Comments on: HBSA Declares War!

By: Duke

Duke — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:07:34 +0000

Such a great description! No idea how you wrote this post..it’d take me weeks. Well worth it though, I’d suspect. Have you considered selling banners on your blog?

By: Joanie

Joanie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:46:00 +0000

We run a business with a small rural town where my husband, a certified professional civil engineer, tests the towns wastewater before it goes on the fields. This alleviates much driving for the operator as we are 2 miles away. I do all the billing. Simple and small. Point is, know your skills and what you can offer to meet people’s needs when they come up.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:47:16 +0000

I’m so glad to see the amount of useful information here. And it’s all easy to understand! Hopefully when I launch my internet business next week, I’m able to use this advise to avoid any pitfalls. Thanks!

By: Hecuba Tate

Hecuba Tate — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:24:45 +0000

Yes, yes, yes! I’ve learned these things the hard way, and I’m thankful I haven’t lost a lot of money in the process. I want to start selling things on Etsy and instead of going it by myself I’m having a friend who’s good at marketing and such handle that end of things for me.

By: Viva

Viva — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:08:53 +0000

Very good and useful information here. Anyone interested in starting up a business and not failing should read this carefully and print it out as well.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:29:27 +0000

Thanks Kay – I agree. Great ideas are ubiquitous; the key is getting them out there and deployed with the right cost strategy.

By: kumaran

kumaran — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:38:43 +0000

its the good thing to be used I especially appreciate the point of starting a business for the right reasons… providing value.That’s the only way to survive economic turmoils and crisis.
As you said the key after all is marketing.

By: KayD

KayD — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:28:43 +0000

Great tips! A lot of people jump into a business without doing a enough research or having a back up plan. There are people that have great ideas for a business they just don\’t have the marketing know how to get it going.

By: alwayshopeful

alwayshopeful — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:28:44 +0000

I agree with why businesses fail. I especially agree that one of the main causes is marketing. It is hard to know who to trust and it is far from cheap. Starting up your business on a budget (most of the businesses out there) doesn’t leave much of a budget for marketing.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:51:26 +0000

This is a challenging time to start a business, but you may be able to succeed if you research the right product/service niche and do research to ensure the potential market is not saturated. For example, how many home candle parties does the world need? Also, you should really have a passion for the business you are in. This intangible may be the thing that separates success from failure