Tag Archives: Small Business

Can’t Get a Loan? Issue a Bond!

Smaller German companies are allowed to issue bonds. Let’s try it more broadly! Continue reading

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5 Common Misconceptions About Social Media — and Why They Are Not True

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Small Business Open Storefronts on Facebook

Small businesses need to ask their customers if they’d like a have a facebook page, or just do it, based on demographics of your target market.o Continue reading

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Your Sales Responsibilities as a Small Business Owner

Small business sales challenges Recently I met with two business associates of mine whom I have known for a few years. The story that unfolded about their business and what they have decided to do about it is something that … Continue reading

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Should Small Businesses Really Fear Obamacare?

what does small business have to fear from obamacare, aside from taxes? Continue reading

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Big Vision

This is the title of a new best seller by the Toren brothers, and while we haven’t read it (our school courses are about the same price), we have a bone to pick with the central idea: big vision. Sure, … Continue reading

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Why Fai?l

In the last issue, Harvard Business Review devoted most of an issue to failing at business, or rather big corporation product and service launch failures. Frankly, the issue was a failure, and under my other company, The Solutions Forum, I … Continue reading

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10 Steps to Starting Your Business

We were looking for an article on Fox News Small Business and the SBA website that we couldn’t find, so we thought we’d do our own, based on our courses. 1. Validate your idea the right way….market research! Take your … Continue reading

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