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

Internet Radio: Not Dead, Just on Walkabout There have been some subtle shifts in digital music this year, trends that will accelerate over the next few months as the holidays near. I'm not talking about MP3 players and the new models to tempt you. Rather, there is an increasing amount of music available that does not require the downloading of songs to a portable device.

Crazy Bad Luck for Casino ATM Customers The Las Vegas company that mistakenly double-cashed more than 10,000 casino customer checks worth millions of dollars on Aug. 30 has struck again. This time, ATMs operated by lobal Cash Access deducted money from thousands of bank accounts -- without dispensing any cash.

Cablevision's Great DVR in the Sky If the nation's largest cable TV operators have their way, the home digital video recorder could soon become a relic. Leading the way is Cablevision Systems, which plans to roll out a system in early 2009 that will let viewers record any show without a DVR, only a digital set-top box. Shows will be stored on Cablevision's servers instead of a home DVR -- a shift the company said could save it upward of $700 million.

Can Crowdsourcing Curtail Patent Abuse? Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken -- putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court. Blaise Mouttet, a small inventor in Alexandria, Va., thinks he knows why. The problem, he said, is that "there are too many lawyers and not enough inventors involved with the patent system."

The TV Ad Exodus, Part 2: Melding With the Web TV advertising's halcyon days appear to be fading further and further in the rear-view mirror. While the medium still carries a lot of clout, its growth rate has slowed, and companies are earmarking their spending for other media. Ironically, these new options may soon lead to a refashioning, if not a rebirth, of TV as an advertising vehicle.

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