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Get Your Media Groove On

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In these changing times, the need to be seen and heard above the roar of the crowd is far more challenging than ever before. What small business owners need are the same cost-effective, targeted media tactics and interview techniques that successful businesses use. Some of the most valuable business and marketing skills today are navigating [...]

Starting or Expanding a Business: Why Year End Planning Matters

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The final days of 2011 are approaching and with the end of the year comes thoughts of holiday gatherings and shopping trips. For a small business owner, however, it also should come with a list of ‘To-Do’s’ before 2012 hits. Nellie Akalp, the CEO of CorpNet an online legal document filing service, shares some top items [...]

Why Most Businesses Can’t Be Sold and 5 Fixes

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After working with hundreds of business owners over the last 10 years, certified business broker Julie Gordon White discovered a pattern of problems when owners contacted her to sell. As founder of BlueKey Business Brokerage M&A and author of “EXIT! 12 Steps to Sell Your Business for the Price You Deserve”, Julie knows that these [...]

Don’t Give A Gift Card: Give An Experience

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Ety Rybak feels that nothing beats a memorable experience – from tickets to a Broadway show and a backstage meet and greet to 50 yard line seats at the Superbowl. Ety Rybak is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Inside Sports and Entertainment Group, a provider of once-in-a lifetime event experiences for a cross section [...]

How to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Small Business Loan

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Small Business Finance has been a hot topic this year. While several large banks have boasted about devoting more staff and financial resources to their small business lending programs, in fact, their loans to entrepreneurs have decreased. With capital being harder to secure, entrepreneurs need to be diligent about maintaining strong credit scores and in [...]

SBA Success: A Personal Story of Recovery

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Kevin Hartford and Ed Newell started their business, Alle-Kiski Industries, in 2005 with loans guaranteed by the SBA. A year later, a second SBA loan was granted to buy the building that houses their manufacturing shop. Kevin and Ed saw the economic downturn coming when business at their company took a turn for the worse. [...]

Protect Your Startup from Cybercriminals

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Cybercriminals, like all predators, gravitate towards the weakest targets. With an arsenal of easily-distributed malware at their fingertips, hackers can infect your office with malware that will wipe out your machines, steal the financial data of your customers, or worse, hijack bank transactions. For your startup or small business, an incident like this could spell [...]

It’s Never Too Late: But Why Wait?

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As many of us know, life doesn’t always unfold the way we want it to. And many times, an unusual event or occurrence can act as a catalyst of sorts for major change and transformation. This is the type of event that Lynda Bouchard experienced. One day, she was happily flying the friendly skies, employed [...]

Small Business: How to Navigate 2010 Tax Laws

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As tax season gets into full swing, it’s time to discuss the changes in this year’s taxes that will affect small businesses. From the IRS’ recently enacted payroll tax holiday to writing off up to dollarsignr10,000 in start-up costs for businesses started in 2010, we have a small business champion for the latest must-claim deductions and [...]

One Womans Journey: Turning Challenges Into Celebrations

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Deb Scott, Author of “The Sky is Green and The Grass is Blue:  Turning Your Upside Down World. . .Right Side Up,” left a successful corporate career in medical sales when she realized that she was not happy simply being a “gerbil on a wheel.”  However, shortly after leaving her 20 year career, a series [...]

Tidal Power and America’s Energy Future

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There’s a renewable energy source out there – the ocean tides.  Ocean tides are predictable, you can literally set your watch to them.  They’re a natural part of the clockwork of the universe and all of the planets affect a tidal pattern that repeats itself.  Tidal power takes advantage of the lateral flow and best of [...]

Hot Business Trends to Keep an Eye On

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Staying on top of the latest trends driving small business can be beneficial in many different ways for you and your small business. It’s crucially important to determine the fads from the trends – and then capitalize on the trends. Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media and SmallBizDaily has been covering small business issues and entrepreneurship [...]

Data Privacy: What Every SMB Should Know To Be Compliant

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Small businesses are strapped for time and resources, and therefore may not realize how serious of a problem that information data leaks can be, or how they can handle this issue affordably. They are governed by the same federal and state regulations and business rules as large enterprises and violating these rules can damage reputation, [...]

Twitter Chats – A Small Business Secret Weapon

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Have you ever wondered what those Twitter chats and online parties are all about or have you thought they might be useful for your own small business?  If so, you’ve come to the right place to learn more about Twitter chats and Twitter parties. Cathy Larkin, Founder of Web Savvy PR, also known as @CathyWebSavvyPR, co-host [...]

Five Tips For Hiring A-Player Employees

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Eric Herrenkohl, recruiting specialist and author of How to Hire A-Players, argues that hiring just one “A-Player” can save an executive’s marriage as well as add immeasurable value to his business. Given the current economic situation, he says there is no better time than the present for small business owners to build the organizations they [...]