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There’s been a lot of talk about Facebook’s privacy mess for days now. I bet we all know the story, right? Privacy controls are broken, everyone is getting irritated, and Facebook’s not too concerned, blah flippidy-freakin’ blah blah. Honestly, I’m getting sick of hearing people making a big fuss that they’re quitting Facebook on May 31. Read More

In a crazed, ultra-competitive business-world filled with mind-numbing technological leaps, "low-tech" can be a great way to restore a sense of relaxation, revitalization and rejuvenation. It's back-to-basics in my latest biz-blog article.. Read More

It all sounds easy to develop your key message, just work out why should customers do business with you, why aren’t they and your brand personality. The problem with this approach is that it is all about you and it is looking inside out instead of outside in. Two key areas you need to consider first are Read More

There's still time, just barely, to win a scholarship worth $200 allowing you to attend the Small Biz Social Media Summit June 5-6 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Decisions on the scholarship will be made May 21. (That's this Friday.) For details read the full post on the upcoming event in this post at Small Business Trends. There is also a link to information on how to simply make arrangements to attend the event. BizSugar.com is a media sponsor for the event, by the way. Hope you can take part Read More

Outstanding Northeast Ohio companies and impressive tech entrepreneurs in the region were at Cleveland's Corporate College Wednesday evening for the annual Best of Tech Awards, presented by NEOSA. I'm on the advisory board for bizSugar.com, the small business social networking... Read More

Business planning for your blog can pay real dividends. Small business can really benefit from a blogging, but it needs to be planned and executed as carefully as any other aspect of business Read More

If we do not built a strong foundation, then the structure on which it stands, will not stand the test of time. It takes time to set up a business, that time varying depending on the type, size, shape and location. So what needs to be in place, for the business to stand the test of time Read More

As we all know, Kevin Rose is the brilliant face behind the wildly popular social news site Digg.com. This past Sunday via this tweet Rose leaked a photo which.. Read More

Are you being commoditized? In his book The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas Friedman writes, “a commodity is any good, service or process that can be produced by any number of firms, and the only distinguishing feature between these firms is who can do it the cheapest Read More

Dissatisfaction is the key to creating and winning opportunities. Without it, it is impossible to create value for your dream client. Worse still, it leads to competing on price, an area that by itself almost never provides enough motivation and justification to change. Salespeople are better served by developing dissatisfactio Read More