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This podcast interview with small business consultant Becky McCray talks about an issue that is often being preached when people about marketing business. Surprisingly, however, to this day few small businesses seem to realize how helpful it could be or how easy it is to implement. If you haven't guessed yet, you may want to listen to the podcast for yourself on Bigg Success Read More

Succession planning tends to not be fully or effectively executed, yet it's incredibly important to a company's long-term prospects. This post contains links to 5 articles on the Winning Workplaces website that provide related guidance for leaders -- particularly those who run small businesses Read More

These are important mistakes many entrepreneurs make when entering into a partnership. This article also gives good, practical advice on how to avoid them Read More

Small businesses may best understand the benefit from white space, or business model, innovation. Here are three steps any business of any size can take to go where no competitors and seize the white space with innovative business models that generate innovative sources of revenues. Read More

Well, it may not always feel that way, concedes Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, in this interview with marketer Seth Godin. On the other hand, Anderson argues cheap labor, access to the market and many other factors have never been more favorable for entrepreneurs. Hear the rest of Anderson's thoughts in the video from Open Forum Innovation Read More

Getting and staying at the top of your game requires that you maximize your business efforts by becoming proficient in a set of fundamental business skills Read More

Cultural fit is a critical success factor to company success. Whether it applies to a new employee or a strategic partner, if the fit isn't right, there will be problems that will cost the company money Read More

It's easy for small business owners to overvalue ideas, especially when first starting out. Stay focused on great execution, and the ideas will follow Read More

Most business owners developed a fairly sound strategic plan before opening their businesses. This plan analyzed who their prospective customer base was. Most likely it is broken down into fairly specific demographics, i.e. "College educated, women, between the ages of 25-43, living in a suburban environment". After pinpointing their 'ideal client', the rest of their marketing and business plan developed to best serve that customer Read More