What Kind of Business Risk Taker Are You?

Newsletter | June 7, 2016

Self-Quiz: What Kind of Business Risk Taker Are You? Few endeavors - scaling Mt. Everest or swimming with sharks might qualify - demand greater courage than the act of starting (or running) a small business. And with courage comes the willingness to take risks. If courage and risk-taking are traits necessary for success, how much of a business risk taker are you? Take this 10-question quiz to find out.

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DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award Jun 14 - Washington, DC The DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Sam's Club®, celebrates the success of small business and honors its contributions to America's economic growth. The Small Business of the Year, 7 regional finalists, and 100 Blue Ribbon winners will be honored on June 14 during America's Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C. There are two ways to participate: 1. Nominate a local small business that’s making a big impact in its community. 2. Apply directly if you are a small business that’s committed to your community, employees, and customers. Read More Discover more events on the Small Business Trends event calendar or Submit your small business event for Free!

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Spotlight: BookScouter Offers a Platform for Comparing Book Prices BookScouter gives would-be book sellers comparative prices to allow them to get the most for their volumes. Find out how the company came to be in this week's Small Biz Spotlight. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers Dr. John Shufeldt continues a series of books by looking at women game changers in business. Read More Check out more books!

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Winter 2015 - Business Planning This Winter 2015 edition of the digital Small Business Trends Magazine focuses on Business Planning. Click the image to the left to read online. Or, SUBSCRIBE HERE to download, save or print the magazine.

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How Outsourcing to Freelancers Can Boost Your Business

Newsletter | May 31, 2016

7 Tips for Getting the Most out of Freelancers Working with freelancers on specific projects gives you flexibility as it helps you scale and accelerate growth. With talented freelancers, it’s possible to get amazing results â€" without exceeding your available financial resources. However, the trick to getting great results when working with freelancers is structuring the project properly. Here are seven tips for working with freelancers in your small business, for maximum success.

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DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award Jun 14 - Washington, DC The DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Sam's Club®, celebrates the success of small business and honors its contributions to America's economic growth. The Small Business of the Year, 7 regional finalists, and 100 Blue Ribbon winners will be honored on June 14 during America's Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C. There are two ways to participate: 1. Nominate a local small business that’s making a big impact in its community. 2. Apply directly if you are a small business that’s committed to your community, employees, and customers. Read More Discover more events on the Small Business Trends event calendar or Submit your small business event for Free!

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Spotlight: Bamboo Watches Australia Keeps Time While Saving the Planet Bamboo Watches Australia is doing its part to be eco-friendly and is doing so by creating watches fashioned from, as the name suggests, bamboo. The company is the focus of this week's Small Biz Spotlight. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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The Incredible Transformation of Gregory Todd Small business owners are undergoing almost constant change. Some of the most successful are best at managing the changes without falling to pieces. Read More Check out more books!

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Sales Tax Compliance Checklist

Newsletter | May 24, 2016

Avoid Sales Tax Surprises: 9 Point Compliance Checklist There are now more than 11,000 sales tax jurisdictions across the U.S. Complying with this complex jurisdictional matrix, each with its own set of rates, regulations and forms can be nothing less than a nightmare for smaller ecommerce businesses. To make online retailers aware of the most important considerations, we conducted an exclusive interview, conducted by phone, with Chris Livingston, Director of Operations and Product Management at VertexSMB, a company that provides sales and use tax automation software for small to medium-sized businesses. Livingston outlined these nine considerations in this sales compliance checklist.

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Digital Summit Atlanta May 24 - Atlanta, GA Join us for the ultimate digital marketing and strategy event in the south! If you’re involved at all with online marketing, digital strategies or web creative – this is a can’t miss event. Read More Discover more events on the Small Business Trends event calendar or Submit your small business event for Free!

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Spotlight: Rufus Labs Focuses on Wearables for Businesses The Rufus Cuff is a wearable device aimed at the business user. Read more about the company behind it in this week's Small Biz Spotlight. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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Beyond Advertising: Creating Value Through All Customer Touchpoints Beyond Advertising takes a look at what the industry may look like in the future and how a business can take use that information today. Read More Check out more books!

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9 Fun and Unique Ways To Build Your Brand

Newsletter | May 17, 2016

9 Ways You May Be Missing Opportunities to Build Your Brand Chances are that your business has a logo, or at least an awesome name for which you are working to gain recognition every chance you get. You may already be promoting your business in obvious places like store signage, business cards or print ads, but there are numerous other fun and unique ways you can help build credibility, recognition and a connection with your desired customers.

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Digital Summit Atlanta May 24 - Atlanta, GA Join us for the ultimate digital marketing and strategy event in the south! If you’re involved at all with online marketing, digital strategies or web creative – this is a can’t miss event. Read More Discover more events on the Small Business Trends event calendar or Submit your small business event for Free!

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Spotlight: Siftr Automatically Creates Websites for Photographers Photographers: Tired or wrangling with DIY website creation tools that promise fast sites online? Frustrated with trying to go at the task on your own? Siftr is here to help. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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Read the No B.S. Guide to Maximum Referrals and Customer Retention Instead of chasing after new customers, small businesses need to focus on the ones they already have. Keeping these customers is important. But so is finding ways to get these customers to refer you to their friends and colleagues. Read More Check out more books!

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Winter 2015 - Business Planning This Winter 2015 edition of the digital Small Business Trends Magazine focuses on Business Planning. Click the image to the left to read online. Or, SUBSCRIBE HERE to download, save or print the magazine.

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Free eBook: 80 Tips to Help Your Business Grow

Newsletter | May 10, 2016

80 Easy Ways to Supercharge Your Business Growth Do you want to supercharge your business's growth? A new eBook with Microsoft Community Connections, curated by Carol Roth and Catherine Morgan, includes 80 tips from business experts that can help you take your business to the next level. Please enjoy and share it with other entrepreneurs in your network! Download it for free.

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Small Business Book Awards - Voting Begins April 28! May 11 - Online Voting for Small Business Book Awards begins on April 28, 2016 and runs through May 11, 2016 11:59 am PT. Voting is fast and easy. Once the voting period begins, simply visit the Business Book Awards site and click the red vote button. You can also visit on the "Categories" tab and select the categories you'd like to see. Then simply place your votes for the books you would like to see win! Read More Discover more events on the Small Business Trends event calendar or Submit your small business event for Free!

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Spotlight: Twice Treasured Owner Turns Hobby Into a Business You've probably heard it before. When creating a successful business start with something you're passionate about. Marlo Hall, owner of Twice Treasured Consignment Boutique, did just that. Learn more. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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