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“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you are right.” Henry Ford made that statement many years ago. It was true then, and it is still true today. The way you think directly affects the results you get. And that directly affects your business. Read More

Advisors are great for startups. They can provide your startup with guidance on a wide range of topics and typically take a seat on your startup’s advisory board.

But sometimes a person who gives your startup infrequent, casual advice will broadcast to the world that he or she is an advisor to y Read More

Sales people are great at “reacting.” The customer puts a hurdle in front of us, we know how to respond. The competitor does something, we know what to do. Our management asks us to do something, we immediately (well OK–almost immediately) jump on it Read More

Is it wrong to take advantage of your competitors who want to know nothing about SEO by simply implementing a solid search engine optimization strategy of your own? Read More

Ok folks! here's a great new entry from Elaine Rogers: It’s a week of firsts, children across the world beginning their first day at school, someone nearstarting a businessby starting their new job, another starting a new business. Vote for this post & leave comments to win prizes in the HPSugertone blogging comp Read More

HP Sugartone entry no2 comes from Mairead Kelly. Are you a people pleaser? Do you go out of your way to be nice to everybody in the hope that they will like you? Does it work for you? Or are you so busy pleasing everybody that you’ve no time to notice whether they do or not? Sometimes it’s better to not please a client but rather to be bluntly honest in their best interests, even at the cost of upsetting them. This is a brave entry from a brave lady, give it some sweets (votes)luv Read More

And we're off! This is our first HPSugartone making your business amazing entry so vote now. As a business owner, you have to make decisions on a regular basis. Whether they are big decisions or small ones, every one has an impact on your business. Of course it’s not uncommon to feel a bit overwhelmed. Well then, follow Frederique Murphy's five steps to put all the information into a logical order that will help you to make the best possible choice. Remember comments win prizes on this post Read More

Scott Fox posts regularly here at BizSugar, but I thought I'd take a moment to highlight this particularly great video he's created for his online business community, great because it states something that should be obvious to everyone in small business, but perhaps isn't. You WILL need to market your product or service and market it well to stand out from the crowd and be successful in your small business. Marketing is not a dirty word. It MUST be part of your business plan. DON'T make the mistake of thinking a great product or service will market itself. Make sure you have a plan for how to get the word out. Read More

Most of us view weekly staff meetings today with a degree of trepidation and frustration. Without clear expectations, two-way communication, and effective execution, they are too often a waste of time for all participants. Many have suggested that it is time re-engineer this process, or eliminate the meetings entirely Read More

Lately we’re seeing an upsurge in the amount of social media consultants and service providers. You’ve probably run into a few of them online…heck, you may have even bumped into one while waiting in line at Starbuck’s. They love working remotely, and we all know that the demands of being a social media doyenne can result in serious a caffeine deficiency (a concept I can certainly identify with).

There are many wonderful, qualified service providers out there, and they are worth every penny that they are charging. So the question remains, how do you separate the genuine article from the so-called Read More