Author Archive
Posted in March 26th, 2010
David Deschaine, creator of the Roofing Business Start-Up Kit, shares his advice about how to start a roofing business. He reveals insider tips about start-up costs, which roofing shingles to use, estimating roofing jobs, promoting your roofing business, avoiding critical mistakes, and much more. [11 min.]
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Posted in February 22nd, 2010
Allen Bostrom, CPA, president and CEO of Universal Accounting, reveals his advice about starting an accounting business. He talks about choosing the right tax preparation software, where to find the right accounting courses, becoming an Enrolled Agent, which professional organizations to join, and more. [21 min.]
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Posted in January 16th, 2010
Barb Fitzgerald, author of Food Booth: The Entrepreneur’s Complete Guide to the Food Concession Business, shares her insider tips about opening a concession booth. She covers getting started, choosing the right food service equipment, picking a menu, finding profitable fairs and events, and more. [21 min.]
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Posted in December 13th, 2009
Kris Murray, creator of the Daycare Success System, shares her insider tips about how to get started in the day care business. She reveals what kinds of licenses and certifications you need, finding start-up money, marketing successfully, and avoiding the five biggest mistakes most people make. [23 min.]
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Posted in September 23rd, 2009
Matthew Sorensen, author of The Creative Real Estate System, reveals his tips about how to get started in real estate investing. He walks us step-by-step through many different profitable real estate investment techniques and shows us which properties to buy (and which ones to avoid), and how to profit. [28 min.]
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Posted in July 23rd, 2009
Brian Brunckhorst, creator of the Own a Laundromat Teleseminar on CD, offers insight about how to open a laundromat. He shares his experience laundromat financing, choosing the best coin-op laundry equipment, how to avoid overpaying for an existing laundry business, and much more. [25 min.]
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Posted in June 30th, 2009
Bruce Milletto, president of Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup and founder of the American Barista and Coffee School, offers his insight about how to start a coffee business. He reveals expert advice about getting started, choosing a location, picking the right coffee and espresso equipment, and more. [24 min.]
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Posted in May 28th, 2009
Sam Rodman, author of Instant Office Cleaning Kit: How to Start or Expand Your Own Cleaning Service, reveals his advice on how to start an office cleaning service. He shares secrets about getting started, equipment and supplies you need, bidding cleaning jobs, and finding the most lucrative clients. [15 min.]
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Posted in April 30th, 2009
Chris Robertson, author of Vending Business Tactics, reveals his secrets for success in the vending business. He shares great tips about how to find the best vending locations, which vending products are most profitable, and how to get vending machines for pennies on the dollar — even for free! [23 min.]
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Posted in March 17th, 2009
Tanner Larsson, author of Cashing in On Christmas - How to Have Your Very Own Christmas Light Installation Business, shares his tips and advice about how to start a holiday lighting installation business. He reveals insider information about buying the right lights, equipment, and more. [21 min.]
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Posted in February 9th, 2008
Ken Compton, president of Home Inspector Start-up and Growth, shares his tips about how to become a home inspector and start a home inspection business. He gives expert advice about the training and equipment you’ll need, marketing techniques, income potential, and much more. [25 min.]
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Posted in January 12th, 2008
Cheryl Pierce, author of How to Start a Party Rental Business, offers tips and advice about getting started in this exciting business. She shares her insight about income potential, marketing, and buying the right equipment such as moonbounces, inflatable slides, and much more. [21 min.]
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Posted in January 5th, 2008
Bob Rossignol, author of How To Easily Start a Window Tinting Business and Generate up to $300 Per Day, talks with us about how to start an automotive window tinting business. He covers the step-by-step process of tinting a car, cutting tinting film, security laminates, marketing, and more. [18 min.]
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
Tanner Larsson, author of Streak Free Profits: The Insider’s Guide to Growing a Profitable Window Cleaning Business From Scratch, shares his advice about how to start a window cleaning service. He explains what equipment you’ll need, what cleaning solution to use, window cleaning company marketing, and more. [17 min.]
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Posted in December 1st, 2007
Dan Heller, author of Profitable Photography in the Digital Age and How to Make Money with Digital Photography, explains how to start a freelance photography business. He covers choosing the right equipment, courses and photography school, working with stock photo agencies, selling your photos, and more. [26 min.]
