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Budgets are difficult to plan and maintain at the best of times – unexpected events, cash flow problems, supply chain issues and more can all reap havoc with even the most thoroughly planned business budgets. And this is where the problem lies: your business is never static, and your budget shouldn Read More

Let us network with fellow small business owners. Here are 10 small business events we recommend for you to attend this June 2013. Read More

It’s not going to be an option. Once you sign a franchise agreement, you are committed. You’re going to have to follow the rules. The Rules. As laid out in the franchise operations manual and contract. Can you do it? Read More

Even if someone you trust and admire (aka an "Influencer") makes a hard-to-believe marketing claim, you need to ask questions. Here's what happened when I did just that. Read More

If you can’t solve problems and enjoy it, you won’t make it as an entrepreneur. By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. The toughest problems are people problems, like personnel issues, but there ar Read More

Some entrepreneurs forget that they can’t use people the same way they use technology to build a startup. Inventors, for example, are skilled in manipulating technology, but may have little interest or experience engaging people to make an effective team. Unfortunately, startups are not one-man sho Read More

The out-of-nowhere light bulb is a misleading metaphor. Good ideas bubble up from observations you make while you're walking around with your mind engaged in something else. Debra Kaye, author of Red Thread Thinking, talks with Inc Magazine about creating an innovative company culture. Read More

Small business owners and superheroes have much more in common than you think! With great power comes great responsibility, and entrepreneurs are responsible for so much on a daily basis that concerns their business, the staff employed there, and the customer base. Sometimes this much responsibilit Read More

If you are looking for a good work/life balance, the fact that you leave an average of 11 vacation days on the table (according to CNN Money) could be a bad thing. It might even reduce your productivity level. Read More

By Don Amerman

When it comes to the growth of your business, beware of too much of a good thing. Although a vision of runaway growth may seem to be the stuff of dreams, it can quickly become a nightmare if it happens to your business. Like all business owners – large and small – your goal for yo Read More