Now with the increasing availability of broadband internet connections, more and more people are seeking home employment via the internet and for good reason. Take a look at the following advantages:

• Set your own hours
• Tax advantages
• Reduce or eliminate child care expenses
• Save money commuting (quite a raise these days with the price of gas)
• Save on work expenses such as suits, lunches, other misc. expenses
• More time for family
• Write your own paycheck

These are just some of the advantages. You can probably think of a few more in your particular situation.

Why Internet Marketing?

• Internet Marketing is truly one of the few business where you can write your own paycheck. The only limiting factor is the amount of effort you put into it. Another reason this is very good option is the vastness of the market place.
• There is really no limit to what markets you can get into. If one dries up, there are always others to tap into. You can create real multiple streams of income. Not to mention that you can market to the whole world very easily, or least a good portion of it.
• Cost of entry: A very attractive benefit of Internet Marketing. Don’t be fooled, you can start in this business with little or NO money. See the free information link at the bottom of this article.
• Internet usage is only going to grow. More people are doing their everyday business over the internet than ever before. From movies tickets to big ticket items, people are shopping the internet.

As you can see, there are many reasons this has become such a viable solution. I know several people in this business who are earning nice 6 figure incomes. They work less than 40 hours a week, and on average their hourly pay is somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 per hour. And these are just regular Joe’s. Most of these guys came from jobs where they were making less than 50k per year!

If you are like me, you are probably fed up with the corporate rat race, the constant worry over the off-shoring and down-sizing and you would rather be in a position where you have more control over your future and that of your family. This is the perfect option. Start on it part time, and build your business, and when they start handing out the pink slips and severance checks you’ll be smiling because you know you will never have to return that rat race.

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Tiered Account Rates - Many banks offer the benefit of tiered account rates, which means the more cash you place in your account, the higher your interest rate will be. So as you add to your balance, you will be able to take advantage of a higher rate of return.

Liquidity/Check-Writing Privileges - Another benefit of using business money market accounts as one of your company’s investment tools is taking advantage of a liquid account. You will likely always have access to your funds, which would be available through your check-writing privileges.

No Minimum Transaction Amount - As a promotional tool, most financial institutions require no minimum transaction amount for your account. This definitely helps in cutting down your fees, making investing that much easier.

The above benefits are good reasons to take on an account for your company. But before you dive in, be sure to consider the following:

• Possible limitations. There may be some limitations on the number of transactions you can make a month with some business money market accounts. For instance, you may not be able to make over 6 withdrawals without being penalized.

• Fees/Minimum amount required. Some institutions may implement a minimum amount that is required to remain in your account at all times. For many, this amount is $5,000. If you fall below it, you may be accessed a monthly service fee.

With many other investment tools available for companies, business money market accounts are just one of the ways you can gain returns on your funds. But because they are so liquid and offer many of the privileges of a bank account, you can benefit well from making this one of the ways you choose to invest for your company.

I live in Arizona, so I’ll use that state as an example. If your home state is Arizona, and you plan to do business there, following is a list of five key advantages of incorporating your business in Arizona:

• Incorporation fees are low.
• The process is simple, including the convenience of geographical proximity.
• Local attorneys, if required, are more familiar with Arizona laws.
• Your company automatically gets an intrastate securities law exemption.
• No need to register as a “foreign” corporation in the state of operation.

There are still business considerations which might override low cost and simplicity. For example, if your business is likely to be large in size soon, have a large number of shareholders, or you have a high probability of going public, it might still be a good idea to incorporate in Delaware or Nevada due to these two states more size-friendly laws.

For the rest of us, there are distinct advantages to staying close to home. Let’s take a closer look at some of these advantages:

1. Arizona incorporation fees are low. Filing fees, including administration fees, vary from state to state, but will fall anywhere from $50 in Mississippi to $410 in Nevada. Arizona is close to the bottom, with statutory fees of only $60. Even if you choose to add the expedite fee of $35, and consider another $100 for publication requirements, the costs to incorporate in Arizona are very reasonable.
2. The process is simple, including the convenience of geographical proximity. To incorporate a corporation in Arizona requires that you file Articles of Incorporation with the Arizona Corporation Commission, publish the incorporation filing in a newspaper of general circulation three times, and submit an affidavit of publication back to the Commission. Visit their offices in Phoenix or Tucson for personal service.
3. Local attorneys, if required, are more familiar with Arizona laws. If your company needs a complex organizational or financial structure, the assistance of a local attorney may be required. He will be familiar with any unique Arizona requirements for organizational structures, record keeping, capitalization, debt financing, role of shareholders, distributions, personal liability, and state tax considerations.
4. Your company automatically gets an intrastate securities law exemption. To qualify for the intrastate offering exemption, a company must be incorporated in the same state where it is offering the securities and carry out a very significant amount of its business in that state. If you incorporate and do business in Arizona, this item alone can save you a significant amount of management time, paperwork, and legal fees.
5. No need to register as a “foreign” corporation in the state of operation. Most states have laws that require entrepreneurs to re-register a Delaware company in the state where it is actually doing business, and unfortunately, re-registration involves more than a few hours of paper work.

