July 18th, 2008
As part of Success Secrets, this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
This week, I’m talking with Duncan MacPherson, co-founder and co-CEO of Pareto Systems and Pareto Platform and the co-author of Breakthrough Business Development.
He really outlines ways you can build you business quickly - in just 90 […]
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July 17th, 2008
With everything being so expensive, you might find it difficult to dig into the budget for publicity. Money aside, you need to create a “buzz” around your business.
Getting your target martket to notice your product or service doesn’t always have to cost you the big bucks. You can build interest around your product or service […]
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July 16th, 2008
With the rise in gas prices and food prices, many small business owners, especially restaurants are having a difficult time staying open.
A National Small Business Association survey of 500 small business owners found that sales and profits had dropped and job growth was at the lowest point in 15 years, problems that could have a […]
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July 15th, 2008
Then you might want to check out BusinessWeek’s new contest to name the top young entrepreneurs in the US.
In the process the company is looking for startups with serious potential and the leaders who are making it happen.
But you need to hurry, as the deadline is July 21.
Nomintate yourself, or someone you know at http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/
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July 9th, 2008
I’ve been wondering about your opinion on something.
If you haven’t heard, on June 25th President Bush appointed a new chief of the Small Business Administration (SBA). The thing is, for the third time in a row, the appointed chief, Sandy Baruah, has very little small business experience.
Not only has he never run a company of […]
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July 8th, 2008
The cost of health insurance remains the No. 1 problem among small-business owners. That’s according to a new Wells Fargo/National Federation of Independent Business survey.
It found about 59 percent of small firms (three to 199 employees) today offer a health plan, down from 68 percent in 2000.
Are you worried about health care coverage? […]
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July 4th, 2008
As part of Success Secrets, this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
This week, I’m featuring Michael Port, who the Wall Street Journal considers a marketing guru. Michael is also the author of the bestselling books Beyond Booked Solid and Book Yourself Solid.
He gives us some great ideas […]

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July 3rd, 2008
Yesterday, I asked the question, “Do startups take vacations?”.
Mike’s comment made me realize how attached I am myself to my iPhone, which gives me access to my business as much as I want.
So this weekend, I have decided to test if I can ‘live’ without my iPhone for three days.
Here’s how I am planning to […]
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June 27th, 2008
As part of Success Secrets, this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
This week, I’m featuring good friend Shel Horowitz, from FrugalMarketing,com. Shel & I had a good time talking about starting a business and how to market on the cheap,
(Image courtesy of Shannon Cherry of BeHeardSolutions.com)
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June 24th, 2008
It seems like they might be right when they say “money isn’t everything”.
The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index Survey was started nearly 5 years ago. It basically surveys the optimism of business owners like you every quarter.
The latest statistics show that small business owners are the least optimistic about the ecoomy they’ve been […]
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