Last week, on Small Business Trends Radio, they covered an important topic that most every business owner can relate to.  At some point every person has to deal with personal tragedies such as illnesses, accidents, a death in the family, etc.  How we deal with those tragic times can directly affect our businesses. Tony Cole [...]

We have all heard it said that a service by a particular business, when it exceeds your expectations, is done from the heart. I do not doubt that but it is also my belief that customer service is the heart of any business, no matter its size. If money or finance is the lifeblood of [...]

Recently I became aware of a new online tool, Topical Brainstorm.  I’m aware first hand how easy it is to get stumped on article titles for your blogs or websites.  And that’s where Topical Brainstorm comes in handy. This free tool just asks for a few keywords related to the article topic.  Then with the [...]

Attracting customers is relatively easy, you just need to have a very convincing marketing strategy. The hard part is getting them to come back. If you are running a website (as most of us are), the challenge is to get a steady, if not increasing, number to visit your site everyday. It is not as [...]

While yes it is true that one doesn’t need a Masters of Business Administration degree in order to run and manage a successful small business, the leadership and business skills one learns pursuing an MBA can in fact help one launch their business to even further heights. Unfortunately not everyone has the time or the [...]

Social media is an all – important avenue for all business types since business owners realize its worth. When it was a new trend, not many people thought that it was going to live up to its hype in the world of business but just look at how it evolved from connecting old friends to [...]

Credit cards can be a wonderful business tool. They allow you the flexibility of easily using credit to make purchases under the promise that you will pay back the money that you borrowed on credit. Credit cards are a great tool for consumers and for regular small businesses. They give you easy access to credit [...]

Have you ever joined a pageant? If not, have you ever watched one? I’m sure you have. Apart from a contestant’s beauty and brains, people look for personality. A kind of joie de vivre which would entice the audience to vote for them and the judges to like them. Running a small business is a [...]