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Facebook Like buttons may seem trivial but they are more important to your business than you may realize!

In fact, those little thumbs-up Facebook "like" buttons are an important viral marketing tool that can help you spread word of mouth about your business on social networks and beyond.

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From an insurer’s standpoint, every business is unique in the risk that it poses. In order to properly rate a risk, the insurance company must take many things into consideration in an attempt to determine the likelihood of a claim and if there is a claim, the severity of it. Read More

It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. Producing bullshit requires no such conviction. Read More

When you're raising capital for your small business, there are a couple of places to start. Your best option is to build a "capital base" from a variety of sources, not just one. This post gives and excellent list of some funding sources you may want to start with. For all those thinking about seek Read More

Business leaders should instead embrace 'engage and empower' for best results. Jack Stack has provided a template to follow. Read More

Business lending improves but challenges remain. Recent indicators show a rise in consumer spending as well leading some businesses to think about hiring again. But if you run a small business indicators are that you will only see marginal improvements if at all. Still, a rise in financing options Read More

The primary reason for slow payment from existing customers is not some mystical force. It is failure to define the 'deal' clearly with customers, and failure to accurately document what deal you think was made. This article gives a sample sales call to show how easily a misunderstanding can occur Read More

This holiday season, lots of Americans found iPads and other tablet devices under the Christmas tree. And the number of users who will buy tablet devices is only going to grow. The results of a new survey by Harris Interactive, reported in Folio Magazine, show that more than one in five Americans e Read More

I know, I know, the headline is a little harsh, but it’s true! Your small business blog is starting to stink up the Web! And don’t tell me that your blog is the exception; I bet your traffic numbers are just as dismal as your content. Read More

Tony Schwartz: Rather than seeking to grow, see more deeply, break past their own barriers and enlarge their worlds, too many leaders instead use their potent minds to rationalize, justify, minimize and disclaim responsibility for the dysfunctional, self-serving and expedient choices they make. Read More