Free email services are great because…well they’re free. Yahoo, Gmail and others are accessible and generally reliable, but did you realize that free email services may actually be costing you business and hurting your bottom line? Check out this link [...]
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Multilevel or “network” marketing plans are ways to sell goods or services through distributors. Typically, these plans promise that if you sign up as a distributor, you’ll get commissions not only from the sales you make, but also from the [...]
If you are looking for a business that is a perfect fit for you, small business expert Katherine Giovanni has some great advice for you. I’ve been getting quite a few emails from entrepreneurs asking me how to find your [...]
You can’t build a successful business based on selling to a wide audience of one-time customers. You might make a quick buck if you have a superior product or service and a great marketing plan. But you’ll run out [...]
If you’re a business owner or an independent professional, you know that referrals are the lifeblood of your business. In our effort to get new clients on a regular, consistent basis the one weekly action item of asking our [...]
“Small Business Facts” Debut on SBA Website Confused about terminology? Or the basic definitions used in small business statistics? The Office of Advocacy has launched a new series, “Small Business Facts,” to demystify key small business topics and explain terms [...]
Brian Tippens leads Hewlett-Packard‘s Global Procurement Sustainability & Innovation organization. In other words, if you are a minority business, you need to know his name. Becoming a supplier to Hewlett-Packard may not be a part of your company’s plan, but Tippens has a keen, [...]
“When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” Audre Lorde [...]
We’ve all heard that if you are in business, you need to have a Facebook Business page or Fan page. Now that you’ve gone ahead and built your Facebook fan page, what’s the next step? If you build it they [...]