December, 2007
5 Business Management Model Tools
Over the past 20 years in my consulting practice, I've developed a number of models that help me quickly assess business situations. Some of the bests for small business are attached and offered free for your personal use; however, please do not sell the attachment or use it as a premium without checking with me in advance for permission.
The attached models are good for determining:
1. After-tax weighted average cost of capital
Technorati Tags: Advertising Campaigns and Craigslist: Worthwhile?
By Kevin Sinclair
Craigslist provides a worthwhile media for an advertising campaign for any business offering their services and products. Any business owner can appreciate the financial gains of advertising on it, whether their services and products are available through real stores or e commerce websites.
The Benefits of Radio Advertising
By Budda Oliver
Marketing plays a vital role in any business and can ultimately determine the success or failure of a company. Although some perceive radio advertising to be too expensive for small businesses, and perhaps even an obsolete medium to reach audiences, they could not be more wrong. In fact, radio advertising is affordable and has proven to be the most effective medium for delivery of advertisements to targeted audiences.
Audience- Potential Customers
Advertising Today Pays the Bills Tomorrow
By Lance Winslow
They say advertising will help build your business and indeed Ted Tuner use to say; Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise. And the young Ted Turner meant it too. You see, Advertising Today Pays the Bills Tomorrow. Of course if you pay too much for advertising, which does not pull such as expensive Yellow Page Advertising or Yellow Page Advertising, which is too cluttered then the bill keeps coming but no customers come a calling.
Growing a Business
Nearly everyone harbors a secret dream of starting or owning a business. In fact, 1,000,000 businesses start in the United States every year. Many of them fail, but enough succeed so that small businesses are now adding millions of jobs to the economy at the same time that the Fortune 500 companies are actually losing jobs.Paul Hawken -- entrepreneur and best-selling author -- wrote Growing a Business for those who set out to make their dream a reality. He knows what he's talking about; he is his own best example of success.
 | author: Paul Hawken asin: 0671671642 binding: Paperback list price: $14.00 USD amazon price: $11.20 USD |
Growing a Business - the book
 | Growing a Business author: Paul Hawken asin: 0671671642 |
In 1988, Paul Hawken (yes, the one from the Smith & Hawken fame) published a book called, Growing a Business. I picked it off the bookshelf in the spring of 1992 and it sat on my shelf until I hit the beach later that summer.
19 Indispensable Websites for Small Business
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The web has a lot of crap on it when it comes to small business. It seems like everyone has some website selling something. Most of it is largely unusable for a typical small business, but certainly racks up the sales for the Internet entrepreneur. For most, it's hard to separate the valuable from the crap without spending a big bucks.
Creating A Blog to Promote An Existing Business
By Mal Keenan
If you belong to any of the following groups, then this article is for you.
- You already have a business and a website that serves as the official hub for your online sales. The website may be serving as an online store for your enterprise.
- You need a venue wherein you can promote your affiliate links.
- Your already have a website, which may not necessarily be a commercial one, and it is enrolled with a Pay Per Click (PPC) program, like Google AdSense.
A Four Hour Work Week Is Too Long
I Prefer a 30 Minute Workday
If you think time management is possible you are wrong. Nobody manages time, instead we manage tasks. If you think a 4 hour work week sounds great what if I suggested that a 30 minute workday would be more profitable? Would you believe me?
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:“I race motorcycles in Europe.”“I ski in the Andes.”“I scuba dive in Panama.” “I dance tango in Buenos Aires.”
 | author: Timothy Ferriss asin: 0307353133 binding: Hardcover list price: $19.95 USD amazon price: $11.97 USD |
The Franchise Handbook: A Complete Guide to All Aspects of Buying Selling or Investing in a Franchise
This book is a great resource for both prospective franchises and franchisors as it explains in detail what the franchise system entails and the precise benefits it offers to both parties
 | asin: 0910627541 binding: Paperback list price: $39.95 USD amazon price: $26.37 USD |
