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Free Small Business Marketing Advice for 2010 and Beyond!
By Shakira Brown, Co-Founders of BestBusinessMastery.com
“Success” means different things to different people, and so no single formula would seem guaranteed to help everyone achieve it.
By Shakira Brown, Co-Founder of BestBusinessMastery.com
According to the recent Small Business Success Index Survey, the most common reason for small business owners to launch a company is to be one’s own boss (42 percent). Other less common reasons include a desire to own a company (27 percent), capitalizing on a business idea (27 percent) and a desire to build wealth (25 percent). Only 6 percent started their company because they could not find employment... Click here to Continue
By Shakira Brown and Cathlyn Driscoll, Co-Founders of BestBusinessMastery.com
Ever wonder if you are cut-out for a different profession? Nationally, over 20% of adults express a high level of dissatisfaction with their current position, and more than 50% of adults look for a new job each year*. Click here to Continue
by Shakira Brown, Co-Founder of BestBusinessMastery.com
Improve Your Business With Knowledge and Insight
The breakthrough ideas you need to improve your organization aren’t buried under reams of paper or in gigabytes of data. The knowledge and insight you need to thrive in a competitive world is right before your eyes. One catch—you have to leave your office to observe your customers, competitors and suppliers firsthand. Click here to continue
Our first three resolutions provided great advice to improve your business. Our final three business resolutions for 2010 will further help you position your business to compete to win new business and satisfy more customers...click here to continue
Best Business Mastery Resolutions to Compete to Win in 2010
by Shakira Brown
For many business leaders, saying goodbye to 2009 can't happen fast enough. If this was a year that you didn't make the most of your ability to market your product or services, turn that around in 2010.
Over the years, I have seen a number of articles in various publications and blogs about small businesses hiring public relations firms. The debate has been should they or should they not engage a public relations firm. Personally, I do not recommend pr firms for very small businesses. If a business is making under $150k a year... click here to continue
by Shakira Brown
When I learn about a new company, the first thing I do is go the company website. I recently was checking out the wesbite of a printing company who wanted my business. I clicked a link to the website from the email I received from the print shop. The company’s website looked modern, it was clean and looked good.
Just as I was starting to feel good about the print company and its fabulous pricing, my eyes wandered to the upper right corner of the print company’s home page. There was a decently designed logo. But because I have an eye for detail, I looked closer. To my horror, I saw...
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Brand Reputation Matters, Especially in a Tough Economy
by Cathlyn Driscoll
As a business owner, your brand is your reputation, and your reputation is your brand. What your clients and vendors think of you can spread like wildfire, whether that be a good reputation or a bad one. Your brand is easily hurt so guard it with great care. Honoring your commitments, providing the services you promised, and paying your bills promptly. During this challenging economic climate, it can be difficult to pay your bills. We all know that, we are all in the same economic mess out there. But an effort should be made to pay them none the less. If you are having some challenges of late ...Click here to read more
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Best Business Mastery Expert Guest Columns
NJBIZ magazine in New Jersey noted an uptick in small business’ hiring trend from mid 2009 till now, March 2010.
Intuit on Monday launched the new index, which is culled from data
on the 50,000 small employers using Intuit Online Payroll. The index
rose 0.2 percent in February, continuing an upward trend that began in
the summer of 2009... Read more
Free Publicity Only Goes but So Far (VistaPrint SmallBiz Blog)
I know of a small yet somewhat successful business that just doesn’t understand what it takes to get to the next level after 35 years. Even when someone like me, an award-winning public relations and marketing expert, advised the company’s owners to spend a little money on advertising... Read More
Testing...Testing...Your Email (Vista Print SmallBiz Blog)
How important testing and checking your email campaigns is to ensuring effectiveness. Read More
Most business leaders are delighted that a new year has arrived. But to truly leave last year in the dust drastic measures may be in order. Read More
Top 11 Growth Strategies to Run Your Best Business in 2010 (Small Business CEO Magazine)
It is not easy to turn around a business, so here are my top 11 business growth strategy tips for 2010 and beyond to help guide entrepreneurs and established business leaders through the process.Read More
Web Site: Home Based Working Moms
There is no doubt that 2009 will live on infamy as a very tough year for businesses of all sizes. Analysts predict that after nearly three years in a downturn environment, 2010 will reveal recovery opportunities. Read More
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