Small Business Patch Launched: What's in it for you?

Small Business Patch Launched: What's in it for you? Avatar Posted by ivanpw under Startups
From http://www.onsmb.com 5 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on May 23, 2013 6:40 am
Small Business Patch from AOL has just been launched, offering exclusive interviews, news, trends, tips on small business. Read More

15 Key Facts about Content Curation

15 Key Facts about Content Curation Avatar Posted by Writtent under Online Marketing
From http://writtent.com 6 days ago
Made Hot by: ObjectOriented on May 23, 2013 6:34 am
Did you know that 95% of content marketers are actively using content curation?

Join us as we dig into the state and future of sharing 3rd-party content marketing. Read More

Mastermind Groups! What is it all about?

Mastermind Groups! What is it all about? Avatar Posted by Berndgeropp under Self-Development
From http://www.more-leadership.com 6 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on May 23, 2013 6:31 am
Just recently I attended my first Mastermind Group Session in London. One day in one room with 8 like minded entrepreneurs talking about our ideas and challenges in our business.

In this post I describe my experience with, the benefits of and some resources for Mastermind Groups. Read More
The emergence of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “Open Leadership.” The mantra of open leadership is “Be Open, Be Transparent, and Be Authentic.” This is counter to the traditional business premise Read More
While travelling from St. Louis to Ohio to Chinatown and back, I had wonderful intentions for automatically publishing and promoting new blog posts. Funny, that's not what happened. Read More
One of the best tools for measuring the effectiveness of your social media activity just got a little better. HootSuite. Read More
Have you been hit by an unnatural link penalty?

Here are 6 Free Tools you can use to help you identify and recover your search traffic. Read More

Business Lessons from ABC’s Shark Tank

Business Lessons from ABC’s Shark Tank Avatar Posted by BLASTlavon under Marketing
From http://www.waspbarcode.com 8 days ago
Made Hot by: jamiesteinberg on May 23, 2013 12:16 am
Who would have thought reality TV could be dispensing business tips. "Shark Tank" is a microcosm of the American dream, so marketers and entrepreneurs should tune in.

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Deciding to hire a copywriter is a big decision. You want to get your money's worth. To do that, you need to be ready for your copywriter! Here are three questions you must be able to answer before you get a wordsmith onboard. Read More
Let’s start with a very basic marketing question that I’m sure most B2B marketers can answer—what other companies are your biggest competition offline? Who are you neck and neck with when it comes to reaching your target audience? Read More
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Allison Semancik Helps Ideas Sprout @AllieMiami

After years of working to cultivate other people's small business gardens, Allison Semancik decided to plant some seeds … More
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