Funding Your Business: Small Business Grants For Female Entrepreneurs

Let’s say you’ve started your own company. You’ve got a name all picked out, you’ve completed the incorporation process, and now you just need to raise capital to fund your small business. But this is the tough part—especially if you’re a woman. Alarmingly, there are a number of female entrepreneurs that are being turned away by banks for small-business loans.

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Do You Airbnb? The Lowdown On Taxes And Short-Term Rental Income

AllBusiness. comAre you looking for ways to make a few extra dollars? If so, you aren’t alone. Airbnb and other short term rentals are gaining in popularity because of the win-win situation that they offer. Homeowners get to earn extra money from their residence while travelers can find comfortable homelike lodging for a bargain.

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Are you looking for ways to make a few extra dollars? If so, you aren’t alone. Airbnb and other short term rentals are gaining in popularity because of the win-win situation that they offer. Continue reading “Do You Airbnb? The Lowdown On Taxes And Short-Term Rental Income”

5 Ways To Turn Your Customers Into Brand Ambassadors

AllBusiness. comEvery business dreams of having customers zealously advocating for their brand with the same kind of steadfast loyalty that Apple and Google have proven is possible. However, turning a customer into a fan is hard enough, and turning a fan into a die-hard brand ambassador requires a type of loyalty that goes beyond business, and creates a deep emotional connection.  This kind of loyalty builds the strongest kind of customer base.

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Every business dreams of having customers zealously advocating for their brand with the same kind of steadfast loyalty that Apple and Google have proven is possible.

However, turning a customer into a fan is hard enough, and turning a fan into a die-hard brand ambassador requires a type of loyalty that goes beyond business, and creates a deep emotional connection. Continue reading “5 Ways To Turn Your Customers Into Brand Ambassadors”

5 Types Of Businesses You Can Start With Your Tax Refund

March 22, 2017 Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. Maybe youve thought about starting a business but didnt have the financial means to do so. There are actually businesses that dont cost an arm and three legs to get started.

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Maybe you’ve thought about starting a business but didn’t have the financial means to do so. Continue reading “5 Types Of Businesses You Can Start With Your Tax Refund”

10 Creative Ways To Grow Your Email List

AllBusiness. comThink you’ve run out of ways to attract new email subscribers? Think again. There are plenty of creative methods to get sign-ups from new visitors—many of which you probably have never tried. Exit pop-ups can dramatically improve conversion rates on your website, in particular for capturing email addresses.

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Think you’ve run out of ways to attract new email subscribers? Think again. There are plenty of creative methods to get sign-ups from new visitors—many of which you probably have never tried. Continue reading “10 Creative Ways To Grow Your Email List”

How To Be More Money Confident

Ever wished you could be more confident about money and all that it entails: not being afraid to ask for more pay if you deserve it or standing your ground when clients try and beat down your prices?I’ve spent the last few months talking to women in financial careers about their own money knowledge and confidence, and now, I want to bring that to the wider world by sharing my advice on getting confident with money. To that end, here are 12 tips for women to get more money confident:I would love to see conversations about money between women become more natural and commonplace so we can help and learn from each other, rather than hiding it away as though it is a dirty word. This doesn’t have to mean money at first. Try it by asking your builder to do something additional or better for you, or try getting the waiter’s attention to ask for more maple syrup with your pancakes.

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I’ve spent the last few months talking to women in financial careers about their own money knowledge and confidence, and now, I want to bring that to the wider world by sharing my advice on getting confident with money. To that end, here are 12 tips for women to get more money confident:

I would love to see conversations about money between women become more natural and commonplace so we can help and learn from each other, rather than hiding it away as though it is a dirty word.

This doesn’t have to mean money at first. Continue reading “How To Be More Money Confident”

How This Single Mom Became A Virtual Assistant From Home

March 20, 2017 Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. Tawnya Sutherland’s entrepreneurial journey started more than 18 years ago. As a divorced mother of three, she needed to find a way to put food on the table, a roof over their heads, and still find time to spend time with her kids.

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Tawnya Sutherland’s entrepreneurial journey started more than 18 years ago. Continue reading “How This Single Mom Became A Virtual Assistant From Home”

10 Key Steps To Getting A Small Business Loan

AllBusiness. comSmall business loans are available from a large number of traditional and alternative lenders. Small business loans can help your business grow, fund new research and development, help you expand into new territories, enhance sales and marketing efforts, allow you to hire new people, and much more. This article sets forth 10 key steps to take in getting a small business loan, with some practical advice and insight on the lending process.

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Small business loans are available from a large number of traditional and alternative lenders. Small business loans can help your business grow, fund new research and development, help you expand into new territories, enhance sales and marketing efforts, allow you to hire new people, and much more. Continue reading “10 Key Steps To Getting A Small Business Loan”

What Is A Copyright?

With the explosion of internet-based businesses, blogs, and online courses, has also come additional questions related to copyright laws and protections. Finding someone has lifted your entire blog, course, or article is certainly enough to ruin your morning, if not your week, and it can cause many to feel helpless or unsure of how they can protect their content online. In general, a copyright protects original works of authorship in a tangible form or the creative expression of an idea in its tangible form. In plain English, this means that copyright laws can protect your original, written content located on your website, your blog, within modules of your online course, or anywhere else you have created a fixed, tangible, original written product.

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In general, a copyright protects original works of authorship in a tangible form or the creative expression of an idea in its tangible form. Continue reading “What Is A Copyright?”

Huge List Of 93 Android And IPhone Apps That Really Pay You Money!

There are so many legit apps that pay you just for using your smartphone!No matter what you like to do – exercise, watch TV, take surveys, shop – there likely is an app for your iPhone or Android phone that will pay you to do what you enjoy. It can be difficult sorting out legit apps from scams, though. But, that’s what this huge list is for. I did the hard work so you don’t have to!Every app on this list does pay, so you won’t have to waste your valuable time.

Advertising & Marketing (NEC)There are so many legit apps that pay you just for using your smartphone!

No matter what you like to do – exercise, watch TV, take surveys, shop – there likely is an app for your iPhone or Android phone that will pay you to do what you enjoy.

It can be difficult sorting out legit apps from scams, though.

But, that’s what this huge list is for. Continue reading “Huge List Of 93 Android And IPhone Apps That Really Pay You Money!”