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Often the last thing a business owner considers is his or her health and sanity. The burnout that results from overwork and stress can deliver a death blow to the very enterprise you've been giving your all to create. Setting a course for your business that includes the proper care and feeding of the business owner is a critical success factor in every business. How Is the LEGAL SYSTEM Dishing Out JUSTICE in Your Town? Thankfully, most of us will never find out. That is a GOOD thing! However, if YOU are a small business owner it's something worth knowing before one day you get kicked in the back-side. Starting a Pressure Washing Business Are you thinking of starting a small pressure washer business to help clean up the world and make a little money? You might be surprised how many mobile pressure washers companies there are in the United States; approximately 45,000 of them. And since God made dirt on the Third Day; Genisis 1:9 ? 1:12. Obviously since God created the dirt it keeps getting all over everything and thus a business was born. Starting a Mobile Pressure Washing Business is not as difficult as you think. It is important to decide what types of things you would like to wash and specialize in a few. Here is a list of potential items to wash, think about it. What do you want to wash today? Franchise Sales and Use of Online Franchise Directories Franchising Directory Sites-Paid Advertising, Lead Generation for Franchising Find Your Niche & Follow It - Part 1 In this series of articles I'm going to show you how to find out if there's a hungry crowd for your information product BEFORE you write a single word. Starting a New Business in a Small Town Q. I am a former pastor who left the ministry after sixteen years to spend more time with my family. We moved to a very small town (less than ten thousand people) and I want to start an internet caf� business and also offer PC repair. 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We applaud their public service even if half of them are totally inept, they are not crooks, so let that be known right here. Where To Get Money For a Franchise Idea How often have you thumbed through a business opportunity magazine, noticed a franchise opportunity advertisement, and felt you'd really like to get in on that...if only you had the money? If you're like most who are seeking greater opportunity and wealth, this probably happens with you more often than you care to admit, except perhaps in strictly private conversations. Batting Cages Business - Making Profits With The Swing Of A Bat There is a Batting Cages Business for those people who love baseball and/or softball. This business will make you a profit and will help raise the self-esteem of the children who come to your facility. Batting Cage complexes are popping up all over the world. How to Wash Mobile Homes as a Business Washing manufactured homes, mobile homes, can be a lucrative and steady business. 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