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“Loyalty” is a hot business buzzword right now. If you want to get and keep loyal customers as we move into 2011, you need to know the top trends in loyalty marketing. Loyalty 360—The Loyalty Marketer’s Association recently released its top loyalty marketing trends for 2011 in Incentive Magazine. H Read More

I envision a better ACH. One that lets me pay anyone from any personal or business checking account I choose without having to give up my sensitive account information or authorization to withdraw funds. It would be very secure and I would control when I choose to make a payment. Read More

The "Online Tips for Offline Businesses" Edition - If you've gotten a taste of online marketing this season, here are some tips to take you further. Read More

Groupon claims that their program is so successful that 97% of the businesses that advertise on Groupon would gladly do it again. No doubt they’ve been wildly successful at helping grow some businesses; but is Groupon right for your business? Read More

While starting a business can be one of the best things for a person, it is not for everyone. How do you know if you should start a business? Well, this article should help. Read More

"Overwhelm" is a word that I have been hearing a lot lately. I hear it from my clients and workshop participants as well as my connections on social media sights. We have a lot that comes at us every day and it is important to have strategies to break out of that overwhelmed state quickly. Read More

Last week’s post discussed joint ventures and other collaborative business agreements involving cooperative efforts between multiple independent parties. This week we turn to a more traditional structure, and examine singular business entities with multiple partners. Read More

If you've ever read the Tim Ferriss book "The 4-Hour Workweek," you're familiar with Tim's idea of the low maintenance business model. Here are some case studies from entrepreneurs who have taken Tim's advice and built low-maintenance small businesses of their own. Such business could be used to ge Read More

If you have a home business, one way you can lower your taxable income for 2010 is to open a solo 401k and make a contribution. Read More

Author and entrepreneur John Warrillow discusses how to build a business you can later sell in this series of videos and answers readers' questions. If starting a business or adapting an existing business to make it sell-able is ever something you have considered or wanted to do, these interviews h Read More