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I have been managing various forms of real estate in Florida since 1972. Since that time I have contemplated why there is a “disconnect” between a Board of Directors and their Unit Owners. Read More

CRM, or customer relationship management, is about understanding your customer to deliver them a better service while increasing your sales and revenues. Read More

As you probably already know, the more websites that link to your website, the higher you’ll rank in search engines. Now there are a lot of shady ways to get backward links, such as buying text links from brokers or website owners. So instead of going with the short-term route, here are some legitimate ways you can build links so that you can boost your search engine traffic. Read More

The following is a guest column that offers taxes for small business advice, courtesy of UnderstandingMarketing.com and QuickBooks expert Scott Gregory. For the most part this blog focuses on marketing and public relations topics that pertain to small businesses and entrepreneurs, but since it's tax time we also want to offer a little advice to make tax season a little less stressful. Read More

Franchise Direct's Donald Cranford, recently had an opportunity to spend some time in India. Donald, (Franchise Direct's US lead blogger) focused on the growth of the franchise business model in India. Lots of growth, actually. Opportunities exist. (Disclosure; Franchise Direct... Read More

The best way to learn how to start and run your own business is through “OPE” – other people’s experiences. It certainly beats the “School of Hard Knocks” where you have to experience everything first hand. With all of the resources available, only a fool with a death wish would want to go it alone. Read More

Most companies are not looking for their business challenges to be explained to them; they are looking for a prescription to solve them. Read More

FourSquare is a great tool for brick-and-mortar businesses. What if FourSquare allowed users to Check-In at online retailers like Amazon.com or Ebay.com? Read More

A new study from Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence in Service found that social media usage among small businesses increased to 24% in 2009, up 12% over 2008. Seventy-five percent of respondents said they have a company page on a social networking site like Facebook or LinkedIn, and 50% believe it will make them money in the next 12 months. Read More

In today’s tough economy, it’s no longer enough to generate great ideas for your growing business. To get ahead, you have to communicate effectively to customers as part of the relationship marketing process. That means connecting on an emotional level. “You have to learn to show your value,” says Maribeth Kuzmeski, author of The Connectors: How the World’s Most Successful Read More