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Do you enjoy the outdoors and working with animals? Can you ride horses ? If your answer is yes, horse training may be your ideal small business. All horses must be trained. This creates a business opportunity for people who handle horses well. A horse training business can be started for around $1000. Typically horse trainers charge at least $25 per hour. The annual potential earnings range from $10,000 to $20,000. Learn how to break. Do not attempt to break horse before bones have fused. X-ray bones before breaking horse. Confirm that bones are strong enough to support the rider's weight. Breaking horse to soon can cause bone damage. Establish mandatory safety procedures. Require clients to wear proper head wear and foot wear. Get first aid training. Be able to assist rider's when injuries occur. Gain an understanding of how to sooth a hurt horse. Both riders and horses can be injured while training. Be prepared. ...

Choosing a domain name is more complicated than one might think. It��s a careful equation of finding a name that is suitable, memorable, and original enough for your purposes. Follow these steps to choose a great domain name for your business. Choose and reserve appropriate domain name suffixes. Dot com, web, net, mobi, etc; there are many different domain name suffixes. Make sure and reserve those that are most appropriate for the purpose of your website. Make the domain name easy to remember. Encrypted numbers and letters are best left for passwords; make your domain name easy to remember and at least moderately related to your business so that people will not have a hard time finding your services online. Avoid using your real name in the business domain name. Unless the site is personal, keep the business domain name without your real name in the mix. Consider the websi...

A cleaning business is an excellent way to make good money and be your own boss. The key to running a successful cleaning business lies in the advertising. Follow these steps to effectively promote your cleaning business. Create a signature move for when you clean houses. Brainstorm to come up with a trademark for your cleaning business and it will serve as a quick way to spread the word about your cleaning business. For example; leave a piece of candy with a Thank You card in the kitchen at each house you clean. Those little notions will make all the difference in generate business and free advertising. Ask for references from your current clients. Always ask your customers for referrals for other people who may be in need of cleaning services. Referrals are a free, effective way to advertise your small cleaning business. Reach out specifically to your target customers. Think; who most often needs h...

If you have a great new business idea one of the more challenging items to deal with can be finding a good name for your new business. Here are a few steps to help you name your new business. Use business name generating websites. There are a few online companies that specialize in helping new business generate a name and logo. Some are more pricey than others. Yet business name generators can provide some very unique and professional business names. Use a play on words, for example Toy's R Us, this is a great way to tell about your business while using your name in the title. The only problem with this is that many people who are looking to start a new business also need a website, and many domains of the ��play on word�� business names have already been taken. So be sure to also check domain availability when looking for new business names. Use name association, this means finding or creat...

This article will briefly explain the following steps: - What is the difference between risk and issue - What is a project risk? - What is a project issues ?- How to manage a project risk and issue Understand a project issue; A project issue is a problem that needs immediate attention as it stops or slows the progress of a project. This issue can be anything within the project: timeline delay, financial, resource, etc. The objective is to identify, find a solution, track and close out issues quickly so that your project is moving forward and not harmed by issues. Understand a project Risk is a future project issue. Risks have mitigation plans that need to be written and explained to the team members to ensure that if a risk becomes an issue then an action plan is on hand to resolve the issue. Now that we understand the difference and definition for both a risk and an issue, now we can manage them. A ...

First, you should contact a U.S. Patent Attorney. Mat Grell from Atlanta, GA seems to be prominent amongst the Infomercial world. He has partnered with the Infomercial Guru Kevin Harrington to promote the Inventor Start Kit- your 1 stop shopping resource for patenting, trademarking, and copyrighting your next idea so you can take it to the marketplace and make millions! I've pitched many products to Infomercial Companies and can help you understand the process. Depending on the answer to Step 2, you need to decide what type of infomercial deal you are interested in. Do you want to sell your product outright and just receive a royalty? Do you want to stay involved with the product and hold onto licensing rights? Be certain to decide exactly what you want and draft your marketing plan accordingly. What category does your product fall under: Patentable and Marketable, Patentable but not Marketable, Not Patentable but Marketa...

