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Most businesses require money to start and to grow, and generally, business owners need to obtain some sort of financing in order to get the money they need.

It can be challenging for a start-up business with no assets to secure a loan from a bank, especially in an economy where banks are limit Read More

Towards the end of 2008, YouTube announced a change to the aspect ratio of the default player for the site. The standard ratio for online video had been 4:3, but the new player standard is now 16:9. Aspect ratio is simply an expression of the relationship of height to width. Something that is 4 to Read More

The curse: One time I stayed at the salon until four o’clock in the morning to decorate and make sure everything was perfect for our ‘Blue Hawaiian Weekend’. If you are striving for excellence, where does it stop? Read More

Online marketing can be very effective. The important thing to remember is that content is always king and great content takes time to build a following behind it. The higher quality the content, the better chance your online marketing will have to continuously succeed. Read More

Entrepreneurs need to think long and hard about what success means to them. Starting a business is a lot of hard work and if that business does not add fulfillment to your life, you shouldn't be building it. This article is a response to Leo Babauta's critism of striving for success. Read More

First impressions are everything – especially online. Your website has only a few short seconds to entice visitors and convince them to stay and look around. Read More

Every investor is looking for the “dream team” of executives to put his money on. Often I find that experienced investors flip to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. That’s how important the people are. What are investors looking for in the CEO and Read More

As a business owner you always want to have a good idea of what is coming, not only in your industry but in other things that could impact how you work on a day to day level and how your business performs. An example of this would be the use of social media, many people thought this was a trend and Read More

As many contributors here at BizSugar have noted, social media can be a powerful force for small business on the Internet, but using any social media is about so much more than simply posting some content based on your products or services. In fact, it's about building a community, something many p Read More

Did you know 3 words are ideal for an online search? Did you also know that 2,3 and 4 words make up 62% of all searches online? Do you want to see a great trick to optimize keywords for your online presence? Read More