Hiring employees for your small business can be among the most important decisions you make. This article from SmartMoney.com looks at some job interviewing skills that may help. Of course, a good practice is to hold off on hiring, especially for full-time employees, until you absolutely need them. Do what you can with outsourcing, part-time and c
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Hiring employees for small business
Posted by ShawnHessinger under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.smsmallbiz.com 5616 days ago
Small business PR tips
Posted by ShawnHessinger under MarketingFrom http://www.smbceo.com 5617 days ago
Made Hot by: q4sales on July 13, 2009 4:49 pm
John Sternal, guest author at Small Business CEO, lays out some basic ideas about how your company can get PR. Frankly, from my perspective after 18 years on the other side as a reporter, his suggestions for getting stuff into the paper seem a bit naive. One of the key things anyone with something to promote must learn is that press, both traditio
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Small Businesses Get a "Tax Break"--for Now
Posted by ShawnHessinger under TaxesFrom http://www.msnbc.msn.com 5617 days ago
It's about time that the little guys (small business owners) get a break from all the retributive laws put in place to police the bad business practices the big guys (large corporations). This article highlights one of the more repellent ways small business owners have been penalized with huge fines by laws aimed at large corporations...But it se
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What Should I Do with My Life, Now?
Posted by q4sales under Success StoriesFrom http://www.fastcompany.com 5617 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 12, 2009 1:16 am
Po Bronson does a delightful job of inspiring in his book of the same title. At Fast Company, he goes a step further and debunks the myths he sees around people following their dreams -- which often means starting their own business. Worthwhile read.
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Increasing Your Exposure With Guest Blogging
Posted by roseanderson under Online MarketingFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 5618 days ago
Made Hot by: aliciatrinidad on July 15, 2009 9:37 am
I commented on this post just a few minutes ago and I commend Ms. Lisa Barone for a job well done on presenting the benefits of guest blogging.
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Should a CEO Use Social Media?
Posted by ferdinandtan under Social MediaFrom http://kylelacy.com 5618 days ago
Made Hot by: AndreLVaughn on July 10, 2009 11:13 pm
Well.. this is an important question to ask. This is even more important to consider if you are a CEO. There has been quite a bit of chatter in the social media world pertaining to a CEO's use of social media. Should the overall leader in a company be involved in the online communication strategy being implemented by employees or an outside firm?
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Tim Ferris explains how to get people to talk about you
Posted by ShawnHessinger under MarketingFrom http://www.youtube.com 5619 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 9, 2009 4:37 pm
Tim Ferris doesn't like the word marketing. Instead he explains to an audience at a seminar how he got his book on the bestsellers list just by persuading people to talk about him (which one could argue is marketing no matter what Tim decides to call it.) Watch this video for some of Tim's techniques on selling yourself and by extension your pro
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SEO Audits: What You Need to Know
Posted by roseanderson under Online MarketingFrom http://outspokenmedia.com 5621 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 10, 2009 11:46 pm
We couldn't agree more. That's exactly how we approach SEO audits, they're a diagnosis. You have a horrible, gaping wound and we're here to fix it. There isn't a fool proof system in place for what we do and we don't have some trademarked, five step diagnostic process we follow. We've been doing this for a long time and don't need some proprietary
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8 Common & Critical Small Business Website Mistakes You Don't Want to Make
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://dmiracle.com 5625 days ago
Made Hot by: maplesummit on July 4, 2009 8:59 pm
Your business website should effectively represent your brand while providing ways for your leads to easily engage you. All roads in your business should lead back to your website, making it the pivot point for all your marketing. And you want to treat your website that way.
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Small Business, Big Ideas
Posted by andynew under StrategyFrom http://www.youtube.com 5625 days ago
The European Union promotes entrepreneurship across Europe and informs entrepreneurs about support available for them at European, national and local level.
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