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Small Business Trends News - July 31, 2012

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July 31, 2012

Zombie Innovation: How to Get New Life From Dead Ideas

Are you looking for a new source of innovative ideas for your business? One of the best ways to spark innovation is by reviving dead ideas from your business's past. Not every failed or flawed idea deserves re-animation, of course. But developing a system for cataloging, revisiting and assessing old ideas can pay off in new ways. Here are some suggestions.


What's New

Targeted Cyber Attacks Against Small Biz: Chat Recap

Anita Campbell - July 30, 2012

Last week on July 19th we held a Twitter chat — and achieved a “personal best” for the Small Business Trends community. Our #SMBchat made it as the top trending…

Targeted Cyber Attacks Against Small Biz: Chat Recap

Speak My Language: Getting Customers to Listen

Jamillah Warner - July 30, 2012

How do you get and keep the attention of people who do not have to listen to you? I mean, life and marketing is not like grade school and your…

Xero Makes Changes to Improve Cloud-Based Accounting Software

Annie Pilon - July 30, 2012

Online accounting software company Xero has made some changes in the past few months to better help business owners manage their finances. These changes aim to improve the company's…

Small Business Ain’t Employing Like it Used to

Scott Shane - July 30, 2012

It's paradoxical.While everyone from politicians to the media extol the value of small business to job creation, its share of U.S. employment has been on a long-term decline.The majority of…

Staying The Same Costs Too Much

Jamillah Warner - July 29, 2012

The thing about owning a small business is that you get to choose: 1.) how it functions 2.) how it runs 3.) what it looks like and feels like and…


What the Smartest Voices Have to Say

Chris Cabrera of Xactly: Making Sales Compensation Easy for Small Businesses

Brent Leary - July 27, 2012

Most of us want more sales, right? But as a company grows, the complexities of managing sales quotas and calculating sale commissions also grow. That’s why it’s so important to…

Chris Cabrera of Xactly: Making Sales Compensation Easy for Small                                                              Businesses

Blast From The Past: What Was Hot One Year Ago?

A One Page Marketing Plan Anyone Can Use

Ivana Taylor - June 18, 2008

Planning sucks. None of us like to do it and if you've had any corporate experience in the process, it's no wonder. But planning is an absolute necessity if you want to be s


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Deborah Shane is an author, speaker, media host, business and career brand/branding consultant. Deborah hosts her blog, Deborah Shane Toolbox, and weekly business radio show, Deborah Shane Metropolis. She writes for several national business, career, branding, business and marketing sites. Her new book, "Career Transition: Make the Shift is available through all major book sellers. More

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