Small Business Tips and Advice

Mobile apps seem to be all the rage right now. And many of them (think Angry Birds) appear to be tremendously successful. But can small businesses actually make money or get enough return on investment (ROI) to make investing in a mobile or Facebook app profitable? To find out, I ... (more...)

This post was written by Keith Mendonsa, a consumer insurance expert at eHealthInsurance.com. *     *     *     *     * It’s that time of year, when all of us are looking for possible deductions to lessen our tax bill. Most people are familiar with the most common deductions, including charitable ... (more...)

As many home bakers and sellers of food products have found out, you have to be one tough cookie to be successful at selling food online. Not only do you need a good ecommerce site, you need ... (more...)

This post was put together by the research team at Green Irene. ***** Taking up green initiatives with your business is a strategy offering a wide range of benefits. Whether your company is looking to save money, build your customer base, create a healthier work environment for employees, ... (more...)

Consider this my love letter to many of the small businesses I've covered over the years, who create wonderful treats that would be perfect for your sweetie this Valentine's Day. So before you order chocolates or brownies from some big-name site or business, consider getting your special someone one of these  ... (more...)

This post was written by Dr. Leonard Fox, a chiropractor who runs Georgetown Chiropractic in Georgetown, Connecticut. ******** You may not realize it, but one of the greatest health hazards small business owners and their employees face is sitting in front of a computer for long stretches of time. Indeed, ... (more...)

Follow these 10 simple tips to create emails people will actually open, read, and respond to. 1. Have your own email address, which displays your name. It costs nothing to have your own email account. Yet a surprising number of people still share an email address (typically with a spouse) – ... (more...)

When contemplating which data backup and storage method to use, small business owners are faced with an overwhelming number of choices. Should you back up locally or use an online or cloud-based backup service -– or both? And if you decide to back up your data to a cloud provider ... (more...)

More and more businesses of all sizes are using social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter and Foursquare, as a way to better engage customers and increase sales. However, just having a Facebook page or a Twitter account is no guarantee of success. So ... (more...)

No matter what the size of your business, if you store your business and/or customer data on a computer (and who doesn’t these days?) you need a safe, secure way to back up and store that data. But with so many data backup solutions to choose from, how does a small (or ... (more...)