Business Q&A

Question:I'm in the early stages of my business plan and I've been looking online to find the best way to charge. Some recommend per claim or per hour. Any ideas??
Answer: I would definitely bill per claim because some claims can be billed so quickly that if […]

Question:I have step out of the boat and decided to follow my heart and open my own retail business. I am in the early start up phase and just begun on my business plan about 2 weeks ago. I was wondering how long did it take others to complete a informative, concise business plan…. I […]

Question:I'm just looking for some decent products that will sell.
Answer: For the month of August, here is a report of the hottest products in each category http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/hoti…
eBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace:
Items In Demand = […]

Question:how do u manage information technology in a small buisness?
Answer: Either do it yourself, after working hours, or hire the least expensive person that you can find. Ask other people that you know who have small businesses and find out if they have a good and inexpensive […]

Question:I am looking to start my own small business…anyone know the website for the FREE grants for new business'.
Answer: It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit […]

Question:I work in a remote part of the world and there is no postal service.
Answer: It is not possible to protect ideas but rather the representation of that idea.
To protect an original invention OR a significant improvement to an existing product, a patent would be filed. Here's […]

Question:what is good in business? manufacturing or markeating?
Answer: Marketing and Manufacturing both have their inherent tasks. But beside depending upon the economy (Which is definitely 'Yes' as you don't raise the cost of production of your products because of the heavy taxes or duty or prices on the […]

Question:My hubby is currently out of job and would like to go into some small business. But we realise business is so difficult to make good profit margins in Singapore these days. Can anyone help to give some advise please coz my family is going into financial difficulties. As u know nowadays Singaporeans have so […]

Question:why is life so hard?
Answer: I would be interested to know how old you are. You don't seem to be even in your thirties, and if not you really have no idea of what life will bring. Life is not really hard but I guess that […]

Question:I have made some rather nice checker boards (suitable for chess and checkers) and I'm thinking of selling them in a 'gift' shop. I'm thinking of asking ￡40 a piece for them. What proportion do the shops normally expect for displaying and selling the item?
Answer: There's 2 ways […]