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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Last week, Google released something they call "Google App Engine". To your average person this doesn't really mean much, and the news didn't make any big headlines. To companies like mine that offer web programming, though, this news is huge.
What is a Web Application?
A web application works like ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
We in small business love to tout the fact that we are better than big guy. We say things like, "You wont get the personal service from the big box store as you will from us!" We join in the choruses of people chanting, "Down with Wal-mart!" ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Earlier this year, Rich Brooks wrote an e-newsletter (Flyte Log) called, "HOW I INCREASED MY EMAIL SIGNUP RATE BY 5,000%...AND HOW YOU CAN TOO."
Naturally, with such an intriguing title, I was curious. So I read his article. In a nutshell, he explains that in order for people to ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
In Michael Gerber's newest book, Awakening the Entrepreneur Within, he gives five realities of the Entrepreneur. Number 4 is the reality that an Entrepreneur measures success by business growth. He says, "To be caught up in a slow growth business is to be doomed to show up every ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
On thestreet.com, in the small business section, there is an article entitled, "Five Ways Your Business Can Survive a Recession." As with every piece of business advice lately, the article deals with the idea of shoring things up in order to weather the storm.
If you don't feel like reading the ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
If you successfully filed your articles of organization or incorporation, you are ready to move to the next steps before you can hang out your shingle. The following steps should get you headed in the right direction1.
1. Get your Federal Employer Identification ...
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Most business owners have dreams of growing their businesses big. If you are one of those business owners that wants to take your business to the next level, have you ever thought about whether or not your business can grow? More specifically, if sales increased 100% a year for the ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Summer is winding down, and the time for summer vacations is over. I just got back from my summer vacation, so I thought it would be appropriate to write about giving your employees vacations. This, of course, is a continuation of how to hire and keep good help.
Barbara ...
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