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A new survey released by the National Association of Business Economics shows businesses, in general, added to their payrolls in the second quarter of 2010.

The report showed more than 30% of the businesses surveyed added jobs, while 14% cut their workforce. That's a big change from the second quarter of last year when a mere 6% said they were hiring. Read More

The answer might seem "Yes!" There seems to be a finite limit to the subjects we have to work with...

Find out how Elizabethan-Era English poofy dresses and Bob's Big Boy can help!

A serious, whacky and irreverant look at the question: "Are Business-Bloggers Running Out of Things to Blog About?" Read More

It's the EPITOME of businesses, marketing and advertising gurus everywhere. It's the apex of branding...having a company catchphrase become part of the national lexicon, language and culture.

In 1980s America, two companies hit the JACKPOT thanks to two great catchphrases and two little old ladies Read More

Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda spent 29 years of his life thinking WWII was still raging...and he fought on! Perhaps never in modern history has an episode contained so much misinformation, miscommunication and ignorance of "The Writing on the Wall!"

Business lessons from this historical episode abound.. Read More

When I was in college I ran a typing service. This was back when most people wrote rough drafts in longhand and typed the final drafts onto a computer...whic Read More

I promised Susan Oakes a couple of days ago to post this article from a blogger I always enjoy reading, Sonia Simone of Copyblogger, in response to Susan's post "Your Customers Have The Need But Do They Have The Desire?" Check it out on her blog, M4B Marketing, or here at BizSugar posted about four days ago. In the post, in turn a response to another post from Stoney deGeyter of Search Engine Guide, Susan argues that "You need to work out the difference between those customers having a need and those that actually have a desire to take action." Susan is definitely right as far as she goes, but Sonia takes it one step further. Those customers with a "desire to take action" may just be the tip of the iceberg!
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How important is sharing small business news with your network of connections and what are the best ways to go about it? (This applies to BizSugar members, of course, but also to anyone else who uses social media.) Sharing small business news or other information of value is a form of marketing whether you realize it or not. See also the video from Greg Fry of Bloggertone, whose posts appear regularly here on BizSugar.com in this latest edition from our BizSugar blog. Read More

Here's a timely business strategy... "Coupon redemption has risen 360% since 2008. It appears that a frugal lifestyle, is becoming fashionable, and coupon use can help encourage frugality. Lately, it’s all about the art of getting the deal, and coupons — and how much you save when you use them — can be a big part of that, earning you bragging rights. Read More

They've told you there is NO WAY you can succeed!

In 1990, they told James "Buster" Douglas, a 42-1 underdog and challenger the same thing as he entered the ring with the monstrous, mythical and undefeated heavyweight champ, Mike Tyson.. Read More

Super-group Chicago asked in a classic song, "Does anybody really know what time it is?" Your business may hinge on the correct answer!

I have found the following site to be the best in giving the all-important correct answer.. Read More