Posted in Business Startup Articles on Jan 6th, 2009
i would like to know who i would talk to in getting started & how to protect against stealing of work and do's & don'ts of business.
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citronge69 :
Try the sites below. Make sure to change the location/state in which your business is in. Hope this helps.
Posted in Business Startup Articles on Jan 6th, 2009
Also, how did you determine the type of business that you wanted to open? What sort of start-up costs did you encounter? How long until your business started returning a profit? Are you better off now after starting your own business? Any tips you'd care to share?
The answer is provided by :
glenn b :
42 yrs old, hated what i was doing and knew i would not earn what i needed (commission sales) started business in field which i had extensive knowledge and experience plus contacts. 50k sba backed loan. made money first year (paper loss) just sold co after 16 yrs…best thing i ever did.
best tip…first plan and research, second, plan and research, third look for all the flaws in 1 and 2 then adjust plan and research based on findings, then ask if you can live with worst case outcome if you can, go for it and make your plan. use the seven p's proper prior planning prevents piss poor performance
Posted in Business Startup Articles on Jan 5th, 2009
I have clients and i just need a building/lot and to officially start my car sales business. I also am in the real estate business. I need a 100% free grant. Can anyone help?
The best answer is by :
imisidro :
It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for starting a for-profit business.
One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural goods, including food and forest product. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir/index.html , which fund the research and development of technological innovation that meets specific government needs.
Your best bet actually will be from the states if they offer grant programs for women (or any other special interest groups — minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc). Or check with non profit organizations, particularly women organizations if they offer grants. Examples include
Iowa Women's Foundation http://www.iawf.org/
New Mexico Women's Foundation http://www.nmwf.org/guidelines.html
Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CON_FAQ2.html
"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."
Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.
Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE'S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program
Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs
Posted in Business Startup Articles on Jan 5th, 2009
My wife and I have a small business in the Chicagoland area and are expanding. We've been doing everything on our own but now we need to hire one full time employee to start off with. How do we offer benefits? How do we go about the task? What is the best company to go to? Thanks!
The following reply is by : larsgirl :
you get a really good guy with some really good products
they put a plan together for our company and gave us options to choose from, sat down with our employees to go over benefit plans and 401k's and iras.. drop me an email and I'll get you his email, I'm at home and it's on my office computer.
I would send them to anyone.. it never hurts to look, and a look is free.
Posted in Business Startup Articles on Jan 4th, 2009
hi, im very interesting in start my own business, i know how to decorate with balloons, and i can decorate like a church, hall, houses, parks, in fact i can decorate any place you want. but my question is how to start working or what do i need to do it.
The following reply is by : jambalover96 :
Well what you should do is go to your local party or balloon store and show them one of your creations and if they like it you can ask them if they can contribute to your hobbie they might sponsor your ideas and your balloon career will make you a living!!!