The Internet and cable television make it easy for entrepreneurs and small business owners to find case studies of others who seem to have grown successful overnight. Although it’s no longer in production, Donny Deutsch had a show about entrepreneurs called, “The Big Idea.” On this show we watched story after story of people who found success and whom we could learn from. I, alon...

Start at the Very Beginning.  No Really, Plan! Launching a small business is a time-consuming and overwhelming experience.  All of a sudden you are expected to be an expert, not only at whatever your specific market niche is, but also at all of the little details that go into running a business.  For example, I had never used Quickbooks.  Heck, I had hardly even balanced my checkbook! Luckily,...