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My business partner Bronwen and Nick had their second child a few months ago. Talking to her about the activities of her baby and four year old I realised we can increase our marketing skills learning from children. Read More

Each business has 7 ages: enthusiasm, naivety, attention, maturity, expansion, leadership and exhaustion. Read More

I know: You feel like you're already taking social media seriously. You're Tweeting and posting, blogging and following. You've got accounts on every site that allows you to share and you've got them all linked together. You're out there and you're social. Big deal. Read More

The key to small business finance is understanding the numbers. What are your profit margins? What are your labor costs compared to the money you're bringing in? Does your business continue to have enough money to pay its debts? From an international wine appraiser to a fast food restaurant to a theatrical lighting company, effective small, or la Read More

Ebook Internet marketing for small business, whether the ebook you create will be sold as a product or used for marketing purposes, begins with locating search engine keywords appropriate to the topic in which you are interested. To get started, Scott Brooks of HowToWriteEbooks.net has created this video showing how to use the "Ask" search engin Read More

Business.com is doing a study of the business social media landscape. Take survey to include your business and get free report. Read More

In continuing with my series of quick social media tips (check out 5 tips for LinkedIn and 5 tips for Facebook) I'm covering some tips for business use of Twitter here. I've actually written about some of these tips in great detail before in this free ebook - Twitter for Business, but this can act as a quick primer for folks who like their info sn Read More

If you've read this blog for any amount of time you know that my definition of marketing is getting someone who has a need to know, like and trust you. And that's precisely why I give Chris Brogan and Julien Smith's book Trust Agents in the must read category. This is blatant promotion for someone who's earned my trust, as I hope I've earned yo Read More

Succession Planning in every family owned business should begin at the birth of the next generation and should never end. The values, common sense, integrity and vision taught to your children are the basis of his or her ability to take over your business and be a productive business owner Read More

Are you in the market for a new piece of commercial real estate for your new or existing small business? Chris Hurn, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercantile Capital Corporation, explains why the SBA 504 Loan Program has several advantages over ordinary, conventional loans for small business owners buying commercial real estate. Read More