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How to Start a New Business

Copyright (c) 2009 Sherry Tingley

The economy has forced many people to consider alternative lines of income and many are starting their own businesses. There are a lot of ways to make money with your own business, but before you start there are a few things you should learn.

First things first, you must be very clear on the type of business you are to set up. Success begins when you have clear goals and know how to take actions to achieve these. Before starting, you must write down your business idea clearly. This will help you plan strategically. Different types of business have different types of strategic approaches and marketing strategies in order to become successful. You should also set your goals based on your skills. Let’s be realistic here. Being successful in business also depends on your skills and attitude. If you think your expertise is not adequate, then you can ask for help and assistance from business professionals. In order to start your business properly, be sure you have sufficient financing. And one thing more, choose a good spot to start your business. Upon considering all of these, things will go on smoothly.

There are other things you need to get started legally and officially. You cannot just put up a shop and sell products without having some permits. Above all, you need a business permit/license to start. This is a universal truth, whatever state or country you live in, a business permit must be obtained. In the US, business licenses are issued by the state, so expect some differences in requirements and guidelines per state. You can get a business license online or go directly to the county clerk’s office. It is suggested you go directly to the clerk’s office and Occupational License Department to get answers to your questions right away. Sometimes, there are areas or zones where certain business establishments are not allowed.

Another thing you need to do is to register your business name with the Internal Revenue Service. You are required to have either a Federal Tax Identification number or an Employee Information number. This can be obtained online at www.irs.gov. You will want to estimate approximate taxes and business fees that you will need to pay. These things may appear tedious but after getting everything done legally, you won’t be facing any more problems regarding your business.

A resale certificate or a wholesale license is also needed. Any business establishment that sell products need a reseller’s permit. Having this permit allows you to collect sales taxes. For more information on how to get a reseller’s permit, you can go to http://www.businessnameusa.com. You may also want to visit http://www.business.gov for more details on starting a business.

Here are some useful links you might want to visit to help you with your business plan and strategic planning:

http://www.themanager.org/pdf/Businessplan.PDF

http://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/startBusiness.asp

http://www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/starting/

http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/

How To Get Wholesale Coogi Juniors Clothing At Affordable Prices

«Personality in pattern» that’s the tag Coogi garments have acquired for themselves in their nearly four decades of existence. This Australian born collection has carved a name for itself in the high fashion clothing line with the reputation of being the longest running tag in the fashion world. The brand has been recognized by Smithsonian institute for its excellence in fabric design and manufacture and was also one of the few Australian labels to design and stock products in souvenir stores at 2000 Sidney Olympics.

How it started:

It was founded by Jacky Taranto (in 1969) of Melbourne, Australia; the label was originally started as «Cuggi» but was changed to «Coogi» in 1987. It was sold to US investors in 2001 for about $25 million. Coogi’s juniors clothing is designed for today’s fashion savvy juniors. This clothing line is trend-setting and fashionable. Coogi’s clothing features lavish designs, bold colors and vibrant patterns. It is without doubt a cool brand these days. The longevity it has had is pretty amazing. People at Coogi are really working hard at attempting to satisfy all their customers with the brand and bring it to us all on a global scale with great quality.

Apparels and detailing

Originally designed as men’s sweaters, its trademark look is intricately knitted, textural sweater targeted for daywear or casual weekend wear. They are sold under different categories as Coogi men, Coogi women, authentic, kid, C69 and the latest addition Coogi shoes. Coogi junior clothing range provides complete range of dressing for the young. The brand manufactures apparels ranging from products like cargo pants, hoodies, T shirts, denims, Jackets/outerwear, and dresses. They have been widely popular and well received by the consumers.

Buying Options

Coogi has a wide range of Coogi juniors clothing. There are many ways to get these clothes at a cheaper price.

Though Coogi has not been so extensively marketed, it expects to build a stronger luxury retail presence in coming years. The brand will be opening flagship stores internationally for clients to ship direct. It provides as a very promising perspective for potential wholesale buyers in new market zones nationally and internationally.

