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Want to learn the secret to small business success?
While there might not be just one secret to making your small business successful, there are some things you can learn to help your journey over the next year and beyond. And you can learn some of those things at Secret Knock, a Los Angeles confe Read More

Writing is a fact of business and life. From the “LOL” Tweet or Facebook post to the 52-page business report, we all seek to create writing that is effective and impactful. The problem is that most of us are still writing to impress our English teacher. As a result, we carry over assumptions and be Read More

Many businesses hire additional workers during the holiday season to help with increased demand. This year, retailers are expected to employ between 640,000 and 690,000 temporary workers, according to the National Retail Federation.
Improperly trained temporary hires can present workplace safety r Read More

In October 2016, hundreds of the world’s biggest and most popular websites in the U.K. and the U.S. — including Twitter, eBay, Reddit and Spotify — were the subject of several waves of a massive DDoS attack that rendered the sites inaccessible for thousands of people throughout the day.
Many peopl Read More

Recruiting and hiring a person to work at your small business can be a long process.
First you need to identify the need for a new employee. What follows are the many steps of recruiting, interviewing and onboarding.
With all these moving parts, is it really a surprise that the process is fraught Read More

As a young entrepreneur, you get the opportunity to learn, inspire and motivate yourself from watching some of these TED talks videos. Below are some of the most-viewed and best TED talks videos for young entrepreneurs.... Read More

Networking is inevitable in any business. As marketing is a very huge and dynamic industry, there will always be collaborations, and partnerships between brands, and engagement with customers, thus the need for networking. Read More

Most of us view weekly staff meetings today with a degree of trepidation and frustration. Many have suggested that it is time re-engineer this process, or eliminate the meetings entirely.

In an old survey on staff meeting obstacles conducted by GroupSystems, I found the following not-so-surprisi Read More

There’s a lot of hype surrounding new marketing strategies like social media and mobile applications. But having a strong email list is still a must for small businesses. If you’re looking to grow your subscriber base in 2017, here are 50 ways you can grow your small business email list. Read More

Small Business Saturday gets more and more attention every year.
The day after Black Friday is becoming one of the bigger shopping days of the holiday season and small businesses are the focus.
If you market your business properly and join the movement, there’s a good chance you’ll find shoppers Read More