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With less of a budget than huge corporations, small business owners must get the best value they can for their advertising dollar says Darrell Zahorsky, About.com guide for Small Business Information. And as a result, Darrell has put together this great comprehensive list of tips culled from his experience working on the legendary advertising campaign that made NordicTrack a house hold name. Cons Read More

Ever noticed how often we're starting to forget about the basic purpose of a mobile phone - voice communication? We text, share, transfer data, browse the Internet etc - and all that because there's a constant lack of time and there're new options that smarty Smartphones are happy to serve with. Yet, how popular these options have become? ...http://ow.ly/18uYW Read More

Do you wake up and immediately check Face book or Twitter? Then you may just be a social media addict. Here are the top 10 Signs You're A Social Media Addict. Read More

Are your tax records starting to take over your home or office? How long are you required to keep them? This article lays out the facts and tell you what you can discard and when. Know the facts and save the agony! Read More

You’ve been hearing it for over a year now, there is a credit crisis. The news is full of stories of businesses unable to obtain credit, yet banks say that they are lending money. But to whom? The answer is to qualified borrowers. So what makes a borrower creditworthy? Lenders look at four primary items to evaluate creditworthiness which are commonly referred to as the ‘Four C’s’. The firs Read More

Though it’s the goal of every company to create a recognizable brand identity, it’s especially important for growing businesses because they must compete against competitors large and small, says brand management expert Sara LaForest, cofounder of Kubica LaForest Consulting. But a brand is much more than a name — it’s “a look and feel about the company and what it stands for,” LaForest points out Read More

Angel investment is one of the ways for start-up businesses to raise money for startup capital. Angels take a risk in investments, and an interest in the companies in which they invest. Businesses of all kinds are sought by angel investors - real estate, brokerage, pet supplies, craft stores, entertainment, restaurants and catering, appliance repair, retail, greeting cards, travel, photography, c Read More

It's time to start preparing your small business taxes. Don't forget about these small business tax deductions! Read More

When small businesses fail, the wreckage is often assigned to undercapitalization, among other mistakes. Seldom is failure attributed to a lack of effective communications that might have modified the behavior of sales prospects in a positive way, thus averting bankruptcy. Read More

To operate a business legally one needs to meet all the laws for operating a business in your country and local community. In the United States that means the laws of the federal government, state governments of every state in which you do business, and in many locales, even city and/or county laws governing business operation. While this may sound intimidating, there are multiple sources of help Read More