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In any economic climate, there is always a silver lining for entrepreneurs. The one I have been mining lately is a chance for some good media exposure as a way to support and strengthen my business, especially in light of the upcoming release of Escape from Cubicle Nation. Read More

The History Channel recently aired a compelling piece that paralleled the crisis of the Great Depression with today's volatile economic conditions. As I watched with uncertainty, I have to admit that I was intrigued by the host of opportunities that lie on the horizon. To keep the landscape from spiraling further out of control, local, state and f Read More

The Storm phone is an interesting combination of Blackberry functionality with touch screen capability, and a large, clear screen. For those other small business owners without their own dedicated email server, Blackberry runs circles around Windows phones, at least on the Verizon network. Read More

Discover how finding hidden markets and prospective customers can be a major key to growing your sales at an unprecedented rate. Read More

Opt-in lists are critical but they can be only valuable when you build them internally via your own websites. Ardath Albee has a good post on how you can do this. Also I believe traditional trade magazine subscription lists will be replaced by the new generation online trade communities like ITSecurity.com or Times of Virtualization. Read More

This recession can be an opportunity for you to advance instead of something to be afraid of. The first thing that you need to do is revisit your marketing materials. Read More

Networking is less about meeting new people than it is about getting them to remember you after the fact. That means, asking the right questions is an essential step in standing above the crowd. Getting noticed. Having people remember you a week from now. Read More

I'm a huge proponent of professional listening as part of a business communication strategy. Lots of people will sell you ways to speak. They'll give you lots of ways to get your message all over the place. Me? I'm passionate about listening as much as I am speaking. You know: two ears, one mouth, that stuff. Read More

As the credit freeze continues and the recession deepens, many community banks, generally defined as having less than $10 billion in assets, are reporting an uptick in loans and credit lines to small businesses. At a congressional hearing on small business and the economic recovery earlier this month, economist Paul Merski, of the Independent Comm Read More