Business Plans are for Wimps!
After 20 years of self employment and the last 4 as a small business consultant and coach helping people to start or grow their businesses, I can say with no shame I used to feel that business plans were only for wimps. That was until I did one.It is easy ...
Your 30 Minute Home Business Plan
When I started my first business I didn't have a solid, well thought-out business plan. I threw together a rough one that I used to apply for a bank loan (which I didn't get, by the way). I've found the best way to make sure a business is going to ...
Children, Guardianships and Wills: Estate Planning for Young Families
Consider this scenario: Both you and your spouse are young with two small children. You don't make much; in fact, you might be just scraping by.
You might have a small savings account -- very small. If you are fortunate enough to own a house or a condominium, you probably don't ...
Estate Planning Decisions: Choosing Trusts - Wills and Lawyers
I am a do-it-yourselfer. I love working around my house: Painting, building, and even stuccoing. But there are exceptions, like plumbing. I hate plumbing.
One thing I have learned about my handyman hobby is that I should expect to buy twice the building materials that I should need to complete the ...
Emergency Disaster Planning: Building a Bug-Out Kit
Report after report comes in about how many people couldn't or didn't escape the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. More reports come in about the disorganized relief effort, the communications problems they're having and the difficulty in getting survivors to safety even when they are reachable by rescue personnel.
Hopefully, few of ...
Planning An Exercise Program
When designing an aerobic or strength training exercise program, fitness professionals, such as personal trainers and gym instructors, invariably use the F.I.T.T. principle as their starting point. The good news is that with a little bit of knowledge anyone can use this principle in designing an exercise program that will ...
Estate Planning: Make Sure Your Wishes are Honored
A medical power of attorney and living will are crucial estate planning steps, and like long term care insurance, must be set in place early in life for optimal protection.
She was just 26 years old when she went into cardiac arrest, fell down in her apartment and was rushed to ...
Your Will Is the Core of Estate Planning
An estate plan is a legal system for the disposal of your property upon your death. It recognizes your wishes, such as those regarding the care of minors, and it legally minimizes taxes. It can take into account your views regarding future medical care; for example, it may state you ...
Business Plan Resources - Industry Standards in Small Business Plans
The purpose of adopting a quality standards framework is to enable and encourage small businesses to strive for excellence. In some industries, such standards are imposed ...
Writing A Business Plan
Preparing a business plan is the most important part ofstarting a business. So much rests on the business plan, fromfinancing to suppliers. A business plan shows that you areprepared, educated, and dedicated to your business. A goodbusiness plan will define what your business is about, whereyou expect it to go ...
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