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Weldon Long went from a homeless alcoholic and ex-con to a successful entrepreneur running a 5000 Inc. company boasting $20,000,000 in sales. But his road was not an easy one. I found this story particularly inspiring and a good reminder of what is possible when suffering self doubts. It's nice to see someone else who's overcome even greater adversities to find success. Long has now written a book and is sharing his experience with others. Check out the full interview at Entrepreneurship Interviews Read More

Thoughts on ads on a blog and alternative ways of getting support. How do you search for good affiliate marketing programs? The post includes an interesting example of a brand new service that combines micropayments and donations in a social setting Read More

Michelle, of San Ramon, CA, always knew she would be an entrepreneur, selling drawings and Sno-Cones in her neighborhood as a kid. Now she's got two kids of her own, and her product is still focused on the younger crowd in her community. GoCharmz will launch this season and she's already got plenty of buzz behind her product, using a Facebook Page and the kids in her neighborhood as an inventive way to test the market. And what's more, Michelle is giving away two sets of GoCharmz to one lucky Small Biz Stories reader Read More

As I stumbled upon this site I thought "Wow, this is an exceptional business-model any country can follow!" Whether you support a war or not, supporting the troops who sacrifice so much is beyond debate. What a great way to repay them...with jobs. And what great jobs...GREEN job Read More

Freelancers can cost less than regular employees, since employees cost companies as much as 30% on top of base salary Read More

If you can force anyone to follow you on Twitter, who would it be? Apparently Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are the top three targets after the “accept bug” hits Twitter according to TheNextWeb. It is basically a glitch in the system where it allows about 6000+ of users to covertly force anyone to follow any Twitter account. Read More

First (and last) impressions matter

Research shows that customers remember the first and last moments of their interactions with you more vividly than the rest of it. Make sure the first and last elements of your customer interactions are a well-engineered, well documented process that all your team follow - because they are going to stick in the customer's memory Read More

As a youngster I used to hang out at the local arcades and play street fighter. It actually took quite a while before I attempted the first play, and only then because it happened to be quiet. The reason was that a few male friends had mentioned gaming strategie Read More

Wouldn’t be great if your customers’ attitudes and behaviour didn’t change. No surprises. They just stayed the same, happily buying your products or services and of course never be tempted by competitors. For this to occur you need to keep your knowledge up to date and here are the advantages Read More

Sunbelt Granola is running a very creative Inbound Marketing campaign to youth soccer players. Small business owners can learn from their Inbound Marketing Campaign Read More