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The University of Illinois at Chicago is brimming with new entrepreneurship courses in its MBA program. And the school is not alone, according to Ann Meyer, business columnist for the Chicago Tribune. The increase is attributed to a greatly increased desire among students to enter into entrepreneurship, Meyer writes. Presumably this will mean an i Read More

Thanks to bizSugar Twitter follower Cathleen Thomas @famlegacy for this one: How to buy your business some Facebook friends. I think this is kind of an interesting story because while the Australian company is being criticized for gathering friends for its Facebook clients presumably using the name of the company on the Website, no one would sugge Read More

Whether you believe the concern is genuine or have your doubts about the hype, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of Homeland Security officials are joining forces to warn small business owners of the potential devastating effect of swine flu on small business. This article from the Chicago Tribune offers some suggestions for ho Read More

with limited resources, how should entrepreneurs engage in this time consuming but very much needed marketing strategy? Read More

When customers succeed at prematurely ending the sales interaction, the result is no sales. To change the results, increase your Read More

Here is a list of useful presentation tools that will definitely help to improve your next presentation. Read More

If you want to interact with people who has a background in PR or just to learn something or two regarding PR, here's a list of 100 PR people worth following on Twitter. Read More

Many small businesses don't have the time or resources to adequately monitor their own financial status, no less the ability to screen the finances of their partners, vendors, suppliers or customers. However, if SMB CEOs take away one thing from the current recession - it should be a clear understanding of how important it is to have a transparent Read More

Small business franchise opportunities don't need to be expensive and here are some in a variety of opportunities from Work.com. Matt Alderton, a guide at the community, explains opportunities all for less than $50,000 including industries ranging from financial management to food services. A word of caution: be sure the opportunities are good on Read More

Writer and former entrepreneur Hugh Aaron argues that money cannot be an end in and of itself when running or creating a business. The pursuit of money alone, he says, is at the heart of our current economic crisis. When money becomes the only focus often the quality of work one does for one's company disappears. Like the artist or scientist, Aar Read More