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Chris Cardell is one of the UK’s leading experts on small business marketing. He has been featured extensively on national media including BBC, ITV and the national press. Chris works with business owners and managers, using powerful marketing strategies to grow their businesses and increase their... More

By Brian Solomon – TMCnet: There is a perception – even among minorities – that minority business loans and venture investment aren’t profitable. But that simply isn’t true. In fact, a key finding of the Kauffman Foundation report is that minority business loans are very successful. According... More

Depending on the size of the business, there are many approaches to payroll and HR needs in the small business world. Smaller business owners tend to handle payroll by printing checks and distributing them directly to the employees each pay period. Their record keeping tends to either be in their heads... More

With the economy slowing and Washington threatening to boost audits of small businesses, it’s time to rethink your tax strategy. FORTUNE Small Business: There are two proven paths to building wealth: You can increase the amount of money you make, or you can increase the amount of money you keep.... More

Small business owners always need to be alert to cost cutting measures which do not reduce the quality of their product or their ability to service their customers. In a day when fuel costs are approaching record highs, conserving energy has become one of the more practical ways of doing that for some... More

TheStreet: Small-business software has become like running a restaurant. It’s all about the service. Word processing, spreadsheets, project management and many other hard-core business tasks for the small enterprise are now being delivered online. There is no need to download or install software... More

Bob Evans Farms Inc. is a publicly held restaurant and food products company, with sales of approximately $1.5 billion based in Columbus, Ohio. That’s what it is today. But, it didn’t start out that way. It started out as a single truck stop diner near the Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande, Ohio,... More

Kansas City Star: 2 groups want to put more money into the pockets of low-income workers this tax season. Kansas City area taxpayers failed to claim an estimated $34 million in Earned Income Tax Credits last year. The United Way and the KC CASH Coalition want to help taxpayers take advantage of this... More

Allow me to introduce you to a business which understand how to continue being profitable during a market slow down. Headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ, Hunter Douglas Window Fashions is the leading manufacturer of custom window coverings in North America, representing 50% of the Hunter Douglas... More

USA TODAY: Millions of U.S. small businesses – especially in the retail, business-services and housing industries – could be vulnerable if a recession strikes on top of the housing slump and credit crunch. A recession isn’t official yet. But look at Pearl Paradise, a thriving online... More

In our previous post, we discussed the importance of a small business having a web site. In this follow up post, we want to probe that subject in a little more detail. Sophia Brodsky runs a spa in Philadelphia called Body Klinic. According to a recent article in the New York Times, Body KKlinic’s... More

Many small business owners want to be on the cutting edge in their industry, but they are content with being in the stone age technologically. They think having a web site is too expensive, you time consuming, too complicated, or worse. They assume those things without ever really checking things out... More

Jury Duty is a civic responsibility. In fact, it is more than a responsibility–it is a privilege. But sometimes when it comes around to a small business owner, it can also be a nightmare. Depending on the organization of the business, some owners may have to close for the days they are out and... More

Seattle Post Intelligencer: When you go into business for yourself, it’s easy to forget that you don’t call all the shots. You get to hire who you want, sell what you want, advertise where you want, and basically do whatever you want, right? Wrong. Like it or not, your customers play an... More