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Richard Buccola, an investor, entrepreneur who is the founder and owner of Starlite Karaoke, Woodside, NY, explains how to start in this unusual business in a series of videos from Expert Village ranging from thoughts on marketing, Buccola's favorite kind is word of mouth, to the equipment needed and other ideas like branding. The link below is t Read More

Music business manager Barry Bergman recommends thinking of beginning a music career the same way you would think of starting a small business. The idea is to begin small. Instead of mounting a large tour or thinking big from the beginning, Bergman says it's important to develop a small base of support, forget about big production investments and Read More

Small business tips for motivating employees in this video by presenter Pat Goodwin include recognizing an employees worth. In fact, giving employees appreciation can be a huge part of motivating employees especially for small businesses that cannot be as competitive on salary. Most amazing are small businesses who fail to show appreciation to emp Read More

Free cash for your business is rare but a reality, says this article from CNN Money.com Small Business. The trick, the article says, is figuring out where to look. Sources include organizations like TechColumbus in Columbus, Ohio, Ben Franklin Partnership in Philadelphia and Maine Technology Institute in Gardiner, Maine. The article also gives oth Read More

These top five small business mistakes come courtesy of Jeff Wuorio of the Microsoft Small Business Center. Have you made any of these? If so, Jeff's included some advice to sidestep these pitfalls and hopefully put your small ambitions back on course again. If you've experienced troubles like these or others not mentioned please add them in the Read More

Need information on taxes for your small business from the Internal Revenue Service? U.S. small businesses can access tax information from the IRS via a special Website and toll free numbers. There are also help centers in some communities and services often have extended hours during tax time. Watch the following video from BusinessDotGov for mor Read More

This profile of Gladys Strickland, a virtual assistant based in Memphis, TN, is a glimpse into the world of truly small businesses, including the kinds of companies started in economic downturns by laid off people unable to find work. (Gladys doesn't fit into this category and has actually started her small business part-time while keeping a day Read More

Self-publishing offers small businesses reasonable choices when it comes to getting your content out there. Target your audience with specific information and learn to market to people ready to receive your message... Read More

More than half of all U.S. businesses are home-based, defining an ongoing trend. With lower overhead, these small businesses employ one in ten workers and are just as competitive as their counterparts in commercial offices... Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering training to help small business seeking federal contracts tap some of the money being offered as part of a federal stimulus package aimed at jump starting the U.S. economy. This brief story from Miami Herald.com offers more information and links to the SBA site where the training is available. Rea Read More