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Some online collaboration tool reviews for small businesses and start-up companies to consider when offshoring their software development work. Read More

Being an employer can be a wonderfully enriching experience. However, there is one aspect of being a boss that few (if any) employers relish: firing an employee. Firing employees can be particularly difficult where an employer has developed a personal relationship with an employee, or where an employee has served a company for a number of years. Here are some tips to consider when firing any empl Read More

Social media platforms build buzz, boost business and serve small businesses as low-cost/no-cost marketing tools. Small business owners need to understand how these tools strategically serve and support small business first so they best implement social media strategies to sell products and/or services. Read More

Despite the work of campaigners and legislators there remains a massive, massive under-representation of women in senior positions, an online resource for female entrepreneurs says. Karen Gill founder of Every woman explains that the situation today is not one of 'blatant sexual discrimination', but a disparity between male and female salaries as well as the unequal proportions of men and women i Read More

Despite Twitter and SMS, writing well still counts for small business owners who want to communicate accurately and get the right message across to customers, investors, and staff.
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Writing a business plan helps social entrepreneurs define their mission and how they'll achieve it even when the needs of people, planet and profit are in conflict.
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Going green can be a matter of personal choice — of wanting to make your business better for the environment. But going green can also be good business. With the many tax deductions and credits available to business owners, making your company more sustainable can pay off when you do your taxes. Read More

A fresh study conducted by the Nielsen Company showed that Facebook is currently the biggest time waster on the Internet. According to the data gathered, users around the United States spent a whopping 7 hours on average using Facebook per month; this is a growth of about 10%. Additionally, the number of those actively using the web grew 3.8% to slightly more than 203 million users. Read More

When discussing online marketing for your small business a very basic component many people forget to include, perhaps because it's so often discussed in social media or other circles and so obvious, is creating a blog. In this great short comprehensive clip from GetConnected, Vancouver blogging pioneer Darren Barefoot gives one of the best and most comprehensive explanations about why your busin Read More

Even in the age of the Internet, there's no denying the power of direct marketing, says Lois K. Geller is president of Mason and Geller Direct Marketing whose clients include both industry giants and small entrepreneurial firms. In this CNN Money.com post she shares some of her top secrets to marketing direct and getting results that will put your small business on par with the top marketing firm Read More