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Are customers being forced towards use of internet banking for the convenience of the banks and big business? Or do customers really benefit from banking on-line?   Internet banking does offer many benefits for both banks and their customers.  So the banks are doing what they can to encourage customers to try it. 1. An internet banking account is simple to open and use.  You just enter a few answers to questions in a form while sitting comfortably in your own home or office....

When you bought a desktop computer there was a printer included in the package, but aside from the one or two pages that you print once in a while, your printer is just there, sitting idly and gathering dust. Why haven't you used it as a tool for business? It can be a money-making opportunity that you can start in the comfort of your own home or as a profitable sideline business. While your printing business may start small - with a personal laserjet or inkjet printer - its potential to grow into...

A lot of great business ideas lurk in the halls and research labs of science and engineering schools at America's colleges and universities. Now, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has formed a public-private partnership that will put $5 million toward getting more ideas out of the research phase and launched as successful business startups.Here are the details:The NSF's new Innovation-Corps, or I-Corps, program plans to identify 100 great research-stage ideas in the coming year and...

If you believe you can make it big buying and selling items on the Internet, the following may be of help:  1. Gain the public’s trust.The first step to making sales, whether on or offline, is gaining the trust of your public. Someone won’t buy from you if they don’t think that you’re going to deliver. You can earn your customer’s trust by maintaining professionalism, clear business operations, and checks and balances for those transacting on your website. 2. Education is key.Online sites...

To succeed in the meat shop business, you ned a source of high-quality meats, a high-traffic location, and offer competitive prices and excellent customer service. And while there are a lot of players, experts say there is room for more. Starting a MEAT SHOP 101 If you have the chops for starting and managing ameat shop business, you would do well to consider the following: 1. Your LocationChoose a good, high-traffic location with ample parking. Venues near wet markets and vehicle terminals are...

The statistics on the success rate of franchise businesses are encouraging, but Brendon Yu’s success story is not for everyone to tell. Before deciding, ask yourself the following: 1. What’s your personality? “Understand that franchising… may not be for you,” John P. Hayes told a seminar on the A-Z of buying a franchise at the International Franchise Expo in Washington, DC, last April. In franchising, it’s the franchiser who creates, tests, and maintains the system and the franchisees follow it. ...

Doughnuts are so easy to make and sell, says Erlinda Ferrer-Soriano, lecturer at the ESF Cakes and Bread House. Mothers who usually prepare their kids "merienda" can shoot two birds with one stone by preparing more than their kids' needs to earn more. Sell to friends and neighbors, tap coffee shops and offer doughnuts for concession, or accept orde...

Get in the cartridge refilling business and do your bit to protect the environment at the same time. Because Cartridge World gives users the maximum number of refills for their cartridges, it reduces the number of cartridges that end up in landfills. As a franchisor, Cartridge World provides a full range of services to  meet the printing needs of both the consumer and business sectors. Aside from the opportunity to operate a business that cares for the environment, the franchisee immediately...