Christmas is coming up, and many of us are feeling the pinch of the economy. I know several people who are trying to make money on the side to make the holidays a little more comfortable.
One pretty common way is by buying and selling things such as collectibles and antiques. My mom and [...]

Is your business wheelchair accessible? If not, you may be in violation of the law.
Basically, any business where customers come to you, such as a brick-and-mortar store, needs to be set up so that handicapped people in wheelchairs can enter and get around inside. If you have an office for an ecommerce business, [...]

Having a professional website is incredibly important for any business. Whether you employ a hundred people or whether it’s just you, yourself, and you squared, clients will expect to see a professional-looking website with all the right information.
Probably the first thing you should know about ensuring your website is as professional as possible is [...]

Stealing bandwidth is what it’s called when you pull an image directly from another website’s server. Even if you are allowed to use the image itself — and aren’t infringing on the owner’s copyright — you are still stealing bandwidth from the person whose server it’s on.
For instance, my dad recently found that someone [...]

Business events are obviously good to go to for many reasons: because they can help to add to your professional experience and knowledge, because they are great opportunities for networking, and because they are either paid for by the company (if you are an employee) or tax deductible (if you are self-employed).
But here’s another reason [...]

Believe it or not, you can actually make money reselling gold. If you enjoy thrift shopping and treasure hunting, and the idea of making money reselling things, then you might like to sell scrap gold or resell jewelry for a living.
It’s not as difficult as you might think to make a living buying and [...]

You’ve probably heard someone say to leave something better than you found it. That’s a great rule of thumb for house ownership — leave it better than you found it. Making improvements will help to increase the value of the home, and depending on how much the housing market increases while you own [...]

When you own your own small business, it is important to run it as much like a business as possible, so that you can deduct business expenses from your gross profit. This reduces your tax liability and is usually a more accurate reflection of what you are making from your business.
For instance, say you [...]

Whenever you are going into business for yourself, it is important to make sure you have the right qualifications for the job. Now, this may not mean if you don’t have a certain degree, you shouldn’t be doing business in the industry — but it DOES mean being able to recognize your strengths, and [...]

I’m not really a doll dealer — I’m a doll collector — so sometimes I worry about getting burned when I sell off my unwanted dolls and clothes online and at doll shows.
eBay has some protections and is reasonably safe for sellers, but unfortunately there are some good reasons why not to sell on eBay, [...]