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In a weak economy, it’s especially important to get closer to your most loyal and profitable customers. Allocating dollars to research is one of the best ways to uncover what your customers want and what they really think about your business. Too often, though, companies go about customer satisfaction research the wrong way or pooh-pooh results th  More...
Some people may want to test the waters of entrepreneurship before jumping in. Here’s one way: Being an independent-sales rep, even selling door-to-door, for companies that sell textbooks or Tupperware. Or cutlery.  More...
While it's still pretty much the norm for American workers to mold their lives around their bosses' schedules, many small business owners are giving employees flexible work hours, allowing them to take part in outside activities such as grad school, charitable work or second jobs.  More...
The Chicago Tribune is doing a fantastic job of integrating social media and traditional journalism. Most newspapers web sites are run by the marketing or new media department, but the Trib has done a great job of making it a core part of the editorial process. Learn how Dan Honigman and Bill Adee make it happen in this video interview, incl  More...
CITIES have long offered tax incentives to encourage companies to stay and newcomers to relocate. But another option is gaining currency in old manufacturing cities looking to prop up their struggling economies — homegrown nonprofit groups that nurture new businesses from the ground up. Skip to next paragraph One of the more innovative of thes  More...
In these days of competitive work life, one needs to be multi-skilled person to have a great career. You need to develop communication skills, you need to cultivate good etiquette, you need to need to acquire leadership qualities and finally you need to become a great learner to move your career on steroids. There is no place for slow learners and  More...
Affordable health insurance is one of the biggest challenges for small business. It's one reason talented employees stay at large companies. They and their families can't afford to NOT have it. It's not our fault we can't offer health insurance as an employee benefit. But, the insurance industry has priced it out of our reach. Here's some sol  More...
We can all use reminders to vacation. Rest, re-creation, time away from the job lets you recharge, reignite, reconnect. Many, many times I find the best solutions come to me when I'm not sitting at my desk.  More...
Andrew Chen writes his usual clear, concise and useful article. This time on 10 obvious strategies to ruthlessly acquire users. They're obvious. And that's why we need reminding. It's the obvious ones we forget. And Andrew does a nice job adding detail with each obvious strategy. Just in case you forgot.  More...
Oftentimes, people opt in to e-mail lists—whether it be for newsletters, promotions or information—and then just ignore everything that’s sent to them. Those individuals signed up for your e-mails for a reason, even if their actions don’t show it. For one reason or another, they’ve become inactive subscribers. It’s your job to figure out a way to  More...
We're no longer in the "Information Age," but rather the "Conceptual Age." And that means new interview skills are needed for both -- employer and employee.  More...
If a potential employer uses a social networking site to check out a job candidate and then rejects that person based on what they see, he or she could be charged with discrimination. According to Workforce.com, a site that helps HR reps stay current with all matters HR, employers who use the data available on social networking sites like Faceb  More...
Some things to think about that before you decide to chuck your existing job and take up blogging as a business.  More...
Although HR departments should be aware of questions that are illegal to ask prospective employees, some hiring managers aren’t so savvy. Many illegal questions are easy for just about anyone with elementary social graces to avoid, but others might surprise you.  More...
Many projects and products make promises that rely on faith and finger crossing, and when they fail they destroy customer trust. But making different promises, the way Apple and Google do, can wow your customers and increase their trust, loyalty, and satisfaction.  More...