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To help get you started, we spoke to Etsy sellers from around the globe, each of whom shared their experiences and their thoughts on what makes a great Etsy shop. From these answers and from a few other resources, we’ve compiled a list that will help you put your best foot forward... Read More

If you’re planning to use your personal savings to launch a new business, you’ll be happy to hear that many of the costs you’ll incur are tax deductible. We’ll go through what you can and can’t deduct during the startup phase of a business, to help you spend strategically and get a better return... Read More

A threat to your company is an external factor, something that you can’t control, that could negatively impact your business. A list of threats don’t spring to mind as easily as your strengths, but there are certain categories that most external threats fall into... Read More

While you may eventually need a business plan in order to apply for a loan or obtain funding, do you really need to get all your ideas in perfect order before you start up? What if you’re still testing different ideas and what if you’re bootstrapping your business? Enter “lean planning...” Read More

To help you brainstorm possibly opportunities, we’ve created a list of questions to help. The questions are broken up by the categories that we just went over. If a question doesn’t apply to your business, simply move on to the next. Read More

Today is day two of the challenge, so we’re working through the weaknesses of your business. Today you’re diving into the weaknesses of your business. Since listing the weaknesses within your business can be tough, we thought it was a good idea to recap why this analysis is important. Read More

This week we’re asking entrepreneurs to take part in our SWOT analysis challenge. Every day during the last week of January, you’ll work through one piece of the SWOT report. You can bite off small pieces each day and end up with an in-depth look at your business. Today we focus on strengths... Read More

Over a year ago, I first heard the rumor that a cat cafe had opened in London. To me, it seemed a whimsical, storybook sort of place, where one could get a cup of tea and pet a cat at the same time. Charming, I thought, but a bit unbelievable—did such an establishment really exist? Read More

Every year, a few businesses make bad decisions or mistakes publicly. Sometimes they recover quickly and no one notices. Other times, the blunders are nothing short of newsworthy. We’ve gathered up some of the worst fails of 2014 and included some helpful tips on how to avoid them yourself. Read More

I’ve looked at some of the business books coming out over the next few months, and highlighted twelve that sound incredibly interesting and informative. I know I’ll start them, but which ones will I finish? What about you? Which books in this list will you check out? Post a comment below to tell me Read More