Business Blogs: Trends, tips, and real-life anecdotes from industry experts.

This morning as I lugged my gym bag, purse, and huge tote with my laptop all to my workout, so I could exercise, shower, and rush to a meeting, I was cursing myself.  I am certain that I was a bit over-packed which made me start thinking about what I absolutely needed for my day.  [...]

Small business marketing is one of the harder things to do in a small business, especially when you’re trying to compete against big corporations with much bigger budgets for consumers’ attentions. But you still have the potential to fight back and grow your small business into an empire through smart marketing. Here are a few [...]

You have your cup of coffee, your laptop and a quiet space to work. You are ready to write the copy for your Website. But then, the white screen stares at you.
You have a thought…. No, that’s not good enough… more staring at the screen…
Ugh… writer’s block!
Well, most of us have been there at one [...]

Did you know that you might have some serious intellectual property issues lurking in the work product your staff has created for you?  When I say “work product” I mean sales pages, brochures, website copy, logos, videos created for you, white papers, ebooks or even books!  The reality is that you might not even own [...]

Hi Gang,
“Ooohhh, so THAT’S why our fees are so high,” exclaimed eBay’s seller community today after eBay announced that it is acquiring GSI Commerce for $2.4 BILLION in cash and debt.  Hey, I’m an optimist - at least they didn’t buy Skype again!
This is a pretty interesting purchase if you ask me.  A lot of [...]

As an entrepreneur, blogging has been one of my passions because I get to share my thoughts in sort of an open forum, allowing for others to constructively criticize me, creating intellectual dialogues and perhaps teaching me something new. Other times, I just do it to get my thoughts out on paper, as a way [...]

Speaking is one of the most successful marketing tools you can use. Here are some tips on leveraging this powerful marketing strategy.

Over the last few weeks, pulling off all my various roles has been hard.  Being a mom requires a lot of patience recently, and a number of extended family issues need my attention.  At the same time, as a mompreneur, my prototype is heating up, and I am ready to pull out from the gate [...]

Data. It’s all around us. But I found Brother’s new survey results particularly interesting given the news we share through our new webcast series called, Small Business Braintrust, particularly our “Views on the News” feature.
In the survey, it may come as no surprise that stress levels are at an all-time high among business owners. 2011 [...]

Should you exhibit your product at the upcoming National Hardware Show (May 10-12th)?
If you want exposure to thousands of industry professional looking for new products and the opportunity to learn from industry experts, YES…you should consider exhibiting at this show.
The trend in National Tradeshows is to include a “micro tradeshow” for inventors within the overall [...]