It can be a sobering experience to look back on our day and see how little time we actually spent working on things that mattered. Here are ways to firewall our attention.
Nobody likes to hear bad news...especially when it's your bank hearing about problems with your loan. Learn how to best handle the situation and avoid financial disaster.
Unfortunately for small business owners, cash income and taxable income are not necessarily the same. Read this to avoid nasty surprises come tax time.
It's not enough to provide a great product or service people want or need. For a business to succeed, it has to be noticed. Here are six free ways to get the word out.
The outpouring of generosity from corporations has been incredible, with many finding unique ways to donated resources of all kinds. Here's how fifteen of them did it.
You cut costs and weathered the recession. With the threat of a double-dip recession looming, you may have to find more to cut. Here are three places to look.
Easter Eggs -- inside jokes, hidden messages, secret bonuses -- reward customers who pay attention to your products and services. They reward you by coming back for more.
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6 Tips to Firewall Your Attention and Boost Productivity
It can be a sobering experience to look back on our day and see how little time we actually spent working on things that mattered. Here are ways to firewall our attention.
What Your Employees' Personal Branding Means to Your Company
Anyone employed by your business, down to the receptionist, may be promoting himself through blogging, social media, and other tactics.
How to Deliver Bad News to Your Banker
Nobody likes to hear bad news...especially when it's your bank hearing about problems with your loan. Learn how to best handle the situation and avoid financial disaster.
Why Your Business Owes Taxes When It Didn’t Generate Cash Profits
Unfortunately for small business owners, cash income and taxable income are not necessarily the same. Read this to avoid nasty surprises come tax time.
The Power of Retargeting
Only a small fraction of visitors who click an online ad make a purchase, but retargeting can help businesses dramatically boost that number.
10 Massive Companies That Crashed in 2010
Every massive organization that sank in 2010 started as a small business. Pay attention to avoid making the same mistakes with your company.
5 Ways to Make Your Customers Feel Warm and Fuzzy
Retaining customers is easy when you treat them well. Use these easy, low-cost ideas to make your customers feel extra special.
How to Get Free Publicity
It's not enough to provide a great product or service people want or need. For a business to succeed, it has to be noticed. Here are six free ways to get the word out.
Planning an Entrepreneur's Retirement
Retirement planning may not be high on every entrepreneur's to-do list, but it should be.
How 15 Companies Went Above and Beyond to Help Japan
The outpouring of generosity from corporations has been incredible, with many finding unique ways to donated resources of all kinds. Here's how fifteen of them did it.
6 Ways to Boost Your Mobile Email Marketing
Make the most of your customers' tight mobile phone screen space and their tight mobile phone attention spans.
4 Hiring Mistakes and How to Prevent Them
Hiring a new employee is costly. Hiring the wrong employee costs even more.
5 Types of Employees You Can’t Afford to Keep
In good times or bad, it's never smart to hang onto these five poor performers.
Finding Community Leadership Opportunities
You've learned valuable leadership skills as a small business owner. Why not share those skills with your community?
3 Costs Even the Lean Can Cut
You cut costs and weathered the recession. With the threat of a double-dip recession looming, you may have to find more to cut. Here are three places to look.
5 Ways To Grow Your Business Despite The Economic Crisis
An economy stalled and political leadership in gridlock? When the going gets tough, small business gets going.
9 Reasons People Don't Do What They Are Supposed to Do
Managing staff is rarely easy. Here are 9 distressing employee-management situations, and what you can do to correct them.
How To Identify And Eliminate Waste In Your Budget
When the going gets tough, the tough tighten their belts. Here's how to tighten yours.
Easter Eggs Aren't Only For Easter
Easter Eggs -- inside jokes, hidden messages, secret bonuses -- reward customers who pay attention to your products and services. They reward you by coming back for more.
6 Common SEO Mistakes On Small Business Websites
Avoid these six common SEO mistakes and watch your website climb up Google's page rankings.