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The Biggest Marketing Blunders of All Time 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Marketing is an unusual business indeed, encompassing art, science, psychology, sociology and economics. With so many different factors in play all at the same time, it is hardly surprising that even ...
How to Get a Partnership Deal for Your Business 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
A good partnership deal can take your business to the next level, and no business is too new or too small to start looking towards the future and considering potential partnerships. To find out exact...
4 Classic Coaching Clichés That Can Help Your Startup 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
If there is one thing coaches love, it’s clichés. There is practically a book of coaching catchphrases that every coach and manager breaks out for pep talks. If you’ve played a sport, you’ve heard qui...
5 Ways to Quickly Improve Your Social Media Engagement 23 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
If you run a small business, you most likely have started using social media. If you find that it isn’t working out like you hoped, this may be the result of lack of interaction with your followers an...
The Definitive Guide to Building a Brand 23 Aug 2013 | 12:39 am
Building a brand that’s authentic, consistent, and rooted in a distinct personality separates you from the competition and allows your customers to connect with you on a more meaningful level. Buildi...
Sun Tzu and the Art of Small Business 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Today’s small business environment is tough, highly competitive and more challenging than ever. Small business owners today must think outside of the box, and be creative and cunning in how they opera...
Why Founders Sometimes Fail as CEOs 21 Aug 2013 | 10:01 pm
Writing in TechCrunch, Ben Horowitz offers three reasons why founders fail as CEOs. The most interesting is the third: The founder doesn’t really want to be CEO. Not every inventor wants to run a com...
How I Got My First Customer: I Networked From the Very Start 21 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
This story is part of Bplans’ “How I Did It” series—true stories of real businesses getting started, solving problems and finding success. Read the previous story here. Alan at NewMedia Website De...
The 5 Keys to Keeping Your New Business on Track 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
With much of the global economy back on track, now is a great time for young businesses. As trends begin to head in the right direction, businesses that make smart decisions today will see considerabl...
Starting a Nonprofit: Chapter 1 of The ‘RIDE Eugene’ Story 20 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Drunk driving is a problem. But in the moment that it’s most preventable—when an intoxicated person leaves a bar or restaurant to drive home in their car—there is no easy or obvious solution. If the b...
