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Wall Street Journal small business columnist Colleen DeBaise explains how to open a restaurant with no money...well, none of your own anyway. DeBaise suggests gaining some experience working the restaurant business and then developing a detailed business plan demonstrating your big idea and the qualities you posses that will enable you to turn it Read More

While social web content has been stereotyped as a teen fad, it looks like adults are crashing the young folks' party. More than four out of five U.S. adults (ages 18 and up) use social media at least once a month, according to a Forrester report released today. It seems visiting social networks, blogs and watching online video has become a part Read More

A lot of people think that Social Media sites like Twitter are nothing but a bunch of babble with no inherent value. But a small percent of Twitter Tweets actually show good "pass along value". In this post on the White Paper Pundit blog, you can learn five ways to leverage Twitter and gain additional exposure for your white paper. Read More

This franchise radio show should be taken seriously. {Not that the 2 guys running it do...} Read More

This is big. Old vs. New. Read More

19 Social Media Tips Under 140 Characters Here are a selection of Tweets (Twitter Updates) I recently shared on Twitter (via @shanegibson). I've put them all in one place as a brief social media tip digest. Social Media Tips: 1. Unique, brief sound bytes produced consistently can yield great results. 2. Once in a while ask your FB an Read More

Not every future franchise owner knows the right questions to ask... Read More

Part One of a vital checklist for your business website focuses on demographics, finding your target market, and how your website should change as a result. Read More

This is the best list of legal tips for startups I've seen. It's written by an attorney with 25 years helping startups in Silicon Valley. Read More

Entrepreneurs and marketers get hung up on getting their first ideas as "perfect" as possible. But actually your first idea is just a vehicle to the best idea, so just get started! Read More