But don’t forget that forming the new corporation is just the “tip of the iceberg” with respect to operating a business in the corporate form. Although it is relatively easy and inexpensive to incorporate a business in Arizona, I recommend that you don’t hesitate to consult an Arizona corporate attorney when incorporating for issues that may require legal advice and action.

Now is the time to get started. With a little luck, your new startup should be up and running in 30 to 60 days.

If you need supplemental income quickly and you don’t have 250k to invest in a franchise, read on.

In this environment you will find many opportunists selling a system for $29.95 that will make you 50K a month. Do you think that is good value? or a scam? Most of the time there is a big up sell coming. Make searching for supplemental income ideas fun, learn as you go and don’t fall for the scams.

Money is out there it’s just more of a challenge to get these days. As a entrepreneur I know your desire for success, income ideas are all around you. The very thing you are using to read this article can do that for you, the Internet.

Yes, you can use the Internet to start making money quickly with little to no investment. no this is not a get rich quick scheme, it does require about 2 hours a day and you need a computer and a high speed Internet connection. Compare that to the start up costs of a little mom and pop business, there is no comparison.

Simplicity is the key for you to survive the first few months. It only takes your first on-line sale to open your eyes to the potential, the reach that the web has. When you are searching for more supplemental income ideas you don’t want another full time job, you want the possibility of growth and even more the potential that it could replace you job. The Internet even with the massive competition it has today can be that. Why? Like any business you have to like it, stick with it to get to the next levels.

It won’t take you long to discover if you do or don’t like this business. Unlike other businesses where you must unload inventory and get out of contracts, the Internet business is closed at the push of a button. In some cases it’s a bit more complicated, but with our program it is that simple.

If you need extra income,

If you need it quickly,

Has the potential for independence,

You can start with time, not a lot of money.

People believe that your business card is a representation of who you are and you are that business card. You must remember that when you are doing business, just use common sense to not offend the person or the business card they are giving. Business cards are the epitome of who the person is. Take this time to study the Do’s and Don’ts on exchanging business cards so you can learn what to do and what not to do.

DO’s:
When giving a person your business card you must give it with your right hand or both hands.
Always keep your business card clean and prestigious.
Receive the card as you gave yours. Either with your right hand or both.
Study the card so you can remember the person that gave it to you
Enter the information into a data base ASAP.

DON’Ts
Do not pass out your business cards as if you were a poker dealer.
Do not give your card with your left hand. It is an insult in Muslim society.
Never write on the face of the card.
Do not place cards in your back pocket and sit on it.
Never lose a card and then ask for a new card.

In every business organization, no matter the size, it is immensely beneficial to have a designated ethics officer. It is this person’s responsibly to handle communication breakdowns and unethical conduct. When an employee gives notice that they are intending to quit their job, it would be up to the ethics office to investigate why they are quitting and take measures to attempt to resolve any issues surrounding that decision. Often, once the issues are resolved, the employee determines not to quit after all and goes on to contribute a high rate of productivity to the company.

Ethics officers have been trained in the knowledge that:

- People are basically good.

- A staff member will attempt to protect a benefactor (small business owner) from damage caused by unethical behavior.

- A staff member will eventually quit his post if he is the perpetrator of the unethical conduct.

For example, if an employee has been going home every Friday at clock out time with a box full of paper clips, pens and other office sundries that belong to the company with a justification of any sort for doing so, he is a perfect candidate for quitting the company. Because an employee is basically good and ultimately does not wish to hurt his benefactor, he would rather quit the company than continue to steal from it. The ethics division, in gathering data for a case, would take steps to determine what unethical conduct the employee had undertaken. If it was revealed as having happened, then the ethics officer would further investigate to discover reasons for the employee’s conduct in the first place. In handling and resolving the unethical conduct, the ethics officer would have the employee list:

- Details of the act his or her unethical behavior.

- Exact time and location of the act.

- The effect those actions had on other employees, departments and all else involved.

The ethics officer would proceed then to discover any communication breaks that had affected the employee’s state of well being and productivity. The officer would seek to understand if the employee:

- Understood company policy that affected his or her post.

