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Michael Taylor of Slate's BizBox, tells how he secured a sizable line of credit from a local community bank, and what worked for him that could work for you, too.
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Biz Box Blogger and small business owner Michael Taylor cuts through the political speak to name the real cause of the credit crisis - people defaulting on their debt obligations. Why pretend its anything else?
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Michael Taylor of Slate's BizBox argues that small businesses' natural low-debt conditions puts them at a tremendous advantage as credit becomes increasingly scarce.
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BizBox's Michael Taylor discusses the importance of separate business entities, and the characteristics of LLCs vs. Corporations
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Michael Arrington of TechCrunch called "bullshit" on a couple of venture capitalists at the TechCrunch50 conference. Was he right to do so? Slate's BizBox says: not really.
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Michael Taylor of Slate's BizBox wonders why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac get all the attention and money while the Small Business Administration is left to languish.
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Michael Taylor of Cedarcrest Capital writes on Slate's BizBox about his experience with Dun & Bradstreet. It...didn't go so well.
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With all the focus in the last several years on corporate scandals, are there any CEO’s who can teach us something? There are, and their stories are included in What the Best CEO’s Know by Jeffrey Kramer. We cannot deny that there have been an unusual number of corporations who find themselves on the wrong side of the legal system, but that is not
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GOOGLE is giving everyone a chance to peek deeper into its database of search requests and discover the things that preoccupy individuals and, in aggregate, entire cities, states or nations, at any one time.
The company is introducing a free service called Insights for Search. The tool is intended for marketers, but it allows anyone to track t
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Michael draws out five leadership lessons and brings attention to a particularly interesting point with this one: "All of us would do well to reflect on how receptive we are to the suggestions and opinions of others and alternate points of view. Leaders need to question their willingness to hear certain voices and not others. They need to make a
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A few years ago, blogs were something you wrote if you were truly ahead of the curve. Today, it is commonly known as a successful business practice that all entrepreneurs and corporations should take part in in some shape or form. But how much should I, a busy, busy, busy entrepreneur, really care about blogging?
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If you don't have a corporate blog--> Get one! If you do, and it's still being hosted on wordpress.com--> Check this out! Michael Martine discusses why you should be self hosted, and an easy step by step guide to get you there.
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Web 2.0 efficiencies disrupt old business models by reducing manufacturing and investment costs and decentralizing information. It's time for the permeable corporation, where success depends upon cooperation and interaction.
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Michael Port video (author of Book Yourself Solid) from small business marketing seminar - funny, relevant and easy to understand small business marketing and how to talk about what you do.
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Following declines in 2006, small-business hiring rose by 4.3 percent last year, even as labor costs went up, according to SurePayroll. Based on payroll data from more than 18,000 small businesses, salaries rose by 4.2 percent to an average $32,609, the Chicago-based payroll services firm reported.
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