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Small businesses today don’t just compete against other companies in their market for customers.
They also need to compete to recruit and retain the best employees, too.
Your employees are a huge part of your success.
Building a successful team involves more than just training, good communicatio Read More

Time sheets and invoices: they’re critical for every small business owner to keep the cash flowing at the end of the month and, unfortunately, a time-consuming mountain of paperwork or endless excel charts. Read More

It’s challenging to sell an idea; a business needs a tangible product to go along with it.

With some time and effort, you can turn a fledgling idea into a great business in four simple steps: plan, organize, execute, and revise.

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In this #TYBCommunity round-up we have posts about how to SEO your blog post, Facebook adding authorship, the worst Facebook marketing tips, Facebook apps, blog for profit, data visualization, productivity tips, leadership, mobile makeovers and more. Read More

I spend a lot of time blogging about marketing a from-scratch small business, but less blogging about marketing a franchise. Which is funny, because I used to own one. So let’s look at some marketing tips, as well as lessons I’ve learned from the failure of my ice cream shop. Read More

Few investors these days have the time or patience to read a full business plan, so a better way to catch their eye is with a tightly written and well formatted two-page executive summary. As a model, think high-quality marketing collateral, with text and graphics in columns and sidebars, but focus Read More

It’s very probable that you’ve have heard of Instagram by now. With more than 77 million users in the US and 300 million monthly active users around the world, this platform is a treasure trove of food, cat, and travel pictures. But that’s not all.

In a world where Facebook is overcrowded and re Read More

There's been a lot of talking around Google's update from last week. We managed to get some insights from the data we have and managed to get somes answers. Read More

The amount of digital content that’s produced daily is mind blowing. With so much online noise, readers are getting smart about who they turn to for inspiration and advice, and meanwhile, they’re filtering out the rest. They’re turning to influencers that have earned their trust by constantly provi Read More

A big part of having a blog is filling it with plenty of quality, relevant content. The bulk of that responsibility will fall on your writing and whatever it is you offer as your niche. That will end up taking most of your time and effort, as well as maintaining the blog itself and promoting it. Read More