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Cold calling is not the easiest of most fun activity at the best of times; here are three things you can do to take some of the edge off a needed task. Read More

The way of the entrepreneur is fraught with danger. You’ve got to climb mountains of skepticism and cross chasms of underfunding, where beneath you the skeletons of ill-fated startups lie… and there’s only that thin rope of your own determination keeping you up there, alive. Nobody said being an en Read More

You may be apprehensive about switching to an automated billing system due to unfamiliarity or a notion that you’re company is too small and can’t afford it. Maybe you think it’s too hard to set up. If you’ve resisted automating your billing, it may be time to reconsider. Read More

Is government regulation hampering small businesses’ access to capital? That’s one conclusion you could draw from a recent study. Read More

They say two things are certain in life: death and taxes. To that, I’d add a third: rising health-care costs. According to the latest Behind the Numbers study by PwC’s Health Research Institute, which monitors medical costs, the cost of health care is projected to rise by 8.5 percent next year, an Read More

When the recession hit, the B2B buying cycle was dramatically changed. Suddenly every penny had to be accounted for, every expense carefully analyzed, every cost evaluated. If it wasn’t necessary to the operation of the business, it was shut down. People couldn’t afford to be frivolous, with either Read More

A couple of years ago, I saw first hand what can happen to a founder, and the business, when the founder practices unhealthy habits, such as working 20 hours a day. A typical “Type A” personality, with boundless energy and enthusiasm, she aggravated some previous health limitations until she was be Read More