10 Deadly Marketing Mistakes that Can Kill Your Online Business

Small business owners sometimes lament over the fact that they don't have a million-dollar marketing budget. While we've all thought about how much easier things would be if we had unlimited funds, it's still possible to earn a decent profit with the right marketing plan. Thousands of home business owners can attest to their success at building a profitable business on a 'shoestring' budget.

Navigating Vendor Choice A Guide For Purchasing Agents

Purchasing agents have one of the most political positions in a business setting: they must help their users define all of the criteria surrounding their requirement, bring the technical people on board to accept a new piece of software, and then find the right vendor to suit the requirements.

Outsourcing – A positive approach for Small Businesses

Outsourcing is the strategic use of outside resources to perform activities traditionally handled by internal staff and resources. Small business owners can outsource non-core functions to specialized and efficient service providers. It is required of businesses to hire special contractors for particular types of work or to meet the demands put forth by sudden spurts in the workload. Recently, the trend of partnering with firms…

A Plan is a Beginning!

To accomplish something, you must plan to accomplish something. That seems so very obvious, however, most folks in this world get only so far as to plan to plan something! There is even a saying about it: "The road to h___ is paved with good intentions". People intend to sit down, think their lives through, set goals and create action plans. For most, it just…