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Best selling author Adriana Trigiani of Big Stone Gap series, Viola in Reel Life, Very Valentine and the upcoming Brava Valentine shares how she followed her dreams. [+]

Top business advice from Pier Paolo Mucelli, Founder and CEO of eOffice, explains how taking the time to market on social networks can really pay off in the long run.See more business news television shows featuring these experts, as they give their top expert business advice at www.yourbusinesschannel.com Pier Paolo Mucelli I believe that 2.0 should be part of your marketing strategy I think you should involve your team; it's not just a one man effort, one person effort. Involve your team, in particular your marketing team to create a stronger network and to work as a team, but search engine has given us a lot of traffic, you know, we would convert clients on a daily basis. Web 2.0 is starting to give us some business, it will give us more business in the future, it maybe web 3.0 [+]

When choosing a bookkeeping system for your online business, there are several factors to actually consider. But first, bookkeeping software can help you with things like: - quoting off-hand your bank balance - formulate better decisions regarding financial statements involving your business - guidance on the proper set-up of books - knowing the debt accumulated on you credit card - process refunds efficiently and quickly - organizing business receipts - understand the importance of tax time preparation - knowing how a service product is doing for the past months With all stated, you really need a reliable bookkeeping system that can make all of the mentioned tasks above be made possible. As an owner, you have to have specifications on the kind of bookkeeping service you [+]

Business credit cards with 0% interest rates are fairly easy to acquire, so why would you choose to pay any interest if you're able to get a financial break? These offers are being used as highly successful marketing ploys by credit card companies who want your business. They are good deals for a specific period of time and can save you a whole load of money. Given that most new businesses fail within there first five years, wouldn't you want to give yourself and your business as much chance to succeed as possible? The good news to this is that you can do this fairly easily. A lot of people out there are oblivious to the fact that there is such an easy solution to high business [+]

In South Africa and the world in general, it is estimated that 80 % of emerging (small) businesses will fail in their first year of operation. Only those that have the ability to weather the tough times have any chances of being in the 20 % that survive the first year. I used to cringe when faced with tough problems in my business. Lately though, as an entrepreneur I have learned to be strong, and I say to myself that as long as I have a head and a brain on my shoulders, I will figure out something to address my challenges and as long as I have done what it takes to create new opportunities for my small business, a situation will soon arise that [+]

How Do You Find the Perfect Business Idea? The answer to this question is that the perfect idea probably doesn't exist. Your aim should be to choose an idea that is practical and workable, given your skills and experience, and your long-term goals. It should also be an idea that fires your enthusiasm and something that you can really believe in! Some new business people find it hard to settle on a single business idea because they are worried about missing out on new opportunities or narrowing their options too early on. But remember, even when you have started your business, it is possible to add new services or products, or even to begin a second or third business. You and your businesses will continue to grow and [+]

If you run a business or have just started one, you can avail of the benefits of a business credit card. These cards help you manage your finance and take care of the expenses for your office. There is a lot of competition among different credit companies all vying to sell business credit cards. How do you pick the one that appeal to you from the lot?

Here are 5 tips to help you find the right kind of business credit card for you:

Your business needs: If you have just started with a business, the kind of expenses that you incur differs as against the kind of expenses you incur when you are already established. If you have just started, then you will have to spend on [+]

Choosing the right business credit card is essential to your business. A business credit card is good for those who have their own small business or have a company that they run. There are many credit card companies out there with small business credit card offers and they each have their own pros and cons. Finding the right one for your wallet and your business is entirely possible but only if you take the time to learn a little about each one and their terms and conditions. This will help you to avoid any upsetting surprises later on down the road.

It is important to remember that while these business credit cards are extremely helpful to those that are starting up a business and those that have [+]

Lean is an approach to developing a more efficient way of doing things, basically using less to do more, which can be a small business help. Six-Sigma is a concept of “lean” production that was developed for small business help in the 1950’s. Since its development it has gained in popularity and helped many companies achieve greater efficiency and to realize the cost-savings from that efficiency. While different trainings and certifications exist for Six Sigma, and lean practices in general, there are also many free resources for developing a lean and/or six-sigma strategy.Defining Your Goals

The first to being able to implement any sort of strategy is to understand what the goals are. For example, the concept of six-sigma indicates that there is a goal of [+]