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It is really a simple answer. We learn how to drive. We learn how to read. We learn how to write. No one teaches us the definition of perseverance and how to manage finances whether personal or business. No one teaches you BEFORE you open your business how to market. Ten things you need to open a business Read More

This column from small business expert Steve Strauss examines tips for small business automation using computer technology to do things like generating response e-mails, sending out invoices and even automating your basic sales through eCommerce. Strauss's argument? Automating some functions you and your staff are spending time on now will allow Read More

Here's a video from Ann Howard, general business counselor at Small Business & Technology Development Center, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, with tips for small business operation. Howard suggests ideas like a good business plan (one aimed at keeping you focused on where you are going with your business not one to show to investors.) T Read More

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This video on how to apply for small business awards from SBTV features Andrew Field, owner of PrintingForLess.com. I interviewed Andrew some years ago for another Website and the story of his revolutionary online printing company is inspiring to any fledgling entrepreneur. Andrew says the benefit of applying for business awards is that winning ca Read More

This video from businessbuffet.com looks at how to manage small business cash flow to be sure you always have sufficient money to meet your expenses. The video also explains the importance of a cash flow forecast to identify poorly performing and costly assets and to be sure that you have sufficient money on hand to meet bills and afford equipment Read More

Author and marketer Seth Godin and entrepreneur Richard Branson talk about recession marketing strategies. Though both of these guys certainly market and help operate much bigger companies now, both started small and the advice Branson gives is no different for a small business than it would be for an aerospace empire. Even during tough times, Bra Read More

A new SBA small business loan program, part of the White House's economic stimulus package, has had less than stellar success in its first month, BusinessWeek reports. While the government guarantees the loan, lenders remain nervous, perhaps due to high projected defaults. The article also reports that since not all lenders seem to have decided w Read More