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These ten tips for better networking can be specifically helpful to small business. Guest blogger Howard Levy offers some great general advice that should be helpful whether you're working the room st a local chamber event or inhabiting a group on Facebook or LinkedIn. Don't let the situation through you. The rules are basically the same. Read More

For most businesspeople, deciding whether to call an attorney should be like deciding whether to go to the doctor. If you have severe chest pain, odds are you're not going to hesitate to call your physician or hightail it to the emergency room. But if you just have a bad cold, you might wait a few days to see if it turns into pneumonia before you drag yourself to the dreaded doctor's office. Read More

Creating a culture of innovation in an organization starts with allowing each individual the right to innovate. The first person to do this should be you the leader. What have you innovated, allowed yourself to innovate, given yourself the time to innovate. Start with yourself, then expand. Read More

As your organization gears up for 2010, here are 50 ways to ensure that it's culture is conducive to innovation. Commit to a few of these today and begin to work your magic. Read More

A recent provocative article in Mail Online by British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, raises a loaded question: are mother's rights making women unemployable? Read More

Get your holiday sales promotions ready. Check out these new holiday sales tactics for your business. Increase your holiday seasonal sales this year! Read More

A participant from my outplacement workshop emailed to say thanks and informed me that they offered my networking advice to their partner who secured two interviews through Facebook within 24 hours. So you are right when you believe networking doesn’t work and you can stop reading. Read More

An important consideration, depending upon the type of small business you operate, will be how to go about protecting your trade secrets. These are important details of your business ranging from intellectual property to customer lists and if they must be protected to avoid a former employee going to work for a competitor and taking your secrets with them or starting their own business in competi Read More

Attorney Robert M. Todd gives an overview in this video about how to incorporate a small business. Specifics will vary from state to state and you may want to employ professional help to do the work, but also be aware that the kind of incorporation versus other options such as creation of a limited liability company should also be considered to make sure that the legal solutions fit your individu Read More