Archive for July, 2010

Growing Your Business in Today’s Market

Growing your business in today’s market will start with a fine-tuned business plan.  Business plans and strategies can and will change along the way, however a strong business plan is the template for your business success.  A business plan is a wonderful tool whether you are looking to start or grow your business. Picture this [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Posted in Videos of Interest
Tags: U.S. Small Business Administration, Videos of Interest

Travisa

Are you a businessman who travels frequently to locations that require a passport/visa? This can be a huge hassle and take up a lot of time. Recently, I needed to obtain a China visa for an upcoming business trip. For a while I was under the impression the only way to get a China visa [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Monday, July 26th, 2010
Posted in 101
Tags: Business Tips

Are You Listening?

Are you a good listener?  Do you apply active listening?  Do you think more about what you are going to say than what the other person is saying?  Are you easily distracted and only listen when the flow of conversation meets your agenda?  If you were asked:  Which interpersonal communications skill is most important in [...]

Posted by David Zeigler on Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Posted in Essays
Tags: Business Tips

Customer-Centric Marketing Plan

Marketing can be a tough area for small business owners to tackle. Most of the time marketing plans are too company-centric and not customer-centric. Blogging Innovation just published a great article featuring 5 simple questions to ask yourself that will help you create a marketing plan, focused on your customer’s perspective. Below is an excerpt: [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Marketing

Six Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs

There is no special equation that will equal success but there are certain traits that will help you along on your entrepreneurial journey. Inc Magazine recently reported the results from a report by The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute. Here are the Top 6 Traits: Ability to Collaborate Being Self Fulfilled Future-Focused Curious Tech [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, July 16th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Articles of Interest

101: Writing a Business Book…Why and How? Part 4

Whether a book is bought by an established publisher or self-published, the sales promotion chore falls on the shoulders of the author.  As a matter of fact, any book proposal sent to a publisher without a comprehensive promotion campaign attached is likely to be rejected out of hand. If you have written your book solely [...]

Posted by George Merlis on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Posted in 101
Tags: Books, Media, Public Relations

The Boater Registration Myth

In a recent article Safe Boating: The Delaware LLC Way we discussed the benefits of placing your boat in a Delaware LLC and registering it here in Delaware. In this article we will go deeper into the registration myth. I recently read a very interesting article from BoatU.S. Magazine called “The Boating Myth That Won’t [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Monday, July 12th, 2010
Posted in Delaware, Limited Liability Company, Videos of Interest
Tags: Articles of Interest, Delaware, Limited Liability Company

EIN Nominee Service…A Thing of the Past

We occasionally get a call asking for a nominee service to obtain EIN numbers.  For various reasons, clients would rather not give their personal information to the IRS.  In the past, some nominee services offered to obtain an EIN for a client or company by providing the IRS with a name and Social Security Number [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Friday, July 9th, 2010
Posted in INC Knowledge
Tags: EIN Number

101: Writing a Business Book…Why and How? Part 3

A few months ago a feature film producer attending the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books happened by the stall of EC Printing, a firm that prints books for self-publishing authors. There the producer spotted a full-color book of illustrations that Go for Launch Productions of Glendale, AZ had self published to promote its feature [...]

Posted by George Merlis on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Posted in 101
Tags: Books, Media, Public Relations