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How to start a small business and make money

The majority of new ventures in America are small businesses. These businesses may have fewer than 25 employees, be operated out of a home office, or exist only on the Internet. However, all of these small businesses share the same intent to make significant profit that the larger corporations. Making money with any business might stem from a commonplace profit motive, but, businees a small business, you might need to employ unique strategies and tactics to make the money you want. Stay lean by economizing at every level of your business operations. Understand that many of your competitors may be able to outspend hwo, but if you maintain a level of fiscal responsibility especially during start-up phasesyou will be better able to compete. Keep your overhead low and find ways to create economies that your competition traditionally overlooks. Partner with local nonprofit organizations or donate a small percentage of sales to a local church for every member who patronizes your business, fo...

How to make money in the horse breeding business

When Deborah Borra showed up at Cornell University in to learn about the breeding business, equine reproduction specialist Dr. Chris Schweizer and Dr. Michelle Kutzler didn’t expect as they confessed to her later that she’d last a year in her new venture. Normandy Manor broodmare Bliss and her new foal. Photo courtesy of Deborah Borra. Deborah, a successful real-estate agent and a professional harpist, had recently acquired Brando, an year-old Swedish Warmblood stallion, and three broodmares. She was a long-time rider but had never owned a stallion or bred a mare. The years have proved the veterinarians whom Deborah now numbers among her best friends wrong: Her Normandy Manor Farm has grown from nine horses on three Long Island acres to 30 horses on a acre farm in western New York state. Brando succumbed to heart failure at 24, but the farm now stands Swedish stallions Kardinal and Falcon. Deborah’s success comes from her seemingly inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm a...