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Are you organizationally blessed? Then strategic planning is just an exercise in organization for you. What if you are one of the millions of business people who are disorganized, unstructured and pay little attention to details? Here's strategic planning for the rest of us. Simple, effective and doable! Read More

Most tax professionals rely on word-of-mouth, or referrals to grow their business. A good network of referral partners is like having a volunteer sales force. People love to give referrals, but it is important to make it easy for them... Read More

Negotiation is not a business tactic that everyone is going to be comfortable with. Reasons vary: It can be intimidating to tell a client or a vendor something that he doesn't want to hear. It can be a matter of cultural comfort zones — while some cultures encourage negotiations, others view the negotiation process as not much better than an argument. To be a successful business owner, however, i Read More

The Revolution has begun. Cloud Computing is set to take the SME market by storm in 2010. With 4 firms a day going out of business, businesses are realizing that in order to stay afloat and remain competitive they need to adapt and cut costs. Read More

Want to see how you can reduce the price of your product or service and get paid the original price?

Get creative in looking for ways that your clients can buy your offerings.
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These are social media tips under 140 characters that I have posted on Twitter over the past week or so. For those of you who may have missed some, I have put them into an archived list here on my blog. Add your own tips and comments in the comments section if you would like. Here’s my 12 social media tips under 140 characters:

1. Stay curious and you will stay current.
2. Momentum is Read More

So, the question still remains to be answered, how are you going to grow your business in 2010? If you need help figuring it out, here are some really great programs to help you along your way. Read More

So what’s the deal with business plans? Do they serve a real purpose or is it simply a document people need to fulfill loan requirements? Read More

local businessThere’s been a fair amount of coverage recently about the ins and outs, good and evil, usefulness and rudeness of customer rating and reviews sites. No matter how you feel about these social recommendation sites, if you own a small business of any kind, it’s time to get serious about figuring out and playing the game. Read More

Today I have two very big announcements. First, SEOmoz is exiting the consulting business to focus exclusively on our software model. And, second, we have an expanded partnership with Distilled, who'll be taking over many of our consulting clients and opening offices here in Seattle. I'm going to talk briefly about both of these below, then add detail wi... Read More