d teach them how to take that idea and start their own business. After many years of helping inventors and working for international corporations, I should be able to start… Read More »Why This Website (or How to Start a Small Business)
