The Dreaded Business PlanPosted by Tisha Tolar on January 20, 2010
All this talk about business plans – I realize I should clue you in on the details of a business plan if you are not yet familiar. I’ve done many business plans in my years and quite frankly do not understand how/why people requisition the writing of THEIR plan over to someone else. I mean [...]
What To Do – Part Four: Is Your Idea Profitable?Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 15, 2010
There is no ‘easy button’ for starting a business. Face that fact now or be in for a rude awakening. It all requires effort, research, more effort, and some legwork long before the OPEN sign can even be placed on the door (or virtual door). You’ve been through the ‘decision to do it’ process and [...]
Growing Pains Will Come and GoPosted by Tisha Tolar on October 21, 2009
When you first start a business, there are a lot of questions that need to be answered and unfortunately in some cases, the only way you find answers is by living through the experience. There are many issues that will arise, especially during the first year as you continue to learn the ropes and occasionally [...]
Frugality’s The Word In BusinessPosted by Tisha Tolar on October 20, 2009
First-time business owners may be in a rush to glam up their business with much too expensive items mostly because they think they can or because they think they should. Working out of your home or in rental space does not mean your work space needs to look like a Trump’s office. In fact, if [...]
The Hard Work Begins…Posted by Tisha Tolar on December 5, 2007
The holiday season is here…time to play catch up!
Now, you’ve got your ideas swirling in your head. You’ve found your confidence and you are raring to go. But where do you go next? This is the hard work part of it all – the business part. I will admit that just thinking about doing the [...]
