You figured out how to make a go of working from home, and you have figured out how to work smarter, not harder; but do you have it all covered? Have you figured out your ADT? It's so easy to spen…
Are you down in recession? Here are some tips on business startup. Run your own business. Don't get laid off.
Think of a business concept. Be creative and do your research. See what people need…
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Whether a:
• Conventional brick n' mortar store in a strip mall or picturesque downtown started with some used records and used furniture
• An online store …
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Sometimes, there may be no need for any kind of product at all beyond music itself.
Particularly if you plan to work with local artists or within a specific genre of ind…
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In fact, having a tangible product at all may be unnecessary until you've made those first couple of sales.
Canadian singer/songwriter Brad Turcotte offered free dow…
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Of course, fledgling retail record stores properly bootstrapped need not even have inventory to succeed in the beginning.
The technique of drop shipping allows you to ma…
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According to Microsoft, Office Live Basics includes:
• free web hosting and domain name
• User friendly design tools for your website
• 500 MB of storage …
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Ebay is one option for online start-up and even a couple old record collections volunteered by friends and relatives can be the beginning of an inventory.
An uncle of mi…
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Of course, some start-up record stores like CD Baby, Portland, oregon, have forgone a brick n' mortar location altogether in favor of a virtual store on the Internet….
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Also in his post entitled "Keeping-independent-record-stores-alive", music business coach Joe Taylor Jr. suggests:
3. Make it easy to do business. Offer online…