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The following is a guest column that offers taxes for small business advice, courtesy of UnderstandingMarketing.com and QuickBooks expert Scott Gregory. For the most part this blog focuses on marketing and public relations topics that pertain to small businesses and entrepreneurs, but since it's tax time we also want to offer a little advice to make tax season a little less stressful. Read More

Franchise Direct's Donald Cranford, recently had an opportunity to spend some time in India. Donald, (Franchise Direct's US lead blogger) focused on the growth of the franchise business model in India. Lots of growth, actually. Opportunities exist. (Disclosure; Franchise Direct... Read More

Few subjects are as plagued by falsehoods as starting a small business. Everywhere you turn, someone is making sweeping proclamations about small businesses – the difficulty of starting one, the risks involved or what you “have to do” in order to make it. Rather than leaving you to fend for yourself against business dogma, Business Pundit debunked 12 myths about running a business. Read More

It seems like everywhere you turn, businesses are doing everything they can to gain your attention. Found a humorous video online? There’s an ad for that. Just downloaded a free piece of software? There’s an ad for that too. Searching for an answer to a question you have? Well, there are ads for those as well... Read More

You see it all the time, great marketing communication messages that romance you into subscribing to newsletters, membership sites, products or services. It’s a bit like the early stages of dating if you think about it, lots of sweet talk. When you unsubscribe you realize the communication messages were just fluff.
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Do you think working nine to five is ok to survive in this recession. Maybe more hours have to be put in to achieve your goals Read More

Google Local is a great free online tool for small business owners. Business owners can use their Google Local listing to drive traffic to their business blog. Read More

First off, a little franchise trivia;Which hot franchise in the 1980's had Mickey Rooney as their spokesman? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsoist/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 I remember when my dad arrived on the franchise scene in the 1980's. He was the franchise development... Read More

As more people are venturing into the world of social media, Facebook has remodeled itself into fulfilling both personal and professional needs of its ever growing user base. We all know how Facebook Fan Page works strategically as a publicity tool. Read More

How is this possible? How are Chris Brogan and Jason Falls beating Oglivy Interactive, BBDO, Campbell-Ewald and the like for big-time interactive marketing and social media clients. How is Jeremiah Owyang and Altimeter Group beating Forrester and Gartner? Read More