Valentine’s Day Small Business Email Marketing Strategies

Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching. Learn how to take advantage of this potential bump in profitability as well as opportunity to target customers and prospects through an email marketing campaign.

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Promotional Postcards: How Too Many Images Can Kill Response Rates

To improve the success of your postcard marketing campaign, here are some simple tips to keep in mind when deciding on the use of images and how it affects response rates

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How to Start a Bed and Breakfast Business

Bed-and-breakfast (B&B) operation is one of the best home businesses you can embark on. Learn how to start and bed and breakfast business!

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Everybody Wins: The Story and Lessons Behind RE/MAX

Read the chapter summaries of the book "Everybody Wins: The Story and Lessons Behind RE/MAX" about Dave Liniger and how he founded RE/MAX .

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How to Succeed in a Gift Basket Business: Tips from a Small Business Owner

Gift baskets have become a popular gift for various occasions throughout the year. The wide possibility and variety of gift baskets allow many entrepreneurs, including home business owners, to run their own gift basket business. To help understand what is needed to start and run a gift basket business, we interviewed Kathy Lindberg, founder of GiftBasketGallery.com. While Kathy has since moved on to a different business, she graciously shared her insights and advice on starting a gift basket business. How did you start your gift basket business? I began my business in 1997 when my children were young. I had

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Selling to the Government through Online Procurement Marketplaces

If you are a company looking to efficiently market your goods or services, increase sales and receive targeted sales opportunities, or if you are a government agency looking to simplify your procurement process and increase vendor competition, there exist plenty of opportunities in today's online procurement marketplace.

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Hiring a Ghostwriter to Write your Ebook

If your writing skills are no good and you need to write an article, ebook, report or sales copy for your business, one solution is to hire a ghostwriter. Learn how to hire a ghostwriter for your business.

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How to Use Graphs and Charts in Your Business Plan

Many people ask how many graphs or charts they should have in their business plans. As with most other business planning questions, the answer is it depends . This article discusses the key factors influencing the number of graphs and charts to include in your business pla

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How to Become More Successful by Getting Rid of Everything Rotten in Your Life

Read the except from the book Letting Go of Your Bananas: How to Become More Successful by Getting Rid of Everything Rotten in Your Life to get rid of rotten bananas that are holding you back and succeed.

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Positive Energy: How to Develop it as a Leader

What is positive energy? How do I develop it as a leader? How can I infuse my team with it? Read the excerpt from the book "The Energy Bus" and learn how you can build a positive and successful company.

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Advantages of Hiring Your Kids in a Small Business

If you operate a small business and have kids who live with you or near you, it may be worth having them do some work in your company. Learn the benefits of hiring your kids

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Geese Police: A Real-Life Home Business Success Story

David Marcks discovered a lucrative business opportunity when his dog chased away the geese at a golf course. Today, Geese Police, a company that uses dogs to chase geese, is a multi-million business with several offices across the U.S.

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