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Jessica Swanson unveils 10 business marketing myths with my personal favorite as number one--you have to spend money to make money. Most of these tired old cliches keep getting dragged out at business meeting after business meeting and in conversation after conversation and it makes you wonder if anyone who repeats them has had any first hand expe Read More

Serial-entrepreneur and blogger Scott Burkett has this small business outsourcing advice for startup companies. It should be understood that Scott uses the term offshoring because much of this outsourcing may involve dealings with businesses outside the country in which you operate. It should also be understood that much of Scott's advice here is Read More

Oliver Waller, director of OneMinuteU, shares some secrets about small business tax breaks including what to deduct and what to watch for. Be sure to check with your own tax preparer and carefully research any advice you might get online, but the suggestions in this brief article may open your eyes to some of the amazing possibilities out there an Read More

Written communication can be difficult to get right when selling to different cultures. Yet the right touches of written communication within your sales process can help you establish good international business relationships. Read More

International salespeople learn to develop cultural skills to evaluate when and how to deliver information and explanations to different cultures. In international sales, salespeople do not simply explain things, they also get people to want to listen to them. They rely on strong cross-cultural communication skills. Read More

Cultural differences usually create negative reactions. When we do not understand these differences, they become trust and credibility barriers and can even end sales discussions. Everyone prefers to do business with people they like. Here are the two sides you need to look at. Read More

GMail is without doubt one of the most popular online email services. What makes it so interesting is not only the functionality that it provides out of the box but also its extensibility. Read More

If you ponder whether Twitter could ever be valuable or useful or productive, read this excellent piece by Richard MacManus at the famous ReadWriteWeb. In fact, spend at least an hour a week at his blog... I just blogged about it at my AllBusiness.com blog because I was blown away by the forward thinking content. Read More

Small business advisor, entrepreneur and blogger Tim Berry talks to SBTV on the topic of starting a small business. Tim offers up some interesting advice on whether wanting to be your own boss is a sufficient reason to go into business for yourself and whether he thinks the business idea or the desire to be involved in entrepreneurship should com Read More

Search engine giant Yahoo! may be selling its Yahoo! Small Business division as part of a move to divest itself of all services and products not related to its core operations. Yahoo! Small Business provides domain names, Web hosting, E-Commerce, E-mail and online marketing for small business. Reuters has the full story, but as an aside, this is a Read More