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There's a new business reality coming, says Chris Brogan, and it about the mainstreaming and embedding of social media in business. For large businesses this will mean, for those who haven't done so already, fully integrating social media into what they do including sales, marketing and beyond. For Read More

This Small Business News summary from Small Business Trends will help you keep track of the legal issues that can potentially impact your business. Legal issues, of course, vary greatly from nation to nation and even from one state, province or town to the other. But this summary hits at least some Read More

Before I launched The Work at Home Woman, I spent long hard hours choosing a business name. I did key word research, domain name searches, and l made sure I was legally able to use the name that I had picked out. Once I finally picked out a name that I was legally able to use, I registered a DBA (d Read More

1. To Avoid Dysfunctional Bosses

Some bosses have major mood swings. Do you enjoy having a new boss every 20 minutes?

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to be a model employee, some bosses just can't be pleased. I know that you may find this hard to believe, but bosses are human, too. They Read More

Top 5 Symptoms of a Business Relationship Gone Bad by Karen Keller Ph.D. Here are 5 signs (alarms) that the business relationship you thought you had has gone wrong. Read more now! Read More

Tom Peters describes the importance of listening in business communications. Sometimes even awkward silences can provide opportunities to gain insight into the needs of prospective clients... Read More

Publicity delivers same benefits as marketing at a lower cost. In addition, it builds a long lasting positive impression about your business in the minds of customers thereby increasing your sales and brand value. In this post we show various approaches to get publicity at low cost for your small b Read More

One of the questions I hear most often from entrepreneurs is how to find a good intern, so I thought I’d share some insight from my experiences and hopefully lead you to the next great addition to your team. Here are a few things to consider when hiring an intern for your startup. Read More

Many small business owners look at me sideways when I suggest exploring Twitter as a marketing channel. They know what Twitter is, and they get the concept, but many don’t interact with it personally. Plus, they rightly recognize that it can be a whole lot of work for uncertain gain. [...] Read More

Today I sat down to write, but had absolutely no idea what exactly I wanted to write about. I then decided to do some scientific research (which consisted of me typing into Google, “today’s best quote” and seeing what came up), telling myself the results would be my topic of conversation.

This i Read More