No matter whether you are opening a business in the USA to pursue the dream of living legally in the country, or to pursue your best life, planning is essential to achieve your goal of starting, marketing operating, or financing a business no matter the industry, or location.  A business plan has several applications for Read More

Move From Employee to Entrepreneur. Don’t read this if you are happily employed by a large corporation, government, or other institution, and don’t want to make a change. Otherwise, read to the end because this is about making a change from employee to entrepreneur. 40. Hold onto that number for a moment. 40. Maybe you Read More

By Renata Castro, Esq. People from all over the world share a common dream – opening a business in the United States. Not only does the opening of a business in the USA provides a way to make money in one of the strongest currencies in the world – the American Dollar.  The E-2 visa allows Read More

By Renata Castro, Esq.  Your dream of living and owning a business in the USA can be possible if you qualify for an E-2 visa, even if all you can afford now is a small investment. What is the E-2 visa? The E-2 visa allows nationals of a treaty country to enter the US to Read More

Part 3. Turn assets into cash with greater speed and frequency. Here is how. By James Chittenden If you are buying something for $1 and selling it for $2, your prosperity depends on how fast and how often you can turn over inventory. This is the working capital cycle; a measure of how long your Read More

Part 2. Calculating Margins is Simple. Avoid This Rookie Mistake! By James Chittenden If pricing products scares you, you’re not alone. Incorrect pricing is very common. Novice business owners sometimes price too high, earning the contempt of their market. However, it is far more common to price too low in an attempt to gain market Read More

Part 1. To See Where You Should Be, Compare Yourself to Your Industry By James Chittenden Let’s put some more money in your pocket. The goal here is to help you find efficiencies within your business and increase your margins WITHOUT having to resort to layoffs, gimmicks, or imposing sticker shock pricing. Compare yourself to Read More

By James Chittenden No business owners can do everything right, and certain business chores are too essential to accomplish without expert help. If your startup is becoming a more formal business and you are hiring, congratulations. You are doing something right. But you still need experts to help with everyday functions that are part of Read More

By James Chittenden Forget the myth of, “it takes money to make money” or that you need unlimited time and thousands of dollars to start and operate a small business. You don’t. You will finish this article with more ideas than you could possibly use if you want to start a business for less than Read More

By James Chittenden It’s not just a “Careers” page; your website can be a great help in hiring new employees. Use your page to capture the imaginations of customers and candidates alike. Candidates who appreciate your brand and feel at home on your page will be more likely to consider a career with you. Let’s Read More