By Hostway

Starting a business? No matter what product or service you plan to sell, your success depends on how well you complete the following steps: continue »

By Winmark Business Solutions

Every business owner should develop a written guideline that sets forth the business’s marketing strategy. This document is used to judge the appropriateness of each action that the business takes. If a company has to take an action that is off-strategy, it may indicate a temporary emergency action prompted by competition or other factors beyond normal management control. Or it may indicate the need to change or revise the company’s marketing strategy. continue »

By Winmark Business Solutions

If you’re starting a business for the first time, you’re facing a challenge because you don’t have an established track record on which to rely. You do not have a history of operations, profitable or otherwise, and searching for help can be exhausting. However, there are several resources and organizations dedicated to helping women-owned businesses get started and grow successfully. continue »

By Winmark Business Solutions

If you have ever considered or even dreamed of going into business for yourself, you’ve already engaged in some degree of business planning. Most likely your planning was intertwined with your thoughts about the personal issues that accompany a decision to start your own business. continue »

By Winmark Business Solutions

New small businesses that need a loan to get started are in a classic catch-22: lenders will want to see a proven track record before they lend you any money, but you can’t establish the track record until you get the loan. As a result, a lot of new owners have to turn to alternate sources of financing, such as selling personal assets, borrowing from friends and relatives, or taking on partners or investors. continue »

By Winmark Business Solutions

Think you know everything there is to know about starting a new business? There is a lot involved in getting a new business up and running. Winmark Business Solutions provides a basic, starting checklist for making your dream of owning your own business a reality. continue »