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If the internet wasn't already hurting the US Postal Service revenue, closing post offices surely will.

If the closures do happen, this action will not only cause a temporary inconvenience, but most likely affect how business is transacted in the future. I see even more businesses switching to Read More

Many entrepreneurs find it difficult to sell, myself included. However, there's no argument that we need to sell our products and services in order for our businesses to make any money.

I actually find the whole selling process intimidating, so when I saw this article on storytelling - it caught Read More

I came across two different businesses today - with two different unique product ideas. The interesting thing is that these two very different products were targeting a very similar market.

Product #1 is Garden in a Bottle. This is an eco-friendly herb-growing kit that urban gardeners can use to Read More

I just read an article on the future of daily deal sites, "4 Ways Daily Deal Sites Can Avoid Becoming Toast".

The article has an interesting perspective on sites like Groupon and Living Social, which seem to be all the rage right now. However, what many small businesses are finding is that afte Read More

Are you starting a business? Do you know whether or not you need a Tax ID Number?

Some businesses require a Tax ID Number while others do not. It's actually easy to find out. There are six questions that the IRS asks to determine whether or not your business needs a Tax ID Number... Read More

Over the years, the coupon business has consistently been a profitable business to start. Running a coupon business, you're basically responsible for connecting buyers to sellers.

Everyone loves you because sellers always want buyers, and buyers always want to save money. As you can see, coupon Read More

If you are like most website owners, you want traffic to your site.

There are so many search engines that you could spend months submitting to all of them, but the top three (Google, Yahoo and Bing) receive the most searches, and therefore can generate the most traffic for you... Read More

Even if you don't have the traditional brick-and-mortar store, it's still likely that you will need retail business supplies. For example, many home businesses that sell products need bags, boxes, tagging and pricing guns, gift certificates, video supplies, shrink wrap, stamps, gift wrap, etc.. Read More

Trade show swag is not just for trade shows. In fact, promotional items showing up where you'd least expect them (not competing with other swag at trade shows) can get you even better results for your money... Read More

If you own a small business, it's likely that you will need a variety of visual marketing materials to advertise your business. I'm talking about things like brochures, business cards, websites, newsletters, etc.

Of course, you may want to hire a company to handle these tasks for you, but if you Read More