One of the trends picking up steam, especially amongst entrepreneurs and freelancers, is coworking. Coworking offers you the ability to take advantage of an office environment without being tied down. When you use a...
Category - Entrepreneurship
Miranda MarquitDifferent Types of Coworking Environments: Which One is Right for You?
One of the ways that many entrepreneurs get their start is in a coworking environment. When you’re starting out, money is tight, and office space is hard to come by — especially if you feel that you need to...
Should You Hire Your Spouse?
Many entrepreneurs make their business a family affair. This can make sense in a lot of cases. It might even make sense to hire your spouse as an employee. After all, what’s better than working with the love of...
How to Get Involved with a Mastermind Group
As an entrepreneur or a blog owner (or a blog-owning entrepreneur), it can help to bounce ideas off others, and get a little insight and help from like-minded individuals. If you want to boost your chances of success, a...
4 Tips for Managing Your Virtual Assistant
One of the great things about technology is that you can hire someone to work for you as an assistant, and he or she doesn’t have to be in the same office as you. A virtual assistant can help you with mundane...
Have You Thought about Hiring Your Children for Your Business?
One of the ways to find extra tax breaks in your business is to hire your children to work for you. This is a great way to generate another expense for your business, while saving on taxes in other ways. Tax Savings...
Is a Patent Worth the Investment?
In the past, the last word in “arriving” as an inventor or an innovator was the patent. If you could patent your idea, you felt great — and others were impressed. These days, though, there are...
5 Ways You Can Benefit from a Mastermind Group
Whether you are building a business or a blog, one of the best resources that you can put at your disposal is a mastermind group. A mastermind group is a collection of people who share ideas and help each other. When...
3 Things to Keep in Mind When Hiring International Freelancers
We live in a global economy. It’s possible to do business all around the world, and hire workers from around the world. However, if you hire international freelancers, you need to be aware of these three items: 1...
How to Protect Yourself When You Fire Someone
As a business owner, there are times when you just need to say goodbye to an employee. Most entrepreneurs don’t enjoy firing people, but it can be a necessary part of the job. I’m not talking about laying...
Should You Get an Employer Identification Number (EIN)?
If you want to make sure that your business is properly reporting to the IRS, an Employer Identification Number (EIN) can be helpful. But do you really need one? And if you do, how can you obtain your EIN? Do You...
Sole Proprietor: Why You Should Consider a Business Account
As a sole proprietor, your business and personal assets are pretty much considered the same thing. So you don’t have to keep your bank accounts separate if you don’t want to. Many sole proprietors just keep...