As a buyer though, you need to be careful if purchasing online. There are various agencies claiming huge discounts on wholesale and bulk purchase. One cannot rule out the possibility of fake products being marketed as a catch. Coogi sells its authentic products through its official website. There is a complete list of products along with contact and location information of various DTLR stores for Baltimore (region A and B), Washington region, Virginia, Atlanta, North Carolina and Chicago regions. For wholesale purchase the official website does not provide information about the same, so the best advice would be to contact either the manufacturers directly or through the DTLR stores.

You can also get the Coogi clothes on an entire sale base at really low prices, if you are interested in investing and in taking dealership from the company and you become an authorized dealer of the Coogi brand. In this case you would land up getting commission on the clothes that you happen to sell apart from getting the clothes for yourself at the lowest prices from the company directly.

There are local whole sellers who sell and supply clothes to other retailers and they would be able to sell you clothes at a lesser cost. This could be a real good deal for you. Apart from selling the clothes at really low costs they would not even insist on a bulk purchase too. Thus, it is one option where in a huge amount of money can be saved by you.

Hydroponic Nutrients Help Your Plants Grow Big And Strong

Without proper nutrition, all living things eventually will die. This is certainly true of plants grown indoors, that rely on fertilizers for food. If you practice hydroponics or aeroponics as a form of indoor gardening, then you know that the plant food appropriate for this type of gardening system is called nutrient.

There are a wide variety of hydroponic nutrients available, and they are suited to the type of plants you are growing as well as the plant’s stage in their life cycle. Advanced Nutrients and Bcuzz offer several good varieties of hydroponics nutrients. Advanced Nutrients offers a range of hydroponic nutrients suitable for different plant performance needs. They make base fertilizers which are suitable for use as plant nutrition.

The Advanced Nutrients called Sensi Bloom encourage your plants to produce a wealth of flowers, which is important if you are growing plants for their flowers, or if you are growing plants that require many flowers to produce a better yield of produce, such as tomatoes. Advanced Nutrients also offers an organic product called Iguana Juice hydroponic nutrients. This plant fertilizer helps to produce plants with strong branches and a large root system. Advanced also offers fertilizer additives for specific purposes to enhance certain aspects of your plants. Big Bud is one of the most popular additives, and as the name suggests it focuses on the flowers of your plants, increasing the size and number of flowers they produce. Bcuzz is another hydroponics nutrients provider that offers a complete line of plant food. Bcuzz comes in several different varieties. One popular one is their Bloom Stimulant. This nutrient helps increase the flower cell production in your plants, and it helps to increase the sugar molecules in flowers.

This is important if you are growing fruiting vegetables such as tomatoes, or fruits like strawberries, both of which taste better when they are sweeter. Bcuzz also makes a wonderful Foliar Boost, which is an organic product. This fertilizer is used to increase and improve the leaves and root zone of your plants, which is important if you are growing vegetables such as lettuce or ornamental plants such as hostas, where the focus is on the leaves. A Growth Stimulant is also available from this same company. It provides a proprietary mix of proteins, amino acids, aqua-bacterias and micro-nutrients that bring your plants to the peak of perfection in size. These are just a sampling of the superior hydroponics nutrients that are available to help your plants reach staggering proportions quickly.

How To Make It In An Online Business

If you are working in a company that does not offer its services or products online, then you’re definitely living in the Stone Age. Businesses today realize that in order to stay competitive, they have to communicate with today’s audience who do business primarily online. Running an online business means that you can participate in the global market. And having a global audience means that your store is up and running twenty four hours every day and seven days of the week. While your customers from New York might be sleeping, those from Beijing would surely be awake. Therefore an online business is one that never sleeps. It is one that is always on call by customers. As such, an online business must be manned 24/7, keeping a close watch on potential business.

In managing an online business, communication is important. Using email and instant messaging as a form of communication between you and your staff will surely be beneficial. There are also different technologies such as the VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) that enables you to talk with your business partners and your staff from all over the world quite effortlessly. But since you and your associates live in different time zones it is important to set up a specific time of the day when you can communicate with them about the updates and different issues that your business face today and what they need to do about it. You should make sure that they follow your instruction and schedule strictly.

