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Are you thinking about launching a new business? Do you have some new product or service you want to sell? Are you pretty sure the product or service will be a big hit if you can get enough money to get started, or get the time and resources together to add it to your existing offerings? Read More

As a PR professional, I've been called a lot of things. Truth-stretcher. Spin doctor. Media suck-up. And of course, I shudder at most of these misconceptions, public relations being my livelihood. It demonstrates a valid point, however; public relations leaves a lot to be defined professionally speaking. Read More

Many of us have left the world of cubicles behind as our jobs increasingly move into the online realm, where physical presence becomes just an occasional part of our work lives rather than a daily grind of commuting in traffic and cubicle dwelling for 40 hours a week. I see more and more people joining the remote web worker ranks every day, and I' Read More

The time is now. Expose yourself. Take the dive into the world of online communication. Start a corporate blog. Start a twitter campaign for a product. Get your customer service department trained in the ways of social media. Can you feel the winds of change blowing through your window? Or did you decide to yank it close—? Only to experience it Read More

How can we make sure we have the right information technology to avoid, in the future, the delayed reaction by firms to problems with their balance sheets that was partly responsible for the current financial crisis? That's the question... Read More

This post is the final part of a four-part series on credit card reform. In the three previous posts, I discussed the possible affect of the credit card reform bill that was passed by the US Senate earlier this month. The bottom line for consumers and small businesses is that this new legislation will probably not have the desired affect its suppo Read More

I promise to let go of this one after this week, but there have been so many upset people that I feel the need to revisit this subject once again. There have been many comments about my original post advising you to primarily target one keyword per page for organic search. I followed that up with some explanation of why I believe in targeting just Read More

Balance Your Life by Delegating and Outsourcing It's time to reflect on how you've felt over the last few months or years. Are you constantly tired? Do the piles of work seem never-ending? Are you feeling too busy? If this is the case, you'll find that it is time for some serious changes in how you work. You need balance in your life! One way of Read More

Recently, David Brooks highlighted research on the characteristics and abilities of CEO's — noting that psychological insight and a feel for human relationships are the most important talents in a person trying to run a company. Read More

Times may be tough, but some of the most successful companies were born during recessions -- making now, potentially, a great time to start a company. Which products remain popular? Which types of services are still booming? Here's a look at some of the fastest-growing industries today, and where some of the best business opportunities may be. Read More