Virtual Entrepreneur

As the cost for a full gene map approaches $1,000, the opportunity increases for business owners to get in on the genome mapping industry. Entrepreneur.com: Harvard geneticist George Church, 54, is co-founder of the Human Genome Project and the Personal Genome Project. More than anyone in his field,... More

New York Times: Your home is probably your largest and most important investment — not to mention that it’s also the roof over your head. Here’s how to make sure you get the right coverage. While plans may vary from insurer to insurer, a standard homeowner’s policy generally has four components. *... More

Ecommerce Journal: 1. Choosing the right niche market – you should choose a niche market that is in a growth market and has demands. People mostly interested to buy the website that is in a niche that can generate traffic and has products that they can promote within the niche. How to find the correct... More

CBC.ca: While newspapers throughout North America struggle with declining revenues, a Chicago entrepreneur plans to launch a new newspaper that reprints blogs in print format. The first issues of The Printed Blog are to go on sale Tuesday in Chicago and San Francisco. The three-page, full-colour newspaper... More

BusinessBurrito: Office Supplies First up on this list of tax write offs is office supplies. From copy paper to paper clips, office supplies are considered the cost of doing business, and are tax deductible. Automobile Expenses If you own a company vehicle that’s used primarily for business, you can... More

StanleyTang: 1. You have nothing to loose. There really isn’t any risk. You don’t have a family, you don’t have to pay any rent, you don’t have to worry about putting food on the table… so what if you fail? Now is the time to make all the mistakes and prepare yourself for the real world. 2.... More

Wisconsin Law Journal: Making the decision and really committing to it could be the most important issues for a lawyer when starting a private practice. There are practical considerations – budget, location, billing – but making that initial decision could be the biggest, said Deborah A. Blommer,... More

Search Engine Watch: 1. Do the keyword research. If your most relevant keyword phrases have zero or very few searches, start rethinking right now. 2. If the keyword research works out, move forward and buy a good domain — but don’t spend too much. If it doesn’t work out you’ll... More

Forbes: How gloomy are entrepreneurs? Check out the latest results of a survey of 805 small-business owners by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group. In the last 420 months that the NFIB has taken that monthly pulse of small-business owners–on... More

Success Magazine: Teaching your children about money gives them a lifelong legacy. “The more control we have over our money, the less control it will have over you,” says financial expert Sharon Lechter, member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, author and founder of Youthpreneur,... More