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Interesting Sites about Work and Money Business basics on-line video class The University of Indiana's Kelly School of Business offers on-line free video lectures on a variety of topics important to those beginning a new business or maintaining a small business. The lectures in the Indiana Multimedia Distribution System include management, legal issues, forms, financials, and marketing. You can also go to their main listing page to find additional video lectures on diverse topics such as: art, literature, economics and many more. Guidance on starting a new businessIf you are thinking of starting your own business as a way to transition into a different lifestyle, you can received some useful guidance from Entrepreneur. com. The site provides what they call start-up kits which are pages of advice on starting various small businesses. Their guides include: food related businesses, retail businesses, maintenance, internet, personal services, and business services. For each main category, there are detail examples. For each specific example, there are pages of advice. So for example if you were thinking of becoming a business consultant, you can read suggestions on: what tasks are involved, how to locate and hire staff, how to market your organization, and dealing with income and billing. Help from Wisdom MountainOne more entry in the "start up business" arena is none other than the quintessential business publication - The Wall Street Journal. Launched last month, WSJ has a section (free) and newsletters on entrepreneurship - WSJ.com/Entrepreneur replacing the previous StartupJournal.com. Sections of the site include financing, startup, technology, and many small business links. Funding your new businessPerhaps your dream as you have reached the fifth decade of your life is to start your own business. You have some great ideas and you have learned what works and what does not in your chosen field. When you start a new business, you also need money to get it off the ground. You need the money to rent or purchase space for the business, furniture and equipment, supplies, professional fees such as legal and accounting. If you don't want to tap your savings for these up front costs, there are several places where you can get the money that a new business needs. How Stuff Works - Getting Capital provides information on getting start-up capital. This article introduces you to debt capital and equity capital. Suggestions on determining what you need and your options are all covered in this 13 page booklet. Retirement planning is not mysterious - it is just hardThe US Department of Labor wants to help you plan for your retirement. In their 62 page booklet, Taking the Mystery out of Retirement Planning, they cover tracking today's and future money needs, and provide worksheets to estimate monthly expenses over the next 30 years. They also provide you with suggestions on making your money last through your retirement years and resources to help you plan and save what you will need. Can Your Blog be the Beginning of a New Career?Blogging can be transformative. Blogs can lead to full-time conventional employment, but they can also build your contact base and provide a demonstration of your skills for self employment. Potential employers, like everyone else, are checking out potential hires on the Internet. Writing a blog that reflects your knowledge and thoughtfulness could improve your chances as a candidate and offers potential employers a sense of who you are. Don't forget your Google ranking. You want potential employers to find your site and see the good things to say. So be smart in selecting your blog name and use at least 5% search engine optimized keywords in your writing. You can read some success stories from folks who used their blogs to further their careers in the Fast Company article.
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