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, who taught a course at Marquette University Law School on [...]

AlwaysOn:
1. If you are doing a startup, you won’t even know you are in a downturn. I sure didn’t. I was so focused on my own day-to-day problems (averting starvation as a single mom) that I didn’t even notice the interest rates of 12-16% around me. No one was going to lend me money anyway, [...]

Seattle Post Intelligencer:
* Specialize. Articulating at least one special area of expertise helps target and secure first customers. It works because customers prefer to select vendors that they think offer exceptional service value. For example, a startup accounting firm can promote its exceptional expertise in asset evaluations for divorce cases; a restaurant can say it [...]

ReadWriteWeb:
1. Don’t focus on growth; focus on cash preservation
David Cowan, Bessemer Venture Partners, recommends companies move toward cash preservation rather than growth. “Spend less time worrying about what competitors will do in terms of features, it won’t be your biggest problem because competitors will have same issues in terms of growth,” he said. “Move toward [...]

Best Syndication:
Many people decide to start their own business because of gut feeling or an understanding of the industry in which they wish to establish their enterprise. However, instinct is rarely a compelling reason to abandon the security of regular employment to chase a dream.
Research and planning are both valuable weapons in any potential small [...]

1. Webpreneur
2. Consultant
3. Housesitter / Petsitter
4. Professional Organizer
5. Avon Independent Sales Representative
6. Personal Services - Shopping & Errands
7. Desktop Publishing
8. Tutoring
9. eBay Seller
10. Secretarial Service - Typing / Transcription / Proofreading
Source: Business Ideas on a Budget - 10 Legitimate Businesses You Can Start for Under $20 - By Scott Allen, About.com

Gather.com:
Starting a business isn’t cheap, and that’s what many people look for ways that they can limit costs in getting started. That way, they will be able to use their earnings to finance more capital-intensive expenses and investments. That’s why a work from home business is often the best way to get off the ground. [...]

Internet Home Business News Blog:
A home based business entrepreneur generally starts out prepared with a business plan, plenty of capital, knowledge of the product or service she or he is selling, a good Web site, a marketing and advertising plan, and the means to get the product or service to market.
What happens often, however, are [...]

MSNBC:
1. Hiring someone just because you know them. This means friends, former co-workers, family members or your own children. For a husband, this means hiring your wife. For a wife, this means hiring your husband. Even part-time. There needs to be a certain sense of objectivity and accountability in the workplace. Friends and family expect to [...]

Voice of America:
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship www.nfte.com/ helps youngsters from low-income communities to build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial talent. In San Francisco, VOA’s Mike O’Sullivan spoke with aspiring entrepreneurs who took part in a competition to prepare a business plan.
High school student Vivian Chau, like most Asian American youngsters, loves a drink [...]

AchievementRadio:
A business school in a box is definitely the quickest, easiest and most reliable way to learn how to start a home based business. If you want to access the very best small business knowledge center money can buy and successfully operate your home based small business, then you should avoid investing in traditional business [...]

Seattle Post Intelligencer:
* Work the numbers. Success in your full-time eBay business requires it to consistently generate enough cash flow to pay a healthy salary, health care insurance, payroll taxes, disability insurance and contribute to a retirement fund. You should be able to determine the amount of sales volume that can minimally reach these objectives. [...]

Entrepreneur.com:
With all the doom and gloom news about the economy, there’s never been a better time to make an extra paycheck online with a minimal amount of time and effort.
If you have an internet connection, you can get started on the road to having the internet pay for your mortgage, car payment, kids’ college tuition, [...]

StartupNation:
Here are 10 reasons why documentations will set you free:
1. It keeps you on track. If you write down your strategy and your principles, personal emotional storms or distractions won’t throw your operation into backsliding or paralysis. You may slow down a bit when things get hard, but you will still be headed in the [...]

BizyMoms:
Fitness is one of the most important factors to live a healthy life. Because of this reason many parents tend to care about the fitness of their children from their young ages. This is the reason that has developed the conditions in the market for children’s fitness classes. Therefore this has given an opportunity for [...]

Gather.com:
Achieving small business success is yours for the taking. Turn your passions into small business profits. Small business startups around the world continues to grow exponentially, the success rate has remained fairly consistent. Are you ready to achieve small business success? So what can you do to ensure lasting success for your small business? Take [...]

HomeBizTools:
Register Your Business Name - Your business name must be registered if it is something other than your full legal name. This is a way of informing the public that you will be doing business as (DBA) an assumed, or ‘fictitious’ name.
Some states require a notice be published in the local newspaper. The details of [...]

The Register-Guard:
3 years ago, Steve Reinmuth was an artist struggling to make a business out of his operation. Today, he is a businessman whose trade just happens to be art.
‘As an artist, I love what I do and I did it well,’ says Reinmuth, who owns Reinmuth Bronze Studio in northwest Eugene with his wife, [...]

SmallBusinessPro:
Last year over 500,000 people started a new business in the UK - this continues to underpin the UK’s realiance for small businesses in the UK economy and shows the continued entrepreneurial qualities we have been taught in schools and possess naturally.
It’s really easy to start up and get going no matter what you want [...]

ThomasNet Industrial News Room:
As the global economy expands, there is reason to believe that small businesses may have some competitive advantage. That is, if entrepreneurs don’t fall prey to these common start-up pitfalls.
Start Underfunded
Cash flow is critical to a startup business. It is also the most common reason new businesses don’t last.
Think about how [...]