How to Succeed as a Freelancer
According to Indeed.com, “Freelancers work by the job, hour or day rather than working for one employer. They can take on contracts with companies or provide their services to individuals…
How to Review Your Own Restaurant
You own and manage – or perhaps just manage – a restaurant. Do you ever ask yourself “how’s business?” Are you packed with happy customers every day, or would you…
Business Loans for Small Company Borrowers
We prepare hundreds of business plans each year for clients that intend to submit their plans to a commercial bank with the hope of securing a loan for a new…
Planning Your Rebranding
According to Crowdspring, “Rebranding is a marketing strategy that involves changing a company's corporate image or organization by developing a new name, symbol, logo, and related visual assets like marketing…
The Good and Bad of Buying an Existing Franchise
Many entrepreneurs don’t understand that business people who wish to purchase a franchise do not have to buy the franchise from the franchisor. There are thousands of people in the…
Breaking Up Can Be Easy to Do
Several years ago, we published an article titled Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. That article discussed how important it is for partners to have a clear understanding of what…
How to Prepare a Business Plan for Selling Your Business
Most businesses are unique, often complex organizations that require an in-depth understanding of how the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. You’ve owned a business for a…
How to Start a Home Care Business
The home care business in the United States will produce over $110 billion in revenue in 2021 and grow at an annualized rate of 5.1% to $140.8 billion by 2026…
How to Choose, Buy, and Operate a Successful Franchise
Decision 1: Should you Buy a Franchise or Go Indie? You may have read our post Franchise or Indie? where we considered the advantages of buying a franchise as well…
The Best States for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Each year, we receive dozens of inquiries from foreign entrepreneurs who wish to launch a business in the United States. Most of the time these individuals know the type of…