February 8, 2012 - 12:54 am
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Managing a small business is always a challenge. Here are some tips to help you excel in a tough and competitive market.
Building Efficiency
Motivating employees without cash. Getting more performance out of employees isn’t always about money. Here are some other major considerations that could bring better results from those who work for you. The Fiscal Times
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February 8, 2012 - 12:54 am
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Small business owners are notoriously busy. You have a business to run, a Web presence to manage, customers to serve, vendors to hunt down, invoices to pay, social media to keep up with, and, oh, sometimes you like to pretend to have a social life. With so many different things on your plate, wouldn’t it [...]
February 7, 2012 - 12:49 pm
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President Obama is urging Congress to support legislation to expand tax cuts for small businesses and free up capital for startups.
His proposed “Startup America Legislative Agenda,” would eliminate taxes on capital gains in investments in small businesses and provide a 10 percent income tax credit on for new hires or to spur job-creation, double the [...]
February 6, 2012 - 12:50 pm
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This Is a Message from Your Heart
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I had a heart scan the other day – mainly because I’m old and my spouse is convincing in the most loving way.
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If you’ve never done it, it’s a pretty incredible experience to get to watch the awesome mechanical miracle that [...]
February 6, 2012 - 12:51 am
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I like charts, graphs, and diagrams because they make sense. Sure, your can skew them all sorts of ways, and sometimes they can get a bit out of hand, but they make sense.
Arrow going up? Great! Series of bars getting shorter? Not so good. Easy.
But I have to admit that Venn diagrams don’t do a [...]
February 6, 2012 - 12:51 am
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Ever felt like you’d like the 911 status on your business, in one view, one place? All the vitals so you can see, at a glance, what’s going on in the different areas of your company? If you have wanted to combine your web analytics, CRM, project management, sales pipeline, customer support requests, to name [...]
February 5, 2012 - 12:50 pm
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There are two types of entrepreneurs: those that jump into a new business headfirst, and those that dip their toes in the water. One’s not better than the other, though the second one is probably more prepared for what lies ahead. In Making the Jump into Small Business Ownership (@MakingtheJump), authors David Nilssen (@DavidNilssen) and Jeff [...]
February 4, 2012 - 12:52 am
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Jobs. What’s more important to an economy (and a household for that matter) than for people to be working? Of course there’s many factors but no matter who you are, employment and jobs are right up there at the top of the list of what is needed for a healthy and vibrant economy. That’s why [...]
February 2, 2012 - 12:49 pm
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Nothing represents your company and brand more than your business name. It’s the cornerstone of your business and shapes everything that follows – from marketing tone to a customer’s first impressions.
Have you protected this valuable asset? How well do you understand trademark law? Maybe you’re just starting your business. Maybe you’ve been running a successful [...]