In the past year, Twitter has become one of the top online social sharing sites allowing people and companies to broadcast quick, daily snippets. Regular people as well as major celebrities and politicians use Twitter to keep their fans and followers updated on their everyday lives. The world’s top business executives are also using Twitter to keep members of the…

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It’s not a huge secret that a good portion of today’s big businesses are making much of their profits online. Wal-Mart’s website generates more sales per month than any of its actual stores. Buying and selling goods online has become, for many consumers in the U.S. and around the world, as common as going to the local grocery store.

But what is…

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Here’s a great opportunity for businesses that have grown wildly over the last few years: Inc. Magazine wants your story.  Winners of the Inc. 500|5000 will be featured in future Inc. print and online stories- a great way to gain publicity and recognition for your efforts in growing your company.

“Potential investors pay close attention to the Inc. 500|5000 list, and we received…

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In terms of connecting with people who share your business interests and finding ways of promoting ideas or products, the internet has become as real a place as our physical world. Online, you can find tools to communicate with clients, potential partners, contractors and many other parties that are involved in the creation of a new business.

Along with online networking…

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Here’s some encouraging news for anyone trying to launch or grow a business - you don’t necessarily need a business plan, a blueprint, or even a business loan to build a successful company.  What you do need, according to one successful business founder, is a love for what you do, the ability to embrace change as your business grows, and…

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In a recent speech that addressed national concerns with the recent AIG bonuses scandal, President Obama urged Americans not to blame people’s fundamental desire for profits for the collapse of the U.S. economy, as it is this entrepreneurial (and oftentimes essentially opportunistic) drive that will motivate people to create new industries and business models that will lift the nation out…

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A common question I get is: What’s a good business to start?

Of course, this is one that involves saying “depends.”

But on Tax Day, I think there is something to consider; that is, a tax prep business.

In fact, according to a BizEquity research report, there’s been continued strength in the industry. For the past year, the valuations of tax prep firms has…

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Online social networking is a great way for entrepreneurs to gain exposure, promote their ideas and meet other creative and business-minded people who can help them achieve their goals. In today’s information era, a good knowledge of online social networks is almost mandatory for anyone who wishes to successfully launch their own business.

Networking sites are a good online marketing tool to help…

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Hitwise, an internet statistics site, published a recent report showing that search engine queries with higher word counts are becoming more and more prevalent every year. Most searches are still only one, two or three words long, but they are down 3%, 5% and 1% respectively.

And while two-word searches still make up the largest portion of online queries, accounting for…

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It depends how you do it.

Going to cocktail events and social hours, grabbing business cards and tossing yours around, brief handshakes while looking over that person’s shoulder for the door or the next person in the room.

Nope, that doesn’t work.

Connecting, helping others first, taking a sincere interest in them and their business, helping them see opportunities they may not…

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