• ELECTRONICS
    Small Business Top 100 Podcast List: The 2013 Edition

    Podcasts continue to be popular, whether in video or audio. We’re delighted to announce the 4th Annual “Top 100 Podcast for Small Business” list — 2013 Edition. Each year we choose 100 of the most informative small business podcasts.  While there are many excellent business podcasts out there, these  are ones that we think small business […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    5 Festive Tips for Getting Your Home Into the Holiday Spirit

    It’s almost that time again. You know what I’m talking about. It’s the holiday season! Soon, we’ll all be bombarded with Christmas music and holiday cheer. We’ll make our way to the malls and stores to do our Christmas shopping. It’s a time of year that is dramatically different from the rest. You know what […]

  • NEWS
    With Touch ID, Apple fires biometrics into the mainstream

    With Touch ID, Apple fires biometrics into the mainstream By adding a fingerprint scanner to its newest mobile phone, Apple Inc is offering a tantalising glimpse of a future where your favourite gadget might become a biometric pass to the workplace, mobile commerce or real-world shopping and events. Although Apple’s executives said at Tuesday’s launch […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Get Great Deals Wherever You Go With the Little App

    The next time you’re visiting a mall and want to grab a cup of coffee, you might want to pull out the Little app on your phone first instead. The app helps you find nearby deals that range from restaurants, multiplexes, hotels, gyms, and more. On its site, the developer has stated that it has […]

  • Entrepreneurship Requires Working Like the Future is Already Here (Watch)

    If you’re a movie buff like me, you may have thrilled to the spectacle when movies like “Star Trek” and the latest “Star Wars” hit the screen. The exciting possibilities of a future in which intelligent robots, speed of light space ships and travel to far flung planets have all become realities are inspiring to […]

  • NEWS
    Motivation Makes The Sale: Stay Optimistically Focused

    One of the most challenging aspects of sales is staying motivated – especially in the face of objections or rejection. A lot of salespeople engage in distraction or busy work instead of productive activities. Remaining motivated is essential to sales success. You have to keep moving forward no matter what you encounter. What Drives You? […]

  • ALL DEALS
    You Can Motivate Your Staff And Yourself at the Same Time

    The success of your business depends on choices. Work to do something right, or just get it done fast? Choices like this can lead to success-suppressing compromise. But what if you didn’t have to choose? The right 2 in 1 device can help. 2 in 1s with Intel® 5th Gen Core™ processors that performance that […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    Art in the Garden

    Tracy DiSabato-Aust, author of The Well-Tended Perennial Garden and The Well-Designed Mixed Garden , made this interesting assertion at a garden design seminar that I attended today: “Garden art … we’re not talking about the little wooden bent-over lady you see everywhere … but true art … is a necessity in the garden today….” That […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    More on Small Businesses in the Garden Retail Industry

    Here in the United States there’s a vibrant industry of small, independently-owned garden centers and nurseries. Usually they are family businesses. Consumers shop at the big box retail stores when looking for mulch or basic annuals like marigolds. But if you’re an avid gardener or discerning homeowner looking for something special, then the independent garden […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    Tom Ehrenfeld, The Startup Garden … continued

    We continue our Internet trends discussion with Tom Ehrenfeld, author of The Start-up Garden. This is the second of 3 posts. Small Business Trends Question #3:  Has the Internet fundamentally changed the process of starting up a business? If so, in what ways? Tom Ehrenfeld:  I just don’t believe the Internet has fundamentally changed the […]