It needs others, and it needs others to either give there vote with money or to help in getting that idea to people. From courier companies, to marketing companies, packagers, manufacturers, and you - you are part and parcel of thinking and growing rich. There is a golden idea, but many people won't try to make it. They will leave it in the busyness of their lives. But you, you can transform those ideas into reality. It may not be done in a day, it may not even be done in a year or a lifetime, but there is one thing for sure. And that is as you work on your ideas, and help humanity with positive products, services, etc, you will be in turn put in the middle of a need for supply and demand, and that is what every practical entrepreneur wants. It is the 2010 tax season and many business owners are looking for tax deductions for entrepreneurs. There are a number of business expenses that can be written off with proper record keeping. Many entrepreneurs overlook legitimate deductions or fail to keep records of their business expenses. Good record keeping helps back up business expenses in case of an audit from the IRS. Here's some tips to implement and ideas for your expenses: If you are planning to start a small business then it would help to establish a business bank account. Most businesses will incur some ATM fees, bank charges and credit card fees on their business bank account. The charges and fees incurred for the bank account can be written off for tax deductions. Keep a record of every ATM receipt and your bank statements. Most small businesses buy business related trade publications, magazines and books. The subscription prices and cost of the books are deductible on your taxes. If you want to claim business resources then you should keep all receipts for the materials. Chiropractors, therapists and other professionals get magazines for their waiting rooms for patients and this is also deductible. Most entrepreneurs purchase business cards to gain new customers and to notify customers of their services. The cost of business cards is one of those tax deductions for entrepreneurs that are never filed on the tax report by some businesses. Cell phones are very popular and most cell phones do the work of a computer. Many small business owners use their phone for record keeping, business calls and bank transactions. Half of the cell phone use has to be business related instead of the majority being personal calls. The fees from the use of the cell phone are tax deductible. Many small businesses keep their office stocked with coffee, caffeine drinks and pastries. Any office functions that are office related can be used as a tax writes off. In addition, personal meals are not considered business related and are not tax deductible. Business dinners can be used as a tax write off and it is best to keep receipts. There are a number of tax deductions that go unnoticed by entrepreneurs and tax accountants. It is important for business owners not to expect tax accountants to be aware of every deduction that can be claimed by the business. Also, the accountant is not aware of every expense made by the business owner. You have taken a great deal of time and trouble in writing your business plan and have painstakingly researched every detail. You are convinced that you now have a polished and thoroughly professional document which could convince anyone whether they are potential lenders or investors, customers or suppliers or even your own management team. The acid test now awaits you when you have to actually start giving presentations. The onus is entirely on you to be as convincing as possible and to answer questions confidently and comprehensively. Remember that different audiences will have different areas of interest and therefore an entirely different set of questions to be answered. Start your preparation for your presentations by inviting close friends or associates to listen to your presentation. Preferably, they should be individuals with some exposure to business plans and business environments whose judgment you can trust and who have no prior knowledge of the details of your plans. Have them ask any questions that might occur to them and preferably questions that will really stretch your capabilities in answering them. Ask them to be as tough and forthright as possible. One run-through should be enough because too much rehearsal can cause you to sound too mechanical when you actually need to give the presentation. Try and stay spontaneous and entirely natural in your responses. Because you never know where your opportunities to give the presentation may arise, prepare three versions of your presentation. From the first presentation, which should be the full scale version lasting 60 minutes or more, prepare a very short version lasting one or two minutes as well as a medium version that lasts from five to 10 minutes. Potential investors, customers and suppliers can be found anywhere around you and you should be prepared to take advantage. For instance, a very short conversation (usually referred to in the business world as an 'elevator pitch') may give you the opportunity to give your one-minute presentation and evoke enough interest to arrange a follow-up meeting. Similarly, the five-minute presentation delivered at a visit to a potential customer may well provide you with a potential investor. Ensure that the presentation touches on all the key items required when writing an effective business plan and follows naturally from conversation so that it does not sound like a rehearsed sales pitch. As an entrepreneur, you need to be ready to pitch your business idea at any time and be comfortable with the reality that a presentation does not have to be given to a formal audience in a formal setting. In today's economy we could all use a bit of extra cash and more security for our family and loved ones. One of the best ways to bring some extra money as well as provide financial peace for your family is to start a small business part time. Here is a simple idea that you can easily start from home all for about $20. 00 bucks out of pocket and a little hard work. If you have spent any length of time on the internet you have undoubtedly ran across a forum for your favorite hobby or local community. Forums are not only a great place to get spend time with like minded individuals, they can also be huge money makers for the forum owner once the forum is active. When trying to find the perfect forum topic to use you don't have to look any further then your local community or favorite hobby. You'll find setting a forum up to be the easy part of starting your new business. By far the hardest part of getting started in the forum business is jump starting the process of getting new member and getting them posting, but once you do that and get a small but active group on your forum, you'll be surprised at how quickly your new business can grow. Don't worry to get advertisers you won't need to hire sales people or make any cold calls. There are many automated systems that you can use to show ads on your site, the most popular being Google's AdSense program. So why would a business want to advertise on your site? Simple really most businesses know the type of customers that they are targeting and if your site fits that demographics of their average customer, they are typically more then happy to pay for very well to get there message in front of that targeted customers. All in all the total estimated start-up cost is as little as $20. 00 and with a bit of sweet equity you can have your very own online small business. If you are looking for internet home business ideas, chances are you have little capitol to invest. This is one of the big draws to e-business. You don't have to commute, or pay rent on a physical business location. Unfortunately, many internet home business ideas require a heavy investment in fees, training, stock, business services, or various memberships. Also, a certain portion of these are also scams and you will never get anything in return for your investment.