3 Ways to Celebrate National Small Business Week

President Obama has officially proclaimed May 15 – May 21, 2011 as National Small Business Week. Here are three ways you can celebrate and help your small business – or those you patronize.

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Innovators, Implementors, and Business Systems

Business systems are a double-edged sword. Some can’t live with them and some can’t live without them. Are you an innovator or an implementor? The answer will give you clues about the type of systems you should be creating to enhance your business success.

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The 3 Step Cure for Writer's Block

If you are a talented writer who occasionally cannot produce the quality or quantity of work you know you are capable of, you can easily get back on track by identifying which one of three essential activities may be holding you back.

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Go Back To School on the Internet With Grovo

Grovo is an educational site with over 600 training videos that will help you to quickly ramp up your technology capabilities – and keep you current. Grovo is more than a field guide to the Internet. It’s like a trusted friend that is always willing to take the time to share the latest tips and tricks with you and your team.

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How To Be the Solution To the Right Problems

You can effectively differentiate your business by being the best at helping your customers understand problems they don’t know they have. Identifying hidden problems not only sets your company apart, it creates alignment between that problem and your solution.

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Game Day – Increase Productivity with A Weekly Theme

In any given week there is usually one high value activity that takes precedence over everything else – one that if successful will dramatically enhance your professional standing and personal confidence. With proper focus, these events can actually energize you and help you to more easily complete your other necessary activities.

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The Science of Social Media – It's in the Omelette

When it comes to getting better results with your social media networking and marketing, there simply is no scientific formula. There is only you and your best effort – using your business experience and willingness to experiment with one variable at a time – while trusting your gut about what is right for you business.

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Do You Need More Social or More Media?

One of the challenges many small businesses have with social media is building and sustaining engagement. The reason for this is that we all approach our social networking and marketing differently – some placing more emphasis on social, and others more on sharing quality content – the news. The truth is you need both.

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Growing

How do you know you are growing? It may be as simple as feeling good about life – knowing that you are making progress. I like to think of growth as building on the past – learning from mistakes or taking any result and creating something from it.

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3 Reasons Why the Best Engage

Everyone has a voice today, and this includes every single person you have every come into contact with. One chance encounter can make a difference, either positively or negatively. The best know it all depends on the nature of your engagement – or not.

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