About the Author 

How to Use Your Ebook

Help Me Help You

Your Journey to Becoming a Business Owner

Personality of a Successful Entrepreneur

Owning and Running a Business

Education and Skills

Personality

Health

Uncovering the Myths of Business Ownership

Starting Your Business 

Business Entity

Sole Proprietor

Partnerships

Corporations

S Corporation

Limited Liability Companies (LLC)

Entities at a Glance

The Name Game

Janet’s Name TIP'S

Business Phone

Janet’s Phone TIP’S

Answering Machines vs. Voice Mail

Call Waiting

800 Number

Cell Phone

Fax Machines

Business Address

Business Licenses

Your Entity Licenses

State Sales and Use Tax

Zoning Ordinances

Business Checking Account

Janet’s Banking TIP'S

Business Cards

Homemade or Professionally Printed

Resources

Your 30 Second "Commercial"

How to develop your commercial

Resources

Networking - Meet and Greet

Preparing for the meeting

After the Meeting

My Networking Stories

How to Locate Places to Network

Resources

Janet’s Networking TIP'S

FREE Speech

What to Talk About

Write, Type, or Click

Business Skills

Places to get the business skills you need

Finances & Taxes

Start-up Costs

Taxes

Depreciation

Computers/Software

How you can use a computer

Other programs you might want to look at are

JANET’s Computer TIP

Communication

Resources

Listening

Writing

Business Plan

Mission Statement

Resources

Contracts

Other things you might want to include are

The In’s and Out’s of Marketing & Advertising

WHO to market to

Learning from your competition

Things to ask indirect competitors

Resources

Janet's WHO TIP

WHAT kind of marketing vehicle and services/products

Marketing Vehicles

Basic Marketing Materials

Resources

More Marketing Vehicles

Press Kits

Services and Products

Statistics to Use in Marketing Pieces

WHEN to market

WHERE to market

WHY you are marketing to them

HOW to market

Testing Your Marketing Materials

Resources

Janet's Marketing TIP'S

Your Journey to Becoming a Professional Organizer

Red Light

Knowledge of Industry

Your Specialty

Below is the list of organizing fields from NAPO

Yellow Light

Your Qualifications

Qualifications Exercise

Speeding Tickets

Legal

Copyrights and Trademarks

Trademarks

Insurance

Coverage

How to evaluate your insurance needs

Your Transportation

Bonding

Fee Structure

Determining Your Fee

Price Setting Approaches

Collecting your fee

Green Light

More Writing - Your First Call

Interviewing Your Clients

Interview Questions

Company Profile

Your Bio

Business Letters

Press Releases

Writing Your Press Release

Resources

Janet's PR TIP'S

Marketing/Advertising Pieces

Contracts

Proposals

Products You Can Make

Navigating Your Office and Your Life

Your Office

DESK

Supplies

Filing System

5 W's of File or Toss

Resources

Time Management

Hours of operation

Your To-Do's

JANET'S Office TIP

Your Life

Starting Your Day

Clients

Is This Someone You Want to Work With

Tool Box Checklist

My toolbox

Before You Go To a Client's

Suggested Wear

Janet's Client TIP'S

How Will You Get Them Organized

SYSTEMS

Estimating Timelines

5 Wheels to Get You to Your Clients

Mileage

Straight-Mileage

Actual Operating Expenses

At Your Clients

Letter of Agreement or Contract

Needs Assessment

Scheduling

Watch the Curves in the Road

A Roadmap to Clients Personalities

Client Types

Helpers

Independent Contractors

Sources to Locate Help

Organizing Tools and Vendors

Directories

Home Products

Estate Planning Books

Computer Organizing

Chronic Disorganization

Organizing Systems

Office Organizing

Speaking

More Organizing Vendors and Products

Professional Speaking

Web Sites

Teleseminars

Resources

Become an Organizing Wizard!

One-On-One Coaching

In Closing

Samples Below 

Sample Business Card 

"FREE" Speech Sample

Stationary Sample

Sample of Flier

Sample Word List

Sample of Organizing Hours Log

Sample Press Release

Sample of Time Log

Complete 5 W's of Organizing, a TEASER, and a TICKLE

Directory of Professional Organizers that Contributed to this ebook

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