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Taking Your Small Business Online

Taking Your Small Business Online

JohnTaylor February 1, 2012 0

In today’s economy, having a website for your small business is vital, as it provides information about your products, services and location to an increasingly Internet-dependent consumer base and gives you equal footing with

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Complying With Americans With Disabilities Act requirements

Complying With Americans With Disabilities Act requirements

JohnTaylor January 28, 2012 0

The Americans with Disabilities Act protects people with disabilities from discrimination and empowers them to enjoy a quality of life equal to non-disabled persons. The act sets forward some requirements for business in terms

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Using Small Business Inventory Technology

Using Small Business Inventory Technology

JohnTaylor January 28, 2012 0

Keeping a close eye on inventory can help small businesses reduce losses and control costs. Using inventory management programs can help small business owners reduce the amount of time needed to do inventory counts

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Small Business Tips for Avoiding Lawsuits

Small Business Tips for Avoiding Lawsuits

JohnTaylor January 18, 2012 0

Litigation can be a killer for small business. Recent studies by the Small Business Administration show that lawsuits are costly for small businesses, often cause emotional hardship for business owners and their families and

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Using Social Media For Small Business

Using Social Media For Small Business

JohnTaylor January 13, 2012 0

Social media can help level the playing field between small businesses and larger competitors, giving small entrepreneurs a platform where they can use innovation, drive and personality to outhustle bigger businesses hobbled by stuffy

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Understanding The Growth Stages of Small Business

Understanding The Growth Stages of Small Business

JohnTaylor January 8, 2012 0

While small businesses are all different from one another, business experts have identified some things they have in common as they grow. Understanding the growth stages of a small business can help the business

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Creating a succession plan for your small business

Creating a succession plan for your small business

JohnTaylor December 28, 2011 0

If you have a family business that you’d like to pass down to your spouse or children, or if you’ve built a company that you want to stand the test of time, succession planning

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Finding small business loans

Finding small business loans

JohnTaylor December 14, 2011 0

If you’re looking for small business capital, there are a variety of avenues available for you to find the funds you need to start your small business or expand your existing business. Finding financing

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Top 7 strategies for funding start-up costs

Top 7 strategies for funding start-up costs

JohnTaylor December 7, 2011 0

Getting your small business off the ground is likely going to cost money. In fact, according to a Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index study, the average small business start-up cost is about $10,000. Finding

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Risk management for small business

Risk management for small business

JohnTaylor November 30, 2011 0

To start a business is to take a risk. The ability and willingness to assess and successfully avoid or mitigate risk is what separates entrepreneurs from employees. All businesses come with some level of

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