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How to use the power of commitment to get customers to spend more at your online store and how these tactics increased our average order size by 29 Read More

We can all dream about what it takes to make our startup a success. From recent survey feedback, it seems evident that the urban legends leading to success are wrong. The average entrepreneur is not the one who dumped a promising career, sketched his idea on the back of a napkin, and accepted millions from an investor to make millions of his own. Read More

Small banks are the number one source of funding for the country's greatest source of new jobs: small businesses. Help tip our fragile economy toward a bold recovery by moving your money to a local bank Read More

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is not an easy task. It takes hard work, determination and the money to keep it going. You have a lot of options in order to finance your business and those options are dependent on your credit rating. Read More

Find out about 26 great Social Media Resources you may have missed. These are resouces that will make your life easier and increase your social media effectiveness Read More

July 2010 saw flat unemployment rates across states and geographic regions. Clear direction for the jobs market -- and the economy -- may be a long time coming Read More

The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc. back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. As I was reading about it recently, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings Read More

Building better customer relationships is not just something that would be nice to do – it is something you must do if you expect to be successful in business today. This book contains 101 useful suggestions for maintaining and building relationships with your customers – starting with the next contact you make.

The 101 ways in this book are all about people and how they react or respond to others. Most of the ways deal with common courtesies that anyone would appreciate – for example, keep the customer in the communications loop, don’t put customers on hold, be accessible to the customer and do what you say you will. All of the ways boil down to good, common sense Read More

Despite our lackluster economic situation, we should never blame the recession for our franchise failure. Here are some reasons why established franchises fail Read More

Online marketer Chris Pirillo gives his tips on startup based on his own experience launching an online business over a decade ago. His number one tip? No one knows your small business the way you do, so make sure, above any advice you might receive from anyone else, that you understand fully what is involved in making your business a success and understand what it will take to accomplish this. Chris's advice does not negate getting advice from others, including successful entrepreneurs, or reading and gaining as much information as possible about the market you are seeking to enter or about the basics of running a small business in general. It's simply that, when it comes to starting your own business, you must view any advice you receive in the light of your own business model to decide what is likely to work for you and what is no Read More