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Anita Campbell, executive editor of Small Business Trends brings us a story of how the state of New Jersey abandoned not one but about 17 small local vendors when it gave an office supplies contract to a larger out of state supplier with out ever giving the local companies a chance to bid. Worst of all, Anita reports the small office supply compan Read More

Check out Tim Berry's business plan and presentation tips in this video recommended by a couple of bizSugar members via Twitter. Via @CindyKing @bplans @lyceum Thanks everyone. It is a really great post with plenty of in depth information about what info to include (and what to let out) when putting together a business plan or presentation to inv Read More

Abby Prince of SmallBusinessNewz interviews Jennifer Laycock, editor-in-chief of Search Engine Guide, about search engine marketing for small business. Among the most important takeaways: using social media is amongst the best ways to promote your small business but use these tools to listen to customers' needs not just to promote, don't worry i Read More

This hour-long presentation on small business blogs with Anil Dash of Six Apart is a great overview for any small business people who are not already convinced of the benefits of a business blog. I will confess that as a professional blogger explaining to clients the importance of blogging and what it can do for your business that I am somewhat bi Read More

You read it right. Carmine Gallo's post at BusinessWeek.com is a fairly thorough explanation of how NOT to give a business presentation. From obvious disinterest to calling attention to your own mistakes and amateurish use of presentation tools. Carmine's post is a laugh riot because it's a very vivid description of the presentation from hell. Read More

Wall Street Journal small business columnist Colleen DeBaise explains how to open a restaurant with no money...well, none of your own anyway. DeBaise suggests gaining some experience working the restaurant business and then developing a detailed business plan demonstrating your big idea and the qualities you posses that will enable you to turn it Read More

How can you take your small business global? In my interview with international marketer Cindy King we discuss the tools, approaches and core concepts that can make your cross-cultural marketing strategy a success. Cindy King is a Cross-Cultural Marketer & International Sales Strategist based in France. She uses her dual background in sales & mar Read More

This small biz tips video from CNN Money looks at credit crunch solutions for small to medium sized businesses impacted by the tightening of lending from conventional banks. The solution dealt with in this video is factor lending, a process by which a third party company advances part of the money on an invoice after services or products are deliv Read More

Wiggly Wigglers, a natural gardening business in England marketing techniques like worm composting, has used the Web since the 1990's to promote global sales. This all natural company recently won the Dell Small Business Excellence Award for its use of pod casts, blogs and social networks to not only market to customers but gather input, ideas an Read More

Heather Gorringe, founder and co-owner of Wiggly Wiggler, a natural gardening business promoting ideas like worm composting, is interviewed about how her company has used sicial media to go high tech global. The company recently won the Dell Small Business Excellence Award for its use of technology to market, engage in conversations and gain ideas Read More