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A few years ago I stumbled onto a website called “Escape from Cubicle Nation.” At the time I remember thinking, 'this is the BEST name' for a target audience of corporate employees longing to start (or who had recently started) businesses of their own. I could identify with it. After all, I once had been in cubicle nation and left to start my o Read More

There was as much grumbling about the Twitter-style format of the 140 Character Conference in New York this week as there often is about 140-character limit in Twitter itself. Anything new or different can drive some people up the wall. Others, however, embrace the newness and the challenge of doing something completely different, and that is where Read More

You can promote your business, yourself, your Website or your product with a free ebook costing nothing to create. Check out this post from Skelliewag.org on how to start creating and distributing your own ebooks with no startup investment. Read More

Whether with Twitter, blogs, Facebook, YouTube or other options, social media remains an important option for promoting your business. In the following article, smSmallBiz.com gives a closer look at the different platforms and how they work. Read More

Tax breaks for small business are available under the new U.S. stimulus package and "smartmoney TV" can help your business find the best breaks to suit you. Read More

My Dad was one of the first franchise consultants around, and he taught me a few things.... Read More

If you want to make more money in business, become an expert, get famous, or many other things — the first thing you have to do is learn how to get noticed. But in today's increasingly crowded world, getting people to pay attention to you isn't easy -- unless you've got a list of proven tactics to fall back on. Read More

I've added a weekend post routine that I hope you enjoy. Each weekend I write a post that features 3-4 things I read during the week that I found interesting. Generally speaking it won't involve much analysis and may range widely in topic. (Flickr image included here is also fav image of the week) Read More

Boxee CEO Avner Ronen on the challenges and opportunities of open source. Read More

You can never know enough about your customers, because the more you know, the better suited you are to serve them, to sell to them, and to create for them. Read More