Small Business

Your Team is Bigger Than You Think: Small Business and the Collaborative Economy
There’s bee a lot of talk lately about what has become known as the collaborative economy. In short, it’s an economic model, that leverages communities or crowds to rent, share,... read more

The Barriers and Benefits of Social Media with Micro-Businesses
Social Media requires planning, time and effort. Don’t worry about having the knowledge to operate social media effectively as this will come in time. Micro-Business owners of Beauty Salons, Restaurants,... read more

How To Create A Hip Small Business: 3 Lessons Learned From Apple
I walked into the shiny new headquarters of an advertising agency the other day. Employees cruised around with standard-issue MacBook Airs, collaboration happened in open-plan workspaces, individuals lounged on strange-looking... read more

Feeling Adrift? Try Online Forums for Small Business Advice
One of the things I love about working at VerticalResponse is the incredible group of talented and experienced colleagues. I came from a very small company where I was in... read more

Social Entrepreneur Awash in Business
Ask a social entrepreneur which came first—the mission or the product—and the conversation may begin to feel like a chicken-and-the-egg question. For Dave Simnick, the 25-year-old CEO of SoapBox Soaps,... read more

Why Small Businesses Fail—And How Yours Can Succeed
2Nobody ever starts a small business without being told, time and time again, that it’s a risky proposition; indeed, statistics reveal to us that some 50 percent of all small... read more

LinkedIn Tips for Small Business Owners
For small and medium businesses, success usually has a lot to do with word of mouth marketing and networking. Luckily for small business owners, social media can help tremendously in... read more

New Business Tips: How To Make It To Year 5
I was checking my updates on LinkedIn and noticed something that completely took me by surprise. Apparently I was so pre-occupied with all activities of my business, I didn’t realize... read more

How to be Successful in Small Business
It may be surprising to learn that in the midst of economic turmoil and widespread corporate downsizing, the number of small business startups is on the rise. Over the past... read more


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