Small Business Tips and Advice

Every year, I am amazed -- and yes, often confused -- by the growing number of online (and offline) tools, services, and advice available to small business owners. And every year, obligingly, a number of publications feature a Top 10 or other list of the best gadgets, software, hardware, services, ... (more...)

More consumers than ever before are going to local online sites searching for businesses, reading user reviews, comparison shopping, and looking for deals.  You need proof?  During the three-day period ending the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday (because it puts retailers in the black), ShopLocal, a multi-channel ... (more...)

I love learning about easy things I can do to improve my website and to improve the chances of my site being found online. And I have found that most (if not all) small business owners feel the same way. So I was delighted to get an assignment about what ... (more...)

There comes a time in every solo or small business owner's professional life when you say to yourself, I need to take this business to the next level -- whatever that might be. Most of us, however, procrastinate. Maybe it's because we are so busy with the work we have that ... (more...)