Small Business Trends

Don’t Make a Federal Case Out of It
Even as we’re starting to see the early stages of an economic recovery, businesses and individuals continue to trudge through the ugly legal fallout of deals-gone-bad.  Countless lawsuits have resulted from soured joint ventures, al...leged breaches of contract, and plain old disputes ove...

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Start-Up Nation: Business Lessons from Israel
The long standing struggle between Israel and the Arab Middle East is certainly well known. But did you know Israel has produced more NASDAQ-listed publicly traded companies than Europe, Korea, Japan, Singapore, China, and I...ndia combined? Moreover, Israel has more engineers and scientists per ...

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2009 Reviewed: Our Top 25 Most Popular Articles
We’re nearing the end of 2009 and in looking back, we’ve had a wonderful year.  We’ve met some really wonderful people and have had the pleasure of publishing guest articles from some really great authors.  Thank you to eve...ryone who has contributed in making this blog great. ...

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Awards and Contests for Entrepreneurs
What’s better than cash and prizes for your business in the new year? Lots of new contests and competitions for entrepreneurs and small businesses to enter in 2010, including a bunch in January. This listing is updated every two week...s and brought to you as a community service by Small Busin...

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Santa’s Naughty List
Christmas is a fertile time for cartoonists. There’s tons of stuff to poke fun at: Santa, elves, gingerbread houses, ornaments, mistletoe… it just goes on and on. The bad part is because of publisher lead times, you usually end up writing your Chris...tmas gags in June. Let me tell you,...

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7 Ways to Clean Up Your Site For The New Year
I know we haven’t officially finished all the winter holidays yet, but they’re quickly on their way out. Sorry. That means it’s time to get your site ready for the New Year. Below is a checklist of some of the things you sho...uld be looking at as we ring the New Years bell and head into 2010...

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The Most Important 120 Minutes of Your Day
Aviv Shahar, Founder of Aviv Consulting, is an international consultant, CEO Coach, author and a world leader in the design of leadership and talent development programs for Fortune 100 companies.  For more than 25 years, Aviv h...as specialized in helping leaders and teams improve collaboration, ...

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How to Easily Increase Blog Subscribers
Many small business owners start a blog as a way to connect with their audience, grow authority and help educate their little corner of the world. But even the best content goes nowhere without an audience. As a small business blo...gger, building your audience means finding ways to continually bri...

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Expanding On The Grapevine Method
The small business world is collectively holding their breathe in anticipation for what could possibly happen with the health care reform bill.  Till that time comes to pass, it is all about communications. All business sizes rely on the... classic concept of communication. The aim of communicating...

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The Top Franchise Trends For 2010
There are a couple of categories in franchising that will continue to gather steam in 2010, and for many years to come. There will also be some other interesting things going on in franchising in 2010, and they don’t involve the latest p...izza craze, or the launch of a solar-powered pretzel s...

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How Social Media Can Affect Your Business in 2010
Social media websites grew at exponential rate in 2009. According to a report where Twitter grew at a staggering rate of more than 1000%, Facebook also achieved a growth rate of 228%. 2009 was also a year when most busine...sses joined social media websites like Twitter and Facebook to promote their...

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Love Is The Killer App – Or How to Get Ahead by Helping Others
The subtitle of the book, “Love is the Killer App” is: “How To Win Business And Influence Friends.” This gives the reader a clue that the author is knowledgeable about Dale Carnegie’s famous book. In my favo...rite section of the book, you will learn to remember the &#...

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10 Tips For Integrating Social Media Into Your Marketing Mix
For most small businesses, social media should be one weapon in your arsenal - not your entire marketing strategy. Look for smart ways to integrate social media into your current marketing efforts. Just like an...y other tactic, it has its own benefits, advantages and shortcomings - you can’t ...

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Top Network Security Threats for Mid-Sized Businesses
When it comes to providing network security for your mid-sized business, one thing is clear: vigilance is not an option, but a necessity. Mid-sized businesses are not immune to security threats. In fact, mid-sized b...usinesses often fall victim to security issues that strike both enterprise organ...

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