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Leadership is a term used by many, but sometimes understood by only a few. Again and again I feel compelled to question ideas about leadership that seem to be based on beliefs, rather than science. In my opinion, there are two groups of people misinterpreting the term leadership, and I call them the "princes" and the "priests". There is a group of people who claim that "leadership is different from management", in the sense that leadership is about inspiration and "giving direction," while management is about execution and "maintaining direction." Read More

The recession withstanding, government-backed small business loans account for billions of dollars in lending. Yet many myths and misconceptions exist as to what government-backed business financing is and what it isn’t.

This post explains away some of the myths about government loan and grants for small businesses and also helps build a picture of the available financing for which you might be eligibl Read More

Do you know what your website bounce rate is? It is the most important static that we should be aware of when looking at how effective our website is. The bounce rate is simple to understand however fixing it could take some trial and error to find the problem. The bounce rate is the measure of the times a new visitor comes to your website and after viewing one page clicks out right away. Which means right away they saw something that they didn’t like on your website or it was not what they were looking for. So how do we fix a high bounce rate Read More

Do you use content to drive traffic and generate leads? Content marketing has become the preferred means of marketing for many businesses. It’s a great strategy for attracting leads to .. Read More

In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones Read More

This Sunday is the City2Surf which is a race over 14 kilometres and so far has attracted a record 80,000 entrants. Not a bad effort considering the start time is 8.30 in the morning and it is winter. One overall objective for the entrants is to finish, however there will be a host of ways they actually accomplish this. Here are three similarities that may help you get the results you want Read More

As businesses increase their use of social media to attract new customers to their products and services, Facebook can be a valuable tool for attracting your ideal client. Read More

Interview with Neil Patel discussing mistakes made by entrepreneurs when marketing a startup. Neil is the founder of several successful startup companies. Read More

This is a guest post by Travis Petelle - If you are the authority in your niche, it could possibly be the best thing you could do for your business. It brings in easier sales, more prospects, and a much simpler time getting what you want. Don’t expect your authority status to just fall in your lap though. You must take action to build yourself as the authority and that’s what I wanted to cover in this article Read More

If you run a small business, you know the power of networking. For business bloggers, it's important to actively participate in online blogging communities. Here are 5 blog communities, including BizSugar, every business blogger should join Read More