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There is so much talk about marketing, what works or what you should do that it can get a little overwhelming. The good news is that there are simple marketing lessons within your own families, friends and from those around you. Read More

Like in any entrepreneurship endeavors, webpreneurs should do something to succeed. Here are things you should do to get you far in your webpreneurial journey Read More

Suggested by BizSugar advisory board member Joel Libava via Facebook, here is a great resource from Carol Roth with more than 80 strategies from many different entrepreneurs. Some of these pieces of advice are bound to contradict one another and not every piece of advice will work for every business...or even every employee for that matter. Incidentally, I first found Carol myself through another BizSugar member Sarah Shaw a.k.a. the Entreprenette. Great resource which I'm hoping everyone here at BizSugar will be sure to check out Read More

I will start a blog post series on August 1, describing the creation of a business plan for our new tea project called TeaParty.nu ("nu" is "now" in Swedish) and future tea & coffee business, Chai 'n Java. I will publish a new post every day for circa one month, following the "high-speed guide to starting a business" (3 Weeks to Startup) by Tim Berry and Sabrina Parsons Read More

Effectively preparing for any media inquiries will ensure that the potential coverage will be well received and increase the exposure of your business Read More

If you are in control of the family small business plans, welcome to the majority. Around 80% of businesses throughout the United States are just like you Read More

BizSugar member Yonatan Maisel specially requested the adding of this blog post with link to a podcast interview with Brad Nellis, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Software Association. Anita speaks about subjects including BizSugar, small business and social media more generally, in this wide ranging interview and the post includes some excerpts from that conversation. In May, the Northeast Ohio Software Association awarded BizSugar it’s Best of Tech Award for Best Social Networking App. For Yonatan and any other members out there who may be interested, I often include posts from the BizSugar blog where applicable here on BizSugar but not always. Of course submitting a favorite post from our blog, if it hasn't been submitted already, is easy simply by clicking the "Submit Story to BizSugar" button above each post: Read More

“When you’re the business owner, there’s no one behind you. You’re the back-stop.” (Warren Brown, Washington, D.C. Small Business Person of the Year 2006). But what happens when you need help? Back-stop or not, you can’t go it alone forever. Help is at hand, if you know where to find it. Read More

A project sponsor is a key person to ensuring success in any project. The sponsor needs to be the right fit and not just any appointee from the management team. Where should you look to get the right person and not a square peg in a round hole Read More

Someone or something always comes out on top. And as you might guess, it’s true for the financial analysis and justification a sales rep can prepare and present. Internal Rate of Return (or IRR) enables a rep to use a single number to demonstrate the compelling wisdom of investing in his or her recommendations. IRR is one big, bad differentiator Read More