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Posted in November 28th, 2007
Joel Davis, author of How to Build a Million Dollar Medical Transportation Company, shares tips about how to start a non-emergency medical transportation business. He discusses getting started, researching the local market, choosing the right wheelchair van equipment, marketing, and more. [29 min.]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
James West, author of A Practical Guide to Placemat Advertising, explains how to start a restaurant placemat advertising business. He shares tips about how to approach restaurants, finding placemat advertisers, expanding into menu advertising, and more. [13 min.]
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Posted in November 16th, 2007
R.K. Kliebenstein, co-author of How to Invest in Self Storage, shares insider tips about how to start a self-storage facility. He explains the different types of self-storage units, calculating return on investment, choosing a location, the planning and building process, self-storage marketing, and more. [27 min.]
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Posted in November 13th, 2007
Leva Duell, creator of The Secretarial Business-In-A-Box, explains how to start a secretarial service. She shares important tips about the types of services you can offer, secretarial training, what you need to get started, finding good customers, and more. [16 min.]
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Posted in November 9th, 2007
Bill Goerl, author of Wheels of Gold, shares his expertise about how to start a limousine business. He explains what steps to take to get started, buying the vehicles that you’ll need, services that offer maximum profit, how to market your limo business, and more. [17 min.]
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Posted in November 7th, 2007
Randy W. Kirk, author of Principles of Bicycle Retailing III, offers his insight about how to open a bike shop. He explains bicycle retailing, choosing which brands to carry, hiring staff, marketing your bike shop, and more. [13 min.]
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Posted in November 5th, 2007
Andy Pazz, author of How to Set Up an Express Exterior Car Wash, provides tips about how to start a car wash. He covers choosing between tunnel, rollover, touchless, and self-serve. He also offers advice about buying car wash equipment and locating your car wash for maximum profitability. [16 min.]
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Posted in November 2nd, 2007
Richard Eller, author of The Secrets of Successful Aerial Photography, shares his advice about how to become an aerial photographer and start an aerial photography business. He discusses aerial photography equipment, film vs. digital, choosing the right aircraft, finding customers, and more. [21 min.]
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Posted in October 31st, 2007
Jill Moran, CSEP, author of How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business, delivers great tips about becoming an event planner. She covers developing a business plan, start-up costs, qualifications and training, finding your niche, networking with related professionals, marketing, and more. [21 min.]
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Posted in October 29th, 2007
Daniel Pepper, author of How To Start Your Lawn Care Business, provides tips and advice about how to start a lawn care business. He covers all the basics including buying the right mowing and trimming equipment, finding potential customers, locating good employees, and much more. [14 min.]
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Posted in October 28th, 2007
Tom “Buzz” Bernard, laser engraving expert and monthly columnist for Awards & Engraving Magazine, shares tips about how to start a laser engraving business, choosing the right laser engraver, laser training, developing a product line, and creative ways to market your business. [16 min.]
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Posted in October 26th, 2007
Michelle Dunn, author of Starting a Collection Agency: How To Make Money Collecting Money, shares her tips about how to start a collection agency. Learn how to get started including how collection agencies work, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, charged-off debt, and improving collection rates. [15 min.]
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Posted in October 21st, 2007
Howard Cannon, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Restaurant, offers his advice about how to start a restaurant. He shares tips about restaurant financing, choosing a location, creating a restaurant business plan, marketing your restaurant, and more. [25 min.]
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Posted in October 18th, 2007
Andy Thompson, professional painter and author of Painting for Profits, offers valuable insight into how to start a painting business. He shares tips for getting started, estimating strategies for getting work, generating referrals, and much more. [23 min.]
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Posted in October 15th, 2007
Steven Babitsky, Esq., co-author of The A to Z Guide to Expert Witnessing, shares tips about becoming an expert witness and advice on how to start an expert witness business. He covers expert witness marketing, qualifications, income potential, and more. [22 min.]
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Posted in October 12th, 2007
Michele Miller, author of The Step-by-Step Guide to Medical Transcription at Home, shares her knowledge and experience about how to become a medical transcriptionist and advice about medical transcription training. [20 min.]
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Posted in October 5th, 2007
Brent Deines, owner of the Windshield Repair Forum, offers tips on how to start a windshield repair business. He covers windshield repair kits, equipment and other supplies needed to get started repairing windshield chips and cracks. [24 min.]
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Posted in October 1st, 2007
Voiceover talent Peter Drew shares his expertise about how to get started in the voiceover business. Peter covers voiceover training and coaching, setting up a studio, finding voiceover work and more. [22 min.]
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