Let’s check the next item on our to-do-list. Write down the material assets you already own. Do you have a computer? A desk? A telephone? It’s possible that these are all you’ll need to get started.
Check around your home and/or home office to see what you have on hand that could be used to help [...]
I encounter people all the time, who when they learn I am in business for myself, immediately say, “I wish I could do that.”
When I tell them they can, very often they just shake their heads, and say, “Oh no, I could never do that.” What a self-defeating attitude! Yes, you can own your own [...]
How does a person get started in business?
The first thing you need to realize is that everyone is selling something. You may not think of yourself as a salesperson, but you are. When you apply for a job, you’re trying to sell that prospective employer on hiring you.
When you answer the employer’s phone, [...]