Let me ask you a question as an entrepreneur. Do you have your KFP in place? If you think I’ve made a typo and am referring to a fast food chain, then we have work to do. I’m talking about your Known Financial Position. In this post we’re going to get you to understand what [...]

This is a guest post from Sarah Von from YesandYes Dear Sarah Von, What follows is surely an awkward and maybe inappropriate question, but I imagine the entire internet is interested in the answer.  (And I feel like if any blogger was going to be honest about this stuff it would be you.) So, um, [...]

This is a guest post from Ellen Rohr answering one of the most commonly asked questions I get, and in honour of National Entrepreneurship Week in the US! You want to make more sales and more money.  Good for you.  And it’s good business. Here’s the problem.  More sales at a losing selling price is [...]

This is a guest post from Jacob Thompson for all you business owners with real physical businesses who want to go mobile. Before internet shopping became the norm, businesses could only accept credit or debit card transactions if they had specific hardware like a credit card terminal or card swiping machine and a merchant account. [...]

Do you know your assets from your liabilities? Are you rolling in profit or mismanaging your credit cards? Do you actually know how much you’re spending each month? Welcome to Master Your Money As I mentioned in 10 Things Suitcase Entrepreneurs Should Know This Spring I’ve bought on personal finance non-guru guru Manisha Thakor to [...]

This is the first guest post from Manisha Thakor, our new financial expert around here, for Master Your Money. Do you ever tell yourself, “Some day I will…” ? After going 16 straight months in my new entrepreneurial life without taking a single day off, I slammed head first into a mental wall. So I [...]

This is a guest post from  Ellen Rohr, one of the wonderful experts on the Passport to Business Freedom Program that started on January 1st 2011. STOP (losing money) DROP (thinking and actions that are holding you down) and ROLL (in the profits!) With hope in your heart, you hang up your shingle and become a business [...]

Twas the night before Christmas Eve, and all though the house, not a creature was stirring, not even your iPhone, Android or Blackberry. In other words it’s the time of the year when business slows down during the holiday season and you get a well deserved break. Now that you’re attempting to switch off from [...]

Carol Roth explores the difference between what makes a man and woman successful in business by thinking bigger and by delegating. She also explains the job to business spectrum, clarifying the differences between a jobbie, a job business, and a bona fide business.

It’s a strange and curious thing, but sometimes, even when you do great work, your clients or customers just don’t pay up. I felt compelled to touch on this topic since I’m currently owed $2,500 in outstanding money owed from clients and friends. It’s a significant enough amount to get my back up as much [...]