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It took Harley-Davidson years to nurture and cultivate an image and brand. The result? An American icon and legend! In the 1970s, it took only a few short years to destroy all and almost bankrupt the company. The story and great lessons from a chapter of business history.. Read More

What's In A Name?

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Startups
From http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu 5302 days ago
Made Hot by: roseanderson on May 24, 2010 4:17 am
What's in a name when picking one for your business. Quite a lot, say some entrepreneurs who fret over what to name their new venture during startup. Not only will the name you choose stay with you for a long time, but it will communicate much about your values and your business to customers. It will be a first impression but must also leave a lasting impression and with all of this said, here are some other thoughts from Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs Read More
Before you go running to ramp up or fix your marketing, take a bigger step back and ask whether your problem is really a business model problem Read More
Did you know that for every $1 you spend on an email Newsletter that you will receive $43.52 in return? There are numerous benefits to producing an email newsletter, here are 9 reasons Read More

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business

Avatar Posted by amabaie under Startups
From http://smallbusiness.aol.com 5303 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on May 23, 2010 12:38 pm
Want to turn your favorite hobby into a business? From home improvement to music, here's a look at some of the best hobbies for making money Read More
Here’s a stat for you: YouTube is the second largest search engine on the Web with more than 2 billion views a day. That’s right, two billion. And contrary to popular belief, it’s not all just silly cat videos and adolescents injuring themselves. Your customers turn to YouTube’s search bar every day to look for how-to’s, product reviews, and other information about the companies and brands that interest them. And even when they don’t turn to YouTube, Google is using Universal Search elements to put the videos in traditional search. Video is everywhere and it’s what people want.

As a small business owner, you want to find ways to take advantage of that. And there are plenty of them. Here are six ways small business owners can use video to attract customers, increase their rankings, and differentiate their brand from all the others competing for the same eyes Read More
It is really incredible to me that many small business owners (either online as well as off) lack a marketing method. They have several things, hopes, ambition, a enthusiasm to work hard. However they lack a marketing plan. Incredible! You wouldn’t build a home not having some plans. You wouldn’t even build a dog house with out a plan Read More
Running a fashion show as a small retail clothing shop can bring you big benefits. If you take time to video record the show, you can use it in post-event promotions Read More
Social media marketing is a hot topic in business news these days, and we’ll continue to add to the conversation here. In this post we’re going to dive more deeply into social media marketing with an encore video from Ramon DeLeon, “The pizza guy to know in downtown Chicago”.

After a few quick tips by Kamau Jackson, Ramon gives a step-by step master's class on how to apply social media to your business. This is sure to be helpful to any business owner or entrepreneur who's considering, or currently using social media in a profitable, intelligent way.
Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/9QARh9
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In a crazed, ultra-competitive business-world filled with mind-numbing technological leaps, "low-tech" can be a great way to restore a sense of relaxation, revitalization and rejuvenation. It's back-to-basics in my latest biz-blog article.. Read More
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