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Saying "thank you" to your employees can be a great small business employee benefit and makes financial sense as well. In this video see how Clark-Mortenson Insurance and Financial Services made this technique a great business strategy:
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I recently came across a video of Seth Godin answering a question about social-networking for business. The following quotes from the video will give you an idea of Seth’s feelings and answer: Read More

Are you running the best version of yourself? Be sure to defrag your mind and update your drivers every now and then... 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

How many of us look at the monthly bank statements or invoices issued as an indicator for how well we are managing our project costs? Read More

Thursday Bram describes the steps of creating and launching an ebook with Lifehack.org. She talks about the business side of the process, as well as writing it. Read More

Businesses always have problems needing to be addressed but often we confine them to the too hard basket, or turn a blind eye to them, in the vain hope that they will somehow just go away, or someone else will resolve them for us. This article explains why this occurs, and then outlines 6 steps to help break the cycle, and ultimately prevent those little problems growing into monsters. Read More

Stories of Zappos, the online shoe retailer, and how they have pioneered a new way of doing customer service, using social media, and selling products online are now all over the business and trade media. From their policies such as paying new recruits to quit within their first 60 days (arguing it costs less in the long run) to having a manifesto of ten principles that guide their customer servi Read More

Do you have small business startup fears to overcome? What fears do you face when considering starting a small business of your own? Do you fear failure or something else? Do you have a list of what scares you the most? Don't let any of these fears destroy your small business ambition. Instead, check out guide Susan Ward's "Don’t Let Fear of Failure Stop You From Starting a Small Business" in Abo Read More

Steroids have been in the news this past week with Mark McGwire's admission that he used steroids while playing Major League Baseball in his interview with Bob Costas on the MLB network. Read More