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Your business may not be small just because you think it is. The government actually has a say in it. The SBA has established size standards for a number of reasons. Read what they mean for your "small" business. Read More

“I’m starting an online business – where do I start?”. It’s broad question, but is one that comes up repeatedly on small business forums and discussion boards.

Here are some tips and best practices that can guide you through these steps – with all your check boxes ticked. Read More

An Outlook email signature block is an excellent way to promote a service or product you sell. In additions, you can add links to text and pictures to direct people to websites to help further with further promotion. Here is a video to show you how to do this Read More

Choosing a blog name is surely an important aspect of your business or online presence. So, don’t make it in a rush. Instead invest your time and brainstorm some ideas, prepare a list of favorable blog names and choose the best one Read More

Are you the kind of person who only uses 1 side of your business card? Why are you wasting 50% of your card? Here are 8 things that you can do on the space you don’t use Read More

The franchise industry, as a whole, has not exactly been an “early adopter” of social media, especially, social media marketing. It’s taken a while, but the franchise industry seems to be taking it seriously now. Here are some concrete examples of franchise brands that have done some really innovative things to tell their unique stories, and get the word out about their products and services Read More

How does your business use social media in its marketing mix? If you use it to identify and attract new customers – then you are in the majority. Here are some insights on how small businesses are using blogs, Facebook and Twitter to expand, plus some tips to get your social media strategy right Read More

Google & SBA join forces to produce videos showing how actual small business owners are using online tools to drive business Read More

Marketing in all its forms is an essential part of small business growth. Here are three tips from award-winning small business owners, who explain how they have improved their marketing efforts by better listening to their customers and critics while leveraging online tools to grow new markets on a tight budget Read More

Ready to take your small business global? Don't know where to start? This article from Business.gov explains the process and points to official resources to help your business get started in exportin Read More