Using College Interns To Enhance Your Workforce: By John LaRosa, Marketdata
2018 – One very good source of inexpensive labor is the local colleges. Business students are always looking for part-time work and internships with companies. It enhances their resumes and gives them a taste of real life work. It also helps companies, large and small, to add to their capabilities without the high cost of […]
Free Government Help – Small Business Development Centers: By John LaRosa, Marketdata
2018 – Small Business Development Centers are a great resource for small businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups. Best of all, they are FREE. Example: The Florida SBDC at USF can help make things seem less daunting, through its low-cost Start-Up Series. After working with thousands of business owners each year, we’ve put together six courses that […]
Great Business Guides, Dirt Cheap: By John LaRosa, Marketdata
July 6, 2018 – One of the best sources of information about a variety of businesses I have found comes from a company called FabJob. They publish excellent guides that describe a business, what it does, key operating ratios, start-up costs, profit margins and expenses, how to get started, competition, licenses needed, trade associations, how […]
Media Exposure – Take It With A Grain of Salt: By John LaRosa, Marketdata
2018 – You get a call out of the blue, from Fox News, or ABC, or CNN. They want your opinion about the widgets market, and your forecasts, and you are the expert authority. And, they want to interview you, today, in the next few hours, for a segment coming up on the national news […]