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Tim Knox
About the Author:
Tim Knox is a serial entrepreneur who has founded four successful technology businesses and thanks to the success of his books and speaking skills, is one of the best-known entrepreneurs on the planet. His latest book, "Everything I Know About Business I Learned From My Mama" skyrocketed to #1 on Amazon the same day it was released. He is also one of the Internet's top marketering experts and a nationally-recognized expert on ebusiness, website design, customer service, and of course, eBay. Tim also writes a syndicated small business advice column, hosts a weekly TV segment on small business, and hosts "The Tim Knox Show," a daily talk radio show that focuses on topical and current event issues. To learn more about Tim Knox and what he does "Click here"
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Entrepreneurs Learn This Lesson: Stop Sweating The Small Stuff
Tim Knox Copyright © 2007
Is the pressure of being in business getting to you? Do you feel like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders? Do you lie awake nights with a thousand points of worry flashing through your poor, tired brain? Welcome, my friend, to the wonderful world of entrepreneurship. Come on now, you really didn't think it was going to be that easy, did you? Forget all those reasons you've heard as to why businesses fail. It's the pressure of entrepreneurship that sends many folks running back to the supposed security of a real job. . . . keep reading
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Protect Your Ideas With Copyrights and Patents
Tim Knox Copyright © 2005
A patent is a form of protection granted to an inventor that protects his invention in the United States for up to 20 years from the date of application. Patent law states that, "whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements thereof may obtain a patent." Owning a patent gives you the legal right to stop someone else from making, using or selling your invention (or one that's very close to it) without your permission. However, proving that someone is infringing on your patent is often difficult and usually requires a trial to settle the dispute. . . . keep reading
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Use Email Marketing To Keep Customers Buzzing About Your Business
Tim Knox Copyright © 2007
The other day my radio show cohost, Paul Finley, mentioned that he had received an email from his dentist. The point of the email was to let Paul know that his office would be closed for a week and included instructions on what to do in case of a dental emergency. Obviously Paul's dentist reads my column because I've been preaching about using email to keep in touch with customers for years. OK, maybe he doesn't read my column and is just a brilliant guy in his own right. Either way, the point is clear: using email - no matter what type of business you're in - is an excellent way to keep the lines of communication buzzing between you and those folks who keep you in business. . . . keep reading
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Don't Be Afraid To Give Problem Customers The Boot
Tim Knox Copyright © 2005
We have all had customers who expected far more than was their due: customers who were unreasonable, overly-demanding, condescending, hard to please and sometimes, even dishonest in their dealings with you. When a customer's reasonable expectations become unreasonable demands you must decide whether or not that customer is doing more harm to your business than good. . . . keep reading
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Accounting Explained
