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The well-regarded online marketplace does the ostrich act concerning a line of tasteless cards. Who suffers? Its other vendors and many of its (former) customers. Read More

When looking at SEO (Search Engine Optimization) today, you have to factor in a few more things than in the past. In previous years, you only had to worry about content, and before that (in the olden days), you could get away with a decent set of META Tags and a nice smile.

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Learn about presentation tools that keep your audience awake in "Matt About Friday: The 'Pimp Your Presentation' Edition". Read More

By many accounts, the franchise "industry" is one of the privileged that is poised to react favorably to the down economy. Coupled with the recent boom in the popularity and understanding of the franchise model, this is perhaps one of many reasons that more and more businesses in a wide array of in Read More

Guest post by Kenji Crosland, a writer for TeachStreet. When I started out as an entrepreneur about a year ago my greatest fear was that my idea would be stolen and developed by someone else. My reasoning was that there were other people with more resources and greater technical skills who could de Read More

Guest blog post by Brett Owens. How does our current recession (or more likely, soft depression) compare with the Great Depression? For an excellent account of the United States' last go-round with economic collapse, I'd highly recommend The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth. 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 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

Financing a business startup or expansion may be easier in 2011. That's because a recent report suggests increased demand for business loans has motivated some banks to move back into the market. The question is whether these loans will also be available for small businesses or whether lending will Read More

If raising capital to start a new business or expand an existing business through new services or a new product launch is your aim, this article is a good place to get started. Raising capital can be a critical part of entrepreneurship depending upon your goals but the rules are always changing. Le Read More