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International experience and strong cross-cultural skills are key to successful international sales, but the right preparation is just as important. Good preparation gives you the tools you need to stay focused as you take in all of the information around you— even when cultural differences pop up and you need to adjust your sales strategy. Read More

This is the story of how I got over my initial reluctance to join Twitter and used a business focus to find how to use social media to develop my business. Other businesses can use this same process to find out how to use social media for their business needs. Read More

English is a common language for communication with international clients. But which English? American English and British English. Many businesses are now adopting International English to communicate effectively with a wide international audience. Read More

A friendly greeting, a warm handshake, a nice smile and an exchange of business cards. The first impression game does not only depend on you but also your cards. It can end conversions with a bang or help you start a great one. If your business card does not reflect your personality or blends right in with the other boring cards, you might consid Read More

Small business owners resist creating marketing strategy like many resist getting their teeth cleaned. Over the years, I've discovered why this is: An effective marketing strategy requires understanding who you are, choosing to be different than everyone else, and committing to one simple way of doing, acting and creating — to the exclusion of Read More

BizBox's Anonymous Banker explains how the federal government's small-business lending program has utterly failed, and which banks are to blame. Read More

Twitter is planning to tag location to your tweets more accurately. Tagging location right now depends on users to fill in their current location manually. With people putting their location as “at the top of your mind!” or “in your heart”, it doesn't really make up to reliable location data. This new API will allow developers to add latitude an Read More

These 10 tips for using Google Alerts in your small business come from Small Business Informer and are a great resource for any small business. Bloggers have long known the value of using Google Alerts to keep up with breaking news in their niche and to get topic ideas based on the latest buzz. No matter what your product or service, you'll find Read More

I just thought I'd share this past blog post. If anyone is having trouble embedding BizSugar voting buttons into Blogger, check out this post. It addresses an irrational little quirk .... If you use Blogger (Blogspot) Read More

Learn how financial executives of small and midsize businesses are using receivables financing to improve working capital while credit remains tight. Read More