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I hope everyone had an opportunity to watch last night’s presidential debate or the recaps.  Both Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama believe that small businesses play a significant role in the state of the US’ economy, particularly when it comes to hiring employees, receiving fair tax Read More

I had the pleasure of being in the company of a man, who has been in business for himself for over 30 years.  And during those 30 years, he’s run his business entirely from his home office.  No brick and mortar, a modest social media and web presence but 2500 square foot home office attached… Read More

Here I sit in the forest again. Monday afternoon, 3pm. Bailed from my home office with my wife and headed to our favorite spot down by the river. Put up a tent for nap taking; 2 camp chairs to sit in; and bagged some food to eat at Melvin’s Fir [...] Read More

Ever find yourself frustrated with a client?  Ever feel as if a client may be frustrated with you or your business?  The culprit of this mutual frustration may not be the clashing of ideas, personalities or even egos.  It could be something as simple as a lack of understanding in the communication Read More

Jonah Lehrer, author of the book: Imagine How Creativity Works, talks about the creative process for entrepreneurs and the connection of ideas. Creativity is no longer this stand-alone process entrepreneurs must make, but rather, surround themselves among their social network. Social activity and Read More

Don’t you hate it when you sign up for service, or an account, the webmasters walk you through a public profile to set up?  After all, who really has time to upload a photo or logo, write a brief description or bio, and share links of their websites or social media accounts they’re connected to?… Read More

There’s no secret formula for success in business, there’s no genie in a lamp that will magically offer everything we need for our businesses to be successful and there’s no absolution that whatever strategy we employ is guaranteed to work.  But despite the odds, despite what intangible (and someti Read More

Social media is permanently changing the customer-business relationship, giving consumers more power than ever to voice their opinions and shape a brand’s fate. However, when it comes to customer support, is social media leaving the customer behind?

With live web chats, customer support pages on Read More

Since we’re talking about the advantages of having a mentor as an entrepreneur, have you scored yourself a mentor yet?   Okay, perhaps that was not the best play on words, here, however business mentors are available to any and every entrepreneur that seeks one at SCORE.  If you’re an aspiring smal Read More

Ever gotten a free pen from a business? Or key chains or a refrigerator magnet?  Maybe a can holder for your beverages?  Notice, all those little freebies seem to have the company’s name, logo and contact information, whether it be a phone number, website or email address.  There’s a reason for tha Read More