Posts belonging to Category Small business

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

Good small business reads #23: Overcome procrastination, get paid faster, and more

Here is this month’s roundup of interesting articles from the web for small business owners.

Small business owners: Are you playing all out or playing safe?

Don’t run your small business the way Carl Crawford has played in a Red Sox uniform, suggests blogger Jeanne Yocum.

Small business owner: Are you ready for your mid-term exam?

Blogger Jeanne Yocum poses three questions each small business owner should ask himself/herself at the year’s halfway point.

Question to small business owners: How is your garden?

Blogger Laurie Breitner’s experience in reviving her garden holds lessons for small business owners who need to take a new look at how their team is working.

Small Business Success Q&A #19: Martinelli Discenza Investment Counsel

In Small Business Success Q&A #19, Gary Martinelli shares the key to the success of his investment counseling firm.

What four TED talks teach about innovation

Blogger Karen Utgoff writes about four TED Talks that provide inspiration for small business innovation.

Use your SWOT analysis to evaluate new initiatives for your small business

A SWOT analysis is a valuable tool for evaluating which new initiative makes sense for your small business, writes blogger Karen Utgoff.

What small business owners can learn from Ben Franklin

Ben Franklin has much advice that will help small business owners, writes blogger Jeanne Yocum.

Three local retailers put Facebook to work while another ignores the Internet

One local retailers ignores the Internet while three others others provide great examples of how to drive business to your door through Facebook, writes small business blogger Jeanne Yocum.

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