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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

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

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

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

Increasing your net worth and decreasing your taxes–Those are 2 top priorities among most Americans. They are especially important for small business owners since they are taxed like individuals even though they are a business. CnnMoney.com introduces us to Bob Johnson, the CEO and Founder of... More

If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you have seen alot of changes in the business environment. Everything from how you communicate to how you keep your books has changed radically over the last decade. The business owners who keep up with these changes and bring their companies... More

By Jill Hart – Get Entrepreneurial: The Internet can be a scary place for those looking for a home-based business opportunity. The fear of not connecting personally with others is one concern and many people have been “taken” by online scams in their search for a legitimate business and are... More

Marketing is the red headed step child in the family of a small business. Whatever money may be available is usually spent on advertising. Some owners confuse Marketing with Advertising, as if they are the same thing. The truth is, they are not the same thing at all. Advertising is a function of Sales.... More

Time saving devices are often not what they are cracked up to be. For example, someone did a study on washing laundry from 1925 (before washing machines) to 1969 (with washing machines). The result of the study was that in both cases (with and without washing machines), it took about 6 hours per week... More