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teachingJust the other day I did an interview with a columnist working on a story about people starting up a business venture while still employed. My take as an employer is that those individuals have a moral obligation to perform to that best of their ability for their current employer, however, my view is that every business should look at thei Read More

Small businesses are famously agile and attuned to the wants and needs of their customers. But as they begin to grow, or as market conditions begin to change, staying on top of customer requirements can be a tricky feat. If relationships become too tenuous, an aggressive competitor will prey on those weaknesses and poach “at risk” customers. Read More

Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers, gives small business advice in this interesting interview. Though Dell is now a giant corporation, Michael Dell started as a small business person with an investment of only $1000. Among the gems in the interview are Dell's advice that small businesses avoid looking for perfection instead experimenting oft Read More

Online marketing can be an effective marketing technique not just for companies with online business but for those with brick and mortar establishments as well. There are currently billions of internet users around the world and many of these now use the internet as their primary source of information. In the last few years, readership of print m Read More

These top 10 home business ideas come courtesy of Yahoo! Personal Finance. Those interested in working from home might include parents who want to spend more time with children, retirees in need of extra income or disabled people, the article suggests, but no matter what the motivation, these opportunities raise some possibilities for those with t Read More

Ivana Taylor, CEO of Third Force, explains how to build a business network using tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Blitztime.com and QuoteActions. Perhaps more important, Taylor explains the theory behind the business network misunderstood by many business owners. In particular, she says business leaders must realize that "Social media is n Read More

These 20 are about as strong as they get! Read More

A pretty common question these days is “which social network is the best?” - And to that I usually say - “the one that helps you meet your marketing objectives” - and in that regard, many are great, but for different reasons. LinkedInI really like some things about LinkedIn. It has always tended towards the service oriented professional, in my Read More

As passage of a health care reform bill seems more likely in the House and Senate, there is one small business interest group that is bucking the trend of criticism saying health care reform will lower costs for small business. When clicking on the link below please allow time for the full PDF form to download and scroll down to the beginning of t Read More