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Why media coverage is important for entrepreneurs and how to get quoted in the media. Includes HARO: Help A Reporter as an important resource. Read More

Does the number of social networking fans or followers you have, influence the click through-rate of your links?  It’s a simple question that has intrigued me for some time. To get an answer I did some research utilizing Twitter and bit.ly. Read More

With the power to publish and spread their message to thousands online, local businesses must pay attention to these online reviews and pro-actively manage and respond to them.

Customer online reviews DO have the power to make or break a local business. While the positive reviews out number negative, a negative online review can get real ugly… if level-headed thinking isn’t used. Read More

When you hire a new worker for your business, you select him or her because of the special skill or ability he or she has which you feel you can use.
Whether you like it or not, you get the whole person, not just the employee’s skills and abilities. Read More

The percentage of supervisors who lose their jobs because of technical incompetence is quite small as compared to the much greater percentage of supervisors who fail in managerial positions because of the inability to deal effectively with people. Read More

If you have passion working hard will not be a hardship because you know that every effort you put in should and will reap rewards – from which you will benefit. Read More

There is a misconception about social media that it is either free or too cheap to use. I do not agree with this thing. In my point of view social media is more expensive than conventional media. Read More

From About.com' Small Business Canada, a pdf version of the Royal Bank's complete guide to buying a franchise. It's 16 pages and reviews points including why a small business person might choose franchising, how franchising works and a guide to buying and financing your new franchise business. Like many other huge decisions in life, 16 pages alone will probably not provide all of the information Read More

Business owners often don't think about legal issues until they get hit with a lawsuit or decide to sue someone. Unfortunately, once they arise, costly court actions can destroy companies. Smart Answers asked several attorneys who work with small companies what they considered the top legal pitfalls for 2010 and how they can avoided. Read More

When times are hard and money is tight, I hear this often. The belt-tightening process seems to automatically result in ditching the creative. It’s ironic, because when anyone starts a new business, it surely springs from a creative inspiration. So, why is it that the very thing that inspired the whole thing is seen as expendable? Read More