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By: Tim Knox

Ladies and gentleman, meet Mo, Larry, and Curly Entrepreneur. These fine fellows are here today to help answer the age old question: Why do some entrepreneurs achieve stellar success while others achieve only moderate success while still others fail in business miserably?

To level the playing field let’s pretend that each of our wily entrepreneurs . . . → Read More: Are You Willing To Do Whatever It Takes To Succeed In Business?

Lead Abatement Worker/Supervisor . . . → Read More: Lead Abatement Worker/Supervisor Training & Certification

Charter schools: District says yes to one, no to another:
By NICK SLOAN, Kansan Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:51 PM CST

The Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools District Board of Education on Tuesday voted to accept the application for one charter school, but the board also rejected another one.
The board approved the Maurice R. Holman . . . → Read More: North East Business Association (NEBA) – Kansas City Kansas

Uplifting Black America: Looking For Change In All The Wrong Places
by Anthony Asadullah Samad

Black History Month is time when Black America reminds the rest of the world of the significant contributions African Americans have made to the advancement of society. Bombarded with negative images the other months of the year (twelve when you acknowledge that negative . . . → Read More: Looking For Change In All The Wrong Places

What is wrong with African Americans?
Written by Keidi Obi Awadu

The goal of assimilation is to remove all traces of the old culture, and replace it with the new. Except with Africans during slavery, the replacement was an image of a shiftless, lazy, unintelligent, cowardly, over-sexed brute that could not be trustd with important matters. Then the . . . → Read More: What’s Wrong With African Americans?

New York, NY (PRWeb) February 2, 2007 — (OTCBB: CCCN) The CNBC interview of America�s youngest African American CEO of any public company, City Capital Corporation�s CEO Ephren W. Taylor II, is rapidly becoming the hottest video for online viewers online. Taylor was a featured guest on CNBC�s �The BIG Idea� show hosted by Donny Deutsch, . . . → Read More: Young, Black CEO Interview on MSNBC: The Big Idea

The PageRank of a website is determined largely by the importance, or popularity, of the site based on the PageRank of the sites linking back to it. You must take advantage of quality backlinks to increase the PageRank of your site.

What are backlinks?

Plain and simple, backlinks are links that point back to your site. They are . . . → Read More: Increase PageRank Fast with Quality Backlinks

Military ‘buildup’ in need of builders

Firm hiring subcontractors for housing work

By Michael Hooper

The Capital-Journal

Published Friday, February 16, 2007

Picerne Military Housing needs more subcontractors as it invests $500 million in housing at Fort Riley over the next 10 years, company officials said Thursday.

“We need a lot more help out there,” said Craig Constant, director of construction for . . . → Read More: Ft. Riley: "We need a lot more help"

Deducting Gifts to Charity

You can deduct contributions or gifts you gave to organizations that are religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or literary in purpose. You can also deduct what you gave to organizations that work to prevent cruelty to children or animals. Certain whaling captains may be able to deduct expenses paid in 2006 for Native Alaskan . . . → Read More: Deducting Gifts to Charity on your IRS 1040 tax return

Karen White is a rising artist in the Kansas City Kansas area. She expresses herself through her artwork with a sense of gentle feelings from a poetic view. Picture/Poems, “Pictures That Whisper A Story” is what she calls her creations. Her unique style and natural abilities echoes of life’s experiences. Then sharing them . . . → Read More: Featuring: Karen White/Artist

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Aircraft Equipment Maker Business Plan
Stretch ‘r Wings
Aircraft Rental Instruction Business Plan
Lansing Aviation

Artificial Flowers Import Business Plan
Fantastic Florals

Auto Parts Store Business Plan
Southeast Racing

Auto Repair Service Business Plan
Quick and Dirty Auto Repair

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Bed and Breakfast Business Plan
Coach House Bed and Breakfast

Benefits Administration Business Plan
Employee Benefits Administration . . . → Read More: More Sample Business Plans…..

The Gantt Report

As the world celebrates the birth date of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior and commemorates his accomplishments and achievements prior to his death in 1968, The Gantt Report would like to suggest that the spirit of Dr. King lives on.

In that regard, if I could write a letter that his spirit could . . . → Read More: A Letter to MLK – By Lucius Gantt

Hello Friend,

The state of Black business in America today is getting better. The perceptions by others outside our culture are not as extreme as in the past. Recently, we have been highlighted in the news for positive accomplishments and gains. The problem, however, still remains with us.

How we perceive ourselves, has been and remains a problem. . . . → Read More: An Open Letter

http://www.capitalaccessproject.org/Certification.html

As a small business, every “leg up” you can get will help. That’s where getting your business certified as a small, emerging, disadvantaged or minority business is crucial.

Certifying your business is not a guarantee of contracts, loans or business success, but it is an opportunity for greater success that you can’t pass up. Getting your . . . → Read More: Louisiana Business Assistance

The following sample business plans are provided as starting points to create your own business plan. These and other sample plans are available through Palo Alto Software, Inc. For other samples or information about Palo Alto Products visit www.bplans.com.

Restaurant Business Plan

Catering Business Plan

Sports Bar Business Plan

Record Company Business Plan

Construction Company Business Plan . . . → Read More: Sample Business Plans

Online Training Tools

Small Business Training Network (free)

This is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise. The Training Network makes SBA’s business management resources available anytime and anywhere.

Online Workshops (free)

SCORE brings you a choice of six online business workshops, with real-world examples and exercises.

Developing . . . → Read More: Online Business Development Tools

http://app1.sba.gov/survey/checklist/

CHECKLIST FOR STARTING A BUSINESS

Owning a business is the dream of many Americans … starting that business converts your dreams into reality. However, there is a gap between dreams and reality. Your dreams can only be achieved with careful planning. As an entrepreneur, you will need a plan to avoid pitfalls, to achieve your goals and . . . → Read More: Checklist for starting a business

Student Center
Click on the links under Student at the left to access feature-related activities.

Section Resources
Section Resources include Section Summaries and Reading Organizers. To access the Section Resources, select a chapter from the chapter pull-down menu at the left, then select a section from the section pull-down menu.

Textbook Resources
Click an item at the left under the heading . . . → Read More: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Internet marketing involves more than getting traffic to your site. Sometimes the smallest things can have the biggest impact. The following five actions you can take to improve your Internet marketing and Web site are simple and often over looked when creating or marketing a site.

1) Create a unique 404 error page.

What is a 404 error . . . → Read More: Internet Marketing – 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Site

Internet marketing involves more than getting traffic to your site. Sometimes the smallest things can have the biggest impact. The following five actions you can take to improve your Internet marketing and Web site are simple and often over looked when creating or marketing a site.

1) Create a unique 404 error page.

What is a 404 error . . . → Read More: Internet Marketing – 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Site

Today is the first day of Black History Month. How are you going to take advantage of the time to promote your business?

Will you be attending any . . . → Read More: Black History Month – Day One