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Jodi Smith wasn't always so outgoing. In fact, she was so shy in high school that she knew "maybe three people out of a class of more than 1,000" when she graduated. Heading to college, however, Smith made the conscious decision to reinvent herself, "just to see what would happen." Well, her experiment seems to have worked. After a decade  More...
Brian is great at what he does. Brian is your controller—he manages all of the accounting for your small business. He keeps all of the company's expenses properly documented, finds all of the tax deductions, manages payroll, pays all the bills, negotiates for better rates on the company's health plans, and keeps a sharp eye on all of your accoun  More...
If you believe human assets are your number one asset, you need to read this article in Business Week.  More...
Each pricing strategy asks you to use psychology with your customers. Most of these strategies have stood the test of time — for a reason. They play to human behavior. Try some of these strategies and see what they do for your business.  More...
This is a short article that discusses the advantages of one-on-one computer training. Most companies spend money sending employees to take publicly scheduled computer training courses thinking longer is better when in fact the opposite is true. Private one-on-one training can be more effective and cost efficient.  More...
Employees don’t generally quit without a great inner debate. At what point did this person begin looking to leave and what can you learn from them to benefit the rest of your staff? Here is a brief collection of resources to help you with this question:  More...
Cajole your boss into giving you a raise, win someone round to your point of view, or persuade your partner it's their turn to put out the trash - getting people to do what you want can be very handy. Persuasion is a key element of all human interaction, from politics to marketing to everyday dealings with friends, family and colleagues.  More...
Many small business owners are finding themselves in painful conversations with employees these days, chats that start with "Boss, I'm really strapped for cash — I need a raise." But many companies are also hurting and an owner may need find a way to help a staffer without involving money. Human resources professionals say that by being crea  More...
As the title says, here's a list of 10 documents you need to start a business. Link is from @nfib on Twitter.  More...
The Senate has approved an extra $107 million in funding for federal small-business programs overseen by the Small Business Administration. A bill passed late last week by the Senate Appropriations Committee boosts funding for some of the agency's core programs by as much as 50%, including more resources for women, veterans and native American  More...
The title says it all. The post shows you what resources to use to measure what metrics with your startup social media campaign. And then all the resources are...free.  More...
I thought this was pretty neat and impressive. I found this site called We Feel Fine and basically it’s an online social network of human feelings.It has an interface which detects blog entries containing either ‘I feel’ or ‘I’m feeling’ phrases from around the world and saves them onto a platform.  More...
How small business owners are currently using social media, their concerns, and some valuable social media resources!  More...
Taken from article: You must be wondering, why would anyone want to ruin their SEO? Trust me, I ask myself the same question whenever clients or prospective clients explain the things they've done to get themselves in trouble with the search engines. While there are abundant “how to” resources on SEO online, at conferences in books, newslette  More...