With the recent bail-out plan being a flop not meeting lawmakers expectations, business owners are more concerned than ever about keeping their company afloat.  Susan Ward and her partner run Cypress Technologies, an IT Consulting business.  Susan recently offered these tips on about.com to recession proofing your business.
1. Protect your cash flow.
Cash flow is [...]

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While everyone is watching the Presidential debate, or the opening game of the World Series or some other national media event, have some new material ready to reveal as soon as the event is over. Many people watch TV and take part in some form of social network now. There are twitter [...]

Marketing promotion can  be a daunting task, but definitely a necessary one for small business owners.  Tooting your own horn can seem like bragging, and we’ve all been taught that being boastful is a negative character trait.  But when you own your own business, it’s essential to promote your product or service.  If you won’t [...]

What does kids math and business banking have in common? An opportunity to teach your children math skills like counting, addition, division, and more. If you have young children at home you can easily create some fun games to incorporate into your home business. If you have a retail business you will [...]

This was recently posted over at the At Home Mom Blog and I thought it contained some great information that would be beneficial to many of you. 
Please also keep in mind that this is an overview, I haven’t personally tried any of these websites. If you have any experience with them, please feel free to [...]