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		<title>Starting up a business, do you have enough capital, are your expectations realistic?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 19:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have great ideas about starting a business but their expectations are unrealistic.  Some people believe that they have done homework but they have not done the proper marketing research.  I received a call regarding starting up a retail store.  What research did they do for location?  Basically they said, there were other clothing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to start a business but do not have much money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are tired of working for someone but you do not have enough money to buy a business.  What can you do?  There are a number of opportunities which you can look at which do not cost a lot to set up:
 

multi level marketing.  You are building a distributor network to sell a product.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why should you buy a business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you do not always want to be a follower, you should buy a business. What are the advantages of owning your own business?
 
Advantages of buying a business

flexibility
get to work your own hours, as many or as few as you want
do not have to report to anyone
you get to keep what you earn instead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do so many businesses fail in the first three years?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first three years of a new business are critical and many of new businesses fail within that period to time.  Why do they fail?  Here is a partial list of reasons:

 

lack of financing
lack of customers
economic dependence, you only have one or two customers and one of the customers leaves for whatever reason
inability of management to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a businesses &#8211; what do you need before you look for clients?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You have decided that you do not want to buy a business, you would rather start your own business.  Before you open the door and start getting new clients, you need to be prepared. Things to think about include marketing plan, financing, working capital, setting up a bank account, staffing, if you need inventory, setting up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you pick the best franchise?</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/franchises/how-do-you-pick-the-best-franchise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Franchises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I speak to a group about franchising or tell someone I&#8217;ve just met what I do, the inevitable question is always &#8220;What&#8217;s the best franchise right now?&#8221;

I don&#8217;t have a problem with this question from people that are just curious about popular franchises. I do have a problem when I hear it from people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Incorporated business vs unincorporated business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You have decided to buy a business or start a business and you now have to decide who will own the business.  There are many advantages and disadvantages of being incorporated vs unincorporated
 
incorporation &#8211; advantages

limited liability
credit proofing
ability to have other family members own company
possibly lower tax rate
ability to defer income taxes
ability to chose your own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is in a name?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is the name of your business unique?  Does it describe what you are doing?  Are you operating your business as a numbered company?  Many people do not like numbered companies if they are used as operating company.  You can be a numbered company operating as another name such as a franchise.  However, if you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives to starting up a new business</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/starting-a-business/alternatives-to-starting-up-a-new-business/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/starting-a-business/alternatives-to-starting-up-a-new-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/?p=116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before starting up a new business, look for an existing business for sale in websites like thebusinessplace.com to see if there is a similar business for sale with cash flow already in place.  Determine if buying a business is cheaper than starting up a similar business from scratch.  When you look at a business for sale [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disadvantages of a start up business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting a business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#8217;s article highlighted the advantages of a start up business.  Here is a list of disadvantages

high risk of failure in first two years of operation
higher risk then buying a business which has been in operation for several years and has a history of cash flow and customers
may require your own capital to operate the business
since [...]]]></description>
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