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Does social media affect your business Website's ranking on Google? It certainly does, according to a recent study by Search Engine Optimization and digital design company Tasty Placement. Check out the cool infographic shared by SEO copywriter Rachel O'Riordan which may serve as something of an ey Read More

If you operate a small IT service business whether as a sole owner/operator or with several employees, you're probably familiar with national contracting companies and platforms and may have even done contract work for some of these companies either as the majority of your business or during slow t Read More

I love posts about building business relationships, because, to me it's one of the least understood parts of creating a business (or of living life for that matter.) So it probably goes without saying that I loved this post by Rosemary O'Neill on Liz Strauss's blog about building relationships. Now Read More

Dunn & Bradstreet has compiled an incredible list of the 68 most influential small business leaders on Twitter using their own proprietary algorithm. BizSugar CEO Anita Campbell is on the list as are many other folks whose names you no doubt run across quite frequently. They include Chris Brogan, G Read More

Midyear can be a great time for a small business checkup. This article includes some things to consider when going to see your accountant. Forecasting for the future will definitely be important especially in this difficult economy as will making critical staffing and investment decisions based on Read More

Business intelligence is no longer just for small businesses. The technology that lets every decision maker get the data they truly need is on the way and available for small businesses everywhere. Here are some of the key elements of the new technology that can make your business smarter. Take a l Read More

A unique approach to improving the client or customer experience for your small business through better understanding your personality and the personalities of your employees to boost performance. Kenneth Daryl Brown interviews Hugh Massie of DNA Performance Solutions, a company that develops perso Read More

You no longer need the budget of a massive corporation to reap the benefits of business intelligence. BI is available both as part of SaaS solutions and in more affordable software versions than ever before putting the tremendous power of business analytics within the reach of many small companies. Read More

Niall Devitt is part of the driving force behind Bloggertone, a fascinating business blogging community based in Ireland, and is no stranger to social media marketing either. Last week Bloggertone published a tongue-in-cheek post on blogging‘s demise by community member Anne Perez. Below, Niall tal Read More

Women Impacting Public Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan group advocating for women-owned small businesses. The WIPP regularly shares news alerts on issues of importance to small businesses owned by women and to small business owners in general. Here is a Small Business Trends roundup featuring Read More