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"I can get the same thing for only $13,000 and your price is $18,000." Hearing something like that from a prospect stops many salespeople right in their tracks. Having no better way to handle that statement, some settle for spewing sales babble such a Read More

The Need for (SERM) Search Engine Reputation Management In the modern business scenario, there is nothing more painful than knowing that a potential customer seeking more information online is getting negative feedback about your company or product. Read More

Often in small business marketing, focus is on implementing marketing tactics to attract new customers to your business. Once they become customers, do you actively pursue activities that will expand on their relationship with your business? Before you select the marketing tactics it is best to ask yourself these questions: Read More

Whether you want to think so or not your business could be at risk. Taking a few simple precautions can help protect you and your business from losing money due to criminal embezzlement activity. Read More

Need information on taxes for your small business from the Internal Revenue Service? U.S. small businesses can access tax information from the IRS via a special Website and toll free numbers. There are also help centers in some communities and services often have extended hours during tax time. Watch the following video from BusinessDotGov for mor Read More

This profile of Gladys Strickland, a virtual assistant based in Memphis, TN, is a glimpse into the world of truly small businesses, including the kinds of companies started in economic downturns by laid off people unable to find work. (Gladys doesn't fit into this category and has actually started her small business part-time while keeping a day Read More

The connection between consumers and brands is intricate and most often far more complicated than thought at first sight. Something that demonstrates this growing complexity is the emergence of brand communities; people coming together and forming groups due to their admiration of a specific brand. Fahy and Jobber (2008) defines a 'Brand Community Read More

Key lessons from young entrepreneurs on how to overcome starting a business in a recession. Read More

The market has spoiled investors over the past 7 months with one direction only: up. This Great Recession seems to be turning into the Great Recovery. Are there any cheap growth stocks left for bargain-hunting investors? Read More