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Cut Your Taxes Using Your Excess Inventory
Excess, nonmoving inventory is a common business problem that, fortunately, also contains its own solution. By donating that new, idle merchandise to charity, your business can earn a federal income tax deduction.
Calling All Small Biz Owners: The 5 Most Anticipated Business Conferences of 2014
Business conferences aren’t just for big-name businesses anymore. There are many conferences held each year that offer perks for people who own and operate smaller businesses.
Banish the Workplace Bully
Bullying doesn’t always end on the playground. Here are some recommendations on how small businesses can recognize and eliminate workplace bullying.
Business Advice from Miley Cyrus? What Your Company Can Learn from Celebrities
Image is everything. It’s a maxim that applies everywhere, from our businesses to our personal lives, and certainly to the celebrities we both admire and are annoyed by.
Using Barter to Boost Sales
Businesses can utilize barter to boost sales production. It’s easy, it’s smart and it works like a charm. In its simplest form, bartering involves an equal trade. One business swaps a good or service for another.
Top Marketing Fails
Many companies find that their marketing message gets “lost in translation” during international ad campaigns. Whatever the result, there is a seemingly endless list of companies who have committed serious marketing fails over the past few decades.
Expanding Your Company: 5 Tips Every Business Owner Needs to Consider
As a business owner, the best way to make more money is to generate more business. But isn’t that the question of the year? How as a business can I grow my customer base and in turn make more profit?
How to Create a Color Scheme for Your Brand
Every day we’re bombarded by thousands of colors, and each one has an effect on our thoughts and emotions. Research reveals that we make subconscious judgments within just 90 seconds of viewing a product or space, and 62–90% of this judgment is based on color alone!
5 Ways for Small Businesses to Expand on a Budget
Small businesses are hamstrung by limited funds, a handful of employees, and a limited capability to actually expand to reach new markets. Because of this, thinking of new, cheap alternatives to increase sales is crucial.
3 Things Every Startup Needs to Know
While working to attract your first customers (hopefully the first of many), you need to ensure your customer service approach is on the mark to retain those customers and strengthen those all-important B2C relationships. Here are three tips that every startup needs to know.