
Why settle for a humdrum small business when you can make your business rock instead, with tips from your friends at the BizSugar.com community? And share your tips, to win nice prizes?
Join us for the Rock Your Biz Blogging Competition June 28 through July 30, 2012 here on BizSugar.com, to learn some great tips on how to take your business to the next level with online networking, blogging, or social media, or join the contest to …
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The winner has been chosen in the BizSugar "Tips For Dealing With Online Haters Contest!" Check out the post to see all of great suggestions provided. As always, we'd like to thank everyone who participated by leaving their tip in the comments section of the post.
Without further ado, the winner is:
Christina Giliberti of CG Online Marketing ~
"When it comes to social media it’s important to have a plan in place to deal with negative …
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Calling all sponsors!
We are delighted to announce a call for sponsorships in the forthcoming contest: “How Online Networking Rocked My Business.” This will be a multi-faceted blogging and social media contest for small businesses and entrepreneurs, presented by BizSugar.
The contest is designed to drive engagement and wide community involvement. It kicks off in mid-June - right now we are lining up sponsors. Here's how it …
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We know, we know. . .online haters and cyber bullies stink. But the reality is that they do exist and can become extremely troublesome, not to mention damaging, to your business and your online reputation.
Many businesses, business owners, bloggers, etc. have encountered this somewhere along the line in the form of negative posts, comments, tweets, reviews, etc. If you haven't, you're one of the lucky ones. But that doesn't mean that …
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The winner has been chosen in the BizSugar "Small Business Coaching Tips Contest!" There were loads of great tips provided, check out the post to see all of them. We'd like to thank everyone who participated by leaving their coaching tip in the comments section of the post.
Without further ado, the winner is:
John Seiffer of Better CEO (@BetterCEO) ~
"If you want to influence a person’s behavior whether they are an employee, customer, …
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In the world of small business, feedback and coaching is a regular part of the scenery. It comes from clients, customers, co-workers and social media forums. Sometimes we hear things of a positive nature and sometimes we hear the opposite. On the same token, we give feedback and coaching on a daily basis as well. This is in the form of sharing our opinions, thoughts, and advice for improvements.
How you deliver coaching and feedback makes …
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The winner has been chosen in the BizSugar "Employee Praise Contest!" There were many great suggestions provided and we'd like to thank everyone who participated by leaving their praise suggestion in the comments section of the post.
Without further adieu, the winner is:
Kimberly B ~
"As I am responsible for an event driven office in an industry with a fast burn out rate, I am always very conscious of the fact that my staff work very …
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The Startup Challenge
Free business tools and resources? The opportunity to connect with fellow entrepreneurs? And my name can be on everyone's lips? What, I can join for FREE? I'm up to The Startup Challenge! Are you?
Small Business Trends is entering the ring to go toe-to-toe with BPlans.com in a friendly but feisty competition to get the most startups to sign up for fantastic free biz resources.
But who will be the top contender?
When …
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The winner has been chosen in the BizSugar "Email Etiquette Contest!" There were a lot of interesting and useful email no-no's provided and we'd like to thank everyone who participated by leaving their no-no in the comments section of the post.
Without further adieu, the winner is:
Colleen C. (Twitter: @HumanFerretCAa) ~
"Blank Subject Lines! BLANK! I can’t believe that businesses would do that, but I see a couple of them …
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Keeping your employees motivated and feeling good about themselves and the work they do is important to the success of your small business. As a matter of fact, research has shown that it can be critical to your businesses success. I'm sure many of you have heard the term, "One rotten apple can spoil the basket." Well, the same can apply to your employees.
Negativity can be infectious. One employee with low moral can quickly infect the …
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