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Could Boise, Idaho, be the new hot bed of small business growth in the U.S. Why not your home town no matter how large or small? Search giant Google claimed in an early post of its new small business blog that an estimated $72 million had been generated by business in Idaho using its online advertising tools and sited other recent reports on the growth of small business in Boise as the reason for a recent visit. How are you using the tools of the Internet to leverage your small business in your own home town? We would love to hear your story. Please leave it in the comment section below. Read More

Could a deal reportedly being hammered out between Google and Verizon spell trouble for small businesses marketing content online? One news report (in the New York Times) claims the agreement could allow different tiers of service for content providers. The story claims "Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege." Could this mean having to pay an Internet provider for faster loading of your content, something likely to benefit larger companies with deeper pockets? Google is denying some of what has been reported and both companies claim the move won't affect the level playing field enjoyed by all content providers and users (including small businesses and their customers.) What do you think Read More

Some graphic evidence compiled by the Huffington Post which demonstrates how bad the current unemployment situation is in historical context Read More

Perhaps never before in business has anyone been able to succeed so much by using so little!

Lessons abound from this 80s television classic. It's about resourcefulness, wit, improvisation, bootstrapping, and making the most out of limited resources.

Learn to succeed...the MacGuyver Way Read More

Interview with Jay Baer, Founder of Convince and Convert, on how to spread and reuse your online content to maximize clicks and engagement. Video interview Read More

Forget the crowds. Forget waiting in line at check-in. Forget another hour in line for security-check.

With this airline, it all comes straight to your own home or place of work Read More

This Sunday is the City2Surf which is a race over 14 kilometres and so far has attracted a record 80,000 entrants. Not a bad effort considering the start time is 8.30 in the morning and it is winter. One overall objective for the entrants is to finish, however there will be a host of ways they actually accomplish this. Here are three similarities that may help you get the results you want Read More

Last week the harassing letters and threats from a blog reader began.

I contacted a well-placed former client who used his immense influence to put a stop to it.

In business, "Loyalty" is a word that's used a lot. This week I learned the true meaning of the word Read More

Listen to the BizSugar interview with Anita Campbell and yours truly at Small Business Trends Radio and check out this post on the importance of businesses being social, something near and dear to our hearts here at BizSugar.com. We'll be switching the link at the top of the blog post to the archived version of the show after the live Web cast. Looking forward to all of your comments Read More

Culture determines who will work for you, who stays, and who quits. Once formed, culture is nearly impossible to change. People who work well within the culture quickly self-select. And those who don't fit leave. Read More