Who is setting your expectations? Wil Schroter from Bigger Blog talks about expectations in Who's Setting the Expectations at Your Startup Company? We here about companies like YouTube and others...
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Do you understand why your customers buy from you? Understanding customer behavior is very import and a blog entry from United Entrepreneurs has a questionnaire that you can give to your customers to...
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I have mentioned before the Straight Pass Blog, and now they have another great blog entry that can save you as the merchant money. Last time we talked about the importance of sliding the card instead...
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Are you familiar with SCORE? SCORE works with the small business administration and has retired executives volunteer to help small businesses. From the New York Times comes the article: Starting a...
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Have you made your goals for 2008? Do you have clearly defined goals for next year? How much in gross sales do you want to achieve? How much net profit? How many new customers would you like to...
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Is it time to do employee reviews? Most companies have a set policy on when they do reviews but for many small companies, there is no former structure. As discussed in It is Review Time from the Hire...
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Looking to lower some of your cost? Look to outsourcing. Now outsourcing has gotten a bad rap over the last couple of years but for a small business owner it could make lots of sense. Instead of...
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Can you come up with a new business idea and build new customers using the sense of smell? Common Scents, a new entry on the Small Business Trends blog asks that question after discussing a few new...
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What is your state government up to? While Entrepreneurs always have a million things on their plates at any one time, that should not stop you from keeping a weary eye out on your state government....
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Do you need to hire employees? How are you going to look for those employees? For most small businesses there is the ad in the newspaper. Others may be able to look toward their own employees to find...
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Do you ship with UPS? Big Brown Mess comes from the Contrarian Consuliting Blog which is written by fellow consultant Alan Weiss. In this blog entry he shows a little fee that UPS ads on if you want a...
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Do you do trade shows or are you thinking about them? Before you decide to go and do any trade shows take a look at this blog entry on the Small Business CEO site. The author makes several good...
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We have talked previously about hiring bookkeepers. Here is a great blog entry from The Jordan Result for Small Business Success on what to look for when hiring a bookkeeper. Jordan who runs the blog...
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Do you accept credit cards? From Straight Pass Through Blog that deals with helping small businesses with the merchant accounts, comes this advise about swiping credit cards. Did you know if you have...
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Do you understand your company's brand? From the Small Business Branding blog comes How to develop a more Compelling Brand. They have developed a do it yourself brand builder to help you better...
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Are your employees using their own vehicles while on company business? Do you have employees running errands with their personal car? Many small business owners have employees run errands or other...
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30 Interview Questions You Can't Ask and 30 Sneaky, Legal Alternatives to Get the Same Info Do you know what questions you can and cannot ask when you are conducting an employment interview? HR...
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Are you interested in starting an online magazine or blog? As I have stated before, Blogs will continue to increase in importance and be a necessary item for most businesses. This from the...
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This is for those of you who have not made the jump yet and started your own business. Corporate America got you down and you're looking for a change? Tired of breaking your back and someone else...
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by John Dornoff on November 16, 2007
Retail Still Accounts For 72% Of Software Revenue Retail Accounts for 72% of all Software Revenue I actually found this information on a blog for gamers call Kotaku. Here is something interesting...
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Important Elements Of Time Management Here is a blog I discovered which is addressing Time Management. If you were to ask most people what their biggest issue was, many of them would fall back on the...
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Planning a New Website - Part 1 Every business today needs a website but are you a neophyte when it comes to web design? While the concept of designing a website can seem like a daunting task for...
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Keeping Up With Customers: A Phone List Is So Yesterday How are you going to keep up with your customers? This article from the New York Times goes over many of the software programs that are...
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After Your Website, What Next For Your Business? I found this on the Trinity Seven SEO blog. In today's business world most people know that one of the first things you need to do is set up a...
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More Than One Way to Help a Business Grow Here is a good article from the New York Times. There are several resources here to help grow your business plus several simple ideas in order to bring in...
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