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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...
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...
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...
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...
Even though bizSugar is missing, it's a good list and includes some blogs I wasn't familiar with.  More...
The risk/reward ratio is higher with new hires at small companies. The cost of a mis-hire is considered to be, on average, 3-4 times their annual salary. The cost of mis-hire at a small company can exceed that and quickly reach … the entire company. On the other hand, the reward from a great new hire at a small company can be…the entire company  More...
Small Business resources and community. Tons of articles. Legal information. Free SEO review of your blog... and more  More...
If you’re just starting out in an online business or running your own blog, we don’t know you (unless you are already famous with a ton of money to throw at Google or your pre-existing media resources, so we can find you faster).  More...
It is a great pity you can't bottle zappos' marketing secrets ... Here are some more insights into why this company keeps winning and growing.  More...