Small Business Basics

How to Deduct a Child's Wages as a Business Expense From Taxes

By eHow Business Editor

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Nepotism in the workplace can be a good thing. If you're looking for home business tax deductions, hiring your child can result in qualified pre-tax deductions. You can deduct your child's wages as a business expense from taxes. In addition, you ... more »

How to Design A Business Card in Photoshop

By Elizabeth A

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If you've ever been asked "Got a card"? Only to find yourself clumsily scrummaging through your pockets for a pen and the nearest whiskey soaked napkin to jot down your info on then this 'how-to' is for you. Not the most professional ... more »

How to Design an Inexpensive Trade Show Backdrop

By nethopperz

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A trade show is an excellent place to meet new prospects and advertise a business. Without an attractive backdrop and signage, many prospective customers will pass you by... more »

How to Earn More Money From Your Business

By Cornelus Postell

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In this segment, we'll dig deep into the steps you'll need to start demanding and earning the extra money you deserve from your business. Once you've finished reading and start implementing these invaluable steps, you'll notice you've changed ... more »

How to explain the hidden costs of using electricity and save energy

By omachron

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Your lighting and appliances can use more energy than heating your home! According to the latest information from the US Department of Energy, and other sources, space heating and electricity for appliances and lighting are equal consumers of ... more »

How to Gain From an LLC

By eHow Business Editor

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Many entrepreneurs are leery when creating a business venture. Business people fear losing their personal assets. There is an easy solution to that problem. There are many advantages from establishing a Limited Liability Company (LLC) as a form ... more »

How to Get New Ideas Quickly and Easily

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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Want to turn on your creativity and get new ideas for your home or business? Some people just naturally seem to come up with fresh ideas. If you're not one of those people, you need to have a system for opening up your creative channels. Here's ... more »

How to Get Tenants to Pay Rent on Time

By pianistic

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If you are a landlord or manager and you are pulling your hair out trying to get your tenants to pay their rent on time, there is a little trick that will make the whole problem go away... more »

How to Grow A Home-Based Business Smartly

By Cougar1002

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Growing a home-based business shares many aspects of growing a traditional small business. There are however a few specific details you need to consider in deciding if the timing is right to grow and how to do it. In this article, I will address ... more »

How to Identify Your Customer?

By TCMMarketing

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I am starting a new business and I have great ideas but there is something I am missing. How do I figure out who my customer is?.. more »

How to Know if You’re Ready to own a Business

By Cornelus Postell

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There’s an old saying I remember, “How will you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you came from?” Many have wondered if they have what it takes to own their own business. However, few venture further than just talking. All it takes ... more »

How to Know When to Close a Home-Based Business

By Cougar1002

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Should I close this business? It's a painful question to ask yourself, whether the business is home-based or traditional. You've worked hard and have done everything you know to keep the business afloat, but all the symptoms still seem to tell ... more »

How to Make a Phone Call if You're Nervous

By Cougar1002

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Growing up I was a shy person, and it was a challenge to me when I started needing to make business phone calls for my jobs and later my own business. In this article, I want to share some things that helped me overcome the anxiety of making ... more »

How to Make Money Taking Photographs Locally

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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One money making idea for photographers is to start a business taking local photographs. By marketing local images you have the edge of knowing your market and what type of images they want to buy. Here's how to make money taking photos locally... more »

How to Make Money with a Grocery Delivery Business

By Limowreck

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Looking to start a business with great potential to make money? Grocery shopping and grocery delivery businesses are booming. It's easy and profitable... more »

How to Manage a Micro-Business

By John Ingrisano

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This isn't IBM or General Motors. Your boardroom meetings may look more like a walk in the woods with your dog than a gathering of "suits" around a mahogany table. R & D is, "I have an idea that might work," rather than a lab full of engineers in ... more »

How to Market your Small Business

By cuzsushirolls

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You might have the best service, product, or ideas in the world, but it doesn't matter unless people know about you! Marketing is an important part of any business, and something you can do yourself... more »

How to Negotiate a Hotel Contract for a Special Event

By newslawreport

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Understanding the key points of negotiating a hotel contract for your special event can ensure you receive the most for your money... more »

How to Operate QuickBooks Part V

By mgmt85

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This article is here to explain how to reconcile your bank account with QuickBooks... more »

How to Operate QuickBooks Part VI

By mgmt85

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This QuickBooks continuance teaches how to write checks and make deposits in the QuickBooks program... more »

How to Plan a Successful Company Event

By Therese Haberman Haberman

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Whether the event involves fifty people or fifteen hundred, many of the preparations are the same and this handy checklist can be followed every time you are lucky enough to be the coordinator. With a plan in your hand, you are good to go... more »

How to Prepare a Journal Entry

By eHow Business Editor

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While you're keeping track of your business funds, you must be organized with your journal entries. By keeping track of the debits and credits for supplies, business expenses, insurance, cash, revenue, bank charges and any other form of monetary ... more »

How to Run a Green Small Business Part 2

By Paul M. J. Suchecki

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For greater green savings while running your business, you’ll have to rethink how you buy equipment... more »

How to Run a Green Small Business Part 3

By Paul M. J. Suchecki

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One advantage to going green with your business is that you’ll attract additional interest from investors, potential workers and the press. Changes that you make that protect the environment are news worthy. Highlight them in a press release to ... more »

How to Run a Green Small Business Part 4

By Paul M. J. Suchecki

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The real test of a small businessperson’s environmental values comes when the trade off is between a cheap solution now and one that will ultimately pay off in the long run... more »

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