Growth Tips for Businesses

Local SEO Tools Worth Noting

By Ed Fox | Jun 13, 2013

Whether the task of optimizing your site for the search engines is directly under your control or has been delegated to subordinates, it’s still important to be aware of what new technologies can help your small business flourish in search.

A Sane Approach to Pricing for Someone New to Freelance

By Rick Gossett | Jun 12, 2013

How do you handle pricing when you’re a freelancer? What type of freelance business are we talking about? It really doesn’t matter. The situation is similar for bookkeeping, web design, programming and any number of other service businesses that can be handled by a solo practitioner.

Seed Capital from Friends and Family

By Rick Gossett | Jun 12, 2013

You have a great idea but you need more cash than you have in your account. You don’t have a proven track record and potential investors are not giving you a chance. Your options are limited to friends, family and a small local network. You need to sell your idea, but you don’t want to over-sell your friends and family.

Forming a General Partnership?

By Fran Tarkenton | Jun 12, 2013

Doing Business As (DBA) name, assumed name, fictitious name, and trade name generally refer to the same thing, but business name registration laws and processes do vary by state.

SMS Can Help Your “Regulars” Feel Special

By FranchiseSolutions.com | Jun 12, 2013

SMS Masterminds are the masterminds behind mobile marketing that can help establishments and small to medium-sized businesses build customer relationships.

How Do I Determine if a Business Opportunity is a Franchise for Sale?

By FranchiseSolutions.com | Jun 12, 2013

There are two types of opportunities, business opportunities and franchises. You may wonder how you can tell the difference between these. One way to tell the difference between the two is whether or not you will have to pay any royalties to the company.

Happiness Is a Choice

By Mike Maddock | Jun 12, 2013

Many of us get the happiness equation wrong. We believe that we must work hard to become successful, make lots of money, get a big title and then, only then, will we be happy. It simply isn’t true.

The Customer Service Training Success Equation

By Teresa Allen | Jun 12, 2013

When you invest in customer service training, you naturally want results. The sad truth is that many times there are no lasting results from business training programs. Sometimes this can be the fault of a poor instructor or materials, but more often it is a result of how training fits into a bigger business picture.

Why You Should Start Selling on Amazon—Right Now

By Outright | Jun 12, 2013

These days, it seems you can’t turn on a TV, go on the Internet or talk to a friend without hearing something about Amazon. From vitamins to housewares to clothing, people buy EVERYTHING from Amazon. With the Amazon Prime program, people order free movies and books. Even children are getting a slice of the Amazon action through their children’s reading programs and videos.

Shallowness and Networking

By Dave Brock | Jun 12, 2013

It’s clear we’re in a frenzy of networking and connecting. There seems to be a rush to establish connections, friends, whatever. People are reaching out, connecting, racking up the numbers. They’re using every channel possible—LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google +, and more. But then there’s this odd phenomena.