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Amanda Scarr of WatchMeFranchise! shares some common sense but often forgotten business owner traits. Though, as Scarr says, not all successful business owners may share all 10 traits, they are a good starting point when considering some of the discipline you may need to consider to run a successful business. All business owners have challenges wi Read More

In an addition of his podcast, The Daily Flip, Jim Kukral reviews a book on branding your business by David Brier of DBD International. Kukral, who focuses allot on branding in his business coaching, does a great job of covering some of the truly inspiring aspects of the book where related to branding. And they are lessons that can apply to any bu Read More

In this article covering 10 tips for bootstapping your small business, Isabel M. Isidro, managing editor of PowerHomeBiz.com, looks at this great approach of starting a business even without a substantial amount of investment. To be sure, there are different levels of bootstrapping. Some would argue that true bootstrapping can be done using nothin Read More

We've found 5 niche social bookmarking sites for businesses. Whether you're looking to improve your business or have business-related content you want to promote, we've gathered together the information that you really want to know. Read More

Engage your audiences, help supporters of your non-profit keep up with any tagged topic on Twitter and Flickr, or publicize your event with a custom Twitterfountain, a nifty new mashup you can embed on your blog or website. From Rebecca Leaman - @rjleaman Read More

CEO of Jive Communications, Brent Thomson, joins hosts Anita Campbell to demystify VoIP and discuss the advantages it offers over standard telephones for small businesses having 1 to 40 employees. Read More

In this current economic state many (myself included) are looking to small business to pull the economy back up. If that's the case the question of where startups can get funding is an important one. Where do you look for financing? Read More

Economies move through a series of expansions and contractions known as the business cycle. This should not be news to anyone with even a modicum of financial acumen, yet it amazes me that those who are tasked with understanding this basic concept get it so wrong time after time. Read More

It's been a little over two months now since my company, Small Business Trends LLC, acquired BizSugar.com, a site for small business news. It's been a learning experience, and it occurred to me that it might make a good case study about acquiring a Web business. So I plan to periodically report on how it's going. It's still early but I'm rea Read More

People have been fervently writing about the fame of social media, especially Twitter. Ever since it took everyone by storm with its 140 characters of instant messaging, social networking has never been the same again. We have heard many describing Twitter as their ultimate kit for successful online business, promotional tool, or even traffic m Read More