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Do you know the number one reason people leave their jobs? It's not because of money or the company dress policy. It's not because they did not get the corner office or because they were passed over for that much-deserved promotion. Read More

Marketing is the most common problem that people running or starting small businesses ask me about. Typically, they say something like, "I've placed some ads but they just don't seem to be doing anything." — in other words, not bringing them the customers, clients or sales they desire. Read More

Creating the right environment for the team is equally important. People will give their best when they feel that their services are being valued and that they are entrusted with producing a part of the success of the venture. Read More

How can I keep myself motivated long term? This seems to be quite a common dilemma for many people so I want to address it because it can be done! Here are my tips for staying motivated: Read More

In this interview with former Thompson Reuters CEO and President Dick Harrington for a post at Harvard Business Publishing we are given a look at how small business and big business differ and what lessons small business leaders can learn from industry titans. Certainly scalability may be the most difficult challenge small businesses must tackle, Read More

In this great post from consultant Peter Bergman at Harvard Business Publishing we're treated to an appealing argument for the advantage small business may have not only in the recession but coming out the other side into the economic recovery over larger companies that have lost their customers' trust. Bergman believes the advantages of being b Read More

You can use CafePress to develop retail business offline as well as on, according to this post from R. Jean Roth in Business.com. Roth says the time to look at starting offline retail is after your designs have already caught on in your online store or perhaps you've gotten questions from customers about where else they can find your creations. R Read More

Squidoo Community Organizer Kimberly Dawn Wells has whipped together this fine lens site about using CafePress to create a small business in online retail. All you need is a good idea, some creativity, appropriate design software and a savy for marketing. CafePress makes it possible to create a store to showcase the merchandise you create at no in Read More

If you're new to affiliate marketing, it can be difficult to get accepted by many affiliate programs. But if you can't get accepted, how can you make any money? Scott Fox outlines 5 helpful strategies that can help you get accepted by affiliate program managers today. Read More

How much more upside potential is there after a 67% monster rally for the technology sector? After all, there are resistance levels the market tends to respect. With slashed semiconductor demand, weak earnings reports from Dell, and an uncertain holiday shopping season ahead, is the tech sector overvalued? Read More