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BYOB (Be Your Own Boss)
Calling all movers and shakers: This one’s for you! Whether you want to earn extra income by freelancing, dip your toe in the investment waters, or launch a new business, this collection is your ticket to financial finesse.
Articles & Books From BYOB (Be Your Own Boss)
Find the money to execute your brilliant business ideasFunding a New Business For Dummies drills down to the top question on the minds of entrepreneurs—where can you find the funds to launch your new business? Connecting the dots between your vision and the capital needed to make it happen can be one of the most challenging parts of entrepreneurship.
Plan to succeed as an entrepreneur—we show you how Business Plans For Dummies can guide you, as a new or aspiring business owner, through the process of creating a comprehensive, accurate, and useful business plan. In fact, it is just as appropriate for an already up-and running firm that realizes it's now time for a full-bore check-up, to ensure the business is in tip-top shape to meet the challenges of the globalized, digitized, and constantly changing 21st Century.
Establish a successful online business and grow your customer base Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies is the compass you need to navigate the exciting world of e-commerce. You'll discover the latest web trends, learn the basics of designing a website, and get tips for creating a compelling online presence.
Article / Updated 09-20-2021
Passive income is the key to building real wealth. Think of passive income as another name for yield (the money you make on an investment). What makes it passive is that, after it’s up and running, the investment requires minimal input from you for the income, or yield, to keep coming in, month after month. @ Aidan Hancock / Unsplash.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-23-2022
All customers are not alike. Knowing how they differ — what their individual and group needs and preferences are — is key to successful marketing efforts nowadays.Marketing strategy involves segmenting your customers into groups and researching and studying those groups to tailor your messages specifically to them.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-08-2022
Starting and running your own business can be one of the greatest joys in life. It can also be the hardest thing you ever do. The fact that no one is going to be standing over your shoulder telling you what to do can be simultaneously exhilarating and frightening.Finding sources of inspiration for great business ideas can keep you going in the absence of that voice over your shoulder.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-02-2021
Before you jump into buying and selling on eBay, learn a few terms, check out some helpful tips to be a successful seller and buyer, and understand the importance of feedback. The following offers helpful eBay information, tips, and selling strategies.Top 3 eBay cheat tipsThe crew at eBay is hard at work simplifying its forms and pages — making them more user-friendly.
Article / Updated 03-07-2024
Here are some things you can begin to do for a new marketing campaign for your small business. Before you hire professionals, see what you can do yourself.
Compare your approach to that of your competitors
When you compare your marketing approach to competitors, you easily find out what customers like best. Make a list of the things that your competitors do differently than you.
Article / Updated 08-27-2021
The housing market, like the stock market, fluctuates. Home values can steam ahead, stay put, or spiral down out of control. You make your money when you buy a house at less than market value. By adjusting your purchase price based on market conditions, thus lowering your total investment in a property, you can make money in any market.
Article / Updated 08-10-2021
Major publishers typically pay authors a recoupable advance, plus a pre-determined royalty on book sales as compensation. Writers who self-publish their books, however, must cover all of their project's development, printing, distribution, and marketing costs out-of-pocket. The profit potential, however, can be significantly greater.