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Web-Based Video Production Software Anyone that has ever put a video together, whether professionally or for fun knows that it is a time-consuming process that you have to plan for if you are going to do it right.  Fortunately, companies have begun offering video production services via the web.  More importantly for those of us [...]

From personal endeavors to business trends, are new ways of getting in touch with others while relaying pertinent information.  One of the growing opportunities that is available comes from online blogging.  This particular trend is one that is inviting millions into the world of profit and leisure, while creating new ways to connect to others [...]

There is an average of 27.2 million small businesses in the United States alone. In 2008, this consisted of almost half of the work force, with 52% of those running businesses being involved in a home business venture, such as affiliations or work from home opportunities. More than 97.3% of these businesses were known to export goods and 40% were known to be involved with a high level of technology as a part of their work.

The Internet is an exciting yet challenging place to do business. It is fast-paced, varied and constantly changing. One thing has become clear, if you want to enjoy the benefits of large volumes of traffic to your web site and increased online sales, you must be up-to-date on all things Internet marketing.

Everywhere you turn stock markets are crashing – I even heard a reporter say the worst of ‘it’ was over when Wall Street stabilized earlier this week. I actually burst out laughing. I felt it was a really naive comment that gave people around the world false hope. Only 48 hours later the New York [...]

The subprime mortgage crisis of 2007 has hit the world hard. Rescue packages have been rolled out in numerous countries to help their economy’s’ survive and lessen the recession effects. Australia’s Reserve Bank has dropped that country’s official interest rates by a massive 1% in recent days. I wonder if this foretells what is to [...]

As the United States financial situation worsens have you wondered how you will survive the recession effects or how it will affect your small business? Is it going to put you into a tail spin where you watch every move on the financial market hoping for a quick recovery? Will your business crash and burn [...]

You started to work from home for yourself and thought you could handle everything yourself. But things are busy and getting busier. This is great but the work piles up and you find you work endless hours. You dream of being able to afford an assistant but all the responsibilities and costs put you off [...]

The latest, greatest growing craze and money saver is VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) for your small business. All you need is a computer – laptop or PC – some software, a VoIP phone and your business is ready to business using your computer as your communications hub. VoIP systems are a brilliant idea for [...]