5 Things Small Businesses Need to Know About the Online Sales Tax Bill

What you should worry about—and what you shouldn't.

By now, you’ve likely heard about the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) going through Congress. The bill was passed by the U.S. Senate in May and is now being reviewed by ... read more

Reach Those Goals!

How to Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Most Do in 12 Months

In an effort to improve, most companies and individuals will search for new ideas and strategies. They will seek out new marketing techniques, sales ideas, cost-cutting measures and customer-service enhancements, ... read more

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Tips to Combat Showrooming

Independent retailers have what it takes to keep customers buying from them rather than online competitors.

It’s more than four letters, but in the retail world, it is definitely a bad word. It’s showrooming, the practice of consumers coming into your store to look at merchandise ... read more

Re-Imagine!

19 Ways to Rethink a Problem or Task to Come Up with an Innovative Solution

Want to solve a thorny customer-service problem? Plan a new way to conduct business-building events? Re-envision your sales strategy? You can accomplish these—and hundreds of other business goals—by re-imagining the ... read more

Top 10 Tips for Running a Great Meeting

Any meeting you conduct at work is a reflection of you. What kind of image are you portraying? Professional, on-target and efficient? Or unprepared, unproductive and ineffective?   Unfortunately, few ... read more