Here are 7 tips to creating a online community that will last

Make it a priority.Quit whining that it’s so much trouble to deal with commenting and community interaction. That’s why they call it work. Be glad you have a chance to do it.Community interaction should not be a marginal part of your online effort. Social [...]

The 7(a) Loan Program is SBA’s primary program to help start-up and existing small businesses obtain financing when they might not be eligible for business loans through normal lending channels. The name comes from section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, which authorizes SBA to provide business loans to American small businesses. SBA itself does [...]

Green business is the new trend and it is here to stay. There are tons of green businesses that you can start today and capitalize on. We have listed a few below. 
1. Green Salons…using organic hair products (coloring products and nail care in particular) and water and energy conservation efforts, plus green furniture and all [...]

It is not hard to be barking up the wrong tree when it comes to getting search engine traffic because there is so much out of date information being circulated.That is why it is always best to also learn many other traffic generation methods like viral marketing for example.
Not only is there out of date [...]

Obtaining federal tax-exempt status is a critical step in forming a nonprofit organization — most of the real benefits of being a nonprofit flow from your 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (such as the tax-deductibility of donations, access to grant money, and income and property tax exemptions). (For general information on forming a nonprofit corporation, which is [...]

The fear of making a fool out of yourself is sort of like buying a new car and then waiting anxiously, vigilantly guarding against that first scratch on the body of the car.  You eventually get so tired of waiting that you almost want to go out and put the first scratch on your new car [...]

Dont let the competition get the best of you, beat them on every level. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Small business owners know that the most important function of the telephone is to bring customers to you, begging for your service or product offering. So when the phone rings with a prospective customer on the other end, do you know how to transform an interested caller into a buying customer? Here are three phone [...]

It’s no secret that it’s not as easy as it used to be to raise money for your business. Longer investment cycles, suppressed valuations, and limited opportunities to cash out of deals has made venture capitalists increasingly selective. As a result, many VCs look only at companies they know and have invested in before, rather [...]

1. Listen First, Blog Later
Perhaps the most useful thing a company can do before they start blogging is to monitor the blogosphere. There are some wonderful tools around for listening to what bloggers are writing about your industry, your company and your products. Many of these tools are free (Google News Alerts for example). Plug [...]