Marketing
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Giving up Your Job to Become a Small Business Owner?
succeedasyourownboss.com via @smallbizlady &bull 4 Hours AgoThis is for start-up business owners who need help making the transition from corporate to business ownership. If you need a plan to start a profitable and sustainable small business, This is YOUR answer! The Become Your Own Boss Mastermind… Full Story »
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Facebook Helps SMB Owners Make Events More Useful
Small Biz Trends &bull Mar 9, 2010
Facebook has been getting a heck of a lot of buzz lately as the social networking site continues to add value for brands and small business owners. The combination helps to make Facebook an even more attractive marketing channel for… Full Story »
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How African American Female Entrepreneurs Can Follow the Example of the 1st African-american First Lady to Succeed in Business!
www.godgreek.com via @1successfullady &bull Mar 9, 2010As a Black Woman Entrepreneur, Marketing Consultant Coach, who works with women of color who are struggling to establish their presence in the business world both online and offline struggling to attract more customers in order to build successful business both online and offline. I would like to share ideas on what other African American Women Entrepreneurs (any woman) can begin to do now to accomplish her goals in 9 simple steps! It is widely known, to the detriment of many capable african american and black women owned business that there exists a concrete ceiling that is difficult to shatter.… Full Story »
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Pique Interests With a Sample
Entrepreneur.com &bull Mar 9, 2010
He adds a final piece of advice, which I second: Have fun. After all, you're giving away your offering, so make it enjoyable for yourself and those you're introducing to your business.Barbara Findlay Schenck is a small-business strategist, the author… Full Story »
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- Small Business
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Entrepreneur vs. Freelancer
ryanglasgow.net via @gundelizer &bull Mar 8, 2010I was at an entrepreneur seminar on campus last month, and Director Bill Howe was talking about how he owns an auto dealer consulting business. He went on to say that he helps auto dealers improve customer service and marketing. His business had a name, a logo, business card, and he was listed as President. The problem… Full Story »
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Ladies doing it for themselves in business
Dynamic Business &bull Mar 8, 2010A small businesswoman who certainly survived 2009 is Sharon Williams, CEO of Sydney's Taurus Marketing. She is proof that a small business can have influence and service the big end of town. Full Story »
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In Your Small Business, Listen More and Learn More
Small Business Resource &bull Mar 8, 2010Spend more time listening in your home business. You may be surprised with some of the ideas people can come up with. Remember lots of people have great ideas and a great leader will listen and implement the good ones. Without communication in your small business there is no leadership. It not only takes time to learn leadership skills but also to develop those skills. You not only need to have good… Full Story »
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Become An Entrepreneur Make Money From Home Legitimately Kyle Ane Arrington's Blog
www.kyleanearrington.com via @RecessionInfo &bull Mar 7, 2010There is a large number of people who want to become entrepreneurs and make money from home legitimately. Unfortunately with the economic climate there is a lot of junk of the Internet. Marketers know they can make a quick buck using their ad copy… Full Story »
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USC Marshall Alumni Kim Camarella
www.marshall.usc.edu via @carlyolson &bull Mar 6, 2010Kiyonna Klothing is a Los Angeles-based partnership that caters to the "passion for fashion." It is not the conventional fashion-oriented apparel company because of its belief "that every woman, no matter what her size or shape, deserves to be attractively attired in the fashions of today." Kiyonna Klothing is a design company that focuses on a generation of young women who are size fourteen and above. With many of the traditional design companies catering to the needs of women's clothing in the petite market, the plus size niche of Kiyonna is the fourteen and above category. Kim Camarella was born… Full Story »
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In Business Windsor Magazine
inbusinesswindsor.com via @lindsey27 &bull Mar 5, 2010Welcome to IN Business Windsor Online, designed to both highlight and complement our published magazine. We have a new face, new areas and a new beginning with more to come in the future. So have a look around and tell… Full Story »
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Smartphone Apps Fuel Business Growth
Entrepreneur.com &bull Mar 5, 2010
People nowadays want everything to be at their fingertips, and if companies are not finding ways to provide these tools [they] will soon see drop-off from their customers," says Jennifer Shaheen, a small business technology consultant in White Plains, N.Y.… Full Story »
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Marketing and Sales Must Work in Unison
Entrepreneur.com &bull Mar 3, 2010
Contact marketing expert Kim T. Gordon, author of Maximum Marketing, Minimum Dollars: The Top 50 Ways to Grow Your Small Business, atsmallbusinessnow.com. Small Business Resource Center How-to guides, forms, calculators and other invaluable tools to help you better understand your… Full Story »
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- Small Business
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What if we voted for a Business instead of a Politician?
My Venture Pad &bull Feb 25, 2010
Steve is a Partner at Emergent Research and is focused on the growth of small business and the impact of the Internet and social technologies on media and marketing. Steve blogs here and at Emergent Research. What if we voted in our elections for a business rather than a politician? Some might say we do that already because in the U.S. people running for president or senator or governor are usually wealthy and practically business entities all by themselves. However, that's not what I mean. I kind of like this photo of the Cadbury employee holding the sign outside of… Full Story »
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Has the Bad Economy Driven Social Media Growth By Small Businesses?
My Venture Pad &bull Feb 25, 2010
Steve is a Partner at Emergent Research and is focused on the growth of small business and the impact of the Internet and social technologies on media and marketing. Steve blogs here and at Emergent Research. As you all know, we… Full Story »
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Tweet More and You'll Get More Followers. Duh!
BNET Blogs &bull Feb 25, 2010
Even smart people make financial moves that are downright illogical. Emotions and superstitions have a sneaky way of keeping you from rational financial decisions. But dumb choices can have serious, real-world consequences. Here are some of the biggest blunders we all make, plus tips from the… Full Story »
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4 Life Saving Tips for Small Business Marketing
Small Biz Bee &bull Feb 25, 2010
Marketing for any small business is incredibly time consuming, and if you're only one person or a small army of hardcore marketers, you want to make sure you're optimizing around acquiring new customers and re-selling to current customers. While marketing… Full Story »
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Are Your Social Media Efforts Doomed to Fail? - by Jen Fong
My Venture Pad &bull Feb 25, 2010
Steve is a Partner at Emergent Research and is focused on the growth of small business and the impact of the Internet and social technologies on media and marketing. Steve blogs here and at Emergent Research. Brett's note: this guest post is by none other than the great Jen Fong. If you're into social media, you need to be following Jen. If you're in the direct sales industry, you need to be following her. If you do both, like many of you do, you are obligated to check her out immediately. Jen and I got to meet at the DSA… Full Story »
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Help! What am i doing wrong?
Small Business Online Community &bull Feb 25, 2010
Hi all, Ive a small business website design company, there is just myself who create the websites. I started this as a part time venture in 2008 and was hopefully looking to go full time, unfortunately this hasnt happened yet.… Full Story »
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- Small Business
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Too Many Strategic Initiatives?
My Venture Pad &bull Feb 25, 2010
Steve is a Partner at Emergent Research and is focused on the growth of small business and the impact of the Internet and social technologies on media and marketing. Steve blogs here and at Emergent Research. Is your organization "drowning"… Full Story »
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Ask Yourself: Do You Really Need That Community?
Small Biz Trends &bull Feb 25, 2010
We've all seen the power of having strong evangelists and how they can help build a brand. But just because the Web is getting increasingly social with more sites sprouting up new communities doesn't mean that you need a community on your site. The problem with following the community craze is that too many are launched without any clear purpose. And you know it when you see it. It's the blog that's quickly thrown on the site even though theres no one to write content or manage comments. It's the social voting site you tack on but have no idea… Full Story »
