Thursday Bram is a full-time freelancer, covering small business and personal finance topics.
Great networking skills can help take you from a hum-drum job to landing your dream gig. Improve your networking chops with these 15 suggestions.
by: Thursday Bram | channel: Career Building, Personal Development
The number of hours in a day limits how much a service provider can work -- and earn. But what if some parts of that service could be turned into a marketable product?
by: Thursday Bram | channel: Small Business Resource Center
It's never to early to create a crisis management plane. All too often, we wait until it's too late.
If you're running an affiliate marketing program to boost your sales, be sure you're complying with IRS reporting requirements.
Your high value employees are valuable to your competitors, too. Here's how to develop a counter-offer plan before another firm lures them away.
You've learned valuable leadership skills as a small business owner. Why not share those skills with your community?
Your banker is not the only person with money to lend.
Everyone says you should be on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Should you be?
Online advertising is much cheaper than print advertising. But to get results, you've got to find your audience and test your pitch.
The problem with selling a service is that supply -- you and your staff -- is often limited. But what if your service could be made into a product?
Does your business need a rainmaker or a right hand man? What if it needs both?
Sorting through a stack of resumes is no fun. These five shortcuts may not change that, but they'll help you quickly spot the keepers.
If you've made the effort to go green, make the effort tell your customers about it.
For online retailers, untangling the Internet sales tax knot isn't getting any easier.
The next time you hire a new employee, skip the interview and play chess instead.
The kids at SXSW raised $120,000 for the Red Cross with just a twitter feed and a website. In less than week. With no advance planning.
If your affiliate marketing results are ho-hum, try one or several of these tips to generate more buzz.
Free online business tools can make a lot of sense for a cash strapped startup. Just make sure those tools are worth the price you paid for them.
Taking the long view on community outreach and involvement.
The most valuable prize a contest awards may not be cash.
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