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Seth Godin talks about the fear of going all the way with your great idea, a fear he says is rooted in our primal survival instincts and keeps telling us to play it safe, go with the flow and not stick out. Unfortunately, the lizard brain, while programmed for survival, may be keeping you from crea Read More

We hope we can count on your support for BizSugar.com in the category of Best Social Media Service for Small Business in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards. Please visit our blog for more details. You can vote once per day up until the Nov. 29 deadline. If you find BizSugar.com to be a helpful service Read More

Here are thoughts from the Small Business Trends team and other noted experts including Richard Branson, Ramon Ray, Todd Youngblood and others about many aspects that go into being and becoming an entrepreneur. We hope you'll visit all the links and give us, as always, your feedback in this latest Read More

If you're starting a home based small business what kinds of tax deductions can you claim both when setting up your business and after wards for things like travel etc? This discussion at the Business Owners' Idea Cafe yielded some advice from consultant Lillyvette Montalvo. Read some of her sugges Read More

What is and is NOT tax deductible in terms of expenses incurred while running your small business? Well, it's not always an easy question to answer and, of course, if you're new to filling out small business tax forms you may want to consult with an accountant or professional tax preparer before ma Read More

As many contributors here at BizSugar have noted, social media can be a powerful force for small business on the Internet, but using any social media is about so much more than simply posting some content based on your products or services. In fact, it's about building a community, something many p Read More

BizSugar and Small Business Trends CEO Anita Campbell talks to Deb Bailey, host of Women Entrepreneurs Radio, about the process of building her own business and brand beginning with Small Business Trends and eventually leading to the acquisition of BizSugar.com. Anita also talks about the use of so Read More

Do you use comments to market your small business? Ever thought of how the wrong comment could damage or destroy the brand you've worked so hard to build? Leaving comments on social media or blogs can work both ways. Be sure to think about how your comments might impact you and your business before Read More

Rich Meyer is not nearly as against the idea of using social media for business marketing as the title of his post "Social media marketing is an oxymoron" might imply. In fact, interactive marketing is Rich's business. What he rightly warns against, however, are social media evangelists who promote Read More

The new Facebook group feature offers small groups with theoretically more privacy which would lead to a useful collaboration tool. Although, since this posting rolling out the new Facebook features there has already been controversy over an apparent issue that allows friends to sign their connect Read More