Archive for the ‘Business-Set Up’ Category

Buying Domain Names (And What’s Up With All Those Extensions?)

Posted on March 23rd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

There is a dizzying array of domain name extensions (and more will be added this year and every year for the foreseeable future). When you are purchasing your domain names, it’s hard to know which ones to buy – all of them? Just .com? This post shares some ideas for you to consider when you [...]

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One Company Or Two? That is the Question – And Here Are Some Answers

Posted on March 17th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Not long ago, one of the women in my mentoring group posted this question on our blog: In addition to your main company, you created Pumpernickel Publishing, LLC.  I recall you mentioning that you separated your publishing company from Emphasis on Excellence, Inc. from a business perspective. I see myself creating a lot of my [...]

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Postage Options For Marketing, Correspondence, and Business Mailings

Posted on February 23rd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

When you are getting started in business – and as you continue to build your business, you’ll be using plenty of postage. You’ll send direct mail pieces, marketing pieces, correspondence, and the like. You may wonder what your options are for postage (and note, these options apply for those mailing from the U.S., although I’m [...]

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Ten Team Members to Have on Board

Posted on February 9th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

It takes a village to raise a child and it definitely takes a village (a team) for most professionals in today’s world to function in a peacefully productive way. Consider which of the following people you need to get lined up for your team. Significant other. Do you have a significant other and if so, [...]

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Pros & Cons of Being Part of a MasterMind Group

Posted on February 4th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

When you are starting – and growing – a new business, you need support, accountability, and fresh ideas. Being in a mastermind group is one way to get all three. If you’ve ever wondered about the pros and cons of being in a mastermind group or about how to get one started, here are some [...]

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How Much Stationery Should You Purchase When You Start Out?

Posted on January 31st, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

If you are a new small business owner, you might have this question (as did one of our Life of E’s members!): When starting a business, how much letterhead and how many business cards do you think a person should start with? The big “breaks” in cost seem to be at 2000 sheets of letterhead [...]

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Credit Card Processing

Posted on January 29th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

During a recent Life of E’s Email Extravaganza, I received this question: Which credit card processing co. do you recommend for your shopping cart?  At this point I am only accepting through PayPal but that may not work for government clients. My response: Here are two earlier responses from the blog on this: http://meggin.com/lifeofes/wordpress/?p=236 http://meggin.com/lifeofes/wordpress/?p=213 [...]

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Wearing Multiple Hats – Growing Multiple Areas of Your Business

Posted on January 24th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

A recent Life of E’s Email Extravaganza yielded the following interaction between a Life of E’s member and me.  Her question will be familiar to many readers: My current company (_______________) is my original brand. I have invested a lot of time/money/energy promoting this brand and it is doing fairly well. It is 100% of [...]

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What If Your Web Designer Disappeared?

Posted on January 23rd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

The following article is used with permission from Karyn Greenstreet of Passion for Business.  I asked if I could share it because it deserves wide readership and you may not have seen it if you aren’t subscribed to her free newsletter. A strange phenomena has been spreading like a virus over the past few months. [...]

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Get Your Accounting Practices in Order for 2009 – ShoeBox 101

Posted on January 3rd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Let this be the year where you get your accounting organized.  I’m delighted that my first guest of 2009 is Marie Gibson, MBA.  Marie will be sharing some of her expertise with all of us (and I’ve hired her in the past just to work one-on-one with me, so I know she’s worth it!) If [...]

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