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After the explosion of mobile devices, and how much activity is directed towards local search, 2/3rds of small businesses continue to avoid SEO and social media campaigns. This is a dangerous signal. Read More

So you've launched your business and have served your first customers. Things seem to be going well. But, do you have an end goal? What if someone asked you - "where do you see your business in 5 years?" Read More

My team might call me cheap. My investors might call me conservative. Yes, I am pretty tight with our company’s purse strings. But I have another word for it: prudent. Read More

Losing data from your computer has been the same old story and is the most common thing that could occur to your social networking site, and why to tell you the truth I lost once my social networking account that I needed to start all over again. Read More

Do you use Macs in your business? If you do, your work life is about to get a lot simpler. If you don’t, you might be ready to switch after learning about the upgrades Apple is planning to its desktop, laptop and mobile operating systems. Combined with Apple’s iCloud service, the changes will strea Read More

I've always been a staunch proponent of inbound marketing - in particular, I think creating genuinely useful, highly-relevant, SEO enhanced content can, in the long run, benefit pretty much any type of online endeavor you can imagine. Read More

Presenting your startup vision as a founder to a potential investor, or presenting an idea as an employee to an executive, requires that you effectively communicate, or “translate”, the value proposition into terms that the receiver can fully understand and appreciate. If you fail, it’s your loss, Read More

Do you rely too much on one source of income to keep your household running? If so, it may turn out to be something of a problem. In this time of economic uncertainty, relying too much on only one source of income can lead to financial disaster. Starting a business can be one way to diversify your Read More

The idea of a smaller tax bill for your business can be appealing. Remember, not all tax shelters are created equally. Read More

Undoubtedly the biggest question people have to answer is how much money they need to raise. While every investor advises differently on the topic, one thing is always true: there’s no magic number or formula that you can follow. We asked five of our expert investors “How much money should I raise? Read More