If you are traveling in a foreign country and have internet access there are several web sites that will translate documents, brochures and phrases for free. If you are trying to read a travel guide in a foreign language and need to know how to locate a tourist site or hotel these web sites will give you a workable translation. Most of the web sites use machine translation (MT) which will translate the words and give you the gist of the article. If you have your own website some of these programs will even produce your website in a foreign language--FOR FREE! Another site you can try for FREE translations is YAHOO Babel Fish. This site will translate up to 150 words and then launch a search using the translation results as your query. This site will translate a block of text or translate a web page. Another Free site is FreeTranslation.com. This site will translate a whole website for you. All you need to do is paste websi...

After sending out several past due statements with an outstanding balance that is owed by a customer or client, it is now time to send a "YOMe" reminder. A YOM collection letter is different from an IOU in that you are expecting and legally entitled to a valid remittance after services rendered or material received. This collection letter can be one that you save a copy of, and send to other delinquent accounts by simply changing the date, account number, name, address and balance for each. However, you should also enclose a copy of the last statement reaffirming the validity of the past due transaction. It should also be sent on your letterhead with your address, telephone and email information. If you don't have professional stationery, be sure to include this information at the top of the collection letter. The steps below will serve as a guide, or you may use the following example that should convince the custo mer or client in a friendly, yet firm tone to ...

This is an article on how to write a binding business contract Step 3) Identify the DATE the contract will come to fruition. Will the contract be performed incrementally or all at once? You need to spell this out in entirety in the contract. Step 2) Identify the NAMES of the parties involved. Since it's your contract, you will be one of the parties involved and the other person will be the other party involved. If a salesman is involved, point out in the business contract that the salesman is the agent authorized to act on your behalf. Step 4) The most important step: LIST WHAT YOU ARE CONTRACTING FOR. For example, "I promise to pay Billy $7 a month to cut my grass." Billy promises to cut your grass, and you promise to pay him $7 a month to do so. It needs to be a what-for-what business relationship. Step 1) Writing a solid, binding business contract is fundam...

Direct sales is one industry that is still doing well in today's economy. If you are in direct sales there are many promoting your business. With the proper promotions, your sales can dramatically increase. Some promotion ideas can be very expensive, but you have other options. Use free promotional tools online. There are so many out there. Use craigslist, or any other sites that allow you to post free ads. You should use social networks. You do not have to change your entire profile to suit your business. Just put a few posts, blog about your business, and put your business as your interest. Any of these small things have a large possibility of increasing your business, and they are free. Print flyer's for your business. You do not have to pay anything for these. Go to a search engine like www.ask.com. You will then search for flyer templates. You can find plain templates that you are able to add thing to, so it will ...

Public relations lives or dies on how compelling the story truly is.  You have to interest the media and in order to do so, you have to convince them that your story will interest their viewers, readers or listeners. So when working on how to develop a compelling story, keep these tips in mind:   Think as an editor or a producer.  What about your story is of interest to the media or the public? Unless the story is being pitched to one of the dental trade publications, it would have to be told in such a way that it interests the general public.  For example a story on a new, unique  dental technique could make for an interesting pitch, but a story on how dentistry works and the nuts-and-bolts of running a practice would mot likely fall on deaf ears.  Whether you��re a dentist, a florist, or a designer, whether you��ve launched a new product line, or have developed a new serv...

This article is about not over spending on your postage meter ink. You'll learn how not to get suckered into buying overprices OEM ink where there are cheaper and reliable alternative out there Start buying. Place your orders. inkoncall has a very easy to you online shopping setup. Once you've found a site that you believe will help you save money on postage meter ink. inkoncall.com Read their warranty policy According to USPS, ��USPS products are fully backed by a Performance Guarantee. Further, they are supported by a Money Back Guarantee if you are not entirely satisfied.�� In addition, ��[i]f it is shown that a USPS product has caused a failure of the meter, the cost of repairs will be refunded. This does not apply to printheads in meters where the printhead is a user replaceable consumable, such as the DM500 or DM1000 series Do you research- Meaning search the web. There are many sites ...

