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In this video from Andrew Warner of http://mixergy.com/, Andrew talks about lessons learned in his interview with Jason Fried, founder of 37 Signals. Among the lessons are that money isn't necessary to start a company, but that developing a voice and becoming a teacher for your customers is. He says Fried also advocates building a subscription ba Read More

The video in this blog post not only serves as a blueprint of guerrilla marketing usable for any small business. It is an example of guerrilla marketing for a real product. Just watching it got me to check out the company's Website. When it comes to making your service or product stand out from the crowd, what are you really doing? I think this p Read More

A small business may also be a family business and, if so, trouble can ensue if care isn't taken from the start. Family rivalries and dynamics finding their way into the business environment, unclear job designations and uncertainty about each member's contributions are only some of the problems that may come up. As a result, like any other busi Read More

Tim Ferris doesn't like the word marketing. Instead he explains to an audience at a seminar how he got his book on the bestsellers list just by persuading people to talk about him (which one could argue is marketing no matter what Tim decides to call it.) Watch this video for some of Tim's techniques on selling yourself and by extension your pro Read More

Teenagers faced with job shortages due to greater competition with laid off adults react by starting businesses of their own. This article profiles several young entrepreneurs and their startup endeavors. Read More

Video profile of fashion entrepreneur Josie Natori, how she got started and why she's so successful. A great example of using your contacts to generate sales and success in small business. Read More

A friend and business partner sent me these points on how to fund a business startup. The advice is from serial entrepreneur Naval Ravikant at Microsoft BizSpark. Read More

Venture Capital investor Fred Wilson talks about what he's learned from both marriage and business about building relationships. Read More

You can promote your business, yourself, your Website or your product with a free ebook costing nothing to create. Check out this post from Skelliewag.org on how to start creating and distributing your own ebooks with no startup investment. Read More

Tax breaks for small business are available under the new U.S. stimulus package and "smartmoney TV" can help your business find the best breaks to suit you. Read More