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People are turning to the search engines to search for “local” service providers, including home improvement, health care, restaurants, and entertainment. With many individuals preferring to deal with local companies and businesses, local search is becoming an increasingly important aspect of every business. Read More

There's a cautionary tale for sales people and a recipe for turnaround success in the story of Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG). Descartes has gone: from (i) huge success to (ii) almost total failure to (iii) turnaround success (revenue is now up 50% from 4 years ago and profits are 10 fold higher). How did they do it? The answer is ... Read More

Jeffrey Summers, CEO and founder of Restaurant Coaching Solutions, shared these 4 ways a small business can create their future. Jeffrey should know. His business, Restaurant Coaching Solutions, has turned good restaurants into great businesses for 27 years. Read More

In the course of developing a small or home business, many opportunities may come about. They're not necessarily all at the same time. Read More

“I'm starting an online business — where do I start?”. It's broad question, but is one that comes up repeatedly on small business forums and discussion boards. Of course, an online business is merely a vehicle for the product or service you are selling. So starting a Web-based business — and making it a success — will take more than just “getting Read More

Watch this video from Lincoln Small Business University on tips about creating business proposals that sell. Read More

We're living in a social media world, and, like it or not, our avatar is often the first impression others get about us as we interact virtually on social networks, blogs, microblogs and other online communities. Our avatars are a representation of our brands — our personal brand or our company's or organization's brand. But how many of us are thi Read More

China started building its Great Wall in the 5th century to keep out its enemies. In the 21st century, the unwelcome party being kept out by the great wall Google has built around their company is you, the local business owner. Read More

No matter what type of job we do or where we work, we all come in contact with negative, difficult people at some point. Our basic instinct tells us to fight back, defend ourselves, and react to their negativity with negative remarks of our own. However, we are human beings with the ability to control our responses. Read More