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Be patient in business and everyday life.

This is Mark Stowers and I want to talk about patience. Starting an online small business, asking for business startup help, and creating a business startup checklist, are just a few of the things in the business world that will require your patience and cooperation. With the immediacy of everything in this day in age we [...]

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More than a hobby? Make it a business!

I want to help you start a small business that you will love and enjoy! How? By starting a small business out of your current hobby! There could be potential there that you’ve never noticed before. Here are four signs that your hobby would work well as a business: You are passionate about your hobby. [...]

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Are you ready for a small business?

We all have business startup ideas that we brainstorm concerning whether or not we should start a small business. In this blog I want to focus on deciding if starting a business is a good idea for you personally. Here are a few things you want to ask yourself. 1. Are you being completely honest with yourself? [...]

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Are unfinished projects hindering your small business success?

As a business mentor I want to share the 5 common reasons why your projects are going over schedule and hindering your small business. Over budget and under expectations of quality are getting you away from the small business success you are trying to achieve! 1. Overextending on your resources! Or simply doing more than [...]

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New Business Tips: Part 2

Are you looking for ways to get customers for your new business? Here are some tips! 1. Talk to everyone you know about your new business. More than a few will take an interest and want to buy from you. 2. Send out letters or postcards. Send 10 per week. You can get names and [...]

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New Business Tips: Part 1

Prices are going up, up, up and just about everybody is needing a little extra cash these days. This is probably the best time ever for you to own a small business! Before you start thinking that you’ll have to get a bank loan, remember that you can own a small home-based business for just [...]

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Creating Business Plans

Are you planning to start a new business to increase your small business success? Are you considering expanding your current business to increase success? Does your new plan require a bank loan or investment from outsiders? No matter what your plan for increasing your small business success is, you will need a business plan. If [...]

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Setting Clear Objectives: Part 2

This is Mark Stowers with Increase My Small Business. I am here to help you increase your small business success by providing you with some business coaching. Continuation of the next 3 out of 5 steps for management by objectives and personal plans, introduced by Peter Ducker: 3. Successful small business plans should be ATTAINABLE. [...]

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Setting Clear Objectives: Part 1

This is Mark Stowers with Increase My Small Business. I am here to help you increase your small business success by providing you with some business coaching. To achieve a goal and obtain small or new business success, there is a process you should implement. With some business plan tips or a business mentor you [...]

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Are We Having Fun Yet?

This is Mark Stowers with Increase My Small Business. I am here to help you increase your small business success by providing you with some business coaching. Sometimes it’s good to have a casual day. That’s why it doesn’t hurt to take a day off once in a while. I work really hard at building [...]

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