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Be sure to bookmark Cameron Chapman's incredible and comprehensive 230 plus online tools to manage your home business at Mashable. No doubt you'll find some of these tools more helpful than others, but there's no question it's great resource for any small business looking for smarter ways to handle just about every facet of their operations online. Read More

I have posted this file to our Sociable! FaceBook page but have yet to post it for non-members in my podcast feed for iTunes until today. This is a free audio preview of Chapter 1 of "Sociable! How Social Media is Turning Sales and Marketing Upside-down." Read More

The eighth in a series ten posts on sales effectiveness describing the 10 essential attributes B2B sales reps must possess in order to succeed and the 10 opposing ideas that are also essential to success. This post focuses on the B2B sales reps knowledge of their own business vs. their knowledge of their customers business. Read More

Sometimes we get so caught up in building our online business that we forget it's a long-term value proposition. What if you haven't got months or even a year? You've got to feed your family now? Then you have to go back into the traditional sales approach... Read More

Sales process and methodology often fail due to the focus on activities instead of outcomes. Sales still requires a skill set that includes resourcefulness and adaptability. Read More

The seventh in a series ten posts on sales effectiveness describing the 10 essential attributes B2B sales reps must possess in order to succeed and the 10 opposing ideas that are also essential to success. This post focuses on selling outside vs. selling inside. Read More

Do you feel a business plan in critical today for a small business? Especially when you factor in the number of home-based businesses (that don't need VC funding), we can see where there may not be a need for writing a business plan for entrepreneurs. Read More

Mack Collier suggests five ways your small business can use online video in this post from Search Engine Guide. Of course, lower technology costs combined with the novelty and popularity of video online make this an important tool for small business not to be overlooked. Of course, a bit of brainstorming may reveal some uses beyond Collier's initial recommendations but all small business people s Read More

Intuit, makers of Quickbooks, wants to know about a local business you love. And that business can even be your business. Cash grants every month too.

love a local businessI think their Love a Local Business promotion is very fun. All you do is go to the program site and nominate a local business and tell them why you love it. Once a month they pick five local businesses to win a $1,000 grant Read More