I did an interview with, James, one of the founders of MenWithPens.ca. This organization epitomizes the lifestyle that Sparkplugging.com is focused on. Their four employees, one of whom is a woman despite the name, operate from four different locations in two different countries thousands of miles apart. We talked about what they do, remote work [...]

My 3 favorite posts from the Sparkplugging archives contain great advice for anyone going into business for themselves. Although the first one is specific to writers, the other two are great reads for any solopreneur.
My first pick is a set of FAQs for new freelance writers. This post covers everything from whether you need a [...]

Sitepoint writers Brandon Eley and Shayne Tilley have written an excellent guide to internet marketing.  Online Marketing Inside Out is a comprehensive guide to the basics of marketing tactics using email, Search Engine Optimization, social media, affiliate marketing, and more.
For beginning online marketers it’s an introduction to the necessary tactics to get the online exposure [...]

Deadline has been extended through April 24th!
Financial software maker Intuit recently reached out to us to let us know about a completely cool new program they have launched to help small biz owners get through the economic mess we are in. Personally, I’m hoping they thought I would be a shoe-in for the grand prize. [...]

‘Poverty’ is something I normally associate with third world countries. But these last few weeks of economic turmoil have made me realize just how fragile our situation here in the United States can be. Actually, it’s everywhere. I have, and encourage everyone, to loan through Kiva to help people facing poverty far worse than what [...]

We know business is done on the state and local level.  That’s why the Business Gateway program has been working with state and local governments in addition to Federal agencies to provide a complete resource center for your business on Business.gov.  Each month, the site promotes a “feature city” on the homepage and further provides [...]

You may have seen our post last week on market research performed by the government that you can leverage (for free) to build your business plans, monitor the market, and stay on top of the trends.  In that post, we focused on business data available on the market, the economy, and general information about your [...]