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Team-Building is Out; Community-Building is IN
When you think of team-building, what comes to mind? For many of us, the mental picture is a cringe-worthy image of trust exercises, corporate retreats and “mandatory fun” (we all know there’s no such thing). You might even think of this funny-because-its-true commercial about team-building that American Airlines put out a few years ago: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olPmEddZjHY[/youtube] [...]
Small Business Glossary (Terms You Just Might Need to Know)
So you own a small business, or you’re thinking about starting one. You’ve got the know-how in your field and the passion for your craft, and you’ve got energy and confidence to spare. But are you savvy when it comes to business lingo? Just because you excel at what you do – whether it’s repairing [...]
Best Books for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
To start and run a successful business requires a lot of knowledge, support and resources. Most of us don’t have all of those right out of the gate. Luckily, many who have gone before (and built successful businesses) have opened up about their experiences. Some great CEOs and entrepreneurs have put pen to paper to [...]
Starting a Business with a Partner
So you want to start a business, but you don’t want to go it alone. A partner might be a good way to split the work, risk and profits from a new venture, but working with others (even people you know and trust) can be a dicey proposition. Many a friendship has been destroyed over [...]
Ten Tips for Getting Noticed
Whatever your product or service is, you know it’s great. You know that, if people only paid attention, they’d be lining up to get what you’re offering. But therein lies the rub: how do you get people to pay attention in the first place? In this world of nonstop chatter and sensory overload, standing out [...]
How Can You Get More People to Read Your Blog?
We’ve talked before about using blogs as a way to raise social capital, build a community of followers, create some great writing samples, build a strong brand/reputation and participate in the conversation about your niche. But once you have a blog (one full of helpful, useful or entertaining content), and you’ve done what you can [...]
In the Social Media Era, Do You Still Need Business Cards?
“Friend” me; “like” this; “follow” that guy. In this age of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, the concept of business cards might seem like a dated one. After all, how can you hand someone a cardboard rectangle when you communicate almost entirely online? And isn’t all of your relevant info already out there on your profiles [...]
Get Creative! Ten Tips to Stimulate Your Creativity
Being creative is sometimes seen as a bad thing in a world of gray cubicles and reliable, predictable patterns. We get into routines and ruts and processes designed for maximum efficiency and minimum thought. But creativity is what stimulates innovation, growth, entrepreneurship and the forward progress that keeps society evolving. Being creative means thinking outside [...]
Twitter: Small Business Ad Product Coming, But Should We Bother?
Ah, Twitter…. The 140-character micro-blogging platform that is sitting comfortably as the third-most-used social network (of course, Facebook is at number one). Roughly 165 million people use Twitter to send out short messages, blast tips and links to followers, and build their social capital. Twitter’s co-founder even made the bold (yet mostly unsubstantiated) prediction the [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials Now Available to Small Businesses for Free
Running a small business isn’t cheap. Licensing software for multiple computers can often be a particularly costly aspect of small business. Now, Microsoft is helping a bit with the software burden by changing the licensing terms of Microsoft Security Essentials. Starting yesterday, small businesses can download and install Microsoft Security Essentials on up to ten [...]
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