Business Guide

Entrepreneurial businesses come in all shapes and sizes. With only a few exceptions, if a big company can do it, so can a small one. Come explore the wide world of possibilities, including retail, direct sales, and a wide range of service businesses.

Choosing a Business to Start
The traditional approach to entrepreneurship is to research the market, identify a need, and create a business to fill it. In recent years, "Do what you love and the money will follow," has become increasingly popular. But there's an approach that combines the best of both.

Best Business Opportunities 2005
2004's hot trends become 2005's hot opportunities. If you're thinking about starting a business this year, here are some of the best new business ideas you may want to consider.

Buying a Business: The Safer Alternative
While there are no guarantees in business and the risks must always be managed, buying an established business clearly offers significant advantages worth considering if you want to own your own business. In order to buy the right business or franchise, you need to investigate its historical performance, operations, current status, staff and management, competition, industry and its future potential, all of which is so much easier to do with an existing business.