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Last week I wrote about e-billing and how it can save you money and save the planet. One of the side benefits of e-billing is that it can also help you get paid faster. I thought this week I’d delve a bit more into ways to get paid faster. After all, getting the cash flowing is every small business Read More

When you think about marketing your business these days, you might think about social media, Twitter, YouTube videos or a host of other digital marketing tactics. All great ways to move your business forward—but one of the most effective marketing tools you can use is also the simplest: the greetin Read More

Do you have plans to hire this year? If you need to add staff, will it be employees, independent contractors or temps? More small businesses are hiring, and when they do so, they’re turning online, according to new survey results from Elance.
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Could your business benefit from a specialized training course to help you achieve small business success? Are you in an underserved market (lower-income, urban, Native American reservation or other area hard hit by unemployment)? If so, the e200 Emerging Leaders program could be for you.
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If your business is seeking moms, dads, kids or families as customers, one of the smartest ways to market your business-while also doing some good—could be right under your nose. I’m talking about marketing by using schools.
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How far would you go to find good employees for your business? The New York Times recently reported on new programs in many states to help ex-convicts find jobs.
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There’s a creativity crisis happening in U.S. schools—and that matters to small business because, if tomorrow’s graduates don’t know how to think creatively, our businesses will be left without an important source of innovation.
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If you want to increase the value of your relationships with your current clients, start delivering regular reports on the results of your programs and projects. Here are 5 reasons why you should do it and the 4 elements you'll want to include so your report will have a big impact. Read More

Does your business use e-billing? If not, it may be time to consider it. E-billing, or electronic billing, has many benefits. First, it saves paper and helps the environment, of course. In addition, it also saves your business the time needed to put together paper billing statements, and saves your Read More

If you’re like many small business owners, cost concerns have forced you to cut back on trade show attendance in recent years. But attending fewer trade shows can be penny-wise and pound-foolish, since trade shows are a great way to find new products and services to sell in your business, to make c Read More