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Many small businesses are struggling as our economy continues to sputter and choke. There may not be a silver bullet to solve the growth problem, but there are some good resources on the web for small businesses looking to grow and expand. Here are some blogs and websites you may find helpful. Read More

I decided to list every Google service that I use (including ones that I use sparingly) and I'm surprised by how embedded I am with Google. I'm OK with that. Read More

I was inspired by the question: What are the best free resources for a startup? to organize a list of free resources for small businesses. Here’s the list broken up by category. All of the below resources are either completely free or offer a trimmed down free plan. Read More

Unless you have zero employees and are very small, chances are you will get the most benefit by keeping track of your books on an accrual basis. Why? Because accrual is about managing and improving performance, profit, and cash. Cash-basis accounting cannot help you do that. Read More

As countless small and home-based business owners struggle to maintain a healthy cash flow amidst poor sales and rising costs on everything from commodities to health care, retirement planning often falls by the wayside. The following tips can help you save for retirement while on a tight budget. Read More

Internet marketers can learn a lot from the X Factor. Take Simon Cowell. He’s not a particular nice guy but he’s interesting (and usually right). Louis Walsh is nice but... Also The Apprentice. Sir Alan Sugar looks mean and cuts wannabes down to size. And that’s part of the attraction. Read More

One of the best ways to organize your finances so that your business expenses are easier to track is to make sure that they are separate from your personal expenses. Mixing up business expenses with personal expenses can get messy come tax time. One way to make sure that you are keeping everything Read More

If you launched your new business yourself by courting new clients, it’s natural to hesitate about turning over sales duties to the first sales representatives you hire. But the growth of your business requires it.

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The best way to get more Facebook fans for your store is to entice them to "Like" your page with some sort of offer. Give customers a reward or prize in return for a "like" for your Facebook Fan page. This technique is called a "Reveal Tab" or a "Fan Gate" Read More