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O.K., let's face it. You can't stay at your computer 24/7 even if your office happens to be in the living room or at the kitchen table. So how do you stay available for customers especially during the Holiday season when you're visiting family and friends. Smallbiztechnology.com has these tips for always staying connected and being able to respond to and serve your customers. Read More

It's time to shape up your business, and our expert plan will show you the way. Think of them as your personal trainers and set aside the next six weeks to exercise their principles. You'll build business muscle, lose resource-draining fat and speed up growth. But first, you'll have to step in front of the mirror and face those flabby, underperforming areas. Read More

The National Federation of Business has created a great resource of legal tips for small business on their Website and this is just a sampling. These legal problems are things that every small business, to a greater or lesser degree, may someday face. But some also involve problems that can be fairly easily avoided. At list of these potential legal problems and precautions to avoid them can be a Read More

Leadership isn't about your title, it is about what you do in the workplace. Here are five steps to become the de facto leader on any project. Read More

Web video will increase your business and with cheaper hosting and production options, it must now be a necessity, says smallbiztechnology.com. Products like Brightcove are making hosting your own video even easier but I think the cost is still a bit steep compared to other available online options. We'll have to see where online video goes in the future but my instinct is that it will become mor Read More

...If these companies don’t supervise what customers are going to see when they search for them, they are losing out on potential leads. Read More

Do you think that the landing page for your white paper can impact the number of downloads and leads that you will receive? If you answered yes, you're right!

This blog post will provide you with some valuable tips on how you can improve your white paper landing page design, increase the number of downloads, and quite possibly get more qualified leads. Read More

The decisions were difficult to make, but the Editor's of Small Business Trends have chosen their choices for the best small business books of 2009. If you seek knowledge and advice about all things concerning small business and entrepreneurial endeavors, check out the list to see if there are any books you may have missed this year. Read More

Short article suggesting that allocating resources before the end of the current year towards having a good tidy up of the work environment, will pay dividends in increased productivity when everyone returns refreshed, to a fresh environment. Article also provides 9 suggested activities that can be quickly tackled to deliver the outcome required. Read More

I'm sure everyone will have a slightly different list when it comes to top tools to improve small business productivity, but here are the selections from About.com guide Susan Ward of Small Business Canada. I'd love to get a discussion going in the comment section about whether you agree or disagree because I've always been of the belief that these are highly subjective matters anyway. Isn't it p Read More