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How to Evaluate and Evolve Your Marketing Plan

This is part two in a series on marketing your business. Check out part one: How Do I Create a Marketing Strategy for my Small Business? As a small business owner, every resource you invest in your business is precious.…

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Small Business Financial Health: Is Your Business Healthy?

Article Summary: Most small business owners, including myself when I started and operated a business, don’t jump into their entrepreneurial dream because they are particularly excited about the accounting process or the list of accounting chores that require daily attention.…

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How Do I Create a Marketing Strategy for My Small Business?

When you’re a small business owner, marketing can be one of your biggest challenges. In fact, marketing problems are among the top causes of small business failure. Effectively marketing your product or service might be more complicated than you expect—especially…

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America’s Worst Boss Ever: A Lesson Learned About What’s Important in Evaluating Performance

“Chainsaw Al” Dunlap was once called the worst boss in America.  Known on Wall Street as a “turnaround specialist” Chainsaw Al slashed and burned his way through companies using his indiscriminate machete on their income statement with little thought about…

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Gotta Dance Studio Growing By Leaps and Bounds

Brandi and Sean Nichols are the owners of Gotta Dance Studio & Company in Bend, Oregon. Brandi loves working with her students and strives to provide them with a diverse mix of classes all year round. To do so, she’s…

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How Wild Women Winery Built a Thriving Boutique Business with Financing

Charlene and Ross Meriwether own Wild Women Winery in the heart of downtown Denver, Colorado. The couple built a thriving business in a challenging industry, where upfront capital costs are steep and inventory requires planning nearly a year ahead. They…

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Tracking Mid-Year Performance for Your Small Business

Article Summary: Because it’s human nature to impact the metrics you pay the most attention to, now is a good time to look at your business’ progress for the first half of the year and evaluate your plans for the…

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How Roger Kronstedt Turned a Lifelong Passion into a Thriving Music Store

Roger Kronstedt has been passionate about music his whole life, spending years playing guitar and teaching music. Twenty-five years ago, he turned his passion into his livelihood by opening Alexandria Music Company in Alexandria, VA. His connections from teaching guitar…

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Tea By Two Brings Love of Tea to the Masses

Erin Bradley is the President of Tea By Two, a boutique tea house in Bel Air, Maryland. Erin, along with her business partner Janet Meyers, spoke with us about their business, what its like to work with a friend, and…

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