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Can word of mouth marketing be an effective strategy for you?? What exactly is the difference between word of mouth and viral marketing? Is it measurable? Discover the answer to these and more questions in this post!!
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Michigan's economy, like many others, has become increasingly reliant on the business savvy of emerging entrepreneurs stressed by long hours and no guaranteed paycheck.
For an entrepreneur, developing comprehensive business skills while staying sane is no small trick.
Burnout is a major pitfall.
"As that [skill set] is being cultivated
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Kris Steele used FreeCreditReport.com check on his credit, but a couple of months later, Mr. Steele noticed the site had been charging his credit card. While he believed he had signed up for a free report, he had actually enrolled in a credit-monitoring service that cost $14.95 a month. He says he never expected that it would cost anything.
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Yesterday I purchased a new domain name, launched a new blog and made my target keyword phrase #1 on Google within 24 hours. No tricks -- I just used a simple social media strategy.
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Do you own a business? Do you have kids? Do you want them involved in your business? Do you want them to run it one day? There are certain things you can do to make that transition run smoothly.
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Thought these thoughts really needed to be heard- how some businesses ignore the internet and why its killing them.
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William C. Dunkelberg, chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business organization, issues a statement on this week's federal minimum wage increase.
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More than a million low-wage workers will get a pay raise this week. The federal government's minimum wage is set to jump by 70 cents to $6.55 an hour on Thursday.
The hike is the second of three annual increases in the minimum wage that were ordered by Congress last year, following a decade with no increase.
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Another great post asking the question: is college even worth it if you're going to be an entrepreneur?
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An interesting post about whether or not entrepreneurs should even bother getting their college degree. Should they just start their business right away and gain experience or go to college and gain education?
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Survey results revealing what participants think: should they outsource their email marketing or should they hire a full time email marketing campaign manager to do it for them?
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In the profit-centered business, customer happiness is merely a means to an end: maximizing profits. In the customer-centered business, customer happiness is an end in itself, and will be pursued with greater interest, passion, and empathy than the profit-centered business is capable of.
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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
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Whether you are looking for business financing, technical support or want to increase your client base, help is only a click away.
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You just paid big bucks to get your product or website reviewed on a PR5 or higher rated blog. Does that high PageRank really translate to a high quality link to your website. That's the top of discussion in Jill Whalen's post, "Are Websites Ranked as a Whole?"
Jill also mentions that Google may strip off any link juice if it can figure out
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