Well your business have grown to the point where its time to hire some help. If your business is at this step then there are some considerations i like for to keep in mind when hireing.It also is a good idea to stay current on the labor law so that you wont be put in a position where you might threaten to be sued. Where they were born or were parents are born. If the candidate has ever filed or recieve unemployment benefits. Social security numbers. Job application forms and also interview questions to stay clear away from these questions when finding the right candidate for the job you are hireing for. Arrest record Religous affilliations. If they are affilliated with any labor unions. Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Many small business owners lament how hard it is to find and keep good workers. Retaining good employees is so much easier and cheaper than finding, recruiting, and retaining them. Here are some options to stop your employees from quitting and keep them satisfied with their jobs and the company. Honestly communicate with employees about the financial issues the company is facing, the impact on budgets, and showing that EVERYONE is feeling the impact, companies build good will by helping employees feel like they are an integral, respected part of the company. This also lessons the fear that the employee's wage could be cut, the employee could be laid off, or the employee is being taken advantage of. Use the information garnered from the interviews to develop employee recognition and morale programs. Make it a point to highlight those who have done well to their immediate boss and to their peers. Solicit employee suggestions...

So you think you want to start a business, well great. I think you have made the right decision. I have provided a check list below for to go by to help you in evauation to starting the American dream of starting you very own business. You may use this evaluation to help you discover your wealness and strenghts. Can you lead others? How do you feel about other people? Can you take responsibility? Are you a self starter? Are you willing to work hard and devote endless hours to have your own business? Are you good at organizing? Difficulty: Easy

In todays economic times it is very important to know your targeted market. Most sucessful business across the globe know and understand there market well and you must do the same in order to suceed and grow your business, organization or team. Be confident in marketing your products or services. People generally will pick up on the confident level when selling or getting the word out about what you have to offer. It is very important to sell products or services that are needed and or allready used by consumers but at a better price and more bang for the buck. This way people are comfortable buying something they are allready use to. Develop a strategy for marketing, create a team and make this happen. "If they can do so can you". Be enthused and knowledgeable about your service and products and belive me you will have know choice but to grow and become sucessful. ...

Finding products to promote online is not as easy as it sounds. It's always better to promote a product that you know you will be making money from, but finding the right product is not easy. Successful affiliate marketers knows how to determine which products will be successful and they will start marketing that product. You will need to do some extensive research in order for you to find the correct products to promote. If you are an affiliate marketer you would want to make the most out of the commissions that you can get. Below are some steps to consider in finding the right products to promote online. Make sure that the product that you are promoting will pay a commission higher than $10.00, I personally make sure that a product that I am promoting will make me $10.00 or more for every lead or sale. Go to Commission junction, apply as a publisher, this has big companies like ebay, yahoo and you can apply as an publish...

If you are just starting a business or already have a business, you need a business plan. A Business will always need a business plan so that you know which part to focus and you can use that business plan to present your business. Business Plans include information about your company, your plan for the business, your targeted customer/market and other information about your business. If you are applying for business financing, your business plan is the first thing that lenders will be asking for. This is where they can see the potential of your business and other information. Below are some key point to create an effective business plan. Your Business Plan should include information regarding the market/customers that it's targetting. Make sure to make a detailed information about the target market of your products or services. Your Business Plan should Discuss the Products and Services that you offer. Make sure to make a...

