Monthly Archives: May 2008

  • Start Your Own Home Based General Transcription Business

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    There are few home based businesses that you can get started with that will require less training and equipment than General Transcription. If you can type well with minimal errors, you can be on your way to earning an income from home. You’ve probably heard of transcribing before. Medical transcription gets a lot of attention [...]

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  • Do You Have What It Takes to Start a Virtual Assistant Business?

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    If you have any previous administrative experience, working from home as a virtual assistant seems like an easy way to end the daily commute to your job outside the home. However, just because you have the knowledge, skills and abilities in virtual assisting, does not automatically mean you have what it takes to be a [...]

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  • How Entrepreneurs Succeed – The Five Qualities Needed For Business Success

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    What is it that sets a successful businessperson apart from an average businessperson? Is it down to pure and simple luck, or is it all about having an amazing idea and a successful and strategic business plan in place? Well, these factors do indeed go a long way to turning a good business idea into [...]

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  • Get Yourself A Piece of The Ebay Auction Business Pie

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    Get Yourself a Piece of the Ebay Pie Ebay is without a doubt the greatest internet marketing phenomenon of all time. Millions of people log on every minute and every second there are hundreds of items listed, sold and bought, and of course money is made. It has become the world’s largest marketplace, where the [...]

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  • Do I Need A Business Plan?

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    Not everyone who starts and runs a business begins with a business plan, but it certainly helps to have one. If you are seeking funding from a venture capitalist, you will certainly need a comprehensive business plan that is well thought out and demonstrates sound business reasoning. If you are approaching a banker for a [...]

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  • 5 Simple Techniques to Work at Home Forever

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    If you’ve spent any time online, you will already know that there are lots of scams out there! You might have even begun to doubt that there are any work-at-home positions available for serious jobseekers. If this sounds like you, you aren’t alone! Believe me, there are real home based jobs, but what most of [...]

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  • 9 Basic Components Of A Great Business Plan

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    A business plan doesn’t have to include fancy charts or perfect sentences to be effective. It can be as simple as something drawn up on the back of a cocktail napkin or as complex as a 100-page document. In either case, the business plan should contain the following nine basic components. 1. A brief description [...]

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  • How To Grow Your Business Through Follow-Up

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    How many times has a businessperson given you information, her business card, a website to visit or brochure to read after you expressed an interest in her product or service? How many times can you remember never hearing from that person again after she provided the information? Did you decide to move on to another [...]

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  • What is Your Personal Definition of Success?

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    Like most entrepreneurs, when I first started my business my head and my heart were full of dreams for how my business was going to be different than the experience I had for the past 20 years of my work life. I was going to have fun, change people’s lives, have flexible hours so I [...]

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  • Public Speaking – Top 10 Tips

    Posted on May 14, 2008 by in Women in Business

    Is there anything more terrifying than facing an audience of strangers and knowing you have to deliver an entertaining and informative speech? OK, some people thrive on this type of challenge! But the vast majority of us are at least a little nervous every time we have to speak publicly. In fact, fear of public [...]

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