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With the economy in a crisis and unemployment at staggering rates, businesses of all types and sizes are feeling the crunch. So I went to the trenches this week and asked fellow entrepreneurs, CEOs, marketers and business consultants what they perceive to be the number one challenge facing small businesses today. Read More

Polling firm Zogby International conducted a joint interactive poll with WeMedia, asking the question: “Who will lead us to a better future?” Americans put entrepreneurs and small businesses at the top of the list, with 63% of Americans saying entrepreneurs and small businesses would lead the way. Read More

More and more small business folks are giving in to what seems like an insurmountable mountain of hype and jumping on the twitter bandwagon. Read More

There is one form of advertising that has always worked, and will continue to work, and has nearly a guaranteed positive ROI. It's the most trusted form of advertising out there, has no shelf life, and will always be well received by your market — so what is it? Word Of Mouth! Read More

Until recently, credit cards had always been a reliable source of financing for entrepreneurs as well. Ease of credit card access gave small business owners an important, cost effective, and highly flexible means for managing cash flow, purchasing inventory, and expanding operations. The cards did not require personal guarantees, and came bundled Read More

So much audio . . . so little time. But alas! We have taken the guesswork out of it for you. We have chosen 100 of the most informative podcasts for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Most of the following podcasts specifically target small businesses while others have a broader business focus. All, however, are relevant to business ow Read More

Back when I was in school, which wasn't that long ago, in order to get this kind of information you had to spend hours in a classroom and thousands of dollars. Now you can get a big time business education, on your own time, for free. The following courses range in complexity and length, and should offer a good primer for those of you just Read More

Gmail lab feature “Multiple Inboxes” allows you to have more than one 'inbox' in your default Gmail view. You can have up to 5 additional panels and set them to display labels, your starred messages, drafts or any search you want next to your inbox. Here is how to start using Multiple Inboxes and 7 great things you can do with it. Read More

“How do you make sure you're networking, instead of notworking?” I think it's getting harder to know where that line is. With today's social media — especially sites with lots of interactivity and immediate feedback such as Twitter — you can easily get caught up in chatting and surfing. It's a constant mental interruption. Before you know it, you' Read More

Clearly Google is the big competitor of Microsoft in search and though we play in search Google has more to lose. However, this post isn't about my desire to see Microsoft win or Google lose. It's about the changing landscape of the Internet and search. I actually don't think Google has that much to fear from Twitter—at least for some time. Read More