Small businesses need to create a persona of their ideal customer — not average, but ideal — so they have an actual living, breathing person in mind to target.
Self-promotion is a crucial step to sustained success. There are simple ways to promote your business without coming across as a self-important egomaniac.
In-depth profiles of your real customers are valuable promotional materials. Learn how to identify customers to interview and how to best share their stories.
You don't need to shop to be more fashionable. From fixing up your shoes to discovering the power of tailoring, learn how to look great in what you have.
Already feeling that pre-holiday stress set in? Get a jump on holiday shopping, and reclaim some of that peace that the holidays are supposed to be about.
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How to Focus on Your Ideal Customer
Small businesses need to create a persona of their ideal customer — not average, but ideal — so they have an actual living, breathing person in mind to target.
5 Ways to Boost Credibility and Conversions
Self-promotion is a crucial step to sustained success. There are simple ways to promote your business without coming across as a self-important egomaniac.
10 Reasons Why Apple Is Still on a Tear
Apple is once again red hot and primed for more growth in 2015. Find out what's driving Apple's success today.
How to Hold onto Talent When You Can’t Afford Raises
Recent economic improvements may have your employees expecting raises this year. But what if you can't afford them?
Actually, the Rich Don’t Create Jobs. Demand Does
There's been a lot of talk in the last few months about taxes on the rich. But do the rich really create jobs, or is it a smoke screen?
The Power of Real People: Using Customer Profiles to Sell Your Story
In-depth profiles of your real customers are valuable promotional materials. Learn how to identify customers to interview and how to best share their stories.
Turn Your Annual Operating Plan into a Budget
A budget is a powerful tool for your business, and you can make it even stronger by basing it off of your annual operating plan. Here's how.
8 Ways Having Kids Makes You More Frugal
For some of us frugality is a choice. For the rest, it's a choice we're given — usually when we're blessed with a couple more mouths to feed.
Why Doing the Right Thing is Right for the Bottom Line
Ethics matter in our personal relationships -- and they matter in our business relationships, too.
Guys: Upgrade Your Style Without Buying New Clothes
You don't need to shop to be more fashionable. From fixing up your shoes to discovering the power of tailoring, learn how to look great in what you have.
10 Signs You Shouldn't Be a Business Owner
Don't let these ten traits of highly ineffective people keep you and your business from succeeding.
Best Money Tips: Save on Dental Treatment
Today we found some awesome articles on saving money on dental treatment, paying with layaway, and how to benefit from low interest rates.
How To Grow Your Business Without Going Broke
Too much growth too soon often results in too little cash to keep the doors open.
25 Ways to Make Money Today
Need some cash now? Want to make a few extra bucks to buy something that isn't in your budget this month? Here are 25 ideas to get you started.
5 Estimated Tax Strategies for Business Owners
For small business owners, paying income taxes can be tough. Don't make it tougher by adding penalties you can avoid by planning and estimating well.
Early Holiday Shopping: Why I Finish by Thanksgiving
Already feeling that pre-holiday stress set in? Get a jump on holiday shopping, and reclaim some of that peace that the holidays are supposed to be about.
Best Money Tips: Avoiding the Flu
Today we found some great articles on avoiding the flu, ways to save at the grocery store, and things to do when you're laid off.
10 Superb Ways For A Small Business To Friend Facebook
If you're not reaching your customers on Facebook, chances are your competitors are.
5 Things to Do With Your Coffee Beans
Most of us just throw out our used coffee beans morning, or we toss them onto a compost heap. But what else can you do with coffee beans?
5 Quick Ways to Become a Better Networker Today
Before you can work your network you've got to build it.