After 30 years in business, I’m learning from start-ups. Here’s why.
Long-time business owner Michelle van Schouwen writes about the business lessons she’s learned from mentoring early stage entrepreneurs.
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Good small business reads #39: Staying creative and happy and making the most of networking opportunities
Issue #39 of Good Small Business Reads includes articles just right for beach reading! Get tips on being more creative and happier running your small business.
Four ways your small business must address climate change now
In honor of Earth Day, blogger Michelle van Schouwen gives us thought-provoking ideas on what small businesses can do about climate change.
Small business lessons learned from watching “Save My Bakery”
Great small business lessons can be learned from watching the Food Network’s new series, “Save My Bakery,” writes small business blogger Jeanne Yocum.
Need inspiration to take your small business to the next level in 2013? Check out this TV show
If you need some inspiration to rev up your small business engine for 2013, blogger Jeanne Yocum recommends watching some episodes of “Bloomberg The Mentor.”
Want to increase the odds of innovation success? Eliminate silos in your small business
Even small businesses can have silos that impede innovation, writes blogger Laurie Breitner. Here are her ideas for eliminating this problem.
Colleges and universities as resources for small business
Blogger Karen Utgoff writes about the many resources small business owners can tap into on the campuses of public high education institutions.
A cautionary tale: Can you relate to the dilemmas this small business faces?
What perceptions and assumptions are holding your small business back, asks blogger Jeanne Yocum.
Four steps to help small business owners evaluate the financial wisdom of new business-building initiatives
Blogger Karen Utgoff recommends four steps small business owners should take to make good financial projections for new business-growing initiatives.
Small business owner: Are you dedicated to value creation or value capture?
Are you a value creator or a value extractor? Do you even know the difference, asks blogger Jeanne Yocum
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