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September 21, 2007 at 6:25 pm · Filed under Big Bizniz, PP
When I first started my business I was shocked to see how much I would need to purchase to actually get things up and running and also to have a professional presence in our area. It’s hard to work on a shoestring budget but to also want to come off like you know what you’re doing.
I purchased my brochures and envelopes through VistaPrint. I can’t tell you how impressed I was at the great customer service I received. There was actually an error on the brochures and even though I had received them … they sent out another 1,000 corrected brochures and sent me a coupon for a future purchases.
The price for these full color and beautiful brochures were just cents a piece and they really were professional looking. Not to mention, I was able to do the design all online and within a few hours. I uploaded my logo and clipart and voila - a professional looking product that would have charged me hundreds of dollars for a marketing firm to come up with!
The printed envelopes came out really nice too. They actually incorporated my logo and used my address for the return address.
I can’t praise Vista Print enough and I encourage any business to look into their great rates, shipping prices, and contact them immediately for your printing needs!
This post sponsored by: VistaPrint.com
September 20, 2007 at 2:53 pm · Filed under Big Bizniz, PP
No, not quite! Instead, I’ve been looking at the difference between different types of performance bond options. I was really never aware how they worked.
I figured that by not having a claim you’d be able to get a bond at a good rate. It’s quite the contrary when it comes to bonds. In essence, bonds are designed to have claims. That’s how a bonds company would actually make revenue!
I also always thought that you had to pay the full amount of the bond in order to be insured. That’s not the case either. In fact, many times you just pay a certain annual percentage of the bond amount.
The last thing that I thought was a lot different was that bonds were inexpensive. That is probably not the case any more. Years ago the underwriting used to be a lot different and bonds used to be easier to get approved. Now it takes a lot of work and even more paper pushing.
I was glad to get some good info on the Surety Bond Blog! Never know when I might been to look to the future and purchase some bonds!
September 17, 2007 at 3:44 pm · Filed under Big Bizniz, PP
When I started my business we did all of it out of pocket without taking out a Unsecured Business Loan. We really didn’t want to go into debt over it and also wanted to make sure that the business grew slow.
We’ve seen way too many businesses who put way too much in early on and end up coming up short for rent and the other necessities to keep the business running!
If you’re looking for fast funding, an easy process, and great service when it comes to loans — look no further!
Ezunsecured.com is an easy to use website that will hook you up with information on the different loans and give you the chance to start your dream!
This post sponsored by: EzUnsecured.com
September 17, 2007 at 10:19 am · Filed under Big Bizniz, PP
When I was an accountant I worked way too much and got paid way too little. It was insane working in an office with way too many women. There were times when the estrogen in the room was overwhelming and it kept leaking into my cubicle!
We actually had a person that dealt with collections but many companies these days are hiring a commercial collection agency to take care of all of the past due balances.
When you think about it this might actually be a good way to seperate yourself from the nasty task of collecting money. That way you take the bad guy aspect out of business and pay someone else to deal with it!
August 12, 2007 at 5:07 pm · Filed under Big Bizniz, PP
I was pretty proud of Margot’s business for finally getting her business cards after 4 years! She had been passing out her ghetto business cards with everything marked through but her name.
I guess that’s what happens when they move to a new office, get new emails, and you still have 248 of your 250 business cards left!
It sounds like they are going to try to get things moving on a marketing front and might even get a new website! They might want to check out a sample business logo from LogoYes.com.
LogoYes.com has just about everything you will need for business branding and even getting your website up and running with a new logo!
This post sponsored by: LogoYes.com
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