Starting a Business Step 1: Evaluate & Prepare
Do I Want to Own My Own Business?
Before you take the giant leap of starting your own business, be sure that you are happy with your answers to the questions in this article.
Should I Start My Own Company?
For many starting their own business is the path to life fullfilment, success and riches. Reality can often be quite different than the great  dream . Before you decide to start your own business, you should take the time to consider these critical questions.
Turning your Idea into a Business: Market Research, Prototypes and Product Evaluations
While you can study the successes of others, there isn't a standardized roadmap that will lead you to success. It will be difficult to identify the best path, and some roads may put you in dangerous territory. Not only that, but different routes will require different supplies.
Starting a New Business Checklist
Do you know what licenses, zoning considerations, bylaws, taxes and other things you need to start a business? Our handy list provides a shortcut to the answers.
Ten Steps to Your Own Business
Dividing a business start-up into 10 clear-cut steps makes this sometimes daunting process seem much more manageable for new entrepreneurs.
Choosing a Business Name
Learn how to choose a great business name - taking growth, the Internet, and legal issues into account.
Starting a Business: Choosing a Year-End
Read this article to learn how to select a year-end for a Canadian sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.
Expect to Get Half as Much and Take Twice as Long!
Think you're ready to test your mettle and retire into starting a business? Dr. Paul Adams outlines a simple test will help you determine whether this is a great idea or pending disaster.
How To Set Up A Business
Should you incorporate? The experts from mylegalanswers.com offer insights into choosing a business structure.
Doomed to Fail Before You Start
Want to start your own business? Reg Pirie offers excellent advice that can help you avoid business failure!
The Formula for Success
What do some entrepreneurs do differently that enables them to achieve almost mythical business success? This month we look at the characteristics that separate successful entrepreneurs from their peers.
Can You Discover the Secrets of Success?
Looking for a get rich quick solution to make yourself a millionaire? It's time to put the hype aside and consider what it really takes to be successful.
Being Unique is a Good Thing ... Isn't It?
As a new entrepreneur you will want to make sure that your business stands apart from the competition. Beware, however, of getting caught into taking an approach that is too different.
Mission and Vision Statements: Envision your Business, Realize your Goals
Vision and goals may seem like the
Know your Unique Selling Proposition (USP)
This article looks at how you can power drive your sales and marketing by understanding what makes your business unique.
Should Small Business be Cautious of Incubators? Part I
Is an incubator the answer to all your business' needs, or is it not much more than media hype? Read on to find out more about incubators, and how you can find the right fit for your company.
Should Small Business be Cautious of Incubators? Part II
The second section of this two-part article looks at questions you should ask before signing on the dotted line with an incubator, investor or venture capitalist.
So, You Want to Be a Consultant
There is more than meets the eye to these people then jetting around the world. We get the goods on what it really takes to make it in this business.