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The best planning isn't about accurately predicting the future. It's about keeping long-term and short-term and all those business interdependencies organized so you can manage them quickly and effectively when you have to. Read More

As technology is becoming an integral part of a business, small business owners need to stay updated on those that are going to be useful in creating a more efficient and effective business operations. This report explains 5 technologies that matter to businesses without buying into the hype of the technology world. Read More

43% of marketers don't know how to make a case for mobile. What you need to know to build a case for mobile marketing: Read More

With banks unwilling to lend to any but the most credit-worthy businesses, small businesses are increasingly turning to asset-based lending as a source for capital to fill orders and expand. The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2008, according to figures from the Commercial Finance Association (www.cfa.com), asset-based loans other than mortgages grew by 8.3% to almost $600 billion. And in th Read More

We’ve written on some pretty interesting small business rewards programs here on this blog. We’re always big proponents of small business rewards programs because people love a good deal. What’s more, people love knowing they’re a part of a program where they can be rewarded – for lack of a better word – for their loyalty towards a specific company. The more you shop, the more you save. Read More

It's critical to stay in touch with new prospects especially in today's highly competitive world. However, there are right ways and wrongs ways to achieve this. Here is what you need to avoid doing... Read More

AVAYA, a global leader in corporate networking solutions and services, reported in a May 2001 Press Release, Don't Play it Again, Sam, "Poor 'hold music', or even worse none at all, had the potential to cause over half of callers to abandon calls to customer contact centres" and that "15 percent of all callers will not call back." AVAYA goes on to say; "Most surprisingly, the research concluded t Read More

Since the month of January 2010, Facebook has now overtaken Yahoo as the second most visited sites with about 133 million viewers from the US; while Yahoo has only 132 million viewers. Despite the surge of traffic on Facebook, it’s still not enough as Google reigns supreme on the number one spot. Read More

If you're considering purchasing a franchise, there are questions you should be asking of the franchise company executives... Read More

One of the first decisions you will make as a new small business owner is to determine your business strategy. Your business strategy will spell out your choices of inventory, your approach towards your business, and how you will steer the business. Read More