Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement | Main | Foreign Born in the U.S.  discusses the increasing and hidden costs of manufacturing in China, resulting in manufacturing in the U.S. becoming more cost effective. Workforce » July 06, 2010 The Trend Towards U.S.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

"  The major advantage of these exchanges is they provide a way for private companies and their shareholders (especially employees) to sell stock without going through the expensive and complex process of going public.    Sharespost is also a good source of information on private company valuation. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

"  The major advantage of these exchanges is they provide a way for private companies and their shareholders (especially employees) to sell stock without going through the expensive and complex process of going public.    Sharespost is also a good source of information on private company valuation. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

3D printers have been around for years, but until fairly recently they were expensive and used almost exclusively for product design and rapid prototyping.    But their prices have fallen substantially over the last few years and low end professional 3D printers cost less than $5,000.  View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 14, 2010

  Their infrastructure service includes (from their website):  "group health benefits, retirement programs, a business and medical expense reimbursement program, billing and invoicing, and more."   This means, legally, the consultants and freelancers work for MBO Partners. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

  In response to the sales declines, the Intuit Trends Index shows small businesses cut expenses by 27%.    The good news is the cost cutting resulted in small businesses being able to improve their margins and profits in Q2 versus a very bad Q2 in 2009.   The implications of this data are pretty clear. 

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Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. Cut expenses to the bone. Expanding your sphere of comfort and abilities comes with a cost: repeated self-doubt,” says author Tim Ferriss. Secure a “consulting” gig. Cut it out.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This generation of workers is still highly desirable because of their skills in technology and their (social media) connections,” Finnigan says. My Dad lost his job and all his retirement benefits when I was in college, and worked in a gas station for the next 10 years. But do they (GenY) have less of an attitude?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 7, 2011

If 2 out of those 6 hours are given away, it just cost me 33% of my potential income. By the time I expensed medical, insurance, retirement etc, I barely broke even. But when I consider instead that in a typical 8-hour day I allocate 2 hours on business development , I’m left with only 6 hours for client work to earn income.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Time to think about the retirement fund.&# “We get to retire? No one ever told me that…&# We both know there’s no retirement fund in what we do. Businesspeople understand investment, as opposed to cost. Prices always tend towards marginal costs. We’re bloggers. Most bloggers are cheap-asses.

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2010

The author also emphasized the importance of marketing to help create a successful business and touches upon social media including Facebook, Twitter, blogging, and of course, the company website. The woman was retired, on a fixed income and now had a new puppy. Jane replied by asking me, ‘How much would it cost me?’

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