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A few years ago I stumbled onto a website called “Escape from Cubicle Nation.” At the time I remember thinking, 'this is the BEST name' for a target audience of corporate employees longing to start (or who had recently started) businesses of their own. I could identify with it. After all, I once had been in cubicle nation and left to start my o Read More

Venture Capital investor Fred Wilson talks about what he's learned from both marriage and business about building relationships. Read More

When Network World selected 9 technologies IT pros should master in 2009, two of them were microblogging platforms: Twitter and Yammer. While most people are familiar with Twitter, relatively few are acquainted with Yammer. While it isn't as sexy as Twitter, Yammer will fundamentally improve your company in the following 8 ways. Read More

Here is a complete checklist to help you develop all the elements of a good story for the news media. Many small businesses are still confused about how to develop a really good story. Use the following point system to figure out just how strong your story is. Read More

A lot of industries are fretting the worst. There are a lot of legitimate reasons to worry, but the biggest risk is letting our concerns distract us from the opportunity before us. Read more from Behance Founder Scott Belsky. The recession is a fantastic time to strengthen your business—and ultimately be more successful. However, to make use of t Read More

Just how will 2,000 automobile franchises be terminated? Read More

By daring to become an early adopter. Social networking in particular is one realm into which many businesses were loath to venture a few years ago, but its appeal for marketing—especially in a sour economy—is undeniable. Read More

This post is the final part of a four-part series on credit card reform. In the three previous posts, I discussed the possible affect of the credit card reform bill that was passed by the US Senate earlier this month. The bottom line for consumers and small businesses is that this new legislation will probably not have the desired affect its suppo Read More

Small biz can save money and time with barcode solutions. Worthwhile overview. Read More

These are the best of the stores, these are the worst of stores. 2 tales of 2 competitors, with the small business, the one that cares, the one that provides solutions for the customers' needs...being the winner. (That's the way it always is...) Read More