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Could Boise, Idaho, be the new hot bed of small business growth in the U.S. Why not your home town no matter how large or small? Search giant Google claimed in an early post of its new small business blog that an estimated $72 million had been generated by business in Idaho using its online advertising tools and sited other recent reports on the growth of small business in Boise as the reason for a recent visit. How are you using the tools of the Internet to leverage your small business in your own home town? We would love to hear your story. Please leave it in the comment section below. Read More

Sometimes Internet marketers seem to do everything right tactically... but they can't seem to get the sales they're after. Maybe it's because you're focusing on "gaming a system" rather than building relationships Read More

This is a guest post by Travis Petelle - If you are the authority in your niche, it could possibly be the best thing you could do for your business. It brings in easier sales, more prospects, and a much simpler time getting what you want. Don’t expect your authority status to just fall in your lap though. You must take action to build yourself as the authority and that’s what I wanted to cover in this article Read More

If you run a small business, you know the power of networking. For business bloggers, it's important to actively participate in online blogging communities. Here are 5 blog communities, including BizSugar, every business blogger should join Read More

Here are five ways to bring the life back into your company so you and your staff begin to approach each day with renewed excitement and a burning desire to grow the business Read More

Ever make a sales call that went really, really well? That covered more topics than you had planned? All of which advanced your quest to deliver still more value to your client? (And increase your revenue?) But left a major new opportunity virtually un-discussed Read More

What makes a video go viral? No, we're not talking about something like the common cold or flu here. We're talking about an online video that is so popular with viewers that they feel the need to share it with their friends, colleagues or family via social media like Twitter or Facebook, or through e-mail or re-posting it on their blog or Website. Having your video go viral is often the ultimate goal of any online marketing campaign because it is a way of letting others spread your message with limited expense or effort on your part and allows you to reach a potentially huge audience as your viewers share the message with their network and those people share it with their network and so on and so on Read More

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott is giving a boost to small business owners in the U.S. with the launch of the Small Business Road-to-Success Challenge.

10 small business owners will be awarded 15 free nights for the sole purpose of traveling around the country to build their business. After three months of working through their own set business challenges, one small business will be awarded a grand prize of $20,000 by a judging panel that includes me Read More

One of the pieces of entrepreneurial advice that I hear the most often is to start a business based on what you enjoy. Well this advice isn't always what it's cracked up to be. This article outlines some mistakes my wife and I made in deciding what to sell Read More

I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But until now, I’ve never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for startup founders for current venture-backed companies, specifically: race, age, experience and the number of founders per company Read More