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 small […]

Keep an eye on the culture of your small business from they day you start trading. It does not matter whether you are a sole trader or have employees. Your organisational culture is how people see you, and how your employees interact and treat each other when they work for your business.
Through your corporate ethics, […]

This is amazing, but it seems that not all small businesses have a website. If they do, then it is often poorly structured and has no search engine optimization. This is a big mistake as how can you expect the search engines to find you.
What are Keywords?
Keywords are one of the ways people find you […]

There is no avoiding the fact the world’s economy is on shaky ground. The housing market crash in the United States and rising interest rates worldwide are a bit like earth tremors sending an early warning.
Everyone starts to run scared and tighten their budgets to keep their business running through what may become a recession. […]

Have you always dreamed of starting a small business? You have a great idea and think you can make a living from it? Dream of working for yourself? But do not know where to start?
Whether you are a woman starting a small business, or a male, there is a lot to think about before you […]

Why would anybody hire an outside party for their small business website design? Just think of all the fun you’re missing by not building the site yourself:
* The joy of having to learn 20 languages and technologies just to build one web page. These days, you have to master HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, RSS, Javascript, […]

You may have already heard them talk about a recession looming over the United States. How should you react? Is your small business in for real trouble? Should you be out looking for a new venture?

Are You Really in a Recession?
The problem about recessions is that it’s hard to tell if you […]

Well, you had your grand opening… now what?
That’s the biggest, most crucial part of the small business owner’s challenge: getting those customers! What kind of strategy you should use for marketing partly depends on what kind of business you’re running.
For a retail store, it’s usually signs, ads in the phone book and newspaper, and Internet. […]