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Google's Get Your Business Online Presents Domestic and International SEO Opportunities

Google's "Get Your Business Online" is an initiative that Google began rolling out last year and now has a presence throughout the US and in several countries internationally. Offering beginner website assistance, hosting, and training, this initiative is valuable and opens the door t...

In this day and age, starting a small business has arguably never been easier: ideas and a few thousand dollars is all you need.

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Starting a Small Business: Ideas and a Few Thousand is All You Need

In this day and age, starting a small business has arguably never been easier: ideas and a few thousand dollars (or a credit card!) is all you need.

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Small Business Marketing Strategies that Work for Tight Budgets

Small businesses are often forced to find marketing strategies that work for tight budgets.

Eva Rosenberg is the owner of www.irsexams.com, a home-based online business she founded based on her expertise in accounting

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Small Business Ideas for Women at Home: Working with Realities

Small business ideas for women at home are driven by two realities.

Tom Gegax recommends that small businesses support employees' wellness, including getting gym discounts for them

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Small Business Culture: How to Build a Winning Team

To succeed, small businesses need to build a winning culture. Although it may not seem as immediate as considerations like sales and cash flow, small businesses cannot afford to neglect it.

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Small Business Accounting: Tips, Tricks and Advice from TaxMama

From day one, small businesses should get their accounting act together and apply crucial tips and tricks, said tax expert Eva Rosenberg, owner of TaxMama and author of “Small Business Taxes Made Easy.”.

Applying Ernest Shackleton's leadership style can help small business owners today inspire loyalty from their employees

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Managing a Small Business: How to Inspire Employee Loyalty

A big part of successfully managing a small business is inspiring loyalty and getting the most out of employees.

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Small Business Services: Cheap Addresses in New York City and More

Small businesses are often strapped for cash. Fortunately, there are many helpful services for the cheap.

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Small Business Ideas for 2012: Selling to Uncle Sam

Throughout the Great Recession and in the years after it, one customer that actually increased its spending is the U.S. government.

As the world becomes more dependent on technology, and as trade borders become seamless, how can boards acquire the tools and skills necessary to be effective and relevant in the global market?

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Business Beyond Borders - Global Skills for Today’s Boards to Secure Tomorrow’s Success

As the world becomes more dependent on technology, and as trade borders become seamless, how can boards acquire the tools and skills necessary to be effective and relevant in the global market?

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Small Business Survival: Overcoming the Recession and More

Small business survival is about evolving to match the business with changing realities, said Karl Baehr, Director of Business & Entrepreneurial Studies at Emerson College.

Craig Wortmann, CEO of Sales Engine and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Chicago Booth School of Business

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Small Business Plan: A Template for Making Sales

"Nothing happens until something gets sold." This statement, posted on the Web site of Sales Engine, is something any small business plan should adhere to.

By focusing on heavy-duty trucks, Peterbilt and Kenworth were able to prosper and carve out a space for themselves for decades alongside behemoths GM and Ford.

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Small Business Strategic Planning: a Process for Success and Survival

The small business strategic planning process has two essential elements: devising a strategy and changing it when necessary.

Cargo containers are seen at the Port of Long Beach, California

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Small Business Exporting Advice on Foreign Operations

Operating in a foreign market can be daunting. For small business exporters, it is therefore crucial to receive advice and support from business partners.

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Small Business Loans: How They Work and What You Should Know

For small business startups, knowing how loans work and getting them are absolutely crucial.

Shipping containers at the Port Newark Container Terminal

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Small Business Exporting Advice: Crucial First Steps

Small business exporting can sound intimating, but with the right advice and research, business owners can make thoroughly informed decisions.

John Jantsch of "Duct Tape Marketing"

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Small Business Marketing Ideas, Tips from a Top Expert

Marketing guru John Jantsch has built a small empire around his "Duct Tape Marketing" brand, which dispenses practical small business marketing ideas and tips.

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Psi Bands Seizes Global Manufacturing and Sales Opportunities

Psi Health Solutions Inc. is launching its stylish acupressure wrist bands Friday in Italy, the company's seventh international market. Manufactured in China, Psi Band's global expansion mirrors a growing trend for small businesses struggling with growth and sales in the still sluggish U.S. economy.

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W.J. Deutsch & Sons Globalizes Wines and Spirits

W.J. Deutsch & Sons, Ltd. has worked with a variety of foreign companies in the past three decades, growing with the globalization of drinks.

Via Motors

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Via Motors Markets Electric Vehicle Transformation to Fleets from Companies, U.S. Government at Detroit Auto Show

DETROIT -- Five years ago, Bob Lutz stood in front of a curious crowd at the North American International Auto Show and introduced a radical concept car to the world. Lutz, then the vice chairman of product development for General Motors, revealed the first electric plug-in concept car from a major automaker: the Chevrolet Volt.