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There are many ways to offload your day-to-day business responsibilities. It can mean hiring an assistant, automating your newsletter via technology, or it can mean delegating tasks that you dread or simply aren't good at. Read More

Aaahhh- summer! Those warm, lazy days where you can kick back, enjoy the sun, rest and recharge. NOT for most entrepreneurs. I've lost track this month of the number of business owners who have told me that getting ready to go on vacation is so stressful, they would rather not do it. Pulling all-nighters to get caught up before they leave, dre Read More

What is it about your use of Twitter, or blogging, or Facebook, or video, or any other combination of social media tools and tactics ,that you believe makes them actually work for your small business? What does not work? How do you manage your time around all this? Here are some answers to these questions. Read More

Regardless of whether it is in a relationship, a conversation or a business meeting, focusing is a skill that all entrepreneurs must have to be successful. This applies whether you run a face to face business or whether you are working on line. This applies whether you are listening to your significant other or closing a big deal before the clos Read More

Does your job search plan include using Social Media? If not, you should take a closer look. Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Myspace are great for socializing but can be a very powerful tool for your job search. Read More

Small-to-medium sized businesses have benefitted from the Federal Government's stimulus packages, registering a profitable outlook for the first time since September 2008, a survey shows. Read More

From handing out and collecting business cards to making followup calls and ongoing relationship building, this post talks about small business marketing the old fashioned way. But what is perhaps more interesting is the degree to which everything described has a counterpart in what we call social media. Much reviled by those who say this kind of Read More

This Nationwide Networking panel talks about the importance of branding for small business. More important, however, is the discussion of what brand is--not simply a name or logo but the idea behind everything that goes in to your customer's experience. In some cases this can be an extension of personal brand and how you interact with a customer. Read More

In this feature from Inc.com tips from 13 entrepreneurs on starting your dream business are shared. If you think businesses like aerospace companies are not really small business or take millions to start, think again. Consider companies like Paragon Space Development launched with $75,000 in savings, loans and credit card debt. Stories like these Read More

Why did anyone ever think that "auto following" people on Twitter was a good idea? Today we may have finally seen the death of the auto-follow as Robert Scoble and Pete Cashmore of Mashable chime in with the realization that NOT auto-following improves the quality of your Twitter experience and marketing. Finally! Read More