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There are 5 things that can destroy your entrepreneurial dream if you're not careful. Read more from Melinda Emerson at Small Business Trends to learn what they are now. Read More

You fervently believe that your site has a ton of useful and helpful information for readers but do they know themselves? A conclusive study done by Jakob Nielsen concludes that web users spend 80% of their time looking at information above the page fold and only 20% of their attention below the fold, once they start scrolling down.
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According to Real Simple magazine’s survey of 10,000 readers, the average daily to-do list has 5 to 9 tasks on it. Only 5% of the readers are productive for ... Read More

Most of us plan all the time. Not just the whole big plan for our business, called “the business plan,” as in capital letters, scary, THE BUSINESS PLAN; but also, all the time, the pieces of business that make it work. We plan the product launch, the trade show, the marketing programs, sales events, new product development, channel management, and so forth. Planning your marketing, your product o Read More

Got a great business idea, but no money to get it off the ground? The good news is there are people who are willing to invest in solid business opportunities, but the operative word here is solid. In other words, in order to attract investment capital you need to know how to make a professional presentation demonstrating the viability of your business idea. Read More

If you’re interested in selling your services and products to the government, the single most targeted event you can attend is the GSA Training Conference & Expo. The General Services Administration (GSA) is where you get a GSA Schedule contract – a “vehicle” through which you can do business with the government. GSA Expo is an annual training conference for federal, state, and local government e Read More

There are now over 23 million sole proprietors filing tax returns in the U.S. Given the low overheads and other business and lifestyle benefits, a significant number of sole proprietors also choose to operate out of their home and are generating $102 billion in annual revenue in the process. Numbers aside, sole proprietors and other home-based businesses succeed because they are able to manage Read More

Aside from the economy and your knowledge and operational skills as a business owner, certain outside factors will affect your business’s success – some of which are based purely on your business’s location. Each state has different laws that regulate the types and amount of business taxes you pay, the regulatory cost of business operations, employer health insurance requirements, and other stat Read More

There was a poll recently that said 70% of Americans are going to leave their jobs or look for other employment when the economy comes back. Motivation is a huge factor for all employees today and compensation can play a big part in that motivation. Here are a few tips on how to create compensation plans that will keep employees motivated. Read More