PowerHomeBiz Small and Home Business Blog

Get Listed on Google Maps and Increase Exposure of Your Small Business

Yellow Pages are so 1990s. Nowadays, if you are running a small business dependent on customers finding and coming to your physical store or office, then you need to get listed on Google Maps. Type in Google search terms that include business types and specific locations such as "landscaping Annapolis MD" or "hair ...

Pitching the Media Correctly to Market Your Home Business

We understand the power of the media. Being mentioned on TV, newspaper or radio can significantly boost our reach and brand, even our sales. The key question, however, is: How do we do it? I'm sure many of you have spent hundreds in press release distribution hoping that your news item ...

Grandparents: How to Reach this Market for Your Business

Grandparents are a huge market to tap, whether you are directly targeting them for your seniors travel business or indirectly for your children's toys business. Estimates from different surveys show that there are anywhere from 30 to over 70 million of grandparents in the United States alone, and a sizeable portion ...

60 Time-Tested Marketing Offers

What type of offers from marketers do you respond to? For me, I love free bags from fashion magazines subscriptions, and free cosmetics from beauty brands. I also love free shipping and discount coupons I get from retailers. I also love the rewards program of retailers as well as all the ...

Where Do Small Business Owners Get Funding for their Businesses?

One of the biggest issues faced by many small businesses during the economic downturn is the tightening credit market. Finding capital financing for a small business remains a big challenge as banks tighten lending criteria and reduce their exposure to the small business sector. In fact, according to the National Small ...

Starting a Bakery: Success in the Niche Food Business

We often hear of small businesses deathly scared when big boys – particularly Wal-mart – come to town. And they have every reason to be: big businesses have deeper pockets, offer wider goods selection, and have tighter relationships with suppliers that allow them to give deep discounted prices. So it is ...

Learning from Successful Small Business Women Entrepreneurs

One of the questions we normally ask women entrepreneurs we feature on Women Home Business is: What advice can you give other entrepreneurs? Here are the tips and advice our featured entrepreneurs shared: Suzanne Meyer, Founder of the personal greeting service business The Welcome Committee Find your passion and be true to yourself. Anything ...

How Small Online Businesses Can Increase Conversion

In today's business climate whether you have recently started or whether you have been in business for a while, you are very likely to have a website. If you think about it carefully, it does not matter if you are selling a product or service, your aim is to increase ...

How Your Small Business Can Become the Leader of the Pack

Businesses are in fierce competition, and it’s a no-holds-barred fight out there. As a small business owner, you have two options: be just one of the entrepreneurs out there who operate within their comfort zones; or you can break from the perceived limitations of small businesses. You can choose to become ...

5 Ways to Test Your Business Idea Affordably

Before you pour your life's savings or a huge chunk of your time into your business, it is best to test first whether your business idea will work or not. Alas, market research is typically a tool for the deep-pocketed big businesses, and not for small businesses trying to stretch their ...

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Business Plans Handbook
Collection of free business plans
Free Sample Business Plans & Business Planning Articles
Links to various free sample business plans on the Web
How To Sell More on the Web: 30 Tips To Increase Conversion Rates For An Ecommerce Site
Lots of tips on how to sell more on the web and increase conversion rate
Resources for Marketing Your Blogs and RSS Feeds
List of places where you can market your blog
Free Venture Capital and Private Equity Directory
Listings of venture capitalists
Home Business: Start Your Home-Based Business & Work from Home with PowerHomeBiz.com
Information on starting a small and home-based business
PowerHomeBiz Small & Home Business Blog
Tips, resources and information for the home based entrepreneur