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Many a great plan for growth has succeeded or died due to the business owner's ability to manage his or her thoughts and feelings. No matter what is driving the growth, there are three questions to answer... Read More

What is Empire Avenue to you?? A brilliant new Social Media CV or a game like Farmville?? Check this out and let me know what you think. Read More

Did you know that Facebook is considered the most visited site on the Internet (Hitwise)? Not only that, but four of the top ten websites in 2010 were social media related sites. The use of social media for marketing is exploding in popularity, and has officially become a must-have for all business Read More

How can bloggers turn authors and how successful can this transition be? Let me begin by sharing two success stories of blogger-turns-author with you... Read More

Brand development should be considered from day one. Are you listening to your market and sculpting your brand to build trust and create loyalty. Read More

Many people believe that once a website is done and launched, they can leave it alone and people will find it. However, like any step in a marketing plan, a business website requires on-going nurturing and updates to keep it fresh, current and competitive. Updates also remind the search engines tha Read More

Sometimes your dream client has needs and places orders before you finish the sales process. You can and you should take the order. But finish the sales process. Read More

As important as any other part of planning for your small business today is your planning for the use of social media. If you don't have a social media small Read More

Someone has just written a scathing post about how much your small business sucks. How do you respond? Do you have a written plan or just react? Read More

I have eight-year-old twins, a boy and a girl. I try to bestow upon them my values and wisdom, but I also recognize that, if you let them, kids can be great teachers. Here are a few examples of business lessons I've learned from interacting with my children. Read More