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What Type of Business Should You Start?

Good Buy
What to find out before buying an existing business

How to Buy a Business
Starting from scratch isn't the only way to get started. Buying an existing business can help you hit the ground running. Here's what you need to know to find a great deal.

Weekenders
Work full time? Still want to start a business? You can make it work.

Weekend Warriors
Maintain your sanity with a weekend business

Buy--Don't Start--Your Own Business
Why not take a common sense approach to entrepreneurship, and consider the option of buying an already established business?

Wealthy Returns
Get-rich-quick seminars promise the American dream, but do they really deliver? Our writer went undercover to find out.

Small Talk
Feeling overwhelmed by the idea of starting your own business? Then starting with a microenterprise could be the answer for you.

Nice and Steady
There's really no need to rush into a full-time business. Keep these part-time pointers in mind for smooth sailing.

Your Good Side
Don't quit your day job. Really, we mean it. Start a business on the side while you work full time for someone else.

Buying the Company You Work For
How to make the transition from working for a company to owning it

On a Mission
Any business opportunity purchase demands careful investigation. What's at stake? Only the keys to an entrepreneurial kingdom.

Will My Loan Cover My Salary?
If you want to quit your job to start a business full time, a loan can help cover not only your operating expenses, but also your salary.

From Part Time to Full Time
Your part-time business is just itching to take up 100 percent of your time. Is the time right?

Quitting Your Job Without Burning Bridges
You've built your part-time business into a full-time venture. Here's how to tell your boss--a potential future client--without ruining your relationship.

From Employee to Self-Employed
Make that final transition by making your business a full-time gig.

Fixer-Upper
If you see it's got plenty of potential, you can get that clunker of a business off the lot and running in no time.

Is That Opportunity Legit?
Be your own boss, yes, but be smart about how you get there.

Financing a Business Purchase
Use debt to your advantage when structuring a deal.

Buyer And Seller Beware
Whether you win or lose in the sale of a C or S corporation depends on the structure of the deal.

First-Time Business Buyer
You've got your work cut out for you.

Choosing the Best Business to Buy
Franchise, business opportunity or going it alone? Weigh the pros and cons of each before making your choice.

Evaluating Your Business Goals
Weighing the pros and cons of part- and full-time businesses

Different Worlds
How to choose between a franchise and a business opportunity

Making Time
Not ready for the burden of a full-time business? How do your evenings and weekends look?

Small Wonders
Once considered the second-rate alternative to a "real" storefront, today's kiosks offer benefits their full-sized counterparts can't.