Having your own small business is one of the biggest dreams for many people.  If you are lucky enough to have done so, and to have kept your business for many years, chances are you don’t want to just close the doors for good as you become too old to run the business any longer [...]

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Agility training is becoming quite a big thing in the dog training world.  It’s like extracurricular activities for dogs — people are teaching their dogs to run obstacle courses, and even competing with them!
If you have skill as a dog trainer, starting a dog agility training business might be a good business move for you.  [...]

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If you are self-employed or the owner of your own business, you may need to think a little harder about your retirement than the average person.  Instead of having a pension or a company-sponsored (and sometimes matched) retirement plan, you are left to handle your retirement savings entirely on your own.
Unfortunately, retirement isn’t cheap, particularly [...]

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In order for real estate to be an investment, you need to be able to build equity in the property.  Here are a few of the most common ways to build equity.

Hang onto the property for a while.  Real estate values tend to go up over time, so if you have the property for a [...]

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There are a a wealth of business opportunities out there that target other businesses.  Everyone from tax advisors and cost seg engineering specialists, to software consultants and various types of vendors, are there to provide your business with their services.
Of course, for B2B companies, marketing is somewhat different.  The customers you are trying to attract [...]

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With heating bills going up dramatically every year, many people are much more concerned these days with doing things to make their homes more energy efficient.  One of the easiest and most effective ways to do this is to replace your original windows with energy-efficient windows, such as Anderson replacement windows.
Here are a few signs [...]

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Although it is tempting for the small business owner to do everything him- or herself in order to save money, it is actually often better to outsource.  Here are a few convincing reasons for outsourcing.

Get it done right.  If you are, for example, doing something like building a website or doing your own business taxes, [...]

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