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Steve and his wife started their online business for a very specific reason. The motivation for the startup was a decision Steve’s wife made to quit her day job after becoming pregnant with their first child. They created BumbleBeeLinens.com, selling personalized wedding handkerchiefs and other pro Read More

Facebook hides your page updates from fans if the Edgerank score is not high enough. Learn what Edgerank is about, and how to increase it. Read More

If you are going to need outside financing to get your new business up and running, then where do you start? These days, as credit becomes harder to come by and personal equity shrinks for the majority of Americans, the answer may not be so simple. Read More

As more and more businesses and self-employed professionals head online, heeding the call for all things social media-related, there seems to be some confusion regarding what is considered both acceptable and commendable behavior in social media circles, versus what is looked at as unnecessary, ann Read More

Public speaking keeps most people awake at night. You were flattered when they invited you to speak, you know its good for the company and for your profile. But now, you’ve got that anxious feeling and a cloud of dread following you around. Here are 7 tips to keep you feeling cool in the run up Read More

Life is never perfect, and no matter how hard you work, you are bound to experience some bad days at the office. Whether it’s an unhappy customer, challenging employee, unsuccessful product launch, or unexpected expense, things happen. So how do you handle it?

Do you allow your entire day to tu Read More

A B2B audience isn’t searching for “sexy marketing,” with simple, branded web 2.0 messages (Salesforce is about as close as B2B comes to sexy); the B2B buyer is more sophisticated, looking for informational articles, blogs and anything that may or may not give them incentive to buy. Read More

Small business is a lifestyle. It’s a gutsy way of living. Let’s stop for a moment and consider what’s involved:

Taking the Leap: Believing in yourself and that you can do it.
Taking the Time: It can be a 24/7 position until it grows into your vision.
Extending the Effort: Building some Read More

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school. These lessons are at least as valuable in business as in other areas of life. Read More

The most long-term strategy you could ever have as an online entrepreneur is building your own brand. You need to accept the fact that you ARE your brand. A brand is an asset that lasts a lifetime and it's what's going to give you the ability to successfully launch any business idea or venture you Read More