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Lisa of 2 Create a Website deals with the question of how to make money from your blog by looking at blogging not as a get rich quick scheme but simply as a business like any other. And, of course, since blogs usually involve a laptop and maybe one employee, you the blogger, the enterprise can rightly be called a small business too. In this great Read More

The U.S. economy's worst recession in the post-war era has begun to turn for the better. Yet, despite the fact that the doom and gloom of the past 20-plus months may be behind us, entrepreneurs seeking to buy businesses still find it difficult to get banks to finance their purchases. Fortunately, there are a multitude of other options available to Read More

No one wants to spend money on new technology unless you really have to. Unfortunately, for many of us, we buy technology when what we have is no longer working. I've learned, however, that often times, keeping technology refreshed will help ensure you and your employees are working as productively as possible. Read More

Embracing technology and integrating it with our business may not be good enough at start. We can't expect things to be perfect at first glance. It still does make sense to make the most out of the features available, discover it and utilize it. So we can definitely say to take one step at a time, we cannot grasp everything in just one click, take Read More

In order to stay successful in your business career, you must be well oriented with your marketing plan. Marketers should always consider the relationship established before anything else. You should not limit yourself to just selling something to the people, this should just be the end result, but the primary objective should be to set the relatio Read More

One aspect of the American dream seems to be to have the opportunity to work for yourself. This is particularly true today when your options for being your own boss include everything from starting a business to being a work-at-home-Mom to launching a creative career as a solopreneur or innerpreneur. But what do you do if you don't have any money Read More

Customer service is an integral component of customer loyalty. Following is the formula for getting it right. Read More

Here are some very strong reasons for investing in a franchise of your own. Having a dysfunctional boss could be the clincher, here... Read More

What motivates people to buy? This post at HomeBasedBusiness.com talks about what makes people go for a competitor instead of you, especially if you're sure you've got the better product. It turns out looking at the quality of your product might be the wrong way to look at competitiveness. Other more basic factors may affect whether a customer g Read More

Most small business owners may not even be aware of “purging,” but far too many may have been hit by the practice. Purging is where an insurance company jacks up rates, usually but not always after an employee becomes seriously ill, with the sole purpose of forcing the company to drop coverage. In essence, the business is “purged” from the ins Read More