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More funds = Less fail whale and bugs? This dream is coming true with Twitter Co-founder and CEO Evan Williams confirmation. However, the amount of funding Twitter received still requires some guesswork. No exact amount of funding was announced. Instead, the word “significant” was used. Is $100 million considered significant? Read More

What is the number one reason you lost that sale? Is it issues handling objections, you just don't know how to close, can't keep their attention, lack of follow up? Wrong. Read More

Michael Hyatt shares a story of what not to do to energize your people and why. Then he lists 5 ways to do it right, and why. Link from Michele Miller http://www.wonderbranding.com/2009/08/wonderbytes-10/#comment-1984 Read More

How productive they are can be a legitimate factor in their academic performance and ultimately, in life. We have created a list of blogs that offer resourceful tips and suggestions on making students more productive when doing homework & studying, budgeting their finances, and prioritizing. Read More

It is well known that providing customer service is vital in marketing your business for long term success. However, what does customer service really mean? Read More

What's the purpose of your business plan? That depends on what you are using it for, says Clayton Christopher, founder and owner of Sweet Leaf Tea Company. Christopher says his company writes a new business plan every year but it isn't the kind used to raise money from investors. Though a document to raise money is one kind of business plan, ano Read More

You're never too old to start a business, says career consultant Maggie Mistal. Maggie talks with Howdini.com about how to decide what business opportunity might be right for you and about how to match your passions to a small business that will work for you. Her business advice is geared specifically towards older, perhaps displaced workers seek Read More

Almost any skill or talent might be the basis for a small business. But remember that no matter how much fun that activity might be, when it comes to creating your own business, it will also be a lot of hard work. In this video, photography expert Anthony Maddaloni talks about some of the challenges facing those beginning in small business in gene Read More

When I first spotted the title of this post by copywriter Michael Fortin, I knew it was an important topic for the small business community. No doubt Michael knew the title of his post alone would be provocative. But no matter how many people might find the question itself a bit offensive, remember that if such ideas are out there in the public at Read More

This post from Caron Beesly examines the home based business market and tips on entering it. According to Beesly, about 52 percent of all small business are based in the home, a result of the lower cost and lower risk this approach can provide. There are, of course, a wide range of businesses that can be run from the home, often with little or no Read More