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Starting a Business FAQ at Inc. Answers

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:15:48 +0000

A new site is starting up to answer the questions you have about starting a new business.

Specifically Inc. Answers will cover:

starting a business
incorporating a business in the USA
growing your new business
Comprehensive and extensive FAQ about starting a business related issues.

If you have a minute – check out the progress being made.

Small Business Online Training Course, “How to Start a Business on a Shoestring Budget.”

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:02:02 +0000

Thinking about starting a small business in Florida but you don’t have the cash – or THINK you don’t have the cash? Many businesses start with literally nothing. No joke. They start doing what they can with the resources they have, one of which isn’t money – and they build a small Florida business. Sometimes they get bigger if they persevere and exploit every resource they can get their hands on to become successful.

Are you a small business entrepreneur in Florida and you’re thinking that you really don’t HAVE enough money to get started?

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Trump University joined forces to create a new FREE business training course online named, â€œHow to Start a Business on a Shoestring Budget.â€

Details about how to sign up for this online business course are here >

SBA Year End Chat on Tax Tips for Small Businesses

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:51:03 +0000

Mark your calendar if you’re a Florida small business owner. Or any business owner – this is a national event in which they’ll chat about tax savings for small businesses and how to best prepare and save the most money possible for your business and pocket.

That’s important, isn’t it?

The chat will occur on Dec. 20, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Questions about your small business taxes can be posted prior to Dec. 20 at www.ChiroEco.com/sbameeting . Join the live Web chat on Dec. 20 by going to www.sba.gov and clicking â€œOnline Business Chat.â€

Need incorporation for your Florida business?

10 Search Engine Optimization Tips for Florida Small Businesses

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:52:48 +0000

Having the search engines send you traffic for free is quite a nice way to build your Florida business. Is it difficult to get top spots in Google search results. Absolutely…o

I do SEO, search engine optimization full-time from Thailand for American companies. There are literally hundreds of things one can do to help gain crucial rank in the search engine result pages (SERP) but this article has some that I’d consider high on the list to help your Florida small business be found. This is only a start, but these are all pretty essential.

Florida Small Business Tips for being found in the Search Engines >

- Vern’s SEO consulting

Florida’s 2nd Largest Bank Reports, “Florida is in a Recession”

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:57:08 +0000

Florida is in a recession.

So says a report from the state’s second largest bank.

The state’s economy shrank from April through June, according to Wachovia Economics Group. It was the first quarterly decline in 16 years.

At the same time, the nation’s gross domestic product grew.

“It takes a lot to produce a decline in gross state product,” Mark Vitner, Wachovia’s senior economist, said Friday. The combination of the free fall in home values and sales and the decline in construction-related employment walloped the state, he said.

Read the rest of this Florida business article here…
Wachovia: Florida is in recession : Florida State News

If you’ve noticed a downturn in your Florida business over the last few months… Year? It’s time to step it up and start considering some online marketing. Maybe your Florida business needs a web site upgrade? Do you have a business incorporated already or maybe you need Florida incorporation help?

Search engine marketing is going strong – and is at it’s strongest ever at the present. What can search engine marketing (SEO) do for your business? Why don’t you find out from Florida’s own “Vern Lovic”… “Vern’s Web Site Design & SEO” (currently in Thailand and working with American clients…

Workers Comp Claims… Overcharging Your Florida Business?

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:50:45 +0000

Florida businesses & Worker’s Comp… If your business is spending more than $50,000 on worker’s comp claims then there is a good change your business is being overcharged…

Is Workers Comp Injuring your bottom line?- AmCorp Management Inc.

Our history and experience shows that every business that spends over fifty thousand dollars a year on workersâ€™ compensation premiums has an eighty five percent chance that they are being overcharged. So if your company spends over $50,000 a year on its workersâ€™ comp premiums, there is a good probability that your business has beenovercharged.

Read full business article here…

Is Workers Comp Injuring your bottom line?- AmCorp Management Inc.

Gorilla Marketing: Small Business Marketing Success Story

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:33:54 +0000

I love to read success stories about small businesses. Marketing is the key to most businesses. Customers don’t tend to just show up at your site or doorstep and beg you for whatever product you’re selling. Marketing requires a lot of small tests to see what works for your Florida business and capitalizing on small successes. This was a great small business story I thought you’d enjoy…

Small business marketing success story >

Small Diners in Florida – A Tough Road for Florida Small Business

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:56:41 +0000

Here’s an article that talks about the hazards of starting a small business and incorporating as a diner in Florida State.

This recession is hitting many small businesses hard and restaurants are especially feeling it…

Full article..

Small Florida Business, family restaurants face unique challenges; More competition for fewer dollars

8 Tips for Florida Small Businesses to Survive a Recession

admin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:53:23 +0000

Accounting Firm NSBN LLP Shares Top 8 Tips for Small Businesses to Survive a Recession
Gloria Birnkrant, CPA, Partner at NSBN LLP (www.nsbn.com), Certified Public Accountants & Business Consultants, Offers Business Owners Tips on How to Survive a Recession

Last update: 12:01 p.m. EDT July 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Jul 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — 8 tips for minimizing the effect of a recession on small businesses!
Clean up your act now, before you start feeling the pinch. Be sure you are getting current and accurate financial and accounting information from your CPA on how your business is doing. Waiting until the end of the year to see how you did will not do it. You need to know, as up-to-date as possible, how you are doing, month by month.
Take a look at your expenses and see where you may be able to cut costs, without cutting service to clients/customers. Clients/customers are hard to attain and if lost, almost impossible to get back.
Secure your credit now. Credit is already very tight and will probably get tighter…

Complete article here…

Accounting Firm NSBN LLP Shares Top 8 Tips for Small Businesses to Survive a Recession – MarketWatch

Florida Small Businesses Meet with Governor Crist

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:27:44 +0000

Trying times was the subject of a meeting between Florida small business owners and Florida Governor, Charlie Crist.

Florida State Governor Charlie Crist

Gov. Crist joined Florida small business owners from across the state for a meeting in the Governor’s mansion on Tuesday. The governor invited them to have discussions about the various ways the economy is detrimental to their Florida businesses.Florida is home to over two million small businesses. Crist has focused on the economy during several recent public events with businesses and workers.

“Weâ€™ve worked so hard with our friends in the Florida House and the Florida Senate, Democrat and Republican alike, to try to reduce the cost of property insurance, reduce the price of property taxes, and the high cost that has put as a burden,â€ said Crist.

The Governor took the opportunity to ask the group of Florida business owners about whether or not they supported offshore Florida drilling for oil. There were no takers to answer that question.

Florida is experiencing a period of slow growth, and some area of the economy are even in reverse. That’s to be expected as the cycle of recession is not an uncommon one. Small businesses will do well to buckle down and cut costs in every area possible, save their employees and focus on the tried and true business success practices that work for their particular Florida industry.