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The university world calls it ‘publish or perish’ and while I wouldn’t go that far, a blog can be a great way to promote your business, boy band or just yourself... and how? Read More

On March 2, President Obama signed legislation extending the availability of Recovery Act funds for certain Small Business Administration (SBA)-guaranteed loan programs. This is good news for small businesses seeking start-up and growth financing. The SBA estimates that the additional funding will support about $1.8 billion in lending by extending its ability to guarantee loans enhanced by Recov Read More

What you think is a process might be an event. Events are fun and motivating but maybe a bit frivolous and meaningless. Process is necessary and valuable but tends to be dull, boring and uninspiring. How do you get the best from both? Here's how to solve the devilish dilemma. Read More

Does the thought of presenting to upper management make your knees knock? Do you spend days on the presentation only to spend your 5 minutes in the spotlight talking to your shoes while the executives yawn and sneak peeks at their Blackberries? Read More

Some days, I wonder if business owners really think about the basics of how they operate. Consider what messages we give our customers or potential customers each day. It would be fair to assume that a business is closed if the lights are off or there is a sign that says “closed.” However, sometimes a business just appears to be closed when it is not. Read More

Keynote by David Siteman Garland on an introduction to maximizing online video for entrepreneurs. Includes some easy-to-start tips and tricks. Read More

How is this possible? How are Chris Brogan and Jason Falls beating Oglivy Interactive, BBDO, Campbell-Ewald and the like for big-time interactive marketing and social media clients. How is Jeremiah Owyang and Altimeter Group beating Forrester and Gartner? Read More

Will the new health care reforms make small business owners sick? Have a look at this consumer primer and read between the lines in the sections on employers and the self-employed. You'll get a fairly good idea of what some may be facing. Read More

Many people get into business having a very good understanding of a product or service, yet have no idea how to actually market it. Over the last several Read More

As a business owner, developing different forms of small business income can be very beneficial. When you do not have to rely on one source of income, it can make things a lot easier on you and your business. Here are a few of the different forms of small Read More