7 Steps to Launching a Small Business: It’s Never Too Late to Start!
Who says you have to be a 20-something to start your career as an entrepreneur? Age has very little to do with it. Energy, drive, persistence, willingness to act and especially willingness to learn have everything to do with launching a small business. Knowledge is also a key factor. With that last critical fact in mind, here’s the (very) short guide on how to start a small business in 2013. Step 1: Find and fully conceptualize a business idea you love Even if you happen to have a sudden flash of inspiration, this ...
Need To Get Rid of Stuff? Here’s A Checklist To Get You Started!
You've finally had it! You've come to the decision that you've GOT to get rid of stuff...maybe even a lot of stuff. Whether your house is cluttered with a little, or a lot, it's time for action. First of all, congratulate yourself! You've determined that the time has come. Good job! And it's nice to know others have been there. After my mother had gone into the hospital, there simply came a time when we (sadly) knew she wouldn't be returning home. I had been staying in a mobile home next to my parents' house, where my ...
Starting a Small Business: Why Great Accounting Software is Crucial
Though it can be an exhilarating game and extremely rewarding too, starting a company or running a small business is no easy task. One aspect many small business owners find particularly challenging is finances—including all the details and demands of small business accounting. Unfortunately, this essentially simple subject has been made far more complicated than it really needs to be. It’s also been loaded up with all sorts of regulations and requirements. This is so much the case that many business owners turn the whole function over to accountants or accounting ...
The Art of Decluttering: Myths and Realities – Round-up Friday
Raise your hand if decluttering is an art. Or perhaps it's a science? How about it being something we simply don't want to do, but KNOW we have to. Below are some great blog posts from around the web providing some of the myths that accompany decluttering, as well as some of the realities and truths that accompany those myths. What are some myths that you've discovered regarding decluttering, and how did you push through it? Let us know in the comments section below. Rethinking 4 Common Clutter Myths Laura J. Moore - ClutterClarity Laura drops a ...
How to Declutter Your Home in 10 Easy Steps [INFOGRAPHIC]
I'm tired. I'm not in the mood. I'm just too busy. Is there not a single situation on the planet where we can't apply one of these excuses? Today, though, I'm focusing on how to declutter your home. Have you ever applied any of these excuses to cleaning or decluttering your home? Who hasn't! I remember back when I first graduated from college. I had moved to Southern California because I simply wanted to experience life with the "beautiful people." I got a great job with a company in Newport Beach, and rented a room on the ...
Family Search Basics: Using the Census
Last week I discussed the basics of getting started searching your family history. Today, I'll show you one of the best ways to learn more about your ancestors: the U.S. Census! You have listed your parents, their parents, their brothers and sisters and their children as far back as you can. You have also included the dates and places that they were born, married and died. The first record group we will look at is the census.This is the best starting place. In the last blog I provided an internet address where you ...
5 Common Obstacles to Starting a Small Business
Over the past decade I’ve started more than 10 different companies, so I’m very familiar with the kinds of obstacles you’re likely to run into when launching your small business and making it a success. In this post we’ll look at the five most common small business startup roadblocks, and how to drive right through them. 1. Insufficient Start-up Funding Without sufficient startup funding, it’s going to be very hard to succeed. By "sufficient" I mean enough funds to launch your new business and to sustain it until it becomes profitable. Such ...
How Do You Handle Boomerang Kids?
You raised them, saw them off to college and paid for their wedding venue. After all that work, you thought your parenting responsibilities were pretty much over. Now your boomerang kid is divorced and moving back in with you. When does this job ever end? Learn how to handle boomerang kids so you can continue to enjoy the peace and sanctity of your home. The Parent-Child Relationship Is Over Johnny and Janie will quickly tell you to mind your own business about dating or late night clubbing. But they often expect you ...
Starting a Small Business: How to Develop a Great New Business Idea
Starting your own business when you’re no longer an all-on-fire 20-something can be challenging – but it can surely be done. In fact, it is done, all the time. Interestingly, more and more new small businesses are started by people in their 50s or older. Regardless of your age, if you start with a great business idea, plan well and invest your time and efforts wisely, you can turn that idea into a profitable company in just 6-12 months. It all starts with that great business idea—or at least a good one. ...
Getting Started With Your Family History
Whether we realize it or not, we all want or need to know who we are and where we came from. It gives us a sense of belonging and purpose. Researching your family history and getting to know your family, living and dead, can be the process by which this knowledge occurs. Genealogy used to be about the gathering of names, dates and locations. We found the parents and if we found some of the siblings that was good but didn't seem so critical. Now we know that it is more ...