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Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert and Author, Expands Expertise to Overseas; It’s Your Biz Now Available in Russian

Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert, announced today that her media and entrepreneurial consulting business has expanded overseas into Eastern Europe with the Russian translation of her most recent, best-selling book , It’s Your Biz. (http://amzn.to/VG9sHU)

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Guest Blog: The Value of Your Work

At the height of his playing career in 1958, Stan Musial at the age of 38 signed a one-year $100,000 contract. It was the highest salary in the history of the National League. Recently Albert Pujols signed a 10-year $254 Million contract. It is the second biggest contract in Major League Baseball history. At the age of 38, he will earn $25.4 Million.

So what do these two contracts tell us? Is Albert Pujols two-hundred-and-fifty times more valuable than Stan Musial? Is his batting average two-hundred-and-fifty times higher than Musial’s? How about his average number of home runs or average number of hits? Did the Cardinals under Albert win two-hundred-and-fifty times more often than under Stan? Obviously not.

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Unwritten Work Rules That Could Get You Fired: Susan Solovic on KTVI-TV, Fox 2

New employees get handed a copy of the company’s employee handbook. But every business has it’s own culture and there are some unwritten rules that could land you in hot water. Susan Solovic, America’s top small business expert, shares some of the common mistakes employees make.

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Fox & Friends: Susan Discusses Unemployment Report

Susan Solovic discussed current unemployment statistics on Fox & Friends.

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Susan Discussed False Advertising Claims on “Lunch Break” — WSJ.com

For a business the size of Skechers, a $50 million fine isn’t going to sink the ship. However, a false advertising claim against your small business could easily put you out of business. Susan Solovic offers some guidance on Lunch Break.

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Can Anyone Become an Entrepreneur? Forbes.com

To answer this question, I spoke with Susan Wilson Solovic, who is the author of It’s Your Biz: The Complete Guide to Becoming Your Own Boss. Susan is owner and co-founder of It’sYourBiz.com, a highly successful video news and information site for entrepreneurs. She is a weekly small business contributor on ABC’s Money Matters and a featured blogger on the Huffington Post. She is the author of several books, including The Girls’ Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business. In this interview, Susan talks about how most people aren’t cut out for entrepreneurship, ways to make a startup idea work, and how to market your business on a shoestring budget.

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Susan Solovic Keynotes at New York Business XPO Sponsored by AT&T: Attend for FREE!

Some business experts say flat is the new growth. NO WAY — says award-winning entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, Susan Solovic. Learn how you can ramp up your revenue and fast-track your business growth even in today’s economy.

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Top Ten Tax Deductions Small Businesses Should Know

It’s tax time. Something none of us can avoid. But what we can avoid is paying more than what we rightfully owe to Uncle Sam. Here ten tax deductions for small businesses that you may overlook. Make sure you review them before you submit your filing this year. And it’s always smart to double check with a professional

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Is That Tweet Copyrighted?

The great thing about the Internet is that there is an abundance of information available at our fingertips. We have global access to anything and everything. With all this information floating around out there in cyberspace it is easy to forget about basic copyright law. In fact, the Internet has created a significant threat to copyright protection.

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6 Common Technology Mistakes to Avoid

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been on a nation-wide book tour for my new, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book, “It’s You Biz: The Complete Guide to Becoming Your Own Boss.” As a result, I’ve talked with hundreds of small business owners and have listened to their concerns about growing their companies. A popular topic has been technology. Leveraging the right technology is critical for small business success. However, busy entrepreneurs often don’t have time to familiarize themselves with the latest and greatest, and as a result, they make wrong choices or none at all.

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