NEW!* The Home Business Startup Guide MRR*
50 Things You Should Know Before Starting Your Own Online Or Offline Home Business
Getting Started:
Working from home: The pros and cons
Is it legal where you live? Do you need a license? How to find out
Researching and developing your idea
Identifying - and understanding - your competitors
Preparing yourself for business - mentally, financially, physically
What You Need - And Where To Find It:
Creating \"The Plans\"
Your business plan
Your marketing plan
Your disaster plan
Finding the money you need
Borrowing
Venture capitalists
Financial \"angels\"
Government and private grants
Creating your company
Choosing a name
Choosing a legal form - Sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation
Know the law
Work where you live - but don\'t live where you work
Creating a work area
Furniture, hardware, software
Keeping personal and business lives separate
Dealing with family, friends and neighbors
Workplace safety is still important
No more water cooler chats or \"let\'s grab lunch\" socializing
Surviving the financial strain - and knowing the costs
Paying yourself
Setting reasonable prices
Advertising and marketing
Trademarks, copyrights and contracts
Accountants, programmers, website designers and more
The art of e-commerce
Privacy policies, terms of service, customer rights and other legal stuff
Bringing It All Together:
Cashflow - when it\'s good, when it\'s not
When customers complain
Keeping customers happy, loyal and coming back
The taxman cometh
The Top 5 first-year mistakes
Knowing what you\'re doing right, what you\'re doing wrong and what to do next
Success:
Planning for growth
Hire staff - or outsource - or partner?
No more paid vacations
If it all goes wrong: Don’t rush to bankruptcy
If it all goes right: The exit strategy (aka, Retirement)