Meetings are also a must for online businesses. Meetings are where you’ll know the issues hounding your employees and problems that the business is facing. To be able to save on time and effort, online businesses today can meet in an online virtual conference room. This will eradicate the need for physical space and manual preparations. «Increasingly, conferences and other collaboration projects are moving from the brick-and-mortar world to the online realm, where video and Web technologies are reaching new heights in convenience and usability.» (http://www.pctoday.com May 2007 Vol.5 Issue 5)

Another way to survive online is to build up your brand! Yes, brand is important even though you’re on the World Wide Web. Building your brand means providing good products, fast services, and pleasant experiences to your customers. Yes, you’ll definitely want your customers to have pleasant experiences. Remember, word spreads fast on the Internet. If you have one customer who had a not-so-good time in dealing with your online business and spreads the rumour, then chances are your business reputation will be ruined. Jeff Bezos, the founder of http://Amazon.com understands this when he quoted «If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.»

Don’t forget that your website is the face of your online business. Surviving in the online world means that your online business must be able to keep up with the latest technology. And in designing your storefront always keep navigation in mind. A potential customer would not want to click through twenty different web pages just to buy a certain product. The keyword for an online business on website design is Simplicity.

Surviving your online business is challenging. Everyday, there are thousands of companies going online and millions of individuals setting up an online business. Ultimately, the key is to success in this endeavor is to love what you do. After all, not everyone gets to touch lives in a global scale.

Lead Generation Tips

Copyright (c) 2009 Drew Stevens PhD

The year has gotten off to a fast start and many sales managers and sales representatives are trying to get a jump on the year to offset losses from recessionary woes. Since the beginning of the year, my email has become inundated with questions about lead generation and cold calling techniques. Selling professionals are hitting stonewalls and getting nowhere.

The art of cold calling is serious business. Cold Calling requires patience, persistence and professionalism. The trick is to remain constantly positive and vigilant. More important, you must remember that cold calling is meant to generate leads… not business! Too many of you reading this believe that when you cold call you are to sell something, this is far from the truth. Whether stocks, insurance or any other product the concept behind cold calling is to generate a prospective lead that results in another appointment.

I want to give you some tips on generating leads and cold calling in this article. However, I want to get you in the proper framework so that before you pick up the telephone you remember the proper cold calling techniques. The comedian Jeff Foxworthy uses a moniker with every joke that states, «You might be a redneck if». Before you read each of the ten tips say to yourself, «You might be a cold calling nuisance if…»

1. You pick up the telephone and have no idea who you are calling. Someone called me recently and asked for the proprietor. Know whom you are calling.

2. After hello you begin with chitchat. Speak with conviction and have a purpose for every call.

3. You call and have conversations with gatekeepers. Call only decision makers. Stop wasting time with gatekeepers that are paid to detain you. Research the person you want to reach before you pick up the phone.

4. You do not know anything about the business or industry you call. I had a gentleman call me this morning to sell me a copier without an iota of knowledge of my business. Imagine the shock when he discovered I was a sales trainer.

5. Start your call with information about your company. Begin your call with a purpose and a value proposition. If you cannot articulate the value to the recipient do not make the call.

6. Begin your calls with inane questions. Questions such as «How you doin'» is for Joey Tribiani from the series Friends. Unless you desire a data dump comparable of being in a therapist office, stop. If you want conversation then speak articulately.

7. Operate each call without a clear purpose. Use a checklist for each call and have a path. A call should have a beginning, middle and an end.

8. Get over the myth that you are calling to sell something. NO YOU ARE NOT. You are simply calling for an introduction and to gain an appointment, any other reason is a mistake on your part.

9. You fear rejection. Get over it. Lead Generation whether you conduct it for your business or other complex organization is about the rejection business. In order to be successful get out of your comfort zone and deal with it.

10. Commence from call to call. I know of an organization that requires representatives make over 50 calls per day. This is unrealistic. What should be measured is not the call volume but the calls that lead to appointments. Success is should be measured by quality over quantity.

Lead generation is not for the faint of heart but from time to time is required for business development. Success is achieved with patience and most of all a plan. Do not fret rejection, set goals, provide value and do not fall into the trap of selling anything but an introduction and a second meeting.