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When starting a new business, advertisement is very important. Here are some ideas for advertising including internet advertising and ways to get free advertising. Read More

If you don’t know how to negotiate the right way, you don’t know how to negotiate at all. Are you the person who always gets their way, no matter what? You are a horrible negotiator. Do you offer your best deal right off the bat, only to get cut down even further? You too, are a horrible negotiator. Read More

Our picks for the top 12 small business (SMB) marketing blogs includes Small Business Mavericks, The Marketing Spot, and Small Business Search Marketing. If you own a small business, you confront a unique set of Internet marketing challenges. You may not have a large marketing budget, a substantial marketing staff, or expansive knowledge of the industry’s best practices. Luckily, there are blogs Read More

Even the simple task of choosing an off-the-shelf small business accounting package can backfire if you don't analyze the requirements correctly beforehand. Read More

Rupert Murdoch became the owner of his first newspaper, the Adelaide News, at the ripe old age of 22. Today he owns 170 newspapers, including the crown jewel, the Wall Street Journal. He explains why the Wall Street Journal's circulation has grown since September 2007 (a month after Murdoch bought it), while the other ten largest newspapers in the U.S. have shrunk. Why? The answer may surprise Read More

Start-Up companies do not need theoretical or impractical advice. They need tips and suggestions that they can easily and swiftly implement to improve their business. Here are some tips about which I am often asked! Read More

Writing is a natural skill-set, which by design or by default, most everyone has. It is a gift for you to utilize in all of your business-related pursuits. It enables you to market, sell, merchandise, attract, persuade, affect, convey, communicate, network, correspond and more! Tips and advice for Read More

Particularly in entrepreneurial and family owned business situations, the pursuit of personal happiness is the key motivator. This article helps business owners learn how they can maximize their happiness through learning about the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ of happiness motivation, ‘the why’ of happiness motivation, and ‘the science’ of it. Read More

Seek a lot of advice
DON'T Form a Board of Advisers
Seek different advisers for different areas
DON'T look for the top-level execs all the time Read More

You may have heard from numerous experts that now is a great time to do hiring for your small business. With a harsh economic climate and high unemployment, there is an opportunity here to pick up some great talent and be able to grow your business too. But how can you attract and hire the people you need both now and after the economic downturn resolves? About.com's Susan Ward of Small Business Read More