BizOp Blogs

San Francisco Chronicle: * Even loyal customers eventually use other suppliers, so you’ll have to acquire new business in order to maintain the status quo – or to survive a difficult market. * List the firms that compete with your customers. Each company on that list is a potential new... More

Financial Post: The recession has become the consuming priority for small business owners, who don’t have the clout to lobby government for billion-dollar bailouts. But help is out there. Just look at this press release that was received the other day at my friend’s uncle’s cousin’s... More

Entrepreneur.com: 1. I will work smarter. Can you identify three things you can do to be more efficient and effective in your current job? Is your staff spending too much time on e-mail, for example? Too much time returning phone calls? Does it interrupt their work too frequently? Sometimes, those job... More

PR Web: 1. Plan for the Future. Write down your goals and visualize the future, your personal and business success. Read “The Attractor Factor” by Joe Vitale. Require your employees to develop professional growth plans. 2. Time Management. People are your inventory. Have your employees... More

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PR Web: Get the knowledge, attitudes, values, and actions for starting and running a successful small business with the new book, ‘DNA of the Young Entrepreneur.’ Part philosophy, personal experience, and practical advice from author Sean McCauley show how he went from poverty to wealth.... More

seattlepi.nwsource: * Clear, unrelenting focus around purpose and goals. * Flexibility and openness to new approaches, roles and ways of getting work done. * A climate of learning, creativity and a proactive approach to finding opportunities to improve (even when stressed). * Trust, cooperation and... More

Austin American-Statesman: * Look for coupon codes. Always take a moment to search for a code before you place an order online. I tend to use retailmenot.com because it’s a neat, uncluttered site. Just type in the name of the site you’re using to see what coupons and discounts are available.... More

24-7PressRelease: Small business owners are increasingly pressed to find creative ways to cope with the economic downturn and some are doing so by turning regular store customers into passive income producers. By acquiring a Business Associate license from DubLi.com, the next “eBay”, business... More

Killeen Daily Herald: Financial counselors locally and across the country are advising people to approach holiday spending with prudence and not panic, frugality and not fear. Everyone is jittery and some have lost money in the economic downturn, but it doesn’t have to be a blue Christmas. Some... More

Chicago Tribune: Helping her entrepreneurial father as a youngster paid off later in life for Rochelle Boersma. “He was a plumber and an inventor,” said Boersma of her dad, who started a business when she was 8. “He invented the stainless steel grate that snaps into a floor drain.... More

MarketWatch: Successful small business owners are constantly balancing the need to invest in new productivity-enhancing technology with the impact on their bottom lines. But between now and the end of the year, with the help of two unrelated economic factors — increased IRS Section 179 deductions... More

The Wall Street Journal: Small businesses finally are getting their own little piece of the federal government’s ballooning bailout package. U.S. officials announced the federal government as part of a broader package will lend up to $200 billion to institutions that originate consumer loans and business... More

Search Engine Watch: Designing a Web site can be a daunting task. Where do you start after your business plan is worked out and you’re secure in what you’re going to place on your Web site? Whether you plan to hire a designer or figure it out for yourself, there are definitely some best... More