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Good article explaining what not to do when using social media to promote your business. Read More

Sometime the worst enemy a sales rep has is his big mouth. Read More

Clearly Google is the big competitor of Microsoft in search and though we play in search Google has more to lose. However, this post isn't about my desire to see Microsoft win or Google lose. It's about the changing landscape of the Internet and search. I actually don't think Google has that much to fear from Twitter—at least for some time. Read More

Carry back, no SBA fees...BizBox runs down what the proposed stimulus will do for small businesses, and whether it will be enough. Read More

One of the best U.S. Presidents, in my opinion, was James K. Polk. Polk serves not only as a model for presidential greatness, but also for anyone trying to achieve success in their own life. Perhaps no other president, other than possibly Lincoln, accomplished so much in four years. Read More

If you don't know what they are, how can you expect your customers to know? Read More

The crumbling condition of small business loans is threatening to hamstring the recovery of the U.S. economy, and tag banks with rising losses over the coming year. The U.S. government's Small Business Administration said losses from loans made through its lending programs more than doubled in 2008, reaching nearly $1.3 billion. In 2007, the S Read More

During tough economic times, customers go bargain shopping. You have two choices. Compete on price and watch your margins go down the toilet, or defend your prices by showing the customer that buying on the cheap is a false economy. Here's how. Read More

Objections aren't something to be "overcome" according to the author. He suggests that sellers work their way through objections by clarifying them. Furthermore, if conditions are met by the seller, he has to know that he'll end up with an agreement. Read More

Learn the thought process for coming up with new product concepts that have potential for long term profitability. Read More