A common problem faced by many established entrepreneurs is how to spot new business opportunities to expand their ventures. As a starting point, Young Entrepreneur has an interesting post about how Virgin’s Richard Branson identifies an opportunity. This is a hallmark of Branson’s strategy for…
Welcome to the third edition of the Small Business and Startups (CoSBaS #3). As many entries as possible have been including, based on my time to read through each. If your entry is not here, it may appear in the next edition, unless it is…
There are many ways to build links and traffic. Some are organic methods, others are borderline or completely unacceptable as far as search engines (SEs) are concerned. Here’s a sampling of some common methods. Most were acceptable as earlier as last year, though some SEs…
Every business has made some regrettable mistakes that irked some customers. It can be poor customer service, inferior product quality, better competition, or rude sales agents. You must now do some fence mending and find ways to win them back at reasonable cost. There are…
Customers visit your company website for one thing – to get information. More importantly, they want it ASAP, for they can switch to your competitors in just one click of a mouse. Make sure you have the following essential information easily accessible to your online…
We all talk about different kinds of strategies in running our small business. But do you have a single, unifying strategy that captures the essence of your business? With so much business jargon now, it confuses many entrepreneurs. Believe it or not, almost all strategies…
