Small Business Ideas

Find a Popular Franchise – Start a Business Franchise
By Bryan Burbank

If you are considering starting a business then you may want to see what a franchise opportunity has to offer you. There are many costs involved in opening a new business, and it may be more beneficial to you to buy into a franchise. You should know that when you purchase a franchise you get a lot of support that you do not get when you open your own business. Many people like the fact that a franchise is a turnkey operation, which means that everything is ready for when you make a purchase. (more…)

Top 6 Small Business Opportunities For Under $70,000
By Candice Clem

With so many small business opportunities available in the category of $70,000 or less, it’s easy to find a business that works great for just about any entrepreneur, but in this list you can find some of the more unique, niche-market franchises that would be pretty exciting to be a part of. And because many of them are somewhat off the beaten path, as a franchisee you can really benefit from the lack of competition, as most of these franchises are an entrepreneurs’ dream: a medium-to-large sized market, with room to grow, that is fairly untapped. (more…)

By Candice Clem

A yearly panel at MSNBC takes part in an economic roundtable discussion, talking about all aspects of the economy for 2008 and projections for 2009. Although predictions are never 100% accurate, and 2008 definitely surprised us with how bad the economy got, the outlook for 2009 is not quite as grim as last year. Most economists on the panel agreed that we will continue to see economic decline throughout the 1st quarter of 09, but the clouds are expected to part somewhat with GDP seeing expected growth in the 3rd and 4th quarters, despite an expected rise in unemployment. (more…)