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Putting together a killer board is at the top of every founder’s to-do list. But how do you convince top executives to join? Which incentives work best to attract the leaders you need? To find out, we asked nine successful entrepreneurs the following:
“What should I consider offering executives to Read More

As the world’s largest social media platform, Facebook can be an integral part of your customer communication strategy. This week, the platform added a few new features that could impact the way your business uses it to connect with people in the future.
The expansion of Facebook Place Tips could Read More

Social media site Twitter may be known for its 140 character limit, but the company has recently announced that Direct Messages will no longer be subjected to that restriction.
Twitter plans to remove the 140 character limit on Direct Messages sometime in July but gave no specific date for the cha Read More

By virtue of the fact that I am, by nature, a quiet and private person, I will freely acknowledge that when it comes to networking, I am not the best at it, although I do make an effort!
“The Complete Guide to Professional Networking: The Secrets of Online and Offline Success” by Simon Phillips (@ Read More

Acquisitions of regional newspapers by bigger and bigger media companies is the norm these days. So the idea of a small community newspaper still being a small business may seem like a thing of the past.
But not if you travel to Cooperstown, New York. Read More

Contests and plenty of events fill the rest of June. Just look at the events calendar below. Verisign’s #InternetOfficial contest will be awarding 15 finalists $5,000 and a chance at a $30,000 grand prize. You can also Tweet to win one of two Samsung Digital Signage TVs being given away by Small Bu Read More

There are parts of running a business that are absolutely essential. And while you know that these things, such as protecting company data and identifying your target market, are important, actually doing them can be a bit more difficult.
Luckily, members of the online small business community hav Read More

Whether you’re a retailer, a fashion blogger or a personal stylist, if your small business touches upon the fashion industry in any way, look out. A new trend some are calling “geek chic” should be on your radar.
Forget about the fall from popularity of wearables like Google Glass. From motorized Read More

One of the things I like when selecting a book from the review pile is that I really don’t know what to expect. By choosing to live in South Africa, I am not exposed to the players in the field of American business, and therefore I cannot prejudge a book by name alone.
“Social Media Sucks! (If You Read More

Today’s consumers are all about instant gratification. But most workers still have to wait two weeks between paychecks.
That means, at any given time, they have likely done hours of work over the last week or two and have yet to see the fruits of that labor.
That’s where Ram Palaniappan saw a hol Read More