When will the good time return? When will the recession period will be over? Investors are holding their money, people are starting to save money, and companies are on the layoffs due to massive loss. American dreams are dying and waiting for the government. But it is not the time for waiting, it is not the time for saving, it is the time to be proactive and start working in different things. The recession period will last longer, so we need to thing about the alternatives and new way to start over the life. Businesses need to rethink about their business model and strategies. From Human Resources aspects, it is one of the best times for finding the best staffs as the big companies are doing layoffs and you might find the best one. Click Here to [Read More] »
Too many people have a great idea but don’t make anything out of it.
Some are afraid of failure, some are afraid of the pressures of success, and some just want to tell people about their ideas, just for the sake of doing so. Here is a general step-by-step guide to taking an idea and turning it into a business.
Once you get an Idea… Click Here to [Read More] »
By Mitchell Harper
As an employer with over 30 staff at Interspire, most of the time when I need something done I can call on a staff member in the office and they will take care of it for me. However, sometimes I need the skills of an experienced freelancer for one-off jobs, such as writing a user guide or putting together a product overview video in Flash. In these situations I turn to freelancers on eLance, oDesk or Guru.com.
After posting a job ad, the responses start to come in within a few hours. 95% of the time the candidates have no idea how to reply to the job ad and will either send over:
- The same old copy-paste reply which they use for every job ad
- A vague reply in which they don’t sell themselves to me
Having been on both sides of the fence – as an employer now, and as a freelancer about 5 years ago – I’ve come to learn what makes a great response to a job ad on a freelance site such as those listed above, and I thought I’d give you a few pointers in this article to help you win any and all freelance jobs you apply for. Click Here to [Read More] »
Question: How do you create a business plan?
Answer By Glenn Okun (2008) on Forbes.com: Business plans are the documented results of a venture design process. The process attempts to refine a preliminary business idea and develop a strategy so as to take advantage of current or anticipated conditions in the internal and external environment. Venture analysis represents the processes by which the founder finds facts and generates reasonable estimates, both quantitative and qualitative, that can be utilized as inputs for planning and designing the venture.
The venture design process has five functions: Click Here to [Read More] »
Question: What is the best way to pick the timing for launching a business?
Answer By Glenn Okun (2008) on Forbes.com: Timing the launch of a start-up requires consideration of a number of factors, including general economic conditions. The entrepreneur should assess the target market’s position in its business cycle, the state of the resource markets and the venture’s window of opportunity.