Small Business Ideas

Don’t Let Your Dream of Starting Up Your Own Small Business Be Derailed by Fear
By Mark Bergman

So you would like to startup a new small business, but find a million and one reasons not to. To name just a few:

• The economy is bad right now. I’ll wait until things get better
• You feel you don’t have the funding or perhaps do not have access to funding
• The lack of experience running your own small business
• You do not have enough time
• Will this small business make enough money to be able to feed my family
• The working hours needed to run the business will be too long

The real underlying reason is actually more simple, but very powerful. (more…)

Is This a Good Time to Start a Business?
By Steven Keltsch

Times of economic difficulty can cause stress and anxiety. The list of worries is long. Will you have enough money to meet your monthly bills? Will your home be safe in the mortgage crisis? Will your retirement account recover from the stock market meltdown? What about college accounts for your kids?

Foremost in everyone’s mind is the idea of job security. Is your job safe? For some people, the answer is no. They’ve been laid off or they’ve had their hours cut back. If you’re still employed, you worry about how to protect yourself if the worst happens and it’s your job that gets cut. (more…)

By Tanner Larsson

A great way to make money around Christmas time is to install Christmas lights for homeowners and businesses. In fact, you can make enough money in just a couple months to last you the entire year. However, many people think they need to join an existing Christmas light company and become a franchisee. This is isn’t true. In fact, you don’t need a franchise to start your own Christmas light installation business. (more…)