Virtual Entrepreneur

azfranchises: As a professional business broker and franchise consultant I am often asked by small business owners about when is the right (or best) time to sell an existing franchise business. Like most things in life, timing can mean everything when selling a business. This includes choosing the right... More

WKOW-TV.com: It’s an innovative kitchen, and there’s nothing like it in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin innovation kitchen is the largest community-access kitchen. Anyone can prepare their own recipes in the one million dollar kitchen, and can actually sell them. The facility has its own food processing... More

PC Magazine: A computer network is an essential element of modern business, and it’s increasingly indispensible in the home, too. A network lets your computer connect to the Web so that you can check e-mail, update a website, or teleconference. It also lets you communicate locally with other computers... More

MiamiHerald.com: As a small-business owner struggling through a recession that shows almost no signs of letting up anytime soon, the federal government probably isn’t the first place you would turn to for marketing advice. But believe it or not, you should. With the U.S. economy still in tatters,... More

There are companies that take the slow and steady approach to growth. This is the most sustainable type of business attitude if you are afraid of failure. But there are certain companies that take the slow and steady growth route until they see that it is time for their turn to grow. One company doing... More

Law.com: There are some good reasons why your clients should patent their inventions, but there are even more good reasons why they should not. Perhaps the best reason for your clients to patent their inventions is that they can make millions of dollars by enforcing those patents against those who... More

Setting up an online business is no easy task. There’s a ton of work involved and business owners often get so swamped with setting up in website design, content development, and marketing initiatives that they neglect other important processes. Among them, an effective strategy for securely processing... More

Inventorspot: So, you want to sell your idea or a patent? Here are some factors to bear in mind. The companies who are your potential purchasers have different criteria for accepting new ideas. Typically, larger companies demand that you have either a patent or patent pending prior to even looking... More

Finweb.com: When you are considering hiring a business tax service, you think about the cost not just in dollars spent but in opportunity cost. “Opportunity cost” is an economic term used to describe the simple fact that every second you spend doing one thing you could be doing something... More

Entrepreneurscom: Every society needs entrepreneurs so as to help keep their economy rolling. Whenever there are newbies in the field, it indicates probable good economic competition. New players usually bring innovation and new ideas to the table. However, no matter how plausible their strategic and... More