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Social communities, whether they're online or offline, have interesting dynamics. To make any kind of headway, you must understand and respect how each individual community functions before charging in and saying, "Hey, can I join the party, too?" Several factors can affect whether you're accepted into the community, or left on the outside loo Read More

A competitor has just started a 50% off price promotion. What do you do; panic and do your own 50% off price promotion, ignore it or quickly work out what is best for your business and customers? Read More

Marketing comes at you in a variety of different ways at almost every turn you make. It's harder today to grab (and hold onto) the attention of consumers with the constant bombardment of advertising and messages 24/7. Creativity and originality are essential in making a lasting impression on consumers and guerrilla marketing strategies follow no b Read More

Consider these ten tips for a new small business from Yahoo! Small Business. Notice that among the important considerations is that you start your business on a shoestring and try to save as much money as possible before getting started. The idea here is that you will avoid large amounts of outside investment and credit that will make it take long Read More

A blog about a recent trip to Ghana from "Entrepreneurs at ASU" (Arizona State University) raises the question of whether social entrepreneurship is the next small business trend. Sponsored by GlobalResolve at ASU, an initiative aimed at bringing economic development and other tools to the developing world, the trip looked at many factors connec Read More

Certified public accountant Amber Hill suggests some thoughts about how to find government small business grants. In this video, Hill suggests some of the Websites and resources for the small business person seeking grant funding as well as the information and paperwork that needs to be assembled before applying. From personal experience, hunting Read More

This column from small business expert Steve Strauss examines tips for small business automation using computer technology to do things like generating response e-mails, sending out invoices and even automating your basic sales through eCommerce. Strauss's argument? Automating some functions you and your staff are spending time on now will allow Read More

Here's a video from Ann Howard, general business counselor at Small Business & Technology Development Center, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, with tips for small business operation. Howard suggests ideas like a good business plan (one aimed at keeping you focused on where you are going with your business not one to show to investors.) T Read More

Comparing requests for the reciprocal exchange of links with proactive link sharing to build strong social networks for businesses. Read More

This video on how to apply for small business awards from SBTV features Andrew Field, owner of PrintingForLess.com. I interviewed Andrew some years ago for another Website and the story of his revolutionary online printing company is inspiring to any fledgling entrepreneur. Andrew says the benefit of applying for business awards is that winning ca Read More