Category: This Week In Small Biz

This Week in Small Business: How Zoolander uses Instagram for marketing!

Not long ago it was the new Star Wars movie that was teaching us lessons about marketing. This week it’s Zoolander offering some insights about using Instagram. The lessons don’t stop there, however – even the New York Public Library has some recommendations for the small business owner! Marketing and sales Blue Steel or Le […]

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This Week in Small Business: Win $20,000 from Microsoft, debunk some myths and sink some 3-pointers!

Microsoft is giving away more than $20,000 and the Golden State Warriors are providing marketing lessons. Those are just two of the highlights among the curated content that we have for you this week. Leadership, management and productivity You can adopt these three small business leadership strategies right now. And you should. If you think […]

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This Week in Small Business: Steer clear of these management and marketing potholes!

Among this week’s collection of excellent curated content are articles that will help you steer clear of some costly marketing and management mistakes. You won’t be able to say that you hadn’t been warned! Leadership, management and productivity If yours is a retail small business, the seven growth tips here will come in very handy […]

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This Week in Small Business: Nothing but practical advice you can start doing today!

Meat and potatoes. That’s how I’d sum up the advice experts served up this week to help small business owners improve their operations. Virtually all the strategies are practical and things you can start doing right now. Dig in. Leadership, management and productivity Listen up, small business retailers: If you’re not delivering personalized digital customer […]

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This Week in Small Business: Personal growth, personal marketing and small business fundamentals

With this week’s best curated content, you’ll learn how technology is being leveraged in new ways and how you need to drop some old habits if you really want to achieve the success you’ve always dreamed about. Leadership, management and productivity The four technology trends discussed in this Heartlandblog will impact the way you manage […]

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