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Small Business Owners Need the Proper Strategy for Success - http://jimsmarketingblog.com

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From http://jimsmarketingblog.com 4176 days ago
Made Hot by: GraftonToday on November 24, 2012 5:41 am

Small business owners need more than great skills to be successful. They need the proper strategy.You may know how to use Facebook and other social media correctly, how to set up a blog, and how to create a newsletter, explains Jim Connelly. But unless you have a strategy for combining all these el Read More

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5 Lessons from J.C. Penney's Failed New Pricing Strategy

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From http://hammadsiddiquiblog.com 4176 days ago
Made Hot by: Marketing_Mashup on November 24, 2012 12:06 am

There's an old saying: If it isn't broken, don't fix it. And that's the simple rule J.C. Penny should have followed when it came to the company's tried and true pricing strategy, insists entrepreneurship blogger Hammad Siddiqui. But, of course, J.C. Penny's strategy was broken. The department store Read More

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Interview with Anita Campbell, Founder and CEO of Small Business Trends

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From http://bettermarketing.in 4178 days ago
Made Hot by: lyceum on November 21, 2012 1:59 pm

Anita Campbell is the Founder and CEO of Small Business Trends, a popular U.S.-based site for small business advice. She talks to us about content creation, content monetization, and entrepreneurship. Read More

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Holiday Shopping Tips for Retailers: Keep Customers and Employees Happy

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From http://www.buyerzone.com 4178 days ago
Made Hot by: Llewellyn on November 21, 2012 4:20 am

Holiday shopping is starting early this season and retailers need to be ready. Industry Insights' Joe Keenan explains what retailers can do to prepare. Read More

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Points to Ponder Before Choosing your Business Location

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From http://marieleslie.com 4179 days ago
Made Hot by: moneytized on November 20, 2012 5:51 pm

Once you have decided your business needs a new location, choosing that location is not a decision to be made lightly. Your business location can affect many aspects of your business including your overhead, employee morale, customer acquisition—and for existing businesses, customer retention. Read More

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Creating Serendipity in Your Business

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From http://bluebanana20.wordpress.com 4180 days ago
Made Hot by: ZiggyFreud61 on November 20, 2012 5:56 am

As hard as you work on your business, you certainly know that luck or fate plays some role in the opportunities with which you are presented. Of course, creating your own luck can be a tough proposition, but one way can be to change your routine. Let's face it. Seeing the same people day after day, Read More

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10 Tips for a Better Online Business Community

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From http://company.socialstrata.com 4182 days ago
Made Hot by: cherry93 on November 18, 2012 3:21 am

Branded online business communities are becoming a huge trend and for good reason. Businesses can use online communities to drive traffic to their Websites, get more feedback from their fans and customers, and create a better environment in which to more effectively promote their products and servi Read More

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5 Easy Ways to Rekindle the Passion for Your Business

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From http://www.barebonesbiz.com 4191 days ago
Made Hot by: Marketing_Mashup on November 8, 2012 5:56 am

Sometimes business sucks the life out of you. You started a business because you have a passion for something. Maybe its the day-to-day craft. Maybe its the lifestyle that having your own business creates. Regardless, life happens and your business may lose the luster it once had. The passion Read More

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The Upside of Downsizing: Why Small Businesses Should Embrace Being 'Small'

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From http://smallbizdiamonds.com 4196 days ago
Made Hot by: GraftonToday on November 3, 2012 6:01 am

Many small businesses actually foil their own chances of success by trying to expand too rapidly — hiring too many employees, taking on too many contracts, buying too much equipment etc. This mistake is known as premature scaling, and it’s estimated that it accounts for the failure of up to 50 perc Read More

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When Saying “No” Is In Your Best Interest

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From http://intelboutique.wordpress.com 4204 days ago
Made Hot by: crystalx72 on October 28, 2012 1:42 am

Have you ever struggled with saying “no” to a client but really wanted to? When we first get our companies up and running and we’re always looking for people to do business with and “no” is the last word we ever want to use. We’re afraid we’ll turn a profitable situation away or turn people off b Read More