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Culture determines who will work for you, who stays, and who quits. Once formed, culture is nearly impossible to change. People who work well within the culture quickly self-select. And those who don't fit leave. Read More

Marriages can be blissful and harmonious or filled with animosity, hatred and end up in divorce court.

A business relationship is no different and the principles of keeping them successful are virtually the same. Except for the sex, of course Read More

When she passed away from breast cancer in 1979 at the tender age of 31, the world lost the voice of an angel.

I hope this dedication to her most famous song will help you find your UNIQUE business and blogging voice, one that sets you apart from the crowd Read More

Designs can work together to make your business a success. These designs are: Logo Design, Web Design, Brochure Design and Banner Design Read More

In this review of the book "Social Media 101" by Chris Brogan, Pierre DeBois gives an overview of the tactics and tools you should have at your command after reading. From blogs, to video and audio to LinkedIn, this review gives you a peek into subjects Brogan's book covers. Social media has become a major field for businesses and marketers of all kind. This review suggests another possible resource teaching small business owners to harness the power of social media for their needs Read More

Everyone seems to agree on the need for more entrepreneurship and small business activity to rebuild the economy after the harsh recession. Here's a cool report from Inc magazine writers Adam Bluestein and Amy Barrett with some concrete suggestions, specifically 16 steps, to get us to an environment more friendly to the kinds of entrepreneurship experts say we need to rebuild our economy. Can we make them a reality? Read More

Take a look at your own process; is there a point (or two) in which there’s often customer confusion? If so, what can you do to fix that? Is there a place where communication goes down a black hole, like the call button near the elevator Read More

This is a perhaps unorthodox way to come up with startup ideas: walk around your house or apartment, and look for hot spots. A hotspot can be an area of high information density, clutter, stress, disorganization, or any place that has a suboptimal solution. Then think about a web or cloud solution to that hot spot. The author lists a few examples Read More

Social Media Marketing is a helpful tool, but you have to be careful not to waste time on unnecessary and even harmful actions in your quest to make the most of this new tool. Here are six big time-wasters to be aware of Read More

Two days ago, Bizsugar led me to a really good post- "How to Find Thousands More Prospects for Your Business" and a couple of questions. What happens to the 95% of your visitors that don't convert? How can figuring it out help us develop a mature online marketing strategy Read More