New Business Checklist: STEP 1

Assessing Your Readiness for Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Traits

Preparing Your Business Plan

What is it and Why is E-Commerce Important to Me?

E-Commerce FAQ

Are You E-Commerce Ready? Check Out the E-Commerce Toolbox

E-Commerce Readiness Self-Assessment

Getting Started with Electronic Commerce

Merchant Account Comparisons

Assessing Hosting Services

Comparing Business Hosts

Checklist for Require Skills

How Do I Put My Business On Line?

Getting a Merchant Account

Payment Processing Options

Computer Networks 101

E-Marketing

What are the ISO 14000 Standards?

How can I develop ISO 14000 standards in my small business?

What exactly are the ISO 9000 Standards?

How can I develop ISO 9000 standards in my small business?

How can I use ISO 9000 standards to increase the 'competitive edge' of my business?

Introduction to Liability Insurance

Points to Consider with Liability Insurance

Liability Insurance in Contingency Planning

Introduction to Business Insurance

Business Insurance in Contingency Planning

Introduction to OSHA

Introduction to Property Insurance

Points to Consider for Property Insurance

Property Insurance Contingency Planning

Introduction to Surety Bonding

Points to Consider for Surety Bonding

The Need for Strategic Planning

Developing a Strategic Plan

Introduction

Motives for Mentoring ?Two Different Sides

How to Locate and Screen Mentors/Protégés

Assistance Provided to Protégés

Structuring the Relationship – What to Expect

Courting Mentorship Prospects

How do I develop operational procedures and policies?

What should I consider when choosing a surety bonding? What should I consider when choosing a surety bonding company? Company?

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Partnership?

How do Corporations Work? How About Financing Them?

Legal Structure & Its Implications

Laws That Apply

Corporation

Partnership

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Sole Proprietorship

Finding the Right Employee for Your Business

Hiring Temps and Contractors to Fill Staffing Needs

Tips on How to Successfully Interview Job Candidates

Using Consumer Reports - Practical Cases

Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know

Examples of Employees vs. Independent Contractor

Important Requirements When Hiring Employees

Employee or Independent Contractor?

Identification of Customers/Consumers

Developing a Company Image and Brand

Advertising on A Budget

Buying Behaviors

Strategy Traps To Avoid

Additional Marketing Opportunities – Complementary Product/Service Lines

E-Commerce Times: the E-Business and Technology Super Site

Clamor Against Yahoo-Google Ad Partnership Grows The din of protest against the proposed Google and Yahoo ad partnership, announced earlier this summer, is getting louder every day. World Association of Newspapers, a Paris-based organization that represents about 18,000 newspapers and 77 newspaper associations around the world, is the latest to argue against it.

HP to Scrub 24,600 Jobs as It Engulfs EDS Silicon Valley computing giant HP has announced it will cut 24,600 jobs, or about 7.5 percent of its global workforce, over the next three years. Nearly half of those cuts will take place in the U.S. The move is part of HP's integration of Plano, Texas-based Electronic Data Systems, which HP acquired for $13.9 billion earlier this year.

IMDb Adds Some Show to Its Tell A site known for its information on entertainment is now offering up thousands of movies and TV shows for free streaming. The Internet Movie Database, or IMDb, launched a massive streaming service this week. The Amazon-owned operation has 6,000 full-length programs already available with plans for more titles in the future.

Is Comcast Barking Up the Right Tree? In the age of online entertainment, consumers get virtually unlimited choice of content and unlimited means to entertain themselves. They can stream their favorite episode of "Lost" from ABC.com, watch full-length movies on Hulu or even download episodes of shows like the "The Office" from NBCDirect, and they can do it all for free.

Citrix Attains a Higher Level of Xen Citrix rolled out the fifth edition of its XenServer virtualization software Monday. The platform features more than 130 new features focused on ease of use, performance and security. Among the improvements to this latest iteration of XenServer are storage virtualization and integration with Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft.

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