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Whether you are an established business venturing into the world of online marketing or an e-commerce startup with nothing but a Website, a product and a dream, this article from online marketer Nikki Pilkington looks at why your efforts may not be generating the kinds of results you expected. Don't make the mistake of throwing in the towel or wr Read More

What's the purpose of your business plan? That depends on what you are using it for, says Clayton Christopher, founder and owner of Sweet Leaf Tea Company. Christopher says his company writes a new business plan every year but it isn't the kind used to raise money from investors. Though a document to raise money is one kind of business plan, ano Read More

You're never too old to start a business, says career consultant Maggie Mistal. Maggie talks with Howdini.com about how to decide what business opportunity might be right for you and about how to match your passions to a small business that will work for you. Her business advice is geared specifically towards older, perhaps displaced workers seek Read More

Almost any skill or talent might be the basis for a small business. But remember that no matter how much fun that activity might be, when it comes to creating your own business, it will also be a lot of hard work. In this video, photography expert Anthony Maddaloni talks about some of the challenges facing those beginning in small business in gene Read More

When I first spotted the title of this post by copywriter Michael Fortin, I knew it was an important topic for the small business community. No doubt Michael knew the title of his post alone would be provocative. But no matter how many people might find the question itself a bit offensive, remember that if such ideas are out there in the public at Read More

This post from Caron Beesly examines the home based business market and tips on entering it. According to Beesly, about 52 percent of all small business are based in the home, a result of the lower cost and lower risk this approach can provide. There are, of course, a wide range of businesses that can be run from the home, often with little or no Read More

Small business expansion may seem like a crazy idea in the midst of an economic recession. But that's exactly the path some entrepreneurs have chosen either to react to an eroding market by introducing new product lines or to expand products and services while others are pulling back to weather hard economic times. The following article looks at Read More

Jake Robinson's new business start up is no day at the beach. The Darden MBA recipient came up with an unusual twist on an old idea in the world of beachfront advertising and is focused on growing that business significantly in the future. Read Jake's unusual story in this profile from AOL Small Business and a linked story from the Washington Po Read More

It's hardly a surprise that job loss in a recession might spur small business start up. In this article from USA Today, experts look at the trend and some entrepreneurs insist this business start up will play a major role in economic recovery. Still, the economic climate may make small business start up, a challenge in itself during good economic Read More

If you want to find the happiest people in the U.S., look first to small business owners, a recent survey says. Read the full article in the New York Times small business section along with an exhaustive list of how other workers rank. It's probably no surprise to anyone in this community that small business owners, who can often control their ow Read More