http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk Start and Run Your Own Business Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:12:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Entrepreneurial Case Study this is a case study on how offline mail order marketing methods were converted to online marketing. 12 Month Millionaire The 12 Month Millionaire is the title of a marketing manual written by a guy called Vince James a couple of years back. It's out of print now, though ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/internet-marketing/the-12-month-millionaire Last time I introduced the concept of Multiple Streams of Income. The idea being that, by not relying on a single source of income, you build a more secure financial base. I also pointed out that, in order to give you the financial freedom you need, each income stream has to ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/business-opportunities/multiple-streams-of-income This is the point at which the two halves of our article stream begin to merge. From here on this section will focus on different business ideas and ways to maximise their chance of success. Coming up with a viable business idea - especially one that meets the criteria specified in ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/business-opportunities/mail-order You cannot achieve true freedom if your focus is constantly on making a living. But, initially, you have to do the work to put the right income generating systems into place. Now you are on your way to making your budget work & getting rid of any debt burden you are ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/business-opportunities/financial-freedom Up to this point we have looked at various ways into business or self employment. Before going into more detail about the best kinds of income/wealth generating activity, I want to cover some basic principles of business success. Business is simple, you only need three things..... 1. First & foremost, you need ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/starting-out/going-solo-basic-principles We've covered quite a lot of ground in the last five weeks, so I thought it would be a good idea to review the plan so far! It is very easy to get carried away with the latest information or ideas and forget to carry on with previous learning. By now ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/starting-out/freedom-from-debt So far I have introduced you to some of the freedom principles that I live by. Together we have looked at examining your lifestyle requirements and those of your family. I have given you a method to get out of debt that I know works, because I have personally used ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/starting-out/freedom-4-principles Time for a little simple finance. One of the biggest stumbling blocks for new business owners is understanding business finance. This is probably responsible for more business failures than any other single factor. Here are some fundamentals that you need to understand: Sales are not income unless you sell for immediate ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/finance/sales-costs-profit During the last few weeks I've indicated some of the benefits & pitfalls of going solo. I've also detailed the key differences between self-employment and running your own business. You have also seen a variety of ways to do both. This week I want to give you the benefit of my ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/starting-out/the-perfect-business I'm wrote this article on a flight to Alicante in Spain. I had just just left England in the rain & was looking forward to spending some time in the sun. Meanwhile, my business could pretty much run itself while I was away. Why am I telling you this? Well, to show you what is possible ... http://www.beyourownboss.co.uk/starting-out/financial-freedom-goals-continued