- Had thorough understanding of the requirements of his or her post.

- Had been correctly handed off the responsibility for handling his or her post.

- Knew the company system for communicating with other posts and departments.

In any area where the employee lacked information or understanding, he would promptly be trained and upgraded. Following this basic system of handling ethics has proven to be effective for small business owners in reducing employee attrition rates. As an aside - when an employee requests an unscheduled raise in pay, make your decision based on their current pay rate compared with their productivity. If they don’t meet the productivity requirements for the raise they are requesting, take the time to help them determine how they can increase their productivity to warrant the additional pay.

Meet the Author:
Robbi Gunter is a staff writer for Strong Business Credit, a free educational web resource for small business owners and businesses seeking to obtain business financing and credit cards.

• The process lets you make a public disclosure of the claim of copyright. Nobody can claim afterwards that they were not aware of it. Thus you can have no innocent infringement defenders

• No infringement suits can be filed unless a registration is done prior. It helps you with lawsuits.

• If you register within a 5 year period, then it affords you protection by providing prima facie evidence that the copyright is valid and that the certificate is factually correct.

• If the author gets his or her work registered in the 3 months after the publication of their material or before there is any infringement, then the owner of the copyright will be able to claim statutory damages and attorney’s fees. Thus it is quite advantageous to register. If you do it after the onslaught of an infringement suit you would only be able to get actual damages and profits for the period of time.

• When a product is registered, the owner can also file the information with the US Customs. They can in turn prevent the importation of goods that were not complying with US guidelines. The copyright registration prevents that.

The author or other authorized people can register a copyright these days at any time during its life. Previously it had to be done at the time of publishing. You may at your desire register a different version of the same material at any time; some people choose to do that.

Copyright registration thus is good to do. A number of problems are avoided when you take it. It is better than running around wondering what you are going to do, if it comes time to sue someone for infringement. It also prevents them from saying they did it innocently.

How Are You Perceived By Others?

Many times it is much easier to see the strengths of others than it is to see the strengths that lie within. So, in this exercise I want you to create a list of three people who know you well and whose opinion you respect. Then you’re going to send them a letter or email asking them to take a few minutes to help you find your calling. This exercise was modified from one I found in Inc. Your Dreams by Rebecca Maddox. Here is a sample of that letter or email:

To: My Good FriendSubject: Small Favor of 5 Minutes

Hi My Good Friend,

I’m doing a self-assessment, taking a look at some new options in my life. I would really appreciate your candid feedback.

Please take FIVE MINUTES, no more, to answer the following questions:

1. If I had the opportunity to step out of my current career or role and try something completely new, what would you see me doing and why?

2. If you were describing me to your mother, what is the first word you would use?

3. What are the two things you wish I would change about myself? (Be honest, now!) Please, only one sentences for each of the two changes.

4. What do you see as my driving force? In other words, what do you think makes me tick?

Thank you for your time and effort. You don’t know how much this means to me.

More than likely, you will be surprised by what you get back. When I did this exercise, I discovered parts of myself that I had never even noticed before.

Now read through the answers you get. Do you see any trends? Did you get any “aha!”s?

Embrace Your Inner Child

Do you remember what you dreamed about when you were just a kid? What did you want to be when you grew up? When I was five, I wanted to be an anthropologist. I went through many sciences - archeologist, planetologist, paleontologist, astronomer, everything-ologist - before I finally settled on science writer when I was in college. Write down your list here:

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Now, remember the games you used to play when you were a kid. What did you do when it was just you and you had to entertain yourself? When I was about 7 years old, I had a bad bicycle accident and scraped the side of my face really bad. The doctor said I needed to stay indoors and rest for a few days. So what did I do? I created a board game based on One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. In my teens, I used to play teacher and give my sister homework - which she never did, I might add. What did you do with your time? Write down your list here:

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Now take a look at these two lists. Do you see any patterns? If not, have someone whose opinion you trust take a look at them and see if they notice any patterns. From these two lists, you will see a recurring pattern of activities that draw you and skills that you exercise naturally. These will most likely be related to your core passions and interests.

Why are you doing all this, you may ask? Because a business you love HAS to be built around your core passions and strengths. Also, a business that is built around your core interests and skills has a much better chance of attaining longevity and being successful.

Meet the Author:
Carma Spence-Pothitt is a business coach specializing in product and service development. She helps clients give birth to their unique products and services, providing coaching, consulting and training services in branding, marketing and web presence. To learn more about this topic, visit http://www.marketingvortexsystem.com

Put Carma’s 15+ years of marketing and public relations experience to work for you! visit her website at The Product Midwife.com

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