Using Twitter-search (with RSS feed to my "blog" reader) I can follow, read and interact on questions/news about some software programs I use myself and of which I'm a big fan: Typepad, ScreenSteps and of course AWeber. So once a day I go to my reader and read all the relevant tweets. ... Read more

I have found myself quoting good old Abraham Maslow a lot these days.  Maslow was the psychologist who develop the theory on hierarchy of needs as an explanation of what motivates us. Maslow said that we have to take care of each level of needs before we worry about dealing with the next l ... Read more

To answer this question, I think you have to ask yourself another question; what kind of business do you want to run? Different types of businesses have different operational requirements. For instance, if you start a retail store, you will have to keep the store open and staffed during regular ... Read more

The Secret Language of Money is a light, easy read with some good advice if you can stomach the pop psychology approach. What David Krueger and John David Mann have done really well is make the very serious work of learning how to make better financial decisions entertaining.... Read more... ... Read more

Small Business Internship Program is intended "to improve the competitiveness of SMEs by supporting businesses to actively market on-line and improve their competitiveness with e-business practices and technologies" - which means that your business could get financial support towards the employm ... Read more

Are home businesses going to be banned in Toronto? Kristin W. says in the Small Business Canada Forum that the City of Toronto's new zoning by-law project is proposing that no business be allowed to operate out of a home "as of right" which means that someone could apply for a variance to h ... Read more

As we begin to peel back the onion and look at what the latest economic numbers are really telling us, the numbers are concerning. Although the GDP grew 3.5 percent in the third quarter, this may not be a harbinger of good things to come.  From James Pethokoukis with Reuters : While the ... Read more

Talking to my fitness trainer the other day reminded me of niche markets and how they're central to so many small business's success. She is a multiple business owner currently who runs a successful restaurant and cofee shop in addition to her work as a fitness instructor and we were cha ... Read more

We know you’re a “Young Go Getter”, but so our readers know, how old are you? I turned 27 years young in May…. 30 kind of scares me. Can you tell us the quick history about yourself, and what drives you to succeed? As a small child (yes I’m 6’5 now, but I was small once) I s ... Read more

A new breed of leader has emerged, says John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing in 7 Traits of the Modern Leader . Now this modern leader John describes is not an entirely new animal. He or she still exemplifies the leadership traits I explain as The 5 Keys to Leadership for Small Business . Fo ... Read more