Kitchen and serving work involves a significant amount of lifting and carrying. Workers may not have to lift heavy weights, but the cumulative effect of repeatedly lifting light weights may also cause injury. Consider the following to lighten the load: Provide serving carts to carry food, rather than requiring workers to carry heavy trays. Instruct employees to lift properly and stay fit to help reduce the risk of injury from lifting. Provide a server's station close to the serving area. This will decrease the distance that items need to be carried. Design and organize the workplace to make manual handling easier. The more cramped a work area, the more difficult it is to move materials. Instruct employees to get help when handling large roasting pans, pots, and kettles. Limit the number of plates or items employee...

Blog is a way people share their knowledge, If you have compelling information and content you will be able to get a lot of traffic. if you have knowledge on specific area you should be able to post information within your blog where readers will always want to read. Blogging nowadays is a very popular ways to make money online , or sometimes others only do it to help people about something. The two main blogging sites that I use is Blogger and WordPress. Since Blogger is google, it's always easy to use google softwares. Below are some ways to monetize on your blog. You can recommend product within your blogs, add some reviews and information on it and you and use your affiliate links when recommending the product. You can use Affiliate marketing and make money from it, you post ads within your blog with your affiliate links and you will be able to earn commission whenever someone buys something using your links. ...

The best business ideas have yet to be discovered. As long as people are earning money, there will be a need to create new businesses for them to buy new goods. Developing a great business idea doesn't really require much expertise. You can find the best business ideas yourself without spending a lot of money. Try using this eHow article and you will find the best business ideas. ***CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO YOUR BUSINESS*** Before putting any money into a new business venture, please conduct as much research as possible. You can start by going online and finding out whether there is a strong need for your product or services. Look at stores in your neighborhood that might be interested in selling your products. ***ONLINE vs. TRADITIONAL BUSINESS*** Decide whether you want to develop an online business idea or a traditional one. Everyone thinks that they can become a millionaire with an online business idea, but in actuality i...

Whether business meetings are based internationally or via the web, it is a challenge to your professional and organizational skills. Understanding the conduct expected during a business meeting can make all the difference to your career and your professional reputation. You can take your career to another level by putting your best foot forward at business meetings, simply and effectively. Know your audience. Know who is attending the meeting and why. Learn names and positions. Dress appropriately. Most employers have a dress code. Make sure you know what it is. Understand the politics of your business environment. Know who the movers and shakers are. Keep your finger on the pulse of your workplace and pay attention to any staff changes. Attend the meeting on time. It is best to not make others wait until you are seated. Wait your turn. If you ar...

OK, I��m trying this system of getting paid for reading emails. So far, I��ve not gotten rich, but I do have more money than I started with. I believe this could be a snow ball effect if it catches on. Anyway, it doesn��t hurt to try it. There are a few steps you��ll need to take in order to do this. You��ll receive a sign-up bonus of $10.00, so you've already made money just by signing up. Nothing could be easier! Good Luck! When the advertisement pops up there is usually a link at the bottom that you need to click on. At the top of the page it will give you a message to hold on, then the message will say that you��ve been paid $0.02 and to view the next advertisement. OK, you won��t be able to rub out and purchase a new car or anything, but the pennies do add up. And, if you get other people to sign up you will get $0.01 for each add that they view. Once you��re signed up you will receive an email (usually dail...

Starting a business is a daunting and expensive job. If your like me your gonna try and cut costs where ever you can. Luckily there is a ton of help out there, all you have to do is look in the right places. An important part of business is bookkeeping. You simply have got to keep good records if you want your business to succeed. keeping accurate records will help you understand what's happening within your business and help you make informed decisions. Book keeping software can usually costs around $200. Fortunately Intuit has created a simple, reliable and accurate way to keep record of your business activity. Best of all its free. QuickBooks Simple Start Free Edition 2009. Once you get the down load link you'll need to install the Setup_QuickBooks_SimpleStart_Intel_2009.exeto file to your computer. You'll need to enter an email address. in order to get access to the software download link. When you enter yo...

