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Many new business owners are wondering: “Is having a traditional brick and mortar store worth the trouble?” To provide some context, and make the decision-making process a bit less agonizing, here are some of the pros and cons of tangible brick institutions versus virtual business models. Read More

BizSugar CEO, Anita Campbell, shares some of her hard-earned lessons and insights for growing an online publishing business and building a startup. Read More

This is probably the part of owning or running a small business you like the least. Don't create a worse situation by making one of these seven mistakes while trying to fire an employee. Make sure you handle firing an employee correctly or you may find much bigger problems in the wrong run for you Read More

Online marketing is a great asset, especially to small businesses that often cannot compete with the traditional marketing efforts of larger businesses in their market. Smaller businesses often have neither the time or resources to spend on television advertisements, or trade shows, or networking e Read More

From Lisa Kanarek's site WorkingNaked.com:

Entrepreneurs come in all shapes, sizes and ages. What links most entrepreneurs is their desire to call the shots and stop answering to others. This infographic, originally posted on Bit Rebels (my favorite technology/geek site), illustrates 9 signs you Read More

From Greg Elwell's post:

Sometimes, even well-written headlines, web copy, landing pages and blog posts fail to engage and move people to take action. By take action, I mean to sign-up to an email list, download a white paper, buy something or just make a tiny shift in consideration of an idea Read More

Many of the same rules apply on Pinterest as on your blog or on any social network when establishing credibility in your niche. Sarah Arrow mentions some important tips including testimonials, use of graphics and handling of your profile. Use credibility to build strong relationship with those in y Read More

Starting this month, Google will hold special marketing webinars Tuesdays through Thursdays beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern. You'll hear topics like driving direct response with video, Google shopping 101, driving deeper engagement with your app users and more. These Webinars are free a Read More

It may sound obvious, but what Erica Mueller is really talking about here is networking to connect not just because of what you think others can do for you. Are you connecting with others because you are genuinely inspired by them? Or do you cynically see them as just another opportunity, another p Read More

Entrepreneur and startup advocate Ben Yoskovitz says that in addition to funding, startup visas and hands off policies, communities interested in spurring entrepreneurship should also consider funding travel programs to startup capitals like New York City and the Silicon Valley. Such travel program Read More