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The European Union promotes entrepreneurship across Europe and informs entrepreneurs about support available for them at European, national and local level. Read More

A friend and business partner sent me these points on how to fund a business startup. The advice is from serial entrepreneur Naval Ravikant at Microsoft BizSpark. Read More

The Power of Social Media Marketing You don't make money on the phone (or in person) coaching. Yeah - that's collecting money. You don't actually make money unless you're marketing your coaching business. This was actually my second biggest mistake in building my coaching business - not realizing: Read More

Here are SCORE's 7 steps for small business success. My favorite suggestions are to identify a niche and to avoid competing on price. Read More

An entrepreneur tells how to start a business with bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte recounts the story of starting his successful Montana-based company RightNow Technologies with no capital investment. Read More

Businesses of all sizes are sharing impressive results. But what about small town businesses? We don't have the same share of our local customers on Twitter. How many people can you realistically reach if only 5 or 10 out of your town's 5,000 people are signed up? How can that be worth the time and effort? Read More

If your organization is still hoping to take advantage of the slew of small-business tax breaks that went into effect in February, you'll need to get moving. We're more than halfway through the year, and Obama's stimulus package benefits expire when 2009 does. Even IRS recently reminded taxpayers of all they stand to gain, courtesy of The Am Read More

With friends, family, and co-workers like these—In the spirit of opening your eyes but not inducing paranoia, when small businesses fall victim to identity theft, someone they know is more often than not the guilty party whose tampering has a direct impact on their credit standing. Read More

Knowing what kind of insurance to get can be an issue for many small business owners, so here are the basics: Worker's compensation insurance is the only kind required by law, but liability and property insurance are highly recommended. They can be tailored to different needs, but in their most basic forms they protect against legal damages in th Read More

It's easy to watch someone else get all the glory. All you have to do is stand and listen. But if you're an entrepreneur who craves media attention, you may ask yourself, “Why isn't that me in front of the camera?” Molding your business into an industry and media darling takes time and planning. If you truly want free publicity, it's up to you to Read More