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Daily we hear about more businesses that are closing branches, downsizing or closing for good. In tough financial times, businesses need strong leaders. Hugh Ballou explains problems to look for in your company and solutions to create stronger leadership. Read More

While it's unlikely that you'll get Miley Cyrus or Christian Bale to endorse your small business, you can aim for local television or blogs for product (or service) placement. Read More

Hugh Ballou, the author of Tranforming Power, has over 40 years of experience as a choir director and now he works as a motivational speaker, coach, and a leadership trainer. It may be difficult to see how those two careers tie together, but this book shows a wide variety of examples of the way that transformational change can help any type of org Read More

As a small business owner, Generating revenue is my priority. This article explains how LinkedIn can contribute to revenue. Read More

Mather introduces some unique views on traditional goal-achievement. Read More

Got a long list of things you really want to do to improve your Web site and get noticed online? Here's a great list of 45 things that you can get done this summer. Really. Read More

Examples from an interview with Dan Ariely, author of Predictibly Irrational, on how companies can increase perceived value and get their customers to spend more by creating a decoy offer. The decoy marketing offer introduces false choices to make another choice look more appealing. We have a hard time valuing offers, but are relatively good a Read More

An absolutely superb site focusing on climate change, global warming and the practice of carbon or CO2 offsetting. The site also features a comprehensive section on global warming and climate change, very easy to understand even for those completely ignorant of the subject , as well as a daily updated news bulleting and blog. Outstanding! Read More

Think online social networking sites are just for singles and high school and college students? Well, think again, say small- business experts. With hundreds of millions of registered users frequenting such sites as MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn, it's time your small business started to look at ways to leverage these and other social networks to Read More

You know the expression "good things come in small packages." The same sentiment can apply to small businesses too. Entrepreneurs don't have to set their sights on building a mega-million-dollar business to enjoy a highly satisfying and lucrative entrepreneurial career. Read More