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Cleveland,Ohio residents now have one more way to save money, and do good, at the same time. A Cleveland franchise consultant has helped engineer a Cleveland first-and maybe even a first of it's kind in the USA... Read More

Did you know that that IRS says it takes 60 hours to complete a 1040 tax return with a Schedule C? All that complexity makes taxes a real burden. Here are 4 changes that would simplify taxes ... Read More

Please be aware about this problem -- Google Local Business Center Listing. This might affect your business too. Read More

There is some evidence of the seeds of creative destruction at work in the economy. This is clearly becoming the age of the bootstrapper. Don't focus on investment dollars or massive infusions from the SBA as a sign of activity. Focus, instead, on the grassroots bootstrapping entrepreneurs who will reinvent our economy -- if we just would get Read More

In a business world which is getting more competitive each and every day, there's one thing which will keep your customers coming back again and again — a valuable customer experience. Your customer experience begins and ends with spectacular customer service. Read More

I started making a list of all of the things I'd advise a new startup to do to get things kicked off with a limited budget. As it turns out, there are a lot of tactical steps that individually don't do much, but in aggregate start laying the foundation for much bigger things. So, I thought I'd share some of these things with you. Read More

Did you know that May is when you need to start trying to get media publicity for the fourth quarter holidays? That's when many major magazines start accepting, and even have deadlines for, submissions for holiday gift guide publicity placements. And if yours is a product business, most likely the fourth quarter of the year is absolutely crucial t Read More

Whether it be getting out of debt, running a marathon, taking a much needed holiday or simply getting in shape, we all have goals. Yet whilst we do have them, and we would love to achieve them, life or other priorities sometimes get in the way. Whatever the reason for this may be, it's no secret that goals can be difficult to work towards and a Read More

Now that the dust has almost settled on the 2009 tax filing season, small business owners who are already hard-pressed by the economy have something else to worry about: a knock on the door from an Internal Revenue Service agent. IRS audits of small businesses increased by 41% from 2005 to 2007, while large business audits actually declined by Read More

One simple fact of marketing is that the Internet is a much different playing field than traditional advertising channels like newspapers and television. According to a study by Webvisible and Nielsen Online, only 9 percent of small business owners say they are satisfied with their online advertising efforts. Getting it right is critical in today Read More