You have a great idea and are ready to begin building your business, but how do you know where to start? What are the first steps that you should take? Below are a few tips to get you started in the right direction.

Starting a business? Wondering what to do first? What next? This handy checklist will help.

Is finding the money to support yourself during the early stages of your business holding you back? There's no doubt that some sacrifices will be necessary, but if you're trying to support a family, your choices are limited. Here are seven strategies you can employ to reduce the financial strain of your startup.

A common characteristic shared by successful home business owners is the steadfast, almost fanatical way in which they guard their time.

Large corporations and businesses hire people and spread the responsibilities, and although I highly urge you to leverage your time by surrounding yourself with people who will take care of lower return activities, there is still no escaping the many interruptions and distractions that are a part of home business life.

Although your income statement might show a healthy profit, it doesn't amount to a hill of beans if you have no cash flow.

One of the biggest mistakes made by new home business owners is allowing clients and customers to buy now and pay later. In other words, extending credit.

Starting down a new career path can be both exciting and terrifying. There are a lot of tools on the market that can help you determine what type of career field you should enter. But what if your chosen "career path" is being an entrepreneur and running a home-based business? Do the rules change? Below are five questions to ask yourself to help you determine what type of business might be right for you.

Whether you’ve just started a small, home-based business or have millions in sales, you must be aware of and comply with advertising laws. Failure to do so could cost you your business and possibly everything else you own.

If you're like most people, you're likely to have two opposing viewpoints about law. Depending on where you stand in any individual legal confrontation you may find yourself muttering, "There ought to be a law!" or "Laws! Laws! There are too many blasted laws!"

Whether you’ve just started a small, home-based business or have millions in sales, you must be aware of and comply with advertising laws. Failure to do so could cost you your business and possibly everything else you own.

Few entrepreneurs talk about "start-up fear." But it's real, and if you don't deal with it, it can stymie your success. Earth's Best Baby Foods cofounder Ron Koss shows how facing your fears can be motivating and self-enlightening--and in the end, will help you make smarter business decisions.