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Last November, Geoffrey James asked “Are Trade Show Leads Worth It?“ Almost two-thirds who responded to the poll said “NO”. Does this mean that you shouldn't go to trade shows? Absolutely not! But it does mean that you shouldn't use them for lead generation. Read More

Corporations aren't the only ones that need branding. Individual salespeople are a brand, too. Read More

A new place to network for small and medium businesses - find funding, get advice, change providers, enter competitions and find out about the latest news and events in the SME space. Read More

Here are some of the best articles from the SmallBusinessNewz site for 2008 based on reader responses. I found many of them to be helpful and interesting. Read More

Current Economic Policy Fails to Recognize that Main Street is Key to Recovery The mountains of money being given to banks, automobile companies, and so forth will not get this economy moving. It will be the entrepreneurs... Read More

What are the best books an entrepreneur could read to help him get started with a new venture? Read More

Now more than ever you have to focus, improve, and possibly even change what you do to attain, retain and maintain customers. Consider the following ten-steps to make your business recession proof. Read More

You don't need a huge budget to discover the power of social media for your small business. Here's a plan that shows you how you can get started with a few hours per week of your time, a one-time investment of $300 and $15.00 month. Then judge the results for yourself. Read More

Freaking Chris Brogan is being brilliant and making me think again. Sigh. He's got a post up today that talks about defining your goals in three words. What I love is that his words aren't completely concrete. They're interpreted completely based on circumstance, and I've no doubt they'll evolve as his work does this year. Read More

The recession is bad for most BtoB businesses, however some industries will prosper thanks to the recession: Yin Yang. These are the industries you should favor to sell to.Yin Yang. If you can generate leads from these recession proof industries, it is more likely to close sales and to have customers that actually will pay your invoices. Read More