The End of an Era and the Death of the Financial Planner Solo Professional

The Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC has been adding new regulations to the books at the rate of one every 6 days for 3-years in the running and they are running the Financial Planners out of business due to the all the paper work.

How To Enjoy Your Work And Your Life

Imagine what your life would be like if you had the flexibility to work when you wanted to, rather than being stuck in a 9-5 business environment. How would it feel to get out of the rat race and have more time to enjoy more free time?

Solo Professionals; Learning the Tricks in 2006

Have you considered going out on your own in 2006 as a solo-professional consultant. That is to say getting a contract or a bunch of contracts to provide consulting services and remain in the work force but running your own show? It is possible and with unemployment down so low it makes sense for companies to hire you too.

Solo Consulting Failures - Good Ideas Gone Bad

Many people wish to become their own boss and they have many years of specialization in a particular industry, with worldly knowledge sometimes spanning 2-3 decades or more. These folks like the idea of being their own boss, their own project manager and calling their own shots. Of course owning your business is not for everyone and it is not as easy or cheap to get into as one would be led to believe.

Become an Online Chiropractic Expert

Marketing your chiropractic care online can be tricky. Trying to reach out to the people in your area using the World Wide Web may feel cold because you never really see the potential patient before they come in your door. This is an easy way to connect with your website traffic before they ever come in.

15 Simple Ideas To Promote Your Small Business or Practice

Many small steps can lead to huge results when it comes to marketing your small business or professional practice. Here are 15 ideas almost any business can do in one day to bring in new clients.

7 Ways To Focus Your Business and Work With The Clients You Really Want

Don't be a generalist. Specialists not only make more money, they have better lives. Here are 7 ideas that can help you transform your practice or business into a specialty. Learn how to work with only the type of clients you want to work with.

7 Rainmaking Ideas For Busy Lawyers

If you are a lawyer, you have serveral advantages over other professionals when it comes to marketing your professional practice. Find out how to turn your briefs, letters, legal research materials and other documents you have already written, into publishable articles to promote your expertise.

Seven Benefits of Creating a Personal Brand

Personal Branding is about honing your skills, narrowing your focus, and getting clear on what you’re passionate about. Here are seven powerful benefits of creating a strong personal brand.

Sole Proprietorship as a Business Structure - Advantages & Disadvantages

This article discusses the particulars of operating your business as a Sole Proprietorship and also throws light on its advantages and disadvantages.

5 Ideas A Day

Transform your business or professional practice with continual, small improvements. Learn how to come up with 5 ideas a day to improve all aspects of your business, from marketing to employee management. Over time, the cumulative effect of these 5 ideas a day will completely revolutionize your business.

7 Ways To Improve Your Small Busines or Professional Practice With Kaizen

Kaizen is the Japanese philosophy of continual, small, daily improvements. Over time the cumulative of these small improvements is nothing short of revolutionary. Learn these seven ways to make these small improvements a part of your daily routine and in time the results will astonish you.

Preparing an Exhibit for an Art Festival: Part 1

This is part one of a series of articles covering best practices, tips, and techniques intended to help artists get the most out of an art fair or festival. The tips mentioned in these articles are based on my own experience, training I’ve received for setting up and staffing trade show booths, and on my own observations watching others both as a casual observer and as a show critic.

Business Coaches: Niche By Topic Not Industry

Was there a business development strategy he could use that would be more efficient, more effective? It occurred to him that the services he had been providing to the automotive manufacturers were also used by every other manufacturing company - no matter what they were making, in every industry.

The Beauty of a Coaching Niche

Learn why a niche is a great business booster for your coaching practice.