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When any company is looking out for B2B lead sources and especially for a database of companies and key executive contacts, Dun & Bradstreet's Hoovers Online company database is on everyone's evaluation list. Having been around for several years and with a comprehensive database of over 23 million companies, its rightly amongst the most widely kno Read More

Barack Obama is the first "Social Media President" in history. He's the first one to understand and harness the power of sharing and communicating through social media platforms to not only get out his message, but to energize a group of Americans into action. Of course it wasn't just Barack alone, it was his campaign team that focused in an Read More

Last week, I gave a talk on “Starting a Business upon Graduation” to a group of Harvard Business School students. In addition to sharing my experiences in starting Pixily right after graduating from Wharton, I shared my approach on how one should zero in... Read More

Small merchants have long chafed at the fees they must pay banks every time a customer swipes a debit or credit card. But now, with business slowing and every dollar important to their bottom line, some merchants are pushing for changes. Read More

I've recently decided that I am going to take my time with this whole starting-a-business thing. My overall timeline is going to be simple. The initial goal for my business is to be a part-time extra-income generator for me starting sometime before the end of this year. This blog, and the filing of my DBA paperwork, have already set the gears in Read More

As part of the planning process for my small business, I'm going to spend an entire weekend day "practicing" working from home on my own. I've never worked form home before, I've always worked in an office or in another building. This article describes the process I will use and the expectations I have for how things will turn out. Read More

Can someone in his mid-twenties with no managerial experience, no bachelors degree, and very little start-up money start his own successful one-man business in the competitive field of computer consulting? Well, if you were to ask Eric Hamm that question, he'd not only answer with an up-beat and positive YES, but he'd tell you how he's been doing Read More

Are you really cut-out for this high-risk field? Some characteristics to consider. Read More

Is all the time we invest in social networks worth it? Think long-term and short-term goals. Read More

We all know the wonderful things social networks can do for us -- but what about the stuff they can't? Read More