Update: blog still active

Thank you for visiting my blog today. Unfortanetly, I have been offline due to a computer crash last month and working on getting back as soon as I can. Have a great day and enjoy browsing. Patricia

The Top 2 Home Business Success Roadblocks....

By Lonnie Bradley

"....Some entrepreneurs don't even realize how these roadblocks are stopping them from achieving home business success.

Those two home business success roadblocks are Perfection and Paralysis analysis."

Read article here
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Top-2-Home-Business-Success-Roadblocks-and-How-to-Crush-Through-Them&id=3444156

Business Planning Tools

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Today, it is more difficult than ever for businesses of all sizes to anticipate changes and plan appropriately for the future. Recognizing changing industry conditions and being nimble enough to quickly adapt are of special importance to small businesses who often lack the human and monetary resources to forecast market developments..

Read resources here
http://www.mastercardbusiness.com/apmea/en/smallbiz/businessplanning/businessplanning.html

What Makes Up a Successful Entrepreneur?

Posted by Stephen Fisher

Over the last few months I have been participating in a survey of successful entreprenurs and Professor Vivek Wadwa of Harvard Law School has been gathering data for a bunch of research reports on “What Makes Up a Successful Entrepreneur”. It has gotten some great coverage and this slideshow in BusinessWeek: The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur is a great example. It has some awesome charts so if you are a data junkie with a weakness for pretty graphs, you are gonna love this slide show.

Read his article here
http://growsmartbusiness.com/2009/12/what-makes-up-a-successful-entrepreneur/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sbsi+%28The+Small+Business+Success+Index+%28SBSI%29%29&utm_content=Netvibes

Martha Stewart’s 10 Rules for Starting a Business

by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

A reader asked for info on starting a business – she wants to be a female entrepreneur! Well, who better to learn from than successful businesswoman Martha Stewart? Her ten rules for creating and maintaining a successful business will help even established entrepreneurs.

Read article here
http://seejanesoar.theadventurouswriter.com/for-female-entrepreneurs-martha-stewarts-10-rules-for-starting-a-business/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

10 Ways a Start-Up Can Use Social Media to Market Itself

By Edward Boches

“How can a start-up with a few employees and a tiny marketing budget get its name out there?”

Read article here
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/5297/10-Ways-a-Start-Up-Can-Use-Social-Media-to-Market-Itself.aspx

5 Alarming Facts On Why Most Home Business Owners Fail and How To Overcome Them

Written By: Rebbekah on November 30, 2009

Read her blog post here
http://advantagemarketingforyou.com/5-alarming-facts-on-why-most-home-business-owners-fail-and-how-to-overcome-them

The 4 Key Places to Ask for Money in a Grant Proposal

"Foundation representatives want to know exactly how much you need and exactly how the funds will be used. According to the Canadian Million Dollar Round Table Foundation’s grant application, “It is easier to award funds when the committee can see specifically where the funding will be used. Knowing exactly how a grant will be used by an organization can be a major factor in the approval or denial of a grant request.”

Read article here
http://www.freshfundraising.ca/Ask.html