So much social media, so little time!  Many business owners believe that if they can’t do EVERYTHING, they shouldn’t even try to do SOMETHING.  Which is why we hunted down small business owner and Twitter expert, Mr. Josh King.  As a small business

Has anyone ever told you, "you're so great at (insert skill), you should start a business!" These words, though innocent, have paved the road to more failed business ventures than any recession, depression or economic downturn ever has. Encouragement fr

The hardest part of being a business owner is getting people who need you to notice you.  And then, once they notice you, getting them to overcome their natural skepticism and buyers remorse to purchase from you.  *Sigh*  What if there was a way where

Have you always wanted to create an eCommerce store for your business but don't know where to start? Creating an Ecommerce store, as a stand alone store or to supplement your brick and mortar, can be a great way for a local business to create a much broa

Congratulations, you made a sale!  But what if it meant more than a monetary transaction that ensured your business could stay open for 12 minutes longer?  What if, instead of saying “you made a sale,” we instead suggested “you solved a problem.â€

The only thing that might be uglier than a divorce is a business partnership gone bad. Business partnerships can be awesome.  Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak, Warren Buffet & Charlie Munger, Mike Monroe & Gary Shouldis and Darryl Hall & John Oats are just a

Are you a service professional having a hard time getting paid by your customers?  Is cash flow always an issue? This is something that plagues many freelancers and service professionals. Getting paid on time. You can have a successful business and stil

In the beginning stages of owning a small business, you’re going to be doing everything yourself. Sorry, that’s just the way it is.  As the owner, however, there are places where your time is better spent: things that please customers, things that gr

Every business owner has been told by at least a few people that they need to have a blog.  They tell them a blog will make you a leader in your field, will drive tons of traffic to your website and will increase revenues 10 times over.  Well, maybe not

Serving customers is great.  But as business owners we have the opportunity to do even more for causes, communities, and people the world-over.  Almost everybody nowadays has a favorite charity (or two, or five) and the question becomes: how can you lev