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The most positive thing to be said of recessions is that they eventually end. As bad as the Great Depression and other downturns were — and for as long as they lasted— the country ultimately emerged stronger, and grew more prosperous after each one. This has led some to wonder if a recovery from today's recession is on its way. We are not out of t Read More

One of the best ways to build links back to your website and drive targeted traffic is to be a guest blogger or article writer for another website in the same niche. But how do you get those gigs? Well, it's not hard. The first thing you need to do is find them. Read More

While on vacation last week in Kauai I sat beachside relaxed and entranced by the awesome power of the ocean. I was entertained watching wave after wave hit the beach, toppling kids and adults as they played in the water. As I sat there, I became curious about how waves are formed. So I turned on my iPhone and went to the Internet in search of Read More

Names matter — especially when it comes to your online business. High atop her balcony, the love-struck Juliet laments her lover's problematic surname, declaring, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” While technically she's right, you wouldn't want to put Juliet in charge of your online branding efforts. Read More

With the good inevitably comes the bad. Sometimes I feel like a one-woman social-media-promoting band, telling friends, family and colleagues about the joys and benefits of using Twitter. I still feel that way — using Twitter has been beneficial for my business, and the only investment has been my time. Read More

Are management consultants mostly for the birds? Are you far better off trying to figure out your own management style, especially in small businesses? Some hard criticisms are leveled at management gurus by author Matthew Stewart in his new book The Management Myth: Management Consulting Past, Present and Largely Bogus. Check out the brief review Read More

This video from www.watchmojo.com talks about business equity financing as an alternative to debt financing when starting a business of any size. The video covers stages of financing from seed funding to public offerings. Though you may not be thinking of starting the next Silicon Valley titan, the ideas may give you a new way of looking at dealin Read More

In this blog post, Lynette DeNike gives five suggestions about how to run a smarter small business. Her suggestions are specific for businesses grappling with the economic recession including the suggestion to "Change your product mix". There is also a common sense recommendation about bartering for services. Read the article for more of Lynette Read More

No matter what type of job we do or where we work, we all come in contact with negative, difficult people at some point. Our basic instinct tells us to fight back, defend ourselves, and react to their negativity with negative remarks of our own. However, we are human beings with the ability to control our responses. Read More

As a small business owner you are dependent on cash flow - and making sure that your customer payments transact seamlessly, securely and reliably are critical to that cash flow. Here's an overview of the payment options you may want to extend to your customers as well as the best practices and self-protection tactics you should employ when accept Read More