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Official announcement largest collaborative effort to support small business. We are proud to announce the Gushcloud and UBL Small Business Marketing Blog Outreach Blogging Contest – the first annual blogging contest in support of Small Businesses. #SMBContest Starting Cash Prize $5200. 11 Backers: Read More

LinkedIn is supposed to be used for business purposes. The very idea of LinkedIn is to be able to network with other business owners or people in certain industries to discuss business, or to network. Are you culling or connecting with your LinkedIn connections? Read More

Writing for a small business audience? Your content should be sharp and reasonably free of common grammatical errors. This visually appealing right-brain graphic inspires left-brain content production. 15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly - Infographic from CopyBlogger. Read More

Nimble is designed to let you import all your contacts from Outlook, Google, & elsewhere & pull in all your Twitter followers and other social media connections. Read More

Chess strategies for small business anyone? This dynamic duo has more on their plates than running businesses, writing blogs and creating products. They play chess online, against one another. I asked each one to recall a memorable move against the other and relate it to a business principles. Read More

"Small Business Trends is entering the ring to go toe-to-toe with BPlans.com in a friendly but feisty competition to get the most startups to sign up for fantastic free biz resources." Read More

Losing your job is not the end of the world - starting a small business vending operation might be the answer. Fired from his job as a finance manager a month before his hefty bonus was due to be paid, he took the hand that was dealt and turned a profit. Interview with owners of NY Famous Hotdogs. Read More

Strong guarantees and prompt refunds are customer service best business practices that protect future cash flow and your valuable customers as assets. Does your refund policy suck? Read More

Street vending, food trucks, vending machines ... Another economic development strategy to level the playing field for local small business. Read More

Why you do what you do is contained in your unique self proposition (USP). A personal mission statement less about the work you love and more about why you do the work you love. Read More