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Data like your customers' geographic location, preferred payment method and purchasing habits can tell you a lot about where to take your business strategy. Read More

Small business owners often feel like they can't take a vacation, but it's important to take a break. Here's how to balance staying connected with getting away. Read More

Partnering with a bigger company is good for the bottom line but tough on the ego. Expect to do things their way, on their schedule. Read More

Entrepreneurship is the hot thing right now and people have a number of different reasons for getting involved but the big 3 are necessity, passion, and a desire to be rich. Today I want to address the last of those 3 because there are a number of misconceptions out there about what the lifestyle o Read More

You’re likely to find a sea of statistics for social media—I know I’m amazed at how many are out there. My favorite finds are those that are just a bit surprising or unique or even counterintuitive.

I’ve saved some of the best social media stats I’ve found over the past few months and I’m happy Read More

There’s no question that marketers today understand the power of visual content. In its State of Content Marketing 2014 report, Oracle Eloqua found that 58% of respondents list making content more visual and engaging as a trend influencing their strategy for the year. But constantly churning out vi Read More

The reality is that most ventures do not qualify for venture capital and never will. According to the Small Business Administration, about 600,000 new businesses are started in the U.S. each year, and the number of startups funded by VCs was about 300. This means that the probability of an average Read More

Before you spend big money on bringing your product to market, make sure there is actually a market for your product. Read More

Often entrepreneurs focus on the wrong things during a pitch session, resulting in a strikeout instead of a home run. Read More

Many aspiring entrepreneurs believe that once they have their business idea, pulling together a kick-butt team that will help build the new company to success will be easy to do and that those team members will stick around until the end. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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