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Hi, folks. Please join me in welcoming the newest members of the BizSugar team. Also be sure to check out our new BizSugar blogroll. You may find links to some of your small business sites there Read More

There are MANY great reasons to become a freelancer. No cranky bosses. No long commutes. Lunch-break in the forest walking the dog. Playing Hendrix and Zeppelin at full-blast!

But what happens when you get sick? A serious and irreverant discourse on the subject.. Read More

How can your small business innovate? How can you accomplish great things by stepping outside your comfort zone and creating a product or service that stands absolutely alone. I hope every small business owner or employee at a small business will take the time to check out this great interview by Braden Kelly of Seth Godin as they answer the question of how businesses innovate and become the best. The answer may surprise you Read More

The trend toward integrating social media with e-Commerce is here. Both of these powerful tools will remain critical in shaping online business, probably for the foreseeable future. How are you integrating social media and e-Commerce? Read More

I'm sure you've heard this complaint before from many colleagues in small to medium sized business. But in all fairness, according to this post and the podcast accompanying it, the trouble with this common criticism is that it doesn't take into account the real use of social media or how it can best be used, Read More

When you first start out marketing your products or services you are grateful for those early customers. You may be in constant contact, reply quickly to emails and never forget to reply to their comments on your posts. As you build your business, get more customers it can be easy to forget the ones who supported you in the beginning. This is a mistake Read More

Many small business owners do a great job of developing their business plans. They are excellent at addressing the operational and product issues of their small business. In many cases the small business owner’ business plan rivals that of a big brand. However, when it comes to marketing, small business owners often come up short. Here we will discuss how to market your small business like a big brand through brand positioning Read More

By now, everyone knows the value of adding video to a website. But how do you do it? Isn't it an expensive, complicated undertaking? The simple answer is: if you know how to keep it really simple, it's amazing what you can do to enhance your company's site Read More

When she wrote to me about her company, Katie O'Neill stressed the fact that Kt Steppers is a Mom-owned business. She told me she loves being referred to as a "Mompreneur", and after reading her story, I can really appreciate why. Recently we've featured some mom-owned businesses on this blog, and I am loving all these inspiring stories from women who do it all, and then some Read More

Why is it that annoying songs and jingles stay in our minds? The answer has great implications in the world of business!

It's an irreverant and serious look at why the "pesky" wheel gets the business grease...with research to back it up Read More