Driving traffic to your website and increasing the sales of your information or digital products is every Internet marketer's goal, and there are numerous ways to do just that. The best way to increase your sales is to create relationships with other Internet entrepreneurs. The two best ways to accomplish this is to create joint venture partnerships and recruit affiliates. In this article we'll briefly focus our attention on attracting qualified joint venture partners and one great place to find them. Repeat the process to another potential qualified joint venture partner using the same two steps above! How Do You Use CB to Find Joint Venture Partners? When at CB, click on 'marketplace' and search for products within your niche. A good idea would be to search for related products that are not directly competing with your product. When searching for products you'll want to identify the category that relates ...

Owning your own small business can be very costly, especially with abroad clients. To reduce your time, travel costs, and be environmentally friendly, one must make a few strategic financial and environmental approaches. By implementing a few of these approaches can benefit both parties. Consider this article as how to Green your meeting. Visuals needed for your meeting? There are a variety of web conferencing/online meeting services that allows you to share your presentation to others. More than one person attending meeting? There are a variety of conference call services (i.e. Go To Meeting) that allow individuals to join a meeting at the same time. Determine if the meeting is necessary. Can a simple phone call to discuss the status of the project be just as effective? Provide the percentage of completion, deadline status, and follow up with an email as confirmation of your phone conversati...

Mining has always been a dangerous occupation. Even through safety improvements in the industry, workers in underground tunnels are subject to risk; the history of mining disasters demonstrates that mining may never become completely free of periodic catastrophes. Mining regulators tend to increase efforts after a mining disaster, and public attention to each incident sheds light on what companies and governments can do to minimize danger in risky occupations. Early Incidents The mining disaster at Scofield, Utah was the worst ever up to that time. 200 miners were killed on May 1, 1900 when an explosion collapsed a Pleasant Valley Coal Company tunnel. Even in the earliest incidents, mining disasters would trigger government investigations; unlike later catastrophes, the Scofield disaster had no subsequent impact on mining safety, since Utah state officials cleared Pleasant Valley of wrongdoing. The company would remain in business un...

Now days, it can be a very time consuming endeavor to get all the right ingredients put together for a great and user friendly site, but once you have the site all done��.. You still need to get your product or service in front of the buying public. And this alone can be a daunting task indeed, unless you have a plan. That��s where Lead Lists come into play ! Specifically, ��Business leads or Consumer Lead List Databases.�� How to USE a Business Lead Lists or Databases: The idea is to get a hold of large amounts of contact data on potential buyers, relating as closely as possible to the product you are trying to promote. * You must decide how you would use this information if you had it. Meaning, would you email people and or companies with your promotions ? Then you would want the business email list of addresses. * Would you want to call them on the phone: then you will be needing the business phone numbers. * Would you want to mail out some beauti...

Seasonal sales are an very important part to any small retailer. There will be seasonal promotions, sales, and markdowns. Properly planning these things can make or break any retail store. It is even more important for a small retailer. A small retailer has to pay close attention to the bottom line. They should notice when the best option for sales or markdowns are, so they can still increase there sales. When the season is coming close to an end, have one large sale to decrease your inventory. I would recommend doing this a few weeks before the end of the season(ex. Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring). Customers start looking for that seasons items during this time. I would recommend starting with small markdowns. Highlight these items in your store. The more focus you have on the first markdown, the less items you will have to reduce even more. Seasonal sales are important to have. It keeps your customers interested in your i...

Establishing a presence online is not a difficult process, it is really about how dedicated you are to using your product/service to help others. Be interesting and give other information to your readers not just your information. Be accessible and show the best customer service because customer retention is what really is the foundation of your business. YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM COMING BACK!!! Establish your business online and add like-minded/relevant people to your social media profile, in order to get more feedback from the right people. Also, when you establish a website it may be best to engage your readers through facebook and twitter, not just sell to them. Make sure your business is helping them, not just selling a product to them. Get an easy to use twitter/facebook and a personal website if possible. The personal website might require some additional finances, but either way you will need a p...