Supreme Court: You Bought It, You Own It, You Can Resell It
This past week the United States Supreme Court decided a case that reinforced the right to re-sell something that you had lawfully bought.
Now -- you might be wondering what's so earth shattering about that. After all, hasn't that always been true? You own an iPad and want to get a new … Read More How to Create Your Content Marketing Game Plan
Content marketing is crucial to developing a worthwhile Internet presence for your blog, website or business. Content marketing helps increase traffic, build links and create strong brand awareness.
Quality content is of the highest importance when you’re developing filler for your Internet … Read More 10 Best Strategy Books to Beat the Competition
One key to beating the competition is to adopt a strategy that sets your business apart. It’s important, now more than ever, that business people be aware of how competitors are marketing, hiring, protecting their intellectual property, leveraging the social media wave, deploying leadership … Read More U.S. Capital Equipment Tax Deduction Rule Pending
A new law being proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives will stabilize the amount small businesses can deduct for machinery, equipment, vehicles, furniture, off the shelf software and other qualifying property.
An official IRS release on the proposed law explains:
The section 179 … Read More Check Out These Events and Contests for Small Businesses
Ever since the new Events Calendar launched here on Small Business Trends, we've been getting a steady stream of new listings of events, contests and awards for small business people and entrepreneurs. We don't accept just anything -- all events, contests and awards submitted are vetted to … Read More CrowdIt: Raise Money Online, Get Feedback and Mentorship, Too
A new crowdfunding site to raise money online for projects has emerged. But this time, the site claims to offer more than just the opportunity to raise some startup cash. The new site also offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to get feedback and mentorship.
Said CEO and Co-founder … Read More Learn Vital Lessons by Entering The Mind of Elite Entrepreneurs
Johnson Media CEO, Kevin Johnson, (@BizWizKevin) wrote his book The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs to serve business startups. But his words should have networkers’ ears as well.
When you start a business, you make choices. But how … Read More Small Business Lending Up for First Time in 10 Quarters
Small business owners received some good news this week as it was reported that lending to them has increased for the first time in 10 quarters.
According to a report at Inc.com, the U.S. Small Business Administration released its quarterly report this week showing the loans to small … Read More Why, When, What and How to Outsource Tasks
Is it a good idea for a small business to outsource some tasks?
Contrary to what many small business entrepreneurs think, it is often a great idea to outsource certain tasks to others. But, before you make any decisions to outsource, here are a few things you need to think about.
Why, When, … Read More 4 Startup Founders Discuss How Customer Engagement Has Changed
It takes a great deal of time, effort, passion and commitment to create successful businesses today. Recently I had the pleasure of hosting Social Biz Atlanta 2013 where four company founders of inbound marketing and CRM startups discussed how customer engagement has changed in the past 5 … Read More An Elevator, Escalator and Stairway Pitch: Cartoon
I remember attending some sort of sales seminar where we had to craft an elevator pitch. You know, a short summary of who you are, what you do and why it's the best thing since sliced bread.
I know a lot of people worked really hard on distilling something great from pages and pages of … Read More 10 Tips for Content Marketing Like a Rock Star
Content marketing is on the rise.
Seventy percent of businesses surveyed in a recent Econsultancy/Responsys Marketing Budgets 2013 Report said they intended to spend more this year on content marketing efforts.
That puts content marketing ahead of both search engine optimization and email … Read More New FTC Rules Specify How to Disclose Sponsored Tweets
The Federal Trade Commission has recently updated its rules for online advertising. The focus in the new rules is on short social media messages, such as Twitter tweets, as well as ads appearing on small mobile screens.
The FTC's rules give specific guidelines on when and how to disclose … Read More Know Thyself: How Self-Awareness Impacts Your Sales
Sales is about relationship building. Gone are the days of explaining, cajoling and persuading people to buy what you have to sell.
With competition greater than it’s ever been, salespeople are well served to pay attention to themselves, how they are feeling, what they need and how they … Read More One on One Interviews
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