Looking back, many small business owners have no regrets about starting their business, according to the most recent SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard®, which surveyed small business owners nationwide last month. Here’s some highlights: When asked if they had any second thoughts about the timing of when they started their business, the majority (82%) of small business owners said they had ...

Independent coffee shops are popping up all over the place. The interest in tasty, specialty coffee is booming which leaves a place in the market for entrepreneurs looking to cash in on the coffee craze. But opening a coffee shop isn’t as easy as it sounds. The market might be there but getting your business off the ground is a ...

You have a fantastic idea in mind for setting up your own retail store, so now it’s time to explore it in detail and get the idea off the ground. From acquiring finance to hiring staff, doing your research and sorting out paperwork, there’s a lot involved in starting a business, but it’s a challenge that can deliver long-lasting rewards. ...

Setting up your own company requires a substantial leap of faith. It takes a lot of skill, perseverance, expertise, and patience (as well as a little luck) to become a successful entrepreneur, but the potential rewards of success can make it a risk well worth taking. Check out the infographic below for more information. This infographic is courtesy of All Finance ...

You’ve heard you are what you eat, well we believe that you are what you read. Teach a CEO presents lessons from our bookshelf on how you can improve and grow your venture. We have taken nuggets from our library and provide them for entrepreneurs and business owners. There are 5 things all moms with successful ventures have in common (1) They ...

If you’re thinking of starting a small business, you may be considering buying a franchise or going it alone. Each option has its own benefits and drawbacks, from costs to flexibility and more. The infographic below shows you some of those differences, as well the hottest startup industries and franchises today. via: Buying a Franchise Versus Starting Your Own Business ...

Amazon Amazon.com has grown from a tiny start-up operating out of a garage on second-hand computers to a global organisation responsible for a third of all online sales in the US, but it was very nearly called “Cadabra,” as in “abracadabra.” Founder Jeff Bezos quickly changed the name when his lawyer misheard the word as “cadaver.” Starbucks Starbucks, the largest ...

For seasoned business veterans, creating a startup and getting it operational can be as simple as tying shoelaces. While the rest of the world may lose countless hours of sleep and be paralyzed at the thought of running such an enterprise. The fact that some people can become so good at it proves that the process is completely doable. The ...

Those in the startup community always have their eyes peeled for the latest business trends. The eagle eye is the defining characteristic of an entrepreneur looking for his/her next business, and with the rise of the Internet empire, these lucrative trends are simultaneously easier to find and harder to implement. With that said, let’s take a look at three prevailing ...

Staff.com is based on the idea of hiring employees from all around the world. And we’re a startup. So they thought it would be interesting to compare the costs of a startup including a small office and hiring 2 developers and 1 designer from different cities and countries. Staff.com – Connecting Great Companies with Global Talent