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The flow of events that one typically navigates through when looking to start a business is known by heart to the experienced entrepreneur, but to someone new to the game it can often seem quite confusing and overwhelming. To help clear things up, I wanted to share with you an excellent infographic that depicts the process flow one will want to follow when trying to take a idea and turn it into a full blown functioning business. Click the image below for the complete infographic:

The general process involved with staring your own business might be familiar to some, but even with that being so  it’s nice to get a reminder from time to time.  I’m a visual learner myself, which makes something like this a excellent resource.  Hope it helps to put things in perspective for you as well.



Source: HackFwd

More than 50% of all fortune 100 companies are now using Twitter and Facebook actively to market and communicate with customers.  Social Media is slowly creeping its way into Corporate America and the rest of the business world.  I can only say it’s about time.  Small businesses have embraced social media from the start and in many ways paved the path so to speak on best practices when it comes to getting the most for your business from such tools.  One of the most interesting things I think is seeing just how companies are using social media, and how it’s going to continue to change the way business is done on several different levels.  Here now is a awesome infographic that sums it up perfectly.  Entrepreneur or not – this is some cool stuff!  Check it out. More »

There were 672,000 new small business start-ups in 2009.  Small businesses continue to grow in popularity as more people continue to turn to this career path.  Events such as a slow economy, job cuts, and better benefits are just some of the reasons people have turned to small businesses for work.  Wondering what types of small business did well, where the best place to start a small business is, or maybe you want to know why some businesses fail and other succeed?  Well,  Focus recently published a very interesting infographic answering these exact questions.  Take a look! More »