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This article from CNN Money Small Business again raises questions over small business funding. While the U.S. Small Business Administration claims it's given plenty of money to the small business sector, a tally of the numbers and where money is being awarded may not bear out those claims. Criticism of the SBA and the degree to which it truly hel Read More

Do you have the right people on the bus? And who's driving the bus? Few things are more important to the success of a business than having the right people — both the leaders and the followers. Too many times, these people are like “riders on a bus” who get on randomly — or as a matter of convenience. Read More

Imagine you own a successful business but become stranded on a deserted island. The only communication you receive about your business comes once a week on a sheet of paper in a bottle (yes, a message in a bottle). What information would you need and want on that paper? Read More

Hospitals are noisy places. Some patients, like me, are light sleepers. Put noisy places and light sleepers together and you have a potential disaster. I would have paid just about anything out of my own pocket by the morning after my first night's stay if someone would have guaranteed me Read More

More and more business related mobile phone apps are being designed almost monthly, it seems. Are we at a point in which we can actually run our small businesses with them? Read More

A wise man learns from his own mistakes, a wiser man learns from the mistakes of others. Here are 101 ways to make yourself a wiser small business owner. From the OPEN Forum Read More

I've been noticing lately, that many of the women I work with, are frustrated with situations that they have created for themselves. This isn't to assign blame. Rather it is to state the fact that if you got yourself into shit, you can get yourself out. Read More

I know, I know — another goofy made-up word, but hey, it's Friday so outsourcing design to the crowd became croutsourcing. The point is that the web has certainly made it much easier to find great design from around the world and on the flip side created an unlimited market for those wishing to sell their design services. Read More

According to the “2010 Media Planning Intelligence Study”, email and social media are the top media choices for marketers in 2010. Read More

Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends shares these important tips on starting a business (and contrasts them with what not to do) n a post at Open Forum. You'll find this tightly budgeted approach important when considering your own ventures. Sure, the temptation is always there to spend lots of money. If you don't have any starting out, you w Read More