YouTube is an often overlooked tool for business, not only as an engagement and marketing platform, but as an educational resource. There are YouTube channels dedicated to sound business advice, but distilling them from oceans of video junk can be a daunting task.
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15 Comments » I always tell my clients that approach me for consulting, “Start a business with something you know about.” This feature showcases FlipMe! This idea takes the dating world and makes it more formal, more business. The intimidation is taken away with the techniques and pieces of this business. If you are a shark in business [...]
Posted in Business Bytes Tags: advice, business, dating, entrepreneurship, FlipMe, fox, linkedin, small business 19 Comments » Everyone wants to be there own boss but few people have the courage to do it. For many years I sat back helping and aiding other grab their dreams. Help others inspires me. I try to push every client I have to see the inspiration inside the own soul, and know drives them.
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Posted in Business Bytes Tags: blog, business, business advice, cnn, consulting, entrepreneurship, forbes, help, niche, sba, services, small business, the bytes, the-bytes.com 8 Comments » To be successful in business you need to know your USP (Unique Selling Proposition). In the above piece by Fox Business News, a small business owner discusses how she has developed her company into a successful multiple location business.
I recommend to think about not only what are the unique pieces to your business but [...]
Posted in Business Bytes, Features Tags: #management, #smallbusiness, 2010, advice, assistance, blog, business help, consultation, fox, free, help, linkedin, sba, small business, video 2 Comments » I have some simple steps to take to improve the recovery of the recession on small businesses.
-Reduce overhead expenses by going “Green”. Use less paper products and “be” technology.
-Network on a B2B level. But building alliances and mergers you reduce your overall costs and will increase your ROI.
-Study investments. Invest, invest, invest. By stimulating the [...]
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Posted in Business Bytes Tags: business outlook, cost, healthcare, sba, small business, small business owner, SMB, understanding the healthcare bill 1 Comment » The basic advice I can give any entrepreneur is, “Know your business.” Chef Batali, master of Italian cooking and an Iron chef follows in my sentiment. He stresses the value of internships (working for free) and reading. People tend to jump into businesses because they like something and think that they can do well. Many [...]
It’s that unfortunate time of year otherwise known as tax season. To celebrate (sort of), D.I.Y. tax software TurboTax (by Intuit) is exposing the worst cities in the U.S. when it comes to tax procrastination with its scary-but-true interactive map. Small businesses need to take notice.
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Posted in Business Bytes Tags: 2010, business, download, free, GUI, linkedin, preparation, small business, small business management, tax, tax management, tax procastination, taxes, Turbo Tax, widget, worst cities, worst tax cities No Comments » You will see many news stories in the coming days about the Healthcare bill and why it many not be great for small business owners. However I see this differently.
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Posted in Business Bytes Tags: 2010, affect, affects, biz development, building, business, business development, business management, businesses, change, click, effects, employees, flv, healthcare, Healthcare Bill, just passed, learn about, positive effects, small, small business, small business management, total cost, video 4 Comments » Entrepreneurs always think big, and shoot for the highest goal. However, in my experience many small businesses should start-off small and work their way up. This may seem like a blow to the ego of the self-starting business owner, but my advice is meant to force you to build a foundation. “A house on stilts [...]
Posted in Business Bytes, Features Tags: build, business advice, business development services, celebrity endorsments, consultation, consulting services, get, how to, linkedin, marketing help, Morgan, need, online, online consulting, small business advice, small business management, the bytes, the-bytes.com, video, want 42 Comments » As I do every week, today is another example on how small business can be done well. Jingle Punks provides music licensing for the TV and film industry. The Key point in this example is to focus on your strength or niche. Many entrepreneurs think big and try to act bigger than they are. Rather [...]
Posted in Business Bytes, Features Tags: 03, big, bigger, business, cnn, company, example, focus, how to find your niche, jingle, Jingle Punk, jingles, linkedin, music licensing, punks, small business, song placement, song plugging, the bytes, the-bytes.com, tv 111 Comments » So I always tell people think outside the box… this company has done it. They have taken the customer focus to the next level by having the customer design t-shirts… forget about product development, let the buyer do it for you. This is a get idea. To take it one step further, if they choose [...]
Posted in Business Bytes, Features Tags: business, consulting, customer, design, fans, forget, free business cards, help business, how to, idea, industry, innovative, innovative ideas to business, learn, linkedin, music industry, new, news, paid, Qban, small business help, small business ideas, the bytes, the-bytes.com, think 17 Comments » One major question I get asked all the time is, “How do I make my company visible?” I answer this the same way all the time, think outside the box. When I tell people this, they look at me like I have 3 heads. What I mean by the comment is, do something to make [...]
I tell many people that want to be in business, that you have to know business. As a small business owner you need to be an expert. But even if you are, does that mean you will have a successful business? No. We all need to advertise and in this market it can be tough. [...]
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Hi all… I feel it is my responsibility to my culture and family to highlight Cuba’s struggle in America’s backdoor. Aside from focusing more at home, I think we should pay more attention to our close borders. President Obama has made significant changes in the travel policies regarding Cuba, however, there is still more needed.
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