Archive for May, 2008

Even The Richies Are Cutting Back

As a bookkeeper, I see my client’s personal and business bank statements. Many are spending less on personal and cutting business expenses when they can. clipped from www.nytimes.com The wealthy don’t generally speak publicly about their finances, in good times or bad. It’s in poor taste, for one, and their employers could fire them for [...]

Relax! And Other Tips For Entrepreneurs

Today I’m outside in a backyard in Brooklyn and I am co-working! There are a lot of different ways to work, but make sure take breaks. Click through and read the Aviary’s blog post which has 10 crucial startup tips. clipped from a.viary.com Work time should end at a certain point during the day. Period. [...]

To Start A Cupcake Business, You Have To Have The Right Ingredients

Nicole Mahler, owner of Etsy shop Bangerang Bake Shop was interviewed in Money Magazine about how she got her business started right ingredients legally and financially.   clipped from www.pivotalconversations.com To protect her personal assets, she incorporated and insured the business. She also wanted to safeguard her ideas, so she turned to James Hultquist, a [...]

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream at hiPhone bills

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 050808, originally uploaded by kate*. I don’t have an iPhone. I can’t afford it, and I am pretty sure many of you who are thinking about buying one with their stimulus [...]

Web 2 Point Dough: Detox,Tech, Date

Detoxify Your Office: Sprig Video with Danny Seo. Tech tools for small businesses podcast: Small Biz Tech Girl Date an Entrepreneur: Charlie lists 10 reasons why you should date an entrepreneur/why someone should date you.

Someday My Prints Will Come

Although most of today’s business marketing material is online with websites, email newsletters and electronic press kits, there is still a need for paper marketing material. These items are important for offline events like conferences, socials and meetups.  These printing materials (business cards, postcard, stickers) are necessary to get your business noticed and remembered. Vista [...]

BFA: Basic Finance For Artists

NOTE: I’m not teaching this class, but it is definitely one I want to teach sometime.  Artists of all career stages often face the challenge of deciding whether to channel available funds into their next project, current living costs, or their long-term stability. Designed especially for artists, *Basic Finance for Artists* is a free, concentrated, [...]

Suze Orman’s Stimulus Check Advice (via SNL)

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Howdy Partner!

Working with a business partner can give you an advantage as long as you can pool experience, share resources and clearly communicate objectives. clipped from www.usnews.com 1. Business partnerships aren’t exactly popular—but that’s all the more reason to have them. Somewhere between 50 and 60 percent of start-ups are founded by just one person, according [...]

National Federation Of Independent Businesses’ Contest

Aspiring filmmakers can win $5,000 in cash and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. in a new “Small Business Works for America” video contest sponsored by America’s leading small business association, the National Federation of Independent Business. Video artists simply need to create a 30-second clip that answers the question “Why does small business work [...]

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