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The 8th Small Biz Commandment

Another hard-earned lesson from one small biz owner to another. The 8th Commandment: LISTEN HARD. REMAIN RELEVANT. In my first year of business I pretended my way into a few Joomla Template customization projects. Hard

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Altruism in Time and Space

I’m going to take a break from the Small Biz Commandments this week, since nobody wants to read ten weeks worth of those in a row. Instead, today I offer you one rule I learned

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The 9th Small Biz Commandment

These ain’t your granddad’s commandments, but we take ’em darn seriously. The 9th Commandment: LEAVE NO INTERACTION ON THE TABLE Think small town mentality. In smaller towns the idea of walking down the street and

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The 10th Small Biz Commandment

We use these as a compass to make sure we are taking our clients (and our company) in the right direction. Inevitably we slip up and break a commandment and pay the price in sanity,

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Congratulations, Mark

We’d like to congratulate Mark Lundsten of Fidalgo Films for the full funding of his short film on Kickstarter. Mark’s film, The Bath, is a movie about a family dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease.  Mark and

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Selling, Guilt-Free

Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just

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New York City "Corporate Retreat"

an open letter the family, a.k.a. the 1099 Mafia a.k.a. those people   Hey guys (and gal), You all have your own kingdoms you’re building.  You all work your asses off.  You all have helped

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A "Stock Market" for Local Businesses

This is a fascinating video that discusses the stock market vs. the local market.   TOPICS: Incisive (and humorous) history of the stock market Legal loopholes in the current SEC regulations Kickstarter Kiva IndieGoGo Co-ops advance

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My First Business Expense

I’m still packing up all of my stuff for the big move and came across this receipt.  Took me awhile to remember why I held onto it for so long, then I realized – it

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